Is Adrien Rabiot suitable for Man Utd?
Before the opening match of the Premier League against Brighton last week, coach Erik Ten Hag confidently said that he was satisfied with the transfer of Man Utd and affirmed only signing a contract with the "suitable player" in the rest, when Asked about the plan to strengthen the force. But the 1-2 defeat at Old Trafford became a wake-up scene for Ten HAG, when it showed a serious shortage of personnel in midfield. Man Utd has not recruited any worthy players after breaking up with Paul Pogba and Nemamja Matic on the form of free transfer this summer.
Therefore, after more than two months of pursuing De Jong no results, Man Utd turned to Rabiot. According to Sky Sports, Old Trafford's owner quickly reached an agreement with an $ 18 million transfer fee, when the French midfielder was on the list of Juventus liquidation. However, Man Utd still needs to negotiate with the representative and the mother of Rabiot, Mrs. Veronique to close personal terms.
At that time, Rabiot was sought by Bayern and Barca, but chose Juventus. There, the 27 -year -old midfielder did not meet the expectations and this summer italy was ready for him to leave when there was only one year left.
Attitude and discipline in training and competition are a big problem for Rabiot. He appeared in the list of France for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but eliminated himself when he refused to sit on the bench. That year, France won the championship. In 2021, Rabiot was taken by coach Didier Deschamps to the Euro. He played three of the four matches, before the French was eliminated by Switzerland in the penalty shootout in the 1/8 round. Rabiot's biggest imprint was the British ... arguing with his teammate Pogba after the third goal of France in the Swiss match.
In the stands, the Pogba family triggered when reacting to Rabiot's errors in the battle. Later, when the match closed, Veronique responded by criticizing Pogba's loss of the ball led to Swiss 3-3 goal at the end of the second half.
In the opening match of the Premier League lost to Brighton, Fred was used in a deep backing position, while Scott McTominay was often rising. The fact that the duo does not combine well to deploy the ball from the home ground causing Man Utd to malfunction, and create conditions for Brighton to rise to the pressing. Former Man Utd Roy Keane captain criticized Fred and McTominay lacking the ability to make decisions and football intelligence. He commented on Sky Sports: "They are not good enough. Fred and McTominay will not bring Man Utd back to the peak. We see that this week to another."
Rabiot used to take on both role in Juventus, PSG and France, but it was difficult to find the most suitable position. He even had a time when he was pushed left in the four -person midfielder, or winged in the three defenders.
European football expert Kevin Hatchard is not sure that Rabiot will best suit the system of Ten HAG, but the French midfielder will be an improvement compared to the options that the Dutch coach has. "Technically, Rabiot is probably better than Fred and McTominay," Hatchard commented. "Rabiot may also be able to deploy the ball better, play with higher intensity and can break the opponent's gameplay. It will be very interesting to see how HAG uses Rabiot. Using Rabiot in the role that McTominay played in the match against Brighton? ".
Next, the defensive parameters show that Rabiot will bring stability to Man Utd during the transition from attack to defense. The French midfielder only passed the average 0.8 times each match last season, less than any other midfielder of Man Utd. The indicators also show the ability to dispute the double hand and the ball of Rabiot. Specifically, he has an average of 2.5 balls with 7.3 successful disputes every match last season.
However, Rabiot did not top any important passing parameters when compared to the current MAN UTD midfielder. Experts, therefore, concerns about Rabiot's influence in helping "Red Devils" deploy the ball from the home field. "Rabiot is a good and qualified player, but is not sure that Man Utd's successful contract," Hatchard commented. "Rabiot's intensity can adversely affect other players. What Man Utd needs is always the quality and dispute ability in the midfield. If this is considered a exchange between Paul Pogba Leaving and Rabiot came to Man Utd in the opposite direction, I thought that Juventus had a better agreement. "
