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Keane s spear: I don t expect Garnacho Menuhoilen to revive Manchester United

3:40pm, 17 May 2025【Football】

Sports Weekly All Media Report

Manchester United lost again, and former captain Roy Keane, who served as a guest on Sky Sports, was so painful and harsh.

Although Manchester United's last few league games were just a formality, at most training for the Europa League final, Keane still couldn't tolerate the team's performance and said bluntly that this Manchester United is useless. "When you look at some other teams, you can always find some highlights, such as their excellent skills, abundant physical fitness, smart playing, strong set pieces, etc. But look at Manchester United, you can't see what they are good at."

"If they go down I can't win the Europa League final in the week, and I think the era of 'everyone wants to come to Manchester United' is over. I don't think there are still players who want to sign Manchester United, and that exciting attraction is no longer there. Even the fans tonight, I don't think they still have anger. They just accept the status quo, and even the coach is defending the status quo of the team when they are interviewed.

"Of course, you have to be more realistic, but you also want to see some emotions and anger. I think tonight's Manchester United fans will probably think in their hearts on the highway back to Manchester: 'Well, that's it. ’This is the saddest thing. And I don't think the head coach really believes they can win tonight, and more importantly, the players themselves don't believe it either.

"Even Chelsea coach Maresca is 'coaxing the kids' and saying, 'Oh, they play well, can push up, one-on-one, we also studied them before the game.' But the result was that Chelsea won 1-0, and Manchester United only had one shot in the game. Maresca seemed to touch their heads and said, 'Okay, go back to Manchester.' This was what Manchester United did to other teams in the past, but now they are treated like this. They must respond to this situation and can't continue to accept these nonsense."

Amorin took office in the middle of the season, and many players were not what he wanted, nor did he adapt to his tactical system. This is understandable, but it is impossible for the team to rebuild completely. Manchester United can only change their blood changes step by step. When asked which players United should leave this summer, Keane only mentioned Bruno Fernandez, but he also understood that Amorin might leave some other players behind.

When talking about Garnacho, Maynu and Hoylen, Keane scoffed, "I won't pin my hopes on these three people, hoping that they can bring Manchester United back to their position. Maynu came on the bench tonight, and I watched him carefully. He walked around the court, and some of his passes were also sloppy. Garnacho was still very immature. You play in a giant club, and you have to stand up every week. But he can't do it. He has some talent, can have a few beautiful runs, and can create threats behind his opponents. When you are in good condition, you will think he is good, but he has too many downturns.

"As for Hoylen, I have to say something for him. I think he should be a substitute forward, the third and fourth choice, and should learn from two or three top forwards. But as soon as he joined, he was regarded as the number one striker, and he did not reach this level at all. He obviously lacks confidence and there are no good role models around him. So the Manchester United issue we talked about throughout the season still exists. If someone thinks that these problems can be solved in one summer, it is impossible. ”

Keane even compared Hoylen, who is worth more than £70 million, with Chelsea’s youth training child Tyrik George, who is 19 years old this year. His first start in the Premier League in his career. “Hoylen looks like the young child of Chelsea, like he just came out of the youth training camp. His running is wrong, the timing is wrong, and his ability to protect the ball is not good. We always make excuses about him lacking confidence, but as a striker, sometimes you have to create something on your own.

"The giant teams and Manchester United used to have always had that kind of striker. Even if they don't have much support, they can do something by themselves. Because they have strength, desire, determination, experience, and football dealers. We can't see these in Hoylen. So Manchester United has always been at a disadvantage. Of course he needs a little support, but my goodness, sometimes you have to play better. He got a ball in the penalty area in the first half, but he didn't know what to do! His body posture was wrong, he couldn't kick, and finally passed the ball back. He should kick the ball directly."