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Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy has made a surprising revelation concerning the membership’s gamers, following their loss to Tottenham Hotspur within the Europa League closing.
A torpid and uninspiring United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham at San Mames, capping off what has been the worst season of their fashionable historical past.
The Purple Devils won’t solely go trophyless and because of this, not have European soccer subsequent time period, however they might additionally end as little as seventeenth.
After the ultimate whistle, a visibly dejected Bruno Fernandes instructed the media that he and his teammates want to take a look at themselves and take accountability for the way dangerous the marketing campaign has been.
Fernandes’ remarks have been echoed by Luke Shaw, who insisted that each member of the squad should query whether or not they’re adequate to play for United.
McCarthy, who presently manages the Kenya nationwide workforce, departed United final yr after a two-year stint that undoubtedly gave him helpful perception into the gamers and their mindset.
The previous Erik ten Hag assistant spoke on SuperSport [as quoted by journalist Duncan Castles] and outlined the problems at Outdated Trafford.
McCarthy stated, “What I’ve skilled, I feel a whole lot of gamers lacked that robust mentality. You’re relying on coaches round you to encourage you, to place you to wish to go on the market to win matches.”
“It wasn’t inside them. You need to have a great deal of dialogue and conferences with gamers about how assured they must be.”
“I discovered that it was only a lack of sturdy mentality that was there. When you signal for Man United now you’ve made it. So there wasn’t that ‘now the actual onerous work begins’ and also you’ve bought to take care of that week in week out.”
He added, “And I simply felt that ‘once you get to Man United then you possibly can chill out’. That was the largest drawback that I discovered.”
Former Manchester United assistant Benni McCarthy: ‘What I’ve skilled I feel a whole lot of gamers lacked that robust mentality. You’re relying on coaches round you to encourage you, to place you to wish to go on the market to win matches. ‘It wasn’t inside them. You need to have… https://t.co/QHWwAy6ayV
— Duncan Castles (@DuncanCastles) Could 21, 2025
Whereas McCarthy’s remarks could shock United followers, they’re hardly stunning. The workforce’s vulnerability has been uncovered repeatedly over time, and Wednesday’s closing was simply the most recent instance.
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