Former Manchester United coach Rene Mullentine has questioned Ruben Amorim’s decision to publicly criticize Wentway striker Marcus Rashford.
Rashford has expressed a desire for a ‘fresh start’ away from Old Trafford and has not played a single minute in United’s last 11 games as he attempts to engineer a move away from his boyhood club. yeah.
His relationship with Amorim seems to have worsened further last night when the Portuguese outlined why Rashford was not in the squad for the 1-0 win at Fulham.
After the match at Craven Cottage, Amorim said: “It’s always the same reason. The reason is training, the way football players look at what they should do. In training, in life, and it’s every day, every detail. If things don’t change, I won’t change. .”
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Amorim would rather play the 63-year-old than Rashford
Amorim said the situation would remain the same if Rashford’s attitude did not improve, insisting he had 63-year-old goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital on the bench over the England international.
“It’s the same situation for all players,” Amorim said. “If you do the maximum and do the right things, you can use every player. You can see it on the bench today. Because we change the game and move some pieces. , I like it like that, although I miss the pace a bit.
“I put important things (on the bench) before I put players who don’t give their maximum every day.
The situation shows no signs of resolving, but Meulensteen, who helped Sir Alex Ferguson to three Premier League titles and the Champions League, helped the Champions League in 2008 as first team coach on BBC Radio 5 Live I did. Highlighting personal issues with players in public.
“It reminds me of the (Eric) 10 Hug V (Jadon) Sancho situation. There are certain things in the world of football where you think you need to stay at home. This is one of the things with Rashford is.
“It doesn’t do anyone any favors, it doesn’t do the players, it doesn’t the manager, it doesn’t do the club.
“Comments carry a lot of weight and can go in the wrong direction.”
Meulensteen recommends Amorim refrain from headlines
It’s not the first time Amorim’s comments have made headlines. Last week, following the 3-1 defeat to Brighton, he claimed that the current United team “might be the worst in the club’s history”, backtracking and talking about himself.
And Meulensteen thinks he may need to move on with his integrity.
He said:
“I don’t necessarily think he sees the full size of the task before him.”
On Rashford, he added:
“It’s perfect for all parties. It’s good for Rashford to rediscover himself in a new league.”
