After the summer of 2015, the English “Manchester United” again laid out a round sum in the international transfer market, the fans of the team were noticeably puzzled. What position on the field will get one of the most beloved players, Ander Herrera? Will he enter the field in the starting lineup or will he be seated on the bench by more stellar and promising players?
The current United is at the stage of formation and constant updating. Therefore, it is not surprising that over the past 2 years we could see more than a dozen new faces on the field. Fans traditionally warmly welcome newcomers, and when in 2014 the Spaniard Ander Herrera joined the team, he was also given a warm welcome.
Stunning ratio of shots on goal and goals
Soon, he won the hearts of fans for his extremely smart and subtle game, sharp penetrating passes, good vision of the field and excellent reading of the game. In those games that the Spaniard came out in the starting lineup, he invariably became one of the most key figures. In addition, Ander Herrera was nicknamed “Billiard Player” among his fans for his breathtaking hit statistics. So, at the moment, the asset of the 26-year-old midfielder already has 11 goals for Manchester United. It is noteworthy that the Spaniard for this achievement needed to make only 13 shots on target. Thus, any striker can envy the implementation of strikes with an indicator of 85%.
Rumors around a football player
At the beginning of the 2015-2016 season, Herrera was again on the bench, Louis Van Gall chose the new acquisitions as players of the foundation in the person of Memphis de Pay and Anthony Martial. In addition, another Spaniard, Juan Mata, became the recognized leader of the team, and Ander Herrera was content at the beginning of the season only with a replacement. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that soon in the press rumors spread of interest in the player from the side of “Barcelona”. It is no secret that every good soccer player needs game practice. True, in the case of Barcelona, no one will guarantee that Ander will certainly appear in the starting lineup.
The will of chance
As people say, there would be no happiness, but misfortune helped. Injuries of attacking and midfield players, Memphis’s unpreparedness for a tough fight in the English Premier League exposed the problems of Manchester United. Thus, in a principled game with Liverpool, due to the absence of captain Wayne Rooney and the replacement of Juan Mata, Ander Herrera was automatically granted the right to hit a penalty. The footballer met the expectations of the coach and the fans, breaking strongly and accurately in the upper left corner.
In an interview with one of the reputable publications, the Spaniard admitted that he had never hit a penalty before, but was third on the team list of penalty kicks due to his clear implementation of shots. And when the first two players from the list were not on the field, Ander assessed the situation and shot as hard as possible so that goalkeeper Simon Mignole had no chance to repel the blow. This goal brought victory to United, and in the next games Herrera already invariably appears in the starting lineup and continues to replenish the statistics of accurate hits and assists.