After a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at The Dream Theatre, United fell to 7th place and the top 4 have drifted away. After the game, Manchester United undoubtedly suffered another round of verbal criticism from the outside world. Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan spoke sharply in an interview with talkSPORT, bombarding United with a heavy shelling. He thinks Today's Manchester United are so bad that even with parallel universes, they can't make it into the top 4.
"I don't think there would be a universe where United would be 4th. They're a very, very bad team and they have absolutely no merit! United's players are well-known, but they have shown no level close to fame on the pitch at all. ”
Fans who have watched Marvel movies should have heard the topic of "parallel universes", in different parallel universes, things have different possibilities for development. But Simon Jordan believes that no matter which parallel universe it is, Manchester United will not be able to enter the top 4. That's certainly a conclusion for United – they don't have the slightest chance of finishing in the top 4. And he used two "very" in a row to describe the extent of Manchester United's badness, there is no merit at all, I have to say, this statement is really too cruel!
However, although Simon Jordan's words are fierce and black, they have also been recognized by many fans.
United's rebuilding has entered its 9th year, with the team switching between hope-disappointment-hope-disappointment, with each change of manager entering a new cycle. A lot of money was invested, but the effect was very, very bad. According to statistics, in the post-Ferguson era, Manchester United has invested 1.2 billion pounds in the transfer market, an average of 133 million per season, while Manchester City's investment in the same period was 1.25 billion pounds. Of those with more than 50 million signings, Manchester United had 9 men, and none of them played a performance that matched their value. There are 13 people in Manchester City with more than 50 million, except for Glalish, Mendy and Stones, the remaining 10 people have basically played performances that match or even exceed their value.
In terms of returns, Manchester City have won a total of 13 titles, including 4 Premier League titles. United, on the other hand, won five titles, three of which belonged to the Jose Mourinho era. Over the past 8 seasons, City have all been in the top 4, while Manchester United have missed the top 4 in 4 seasons.
Why did Manchester United invest so much money and the effect was so bad? The root cause is certainly not with the manager. We can see that in the past 9 years, Manchester United's various managers have been invited, Moyes, a little-known doer, Van Gaal, a master of fame and theory, a champion manager with ability and personality, a famous manager with club DNA, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and now the godfather of modern German football, Rangnick.
We found that these managers have had similar experiences in their managerial careers at Manchester United, and they have to face external pressures and internal contradictions. External pressure includes the media, celebrities and experts of their own families and other clubs, and internal contradictions include players and club executives. In addition to dealing with business problems such as platooning, these managers must also know how to deal with various relationships, and the most important thing is the latter. If these relationships are not handled well, their work will be constrained everywhere. The players resisted, the top did not cooperate, and eventually left the class in the rebellion.
How did Louis van Gaal persuade Tenhag not to go to Manchester United? He called Manchester United a commercial enterprise, not a club. Klopp and Guardiola rejected Manchester United for similar reasons. They don't see what The United hierarchy really wants at the competitive level, they care more about economic interests. It is precisely because of this that they are so ambitious and still living in the glory of the past, and they do not have the patience to wait for the manager to rebuild step by step. In the contradiction between the generals, they firmly choose traffic stars. Letting their agent ride on the club's head as a blessing was also resigned, constantly paying high salaries, and finally being accused of delaying himself for 5 years, leaving the team for free again this summer.
Recently, we can also see the fan operation of manchester United's senior management in the matter of renewing the B fee. The player's contract is still more than 3 years away, the performance is not necessarily good, and the manager has not yet been determined, but the United executives can't wait to hand the player a new contract with a double weekly salary. why? Because Pogba can't stay, B fee is the "thigh" they want to hold.
Looking at Barcelona, every step taken by the top brass led by Laporta is planned and principled, and eventually it has reaped positive returns, and the team is rapidly moving towards revival.
Therefore, even if there is a parallel universe, as long as there is such a high-level person who puts economic interests first, no matter who is invited to be the manager, the final result will be similar.