Players say United's criteria for coaching have gone down, but perhaps what United have really dropped is the character requirements for players.
After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal, Manchester United invited Ronnick to fight the fire, and then Lonnick, who took the name of the "godfather" of German football, failed to bring about the expected change, and the media frequently broke out that the Manchester United team was in hot water, the players were ganged, the war-weary mood was high, and the manager's tactics were boycotted... And so on. On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur, who changed coaches a little earlier than Manchester United, have returned to the track of fighting for the fourth, and the effect of Conte's leadership is immediate, which can't help but make some critics question: Conte is so good, why didn't Manchester United invite him?
United had a chance to get Conte one step ahead of Spurs, but missed out on the Italian due to opposition within the club. With United in crisis, all kinds of wind noises have begun to flow from within recently. An informed source from Manchester United's management sent a message to the Daily Mail, claiming that Manchester United did not choose Conte because the Italian coach was "too demanding", "too disciplined", "too detailed", "too ambitious" and "worried that it was not suitable for Manchester United". The whistleblower said: "If Conte asked a player to do six things, he would ask the player to do these six things immediately. He longs for the players to follow the procedures he has programmed every minute. We're not sure if he's right for us. ”
Manchester United star Gary Neville publicly stated in October last year that he did not think Conte was a good fit for Manchester United and that "they [Manchester United management] will not hire a 'professional killer' to come to Manchester United for only two years (to solve the short-term performance needs)." Conte is idle now, but I'm not going to invite him to Manchester United. I don't think Conte is a good fit for United. Maybe I'll be wrong, they'll probably announce Conte tomorrow, and then I'll support him. We've seen personality coaches like Van Gaal not work at United, but I'm not saying there aren't any coaches in this world who are the right ones for Manchester United. ”
In any case, facts speak louder than words, and the fact is that Conte has reunited a dying Spurs into a formidable fighting force – although he has repeatedly said that the team has not yet met his requirements and needs to be rebuilt, and in this way ask the top to buy people. That's exactly what Manchester United are worried about, they have invested a lot of money to bring in reinforcements, conte's lion opening will make them worry, Conte left Juve and Inter because the club's "plan" can not meet his ambitions, the cost of asking Conte may be much more than expected - not to mention Mourinho Yin Jian.
In the face of United management's justification, the Post's famous Martin Samuel satirized the absurdity of "Conte's demands too high". If Tottenham can "meet" Conte's requirements, why can't United? United's current squad is worth £880 million, while Tottenham May not even be half. Conte believes Tottenham need to rebuild (buy a lot of people), and Manchester United already have Cristiano Ronaldo, B Fee, Pogba... It seems that the management of Manchester United is worried that they will not be able to control Conte, afraid that he will build a 1 billion squad?
Conte won the Premier League title in his first year in charge of Chelsea, and Players such as Moses, Marcos Alonso, Cahill, David Luiz and Pedro were the main players of the season, and there were basically no stars except Hazard. Don't United have any better players in their squad now than Moses and Alonso? No wonder Woodward is leaving United. How did United do their reinforcements? After spending so much money, it now leaves a team that cannot even carry out the basic instructions of the coach, has no desire, and has no progress.
So would Conte be in a better position at Manchester United than he is at Tottenham right now? You know, After Tottenham Hotspur experienced the chaos of Mourinho's late period and Santo's team this season, it will burn high this season to score in the top four, and it may be qualified to qualify for the Europa League. What about Manchester United? A giant that sees Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea as rivals, Conte should only face higher and harsher requirements there. Since when has high demands and high standards become the principles that Manchester United need to avoid when selecting a manager? Since when did United start worrying that their manager was asking too much of his players? United's reasons for not choosing Conte are shockingly ridiculous.
If United reject Conte on such grounds, guardiola, Klopp and Tuchel will not be able to meet their conditions either.
Interestingly, the Manchester Evening News spoke for the players, saying that "they are tired of United's declining standards" and that if the winter window cannot transfer and leave, they will fight against Ronnick. Players are probably saying that United's criteria for selecting a manager have dropped, but perhaps what Manchester United has really dropped is the demand for the character of the players.
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