At Manchester United, losing a game is a disaster and triggers a series of negative rumors. After being eliminated by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, Manchester United once again exposed rumors of locker room discord, one of the reasons for which was Mason Greenwood, who had been arrested earlier. The Red Devils players were divided over whether they should alienate him.
Players such as Ronaldo, Edo Cavani and De Gea all removed the attention of the social networking site after Greenwood was arrested by the police. This move created pressure on other teammates and put them in a dilemma. Sources told The Sun that some players believe it is not correct to exclude the 20-year-old Greenwood at this time, because he is still innocent without conviction.
The source said: "One player was particularly angry and felt alienated from Mason (Greenwood) as proof that the United players were not united. If Mason's alleged charges are all convicted, the players will surely be shocked. But the police have yet to decide if they have sufficient evidence to prosecute Mason."
"Therefore, players who are close to him believe that they should wait for the judgment of the law. However, if some players start taking him off, other teammates have to do the same. One of the players believes that this shows that the team is not on the same side and that they are acting too much from an individual point of view."
But this accusation is actually unreasonable, because manchester United club officials have stopped selling all greenwood merchandise and allowed fans who have purchased Aoki jerseys to change their shirts for free, even if they are old jerseys bought 3 years ago. In addition, Some United fans burned 65 shirts bearing Greenwood's name.
Meanwhile, United manager Ronnick and England international Jesse Lingard also had a dispute over his absence from the battle against Miburg. Lonnick said Jesse Lingard took the initiative to apply for leave, while Lin insisted that the club had suggested that he take a few days off and cool his head. In the winter transfer window in January, Jesse Lingard had several opportunities to leave the team on loan, but United rejected the offer.
United's team-mates were not convinced by the club's forced retention of Lingard and were not satisfied with Lonnick's decision to abandon Lin. This arrangement has led to Manchester United not even having 12 substitutes in the FA Cup competition list. Lonnick insisted after the game that he was not lying: "We are not numbered enough on the squad list, so why should I take the initiative to give him a four or five days off?" I'd rather be in the team."
In just a few months in charge, Lonnick has had similar problems with Jesse Lingard and Martial, and it is well known that the public discord with the players was one of Mourinho's "original sins" of that year. A Manchester United source told the Daily Mirror: "It is not Manchester United's practice to open up the issue in the British media. It's time to stick together, not to expose these things that lead to disagreement."
As a result, Ronnick will certainly be under more pressure as a result. Now, he can only suppress the negative atmosphere if he achieves his ideal results in the Premier League fourth and Champions League knockout matches.
Former Chelsea player Tony Cascarlino blasted Manchester United players for sleepwalking, just like Liverpool in the 1990s, which is likely to miss the title for decades or even decades. Cascalino said: "A club has to do a lot of things to be successful and United have been sleepwalking for a long time. Not only is there a problem with the team, but the different departments of the club are also clearly not. Liverpool went through a similar period in the '90s, with Manchester United not even as good as them, Liverpool at least winning the cups, Benitez winning the Champions League and Hollier having several trophies."