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Missing the Europa League championship and qualifying for the Champions League Manchester United have many problems, but the most important problem to be solved is here

2:54pm, 22 May 2025Football

When Tottenham coach Postkoglu celebrated inspiration at the St. Mames Stadium, the Manchester United players stood still, like a walking dead. No one comforted each other, no teammates lending their shoulders, only a group of poor performers chewing bitterness alone.

In addition to a few valuable assets, what these players are most worried about is how to convince the club to continue to retain themselves after experiencing their 20th defeat of the season (losing to Tottenham completely missed the Europa League), or whether they really want to stay.

Even if there is no European game to play, Cunha will still join, and Drapp is still interested in Manchester United. But who else wants to vote besides this? The new generation of players have no memory of the glory of the Red Devils in the Ferguson era. If other Premier League competitors intervene, the recruitment target will definitely find another goal.

This disaster-like season is coming to its most appropriate end: United are rapidly regressing in the opposite direction of the expected goal. Unless Amorin is a football alchemist who turns stones into gold, the short-term prospects of the Red Devils will be bleak. There will be more losses, more layoffs, more pain in the future. With limited funds, Ineos and Amorin must concentrate their efforts to strengthen the weakest link. The Bilbao final night once again exposed the stubborn problems of slow forward line, lack of creativity and fighting spirit, and the problem is imminent.

Cunya and Drapp are far from the universal antidote to the front line. Manchester United's forward line needs to be completely reshuffled and demolished and rebuilt. It is unfair to blame a young forward like Hoylen. The 22-year-old Danish never expected that he would be Manchester United's only center choice, but the reality is so cruel.

In San Mames, Van der Fen and Romero repeatedly easily resolved their long passes; Amad Diallo broke through the bottom line many times but could not pass a fatal goal; although Mason Mount is worthy of the starting opportunity, he can hardly touch the ball, which is a microcosm of his joining Old Trafford.

these three could have made a difference when they were in good shape, but with their current strength, they are not enough to lead Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League. Before the game, the expressions of the two sides were contrasted sharply: Postkoglu made a counterattack sharply, "If Tottenham cannot end the trough season with victory, he will be regarded as a clown" remarks; Amorin and Bruno Fernandez always talked and laughed. In the

game, the two teams perfectly performed the 16th and 17th place level in the Premier League in the first half, with mental fragility and physical weakness. Despite the lack of smoothness and overallness of the game, every outrageous mistake on the court is breathtaking: it is a showdown full of despair. Manchester United's performance is a microcosm of the entire season: B fee who retreated from position cannot be everywhere as expected by teammates; wide players broke into dangerous areas but repeatedly sent out outrageous crosses; the slowness of key defensive moments eventually led to bitter fruit. The goal drought has become a long-term curse that lingers in the M16 block (where Old Trafford is located). It is certainly commendable to adhere to the "Manchester United tradition" to sign young players instead of famous stars, but see how the current situation is? It's time to change. Jim Ratcliff is well aware of this: all players need to wait for a price, and the team must start over, especially the offensive line.

The real challenge is: when the team's development direction runs contrary to its goals and cannot attract target players with European qualifications, how to attract the right talents? This requires a new solution to the problem.

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