. How many players with such personality still exist at Manchester United today? This season, considering his age and overall performance, his 11 goals and 10 assists are amazing. What the data cannot reflect is that he has broken through many crosse...
This season, considering his age and overall performance, his 11 goals and 10 assists are amazing. What the data cannot reflect is that he has broken through many crosses in recent months, but found that no one responded. Among the five major European leagues, his goal participation is second only to Barcelona's Yamal and Paris's Douai. Garnacho participated in 24 goals in 93 Premier League games, while Ronaldo took 82 games to reach 25 participations. At Manchester United, where injuries are frequent, he missed only one of his past 104 official games, including 75 starts. It is true that he will occasionally be distracted - for example, when he was broken by Rees James against Chelsea last week - but he is almost never blamed for his commitment. If there is a problem, it is because he is sometimes too persistent and alone.
If a 20-year-old striker handed over such data on a team with a sluggish performance, if he plays for other clubs, Manchester United might flock to it. With the current market conditions, it is difficult for the Red Devil to find a replacement who is of the same age who can replicate such performance and price appropriately.
In fact, Garnacho is a rare value signing for Manchester United: he poached from Atletico Madrid for only £150,000. But Manchester United's growth path is full of bumps: joining during the epidemic faces special challenges, and the youth training coach once asked him to improve details, running and positioning. Amorin shortly after taking office, he and Rashford were excluded from the Manchester City Derby roster. The Argentine seems to have restrained her mind - starting 14 consecutive games before losing to West Ham 0-2 earlier this month. And in his last few games without starting (after the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals and before the finale), Manchester United lost no results.
Amorin occasionally praises Garnacho, but the praise always lies in his adaptation to the system - introspect and seeking space, rather than his innate instinctive play.
The Portuguese coach repeatedly emphasized that it would not change the tactics, which means that Garnacho, who is traditionally positioned as a winger, has always been in a fragile situation. Amorin also seems to hate any player who puts an individual above the collective and never makes an exception.
' sympathetic interpretation of Garnacho's words and deeds may be: this young man, who is still growing, made a mistake and showed childishness and willfulness. He is not the first, nor will he be the last. His idol Ronaldo still occasionally acts willful when he is nearly forty years old. Many people who work with Garnacho every day admit that he has great personal ambitions, but also firmly believe that he is extremely eager for Manchester United to succeed.
The outbreak on Wednesday night was due to his sincere belief that the starting lineup could change the situation, or was he deliberately challenging the authority of the head coach? Only he himself knows. Similarly, Amorin publicly accused him of making a last-minute shot, was it carefully designed to weaken the player's public opinion image, or was it a disappointment that was revealed in true feelings? Some people may also ask: Can this coach who once called the team "the worst in club history" be slightly tolerant of young players' indifference? Although everything Garnacho said is true, it even embarrasses the coach. But workplace rules have always been more tolerant of those in power.
For this player whose personality and style are incompatible with the coach, the ending now may have been destined. In addition, Manchester United is in financial difficulties and urgently needs to balance accounts to meet the Premier League Profit and Sustainable Development Regulations (PSR), it is not surprising that Garnacho has become the fuse of change.
Don't be confused by appearances: this week's events are by no means the only factor that determines its future. As early as January, Manchester United considered selling Garnacho or Menu, and Chelsea were interested in both, while Naples's 40 million pound offer was rejected. Under the PSR framework, selling youth training players can bring pure profits, which makes the two particularly attractive. But even with rumors of selling, Garnacho still regained his main position with his strength.
Manchester United hopes to get a higher offer than the Naples winter window, but after Amorin denied so resolutely, how much will the buyer pay for the contract until 2028? Amorin urgently needs funds and knows that he must sell first and then buy, and Garnacho may be just one of the victims of the turbulent reconstruction this summer.
Learning back, two possibilities coexist: the 16th-ranked Premier League team abandons one of the best players in order to express their trust in the coach. If the coach's poor record does not improve, he may regret it; or this may be the starting point of cultural reshaping, which will eventually lead Manchester United to regain glory. The answer may take years to reveal.
(Armour)
