Manchester United appointed Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager to replace Michael Carrick, arriving with the team sitting in the relegation zone, detikSport reported.
Changing managers has repeatedly failed to stabilize the club since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. No recent boss has lasted long enough to establish lasting momentum, leaving the squad to perform inconsistently across multiple campaigns.
Former Premier League forward Troy Deeney argued that Manchester United must enact bold changes starting on the pitch by removing players who destabilize the club environment, as SuaraGarut.ID detailed from the same reporting.
“Para pendukung United mungkin tidak suka ini, tetapi Arsenal telah menunjukkan jalannya dan memberikan cetak biru. Alih-alih mengulangi hal-hal yang gagal, mereka harus melakukan perubahan yang berani,” said Troy Deeney, former Premier League forward, told Metro in comments carried by detikSport.
Deeney pointed to Arsenal’s past squad management as a blueprint for the current rebuilding process at Old Trafford.
“Seseorang yang berstatus besar harus pergi, meskipun itu berarti harus menanggung kesulitan dalam jangka pendek. Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, dan Alexandre Lacazette disingkirkan demi kebaikan semua pihak,” Deeney told Metro, as cited by detikSport.
Individual quality does not guarantee a positive contribution to a club’s culture, according to the analysis presented.
“Mereka memang pemain yang hebat, tetapi kehadiran mereka justru membawa dampak negatif bagi lingkungan klub. Singkirkan mereka, maka orang-orang lain bisa bernapas lega, fokus ke latihan, dan mulai berkembang,” Deeney said, as reported by detikSport.
SuaraGarut.ID said that trimming influential players might trigger short-term sporting difficulties, yet such measures are deemed necessary when individual presence no longer serves the collective progress of the roster.
Deeney specifically addressed the situation surrounding Marcus Rashford, who spent two temporary loan spells away from the club before returning to the squad under Carrick.
“Saya bisa menjamin, Rashford tiba-tiba akan fit buat melawan Liverpool. Dia akan melihat manajer barunya suka energi dan kecepatan, dia akan berpikir bisa melakukannya,” Deeney said, according to detikSport.
The former striker expressed skepticism regarding the forward’s long-term commitment under a stricter regime.
“Dia bahkan mungkin akan memulai dengan baik, mendapatkan beberapa laga, tapi kemudian Pochettino akan meminta lebih dan dia tak akan suka. Lalu hal-hal buruknya akan kembali, dia akan keluyuran lagi dan telat latihan lagi,” Deeney told Metro, as documented by SuaraGarut.ID.
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