Manchester United have a long list of club legends who have gone on to be involved in the media, often heaping criticism on Ruben Amorim’s team.
The management position at Manchester United is among the most difficult in world football, with such scrutiny over every decision and result.
Ruben Amorim is the latest victim of this; for all his faults, the pressure added to his job by club legends in the media is far from helpful.
It is something that the club should be looking to shut out going forward, either for Amorim or whoever replaces him.
Now, the stance of the club on all of this has been revealed.
Paul Scholes on punditry duty
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Due to the likes of Paul Scholes and Gary Neville being legends, they often get away with harsher comments on current United players than a Jamie Carragher might.
However, according to the Daily Mail, within Carrington, the comments that former United players make in the media are not well received.
Particularly, the current United dressing room continues to resent the ‘persistent criticism’ from the likes of Scholes and Neville on TV every week.
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One specific example is when Lisandro Martinez took criticism from Scholes, which warranted a ‘clear-the-air’ meeting for the two, although it never took place.
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The article then quoted a source from Scholes’ former employer, TNT Sports, who said, “Scholesy just says what he thinks.
“If he doesn’t like you or rate you, he will just tell you. He’s one of the best blokes in the world. But he just can’t hide what he feels.”
While Scholes isn’t popular, he isn’t the worst in the eyes of the club.
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Within the Daily Mail article, it goes on to explain that United as a club don’t have the feeling that Neville, Scholes or Nicky Butt have ever wished the club to fail with their criticism.
All three are Carrington boys, and so their comments can be taken as coming from a place of love.
However, the same cannot be said about Roy Keane, who United are less sure over when it comes to whether he wants the club to fail or not.
Keane is a former captain and often gets criticism for his reluctance to acknowledge positives at the club, many of which have become soundbites.
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