Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
Veteran English star Wayne Rooney, the legend of Manchester United and the current coach of the American team DC United, has expressed his belief that his former club needs many changes and modifications that are necessary in order to get a strong impulse to get him out of the deteriorating state he reached following two disappointing rounds in the English Premier League. “During which he lost from Brighton “1/2” and Brentford “0-4”.
He said in an interview with the newspaper “The Times” that the new Dutch coach, Eric Ten Hag, should focus on players who are able to provide effort and energy on the field and exclude those who are not ready, when he faces Liverpool this evening in the third round of the competition.
He added: This is my advice to him, to restore balance to the team, even if this is at the expense of not involving the great star Cristiano Ronaldo, who is still very far from his level, which was clearly evident during his participation in the Brentford match.
Rooney, Ronaldo’s former teammate, a Manchester United player, continued, saying: “The Don” was not ready in the disastrous Brentford match last week, which was the reason for the “Red Devils” bottom of the table, in the first precedent of its kind in 30 years.
On the other hand, Rooney believes that the young player Marcus Rashford, in turn, does not deserve to be in the starting lineup that will start the Liverpool match, because he is also “out of form” and Tin Hag should have been concerned and concerned regarding the situation of this young star who puzzled Old Trafford fans, with a significant decline in his technical level and physical.
Rooney, who became the top scorer in United history from 2004 to 2017, said: If I were in Tin Hag’s place, I would not involve Ronaldo from the beginning of the Liverpool match because he still needs some time to regain his full physical and technical fitness, noting that the “Don” did not train. A lot with the team since the start of the season, and even in the pre-season, because he traveled to Portugal for family reasons, he says, Tin Hag should rely on players who can give the maximum effort and energy on the field.
Rooney admitted that the failure to sign an outright spearhead was what prompted Tin Hag to involve Ronaldo in the Brentford match, and reiterated that Ronaldo needs more time to regain his fitness, and for this it is better not to rely on him in this match. Rooney talked regarding the difficulties that Marcus Rashford experienced and commented, saying: He has to search within himself for the reasons for his decline in this way, and to know very well what he wants before anything else, in order to become better because his current situation is worrying.
When Rooney touched on the deal of the Brazilian star Casemiro, the middle of the Real Madrid field and the newly transferred to United, he said: This deal is just a “reaction” to the failure of Ten Hag to sign his compatriot Frenkie de Jong, the Barcelona midfielder, following attempts that lasted for months. Rooney said: In my personal estimation , de Jong was the best choice.
