Manchester United’s Dutch international Robin Van Persie has been left off the hook after he harshly criticized his team mates following their 0 – 2 loss to Olmpiakos in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League.
'I rushed that shot [to make it 2-1 late in the game]', he admitted.
'That's a shame because I don't get a lot of chances, so when you get one, you have to score.”
Is Manchester United right about letting Van Persie off the hook over his criticisms of his fellow team mates? Would this not breed indiscipline? This is one thing that wouldn’t have happened when Sir Alex Ferguson was still the boss at United.
According to The Daily Star, Manchester United's under-performing David Moyes has decided to let the sleeping dog lie so as not to create additional problems for the set to be dethroned English champions.
The striker had criticized his team mates for their positional play in the loss to the Greek side as he said ‘Our fellow players are sometimes occupying the spaces I want to play in.
‘And when I see that, it makes it difficult for me to come to those spaces as well. So that forces me to adjust my runs, based on the position of my fellow players.
‘And, unfortunately, they are often playing in my zones. I think that’s a shame.’
Sounding more critical he further said “We are lousy – in a lousy position in the league, out of the cups and this looks a difficult one also,” he is reported to have said by The Sun. “We are very disappointed. It’s a tough season.”
He felt United should have easily won the match without much sweat.
“With all due respect, we should be able to defeat this team 2-0 or 3-0.”
What’s the reason for Van Persie’s outburst? Sportsmail had revealed that United’s goalkeeper David De Gea had delivered two passes to Van Persie which was more than the striker got from Michael Carrick, Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck. He did not get even a single pass from Shinjji Kagawa and Tom Cleverly.
Robin Van Persie’s best chance of the night came when he hurriedly shot right over the crossbar.
'That's a shame because I don't get a lot of chances, so when you get one, you have to score.”
Is Manchester United right about letting Van Persie off the hook over his criticisms of his fellow team mates? Would this not breed indiscipline? This is one thing that wouldn’t have happened when Sir Alex Ferguson was still the boss at United.
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