After spending so much time in the wilderness, Gary Neville seems to be missing the forest for the trees at Manchester United.
The former Red Devils captain was at it again on Sunday night alongside his Sky Sports colleagues including Jamie Carragher in the defeat to local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford. The Glazers rose to prominence when they clashed with Liverpool legend Carragher, and the lack of ownership and stability in recent years has carried over to Old Trafford.
Are we going to keep blaming the kids in the class or are we going to keep blaming the principal?’ One of Neville’s responses to Carragher’s question about Eric Ten Haag’s style of play. It was an answer that was out of reach against the toughest opponents in the game. During the match they lost 3-0 at home. This is a recurring theme for Neville, who never misses an opportunity to vent his anger at the Glazers when United fail. While Liverpool’s rivals remain at the pinnacle of English football, it has become a running joke within Liverpool.
Because it is a historic clash, schadenfreude is a powerful addiction for football fans.As for Carragher, he knows what it’s like to try to perform at the highest level when the club’s American owners don’t like it, but the legendary centre-back will never be left behind when the going gets tough after Tom Hicks and George Gillette. . On site in early 2010. Neville and Carragher’s heated post-match showdown helped Sky Sports cover some of the biggest Premier League games in recent years.
This kind of intense dialogue is now as big a part of the show as the action on the field. This is especially true when the consequences are too tangible and the losses too humiliating. If the conversation is genuine and passionate, the post-game segment can be transactional, especially if it’s between two of the most polished and respected analysts.But United’s spectacular defeats – such as Sunday’s 3-0 humbling at City or last season’s 7-0 hammering at Liverpool – have prompted viewers to look back at Roy Keane’s scathing criticism or Neville’s calm, cool assessment.
The latter is starting to sound like a broken record as he refuses to say what’s happening on the field. The failure to test the work of Erik Ten Hag in charge of the incredibly expensive squad he has built in the last three transfer windows (around £400m) undermines the pundit’s credibility.Of course, lingering questions about the Glazers’ preferred ownership model and the possibility of selling the club have contributed to a decade of poor performance at Old Trafford, but the Americans can’t be accused of not supporting the club. . Which manager has been in charge since Alex Ferguson left in 2013? But Neville wasn’t content with just an analogy to when Ten Hague and his staff were young.
But on Monday morning, Marseille doubled down on social media in response to a tweet criticizing winger Anthony’s contribution.”If kids keep asking and parents keep writing checks, whose fault is it?” He wrote about “Background on Anthony. We had just lost to Brighton and Brentford and the club were in their usual reactive panic, reacting and punishing Casemiro and Anthony. “It’s all down to the Glazers’ confusion and lack of leadership! They’ve been doing this for 10 years. CR7 (Cristiano Ronaldo) is in chaos with City.” Alexis (Sanchez) moved to City and panicked. Ajax couldn’t believe we were offering this money.
Sanctions of owners and directors. Now I agree that Antony should have done better, but in this case it was never the deal.”With the ownership group under fire for handing their manager the funds to sign Antony’s staggering £81m number 1 target, it’s time to put the very obvious agenda on hold. The more pertinent question for Neville is whether 35-year-old Jonny Evans, who returned as a free agent in the summer after receiving a hefty fee from Ten Haag, will be asked to stop Erling Holland , the most feared attacker in the world.
It’s not the owner’s fault. Goalkeeper Andre Onana has yet to impress since his move from Inter, while Mason Mount has been a forgotten player since joining from Chelsea. The pair have cost United more than £100m, while £64m striker Rasmus Hoylund is yet to produce in the Premier League. This is a problem that Ten Haag has to solve.Despite all the complaints surrounding the Glazers, the Ten Hag and United’s football team have built a cohesive squad that has overshadowed £75million Jadon Sancho after he was dropped by the Glazers. Administrator. Defeats to City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and Brighton, and having won just 15 of their 30 points in a season, have called into question their style alongside Burnley, Sheffield United and Brentford Carragher. Football is more relevant than Marseille’s constant criticism of the hosts.Marcel’s plans have never been hidden, but now he sees the only one.
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