At a critical time of the season, the Manchester United faces an atmosphere of absolute tension due to unsatisfactory results. Temporarily managed by Ruud van Nistelrooywhile awaiting the arrival of a new coach, the team failed again at a crucial moment during their match against the Chelsearesulting in a 1-1 draw for the Premier League.
This latest confrontation not only frustrated the club with the result, but also exposed the rarefied atmosphere of the locker roomparticularly after an episode between Alejandro Garnacho and Casemiro. During the match at Old Trafford, in the 85th minute, when the Argentine was leading the attack, he chose to make an individual play despite having several passing options.
Unfortunately, his decision resulted in a loss of the ball that facilitated the counterattack of the blues. Pedro Neto He intercepted the action, stole the ball and advanced towards the United goal. Although the albiceleste winger chased him, Casemiro was forced to intervene committing a foul which cost him a yellow card.
After knocking him down, the Brazilian openly expressed his frustration for Garnacho’s mistake, an anger that coincided with the murmur of disappointment among the fans at Old Trafford. “I deserved that reaction from Casemiro. “It’s too selfish”commented a fan on social networks after seeing the scene in which the former Real Madrid yelled at the young Argentine, who at 20 years old, recently finished in sixth position in the Kopa Trophy ranking for the best players under 21 years of age. .
The video spread around the world through digital platforms and few United fans opposed Casemiro’s behavior, seeing in His gesture provides necessary leadership in the locker room. “Casemiro’s legs may have given out, but wow, Manchester United need a lot more Casemiros in their dressing room,” wrote one fan, while another added: “I agree, we need more of this from the players and the new coach.”
The pressure on the team intensified after the dismissal of Erik ten Hag. The board justified the change after months of irregularities, with a recent bad streak that highlighted the need for a new direction. Since the goalless draw against Crystal Palace on September 21, the Red Devils They only achieved one victory, against Brentfordat home, 2-1. In the same period, they were decisively defeated by the Tottenham 0-3, and they also fell to West Ham 1-2.
This has been the most complicated start to the season for United since 1986-1987, when they only accumulated eight points in the first ten days. That era marked a historic change for the club, after the arrival of Sir Alex Ferguson on November 6, 1986. The expectation among fans now focuses on the possible signing of Reuben Amorimcoach of Sporting Lisbonwhich English publications have taken for granted to lead the Red Devils.
At the same time, United has had a discreet and worrying performance in the Europa League, without achieving victories in the three matches playedending them all with draws: 1-1 vs Twente, 3-3 vs Porto and 1-1 vs Fernerbahce.
