BritishCoach Erik ten Hag does not want Alejandro Garnacho to be compared to idols Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, after the 19-year-old student scored a superb hook in the 3-0 win over Everton.
In the 3rd minute of the match at Goodison Park, defender Diogo Dalot crossed the ball from the right wing to slightly correct Garnacho's back. The 19-year-old midfielder turned around, then leaned back and hooked the ball to a high far corner, causing goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to fly as far as he could but couldn't touch it. After achieving a super goal, the young Argentinian star danced to the familiar celebratory tune of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. Garnacho also made an expression implying that the goal was a masterpiece by waving his fingers.
Garnacho threw the ball to score the opening goal in Man Utd's 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park in round 13 of the Premier League on November 26. Image: Reuters
Garnacho ran to the corner of the field to celebrate the goal with the familiar spinning dance of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. Image: Reuters
On social networks, many fans compared Garnacho's goal with Rooney's superb hooks in the Manchster derby in February 2 at Old Trafford and Ronaldo's in Real's match against Juventus in the quarterfinals of the Champions League last year. 2011.
Ten Hag praised and commented that Garnacho would probably win the Best Goal of the Season award, but refused to compare this goal with goals by Ronaldo or Rooney. "Don't compare, I don't think it's right," he expressed. “Goals have their own beauty.”
The Dutch coach wants Garnacho to continue training hard, maintain stable performance and score regularly if he wants to reach the level of Ronaldo or Rooney. The super goal against Everton was the Argentine midfielder's first goal in 11 Premier League matches this season.
"To reach the level of Rooney or Ronaldo, Garnacho still has a lot of work to do," Ten Hag emphasized. “He has to work hard and do it consistently. So far, Garnacho hasn't done it but has great potential to do great things. To become a player like Rooney or Ronaldo, you have to score 20, 25 goals in the Premier League. That's not easy."
Ten Hag was also pleased that Man Utd's three goals were all scored by attackers, belonging to Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial respectively. Before the match against Everton, the "Red Devils" attack only scored one goal - Rashford's goal in a 1-3 loss at Arsenal in September.
Ten Hag was happy after the victory over Everton. Image: X / Man Utd
“Three Man Utd strikers scored and that was very good,” Ten Hag was satisfied. “That's what we need, strikers playing at their best, scoring goals because that will help us as a team. The team needs that to succeed, that's for sure. The goals also give them confidence and we have to maintain that in the next matches."
The score of 3-0 does not reflect the reality of the match, where Man Utd faced many difficulties, only finishing nine times with four on target - compared to Everton's 24 and 6. Man Utd won for the first time with a difference of at least three goals away from home in the Premier League despite taking fewer shots than their opponents, since their main win over Everton also with a score of 3-0 in October 10.
The result at Goodison Park helped Man Utd return to the top 6 of the Premier League, with six points less than Arsenal's top spot. Ten Hag's teachers and students also gain more motivation and confidence before the away trip to Galatasaray Stadium in the penultimate group A of the Champions League on November 29.
Hong Duy
