What do Manchester United have in common with the Chinese men's football team? High incomes, poor grades, and no competition or criticism. Once scolded, the British media will jump out to actively defend, especially local stars such as Rashford, Maguire and Luke Shaw are the most favored.
After scoring for England at the weekend, Luke Shaw hinted that he was having a better time playing in the national team because here he didn't have to face position competition, was a left-back main, felt more valued and could smile and enjoy football. Coincidentally, before him, Pogba also said that he preferred to play in France than Manchester United.
As we all know, during Mourinho's coaching era, Luke Shaw and his family were very dissatisfied with the Portuguese madman always criticizing himself, and later after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took office, he gave England an absolute starting position at left-back, and even brought Ines to sit on the cold bench for 13.6 million pounds, showing the importance he attached to him.
That season, Luke Shaw played at a high level, even earning the nickname "Carlos of England" at the European Cup. But after the competition, his form declined, and after the coach left the class, the temporary manager Lonnick reused Telles more, and Luke Shaw felt unhappy again.
After Manchester United's Champions League exit, Luke Shaw's English compatriots Rashford and Maguire were insulted by the fans. Britain's "Daily Mail" immediately issued a series of battle articles, insisting that Rashford is a treasure and that if Manchester United purges him, he will be the biggest mistake in 10 years; Although Maguire should give up the captain's armband, Manchester United also has to go all out to support him to regain his form.
Arsenal fans can't see it, and bluntly say why Aubameyang has no one to defend him when arsenal have similar problems. The answer is simple, the "Beautiful Sheep" is a foreigner, and there is no English Hukou Protector.
After the retirement of Furjue, United can be described as a very protective of the players, and can even dismiss the manager to cater to them. The average income of Manchester United players surpasses Real Madrid, Barca, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City to rank first in football. Players with a weekly salary of more than 200,000 are close to double digits, making them unique in international football. Players at Rashford and Martial's level also have a weekly salary of more than 200,000, which is impossible to achieve in any team.
Manchester United gave Pogba a weekly salary of £290,000, Rashford 200,000 a week, and Luke Shaw and Maguire 180,000 a week, not to let them accept pampering and enjoy football, but to hope that they could withstand the high-pressure environment, work hard, break through the barriers of Manchester City and Liverpool to revive the Red Devils.
However, many of United's players, not only failing to achieve their goals, but even complaining, feel wronged, think that clubs, fans and the British media should understand and support themselves, and that too much criticism will not do good to revitalize the Red Devils.
Rashford, for example, set a number of individual records but lackluster in team honours. The data tells you that manchester United demon star is the player with the highest playing time in the past 5 years and 8 months and zero championship period, which fully reflects the depravity of Manchester United today. If you change in the era of the Red Devil Empire, Rashford's level can only be rotated.
Strength is still on the one hand, Manchester United has completely lost the sense of honor and fighting in the past, which is the fundamental reason for the club's complete degeneration. It's still Marcus Rashford, who has chosen to defend himself through words when he has been verbally abused and criticized by fans, and the performance on the pitch has been as sluggish as ever.
In the same situation, what did United's predecessors do? In 2003, Giggs was in a slump and was considered old and in need of purging. In one game, he was booed for underplaying, and a week later, the Welsh winger responded with a double against Juventus in Turin, including a personal classic goal that scored after half-time with the ball in the middle.
Many fans take it for granted that in the past, Manchester United was the hegemon of the Premier League and it was easy to recast the glory. Hindsight is certainly easy to do, but between 2004 and 2006, after Arsenal's unbeaten victory and Chelsea's rise to the top of football, not many people were optimistic that the Red Devils could make a comeback. But Forjoy and Manchester United eventually achieved three consecutive Premier League titles and won the Champions League, not by throwing money, but by the fighting spirit of not accepting defeat.
The Red Devils signed unknown new signings Vidic and Evra in the winter window in January 2006, and their debuts were disastrous for Manchester City, which was criticized; after the World Cup that summer, Manchester United only bought Carrick, and Chelsea signed superstars Shevchenko, Ballack and others. The Red Devils were not optimistic about entering the top two before the season, and finally regained the crown, and C Ronaldo and Rooney really became famous.
By the way, the red card and eye storm at the World Cup made Ronaldo suffer boos every time after C Ronaldo returned to the Premier League, but this year was the year of his rise. Professional football, especially in the big clubs, doesn't always enjoy the game with ease and pleasure, you also have to enjoy being against the world and proving yourself with actual performance.
True stars will rise in desperate situations, use their performance on the court, rather than words on the sidelines, and never be depressed by pressure and targeting. In contrast, the current Manchester United stars, whose income is several times that of their predecessors in the past, shrink back when they encounter difficulties, feel aggrieved when they are scolded, and avoid taking responsibility, and everyone says that they are scapegoats. With such a performance, how can you qualify for unconditional 100% support from fans?
Manchester United have never been the most talented team in international football, and the Red Devils are favored for their indomitable spirit. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was right to say that United needed a "cultural reset", but unfortunately the Norwegians have not re-established a true Red Devil culture. United's tradition is not to attack or talent, but attitude and morale, and among the current Manchester United players, the number of people who have reached the standard is very small.