WILL DEPAY BREAK THE NUMBER 7 CURSE?
Depay's outstanding performance for PSV
Eindhoven helped him the PFA young player of the year to cap off an outstanding
season for PSV. So, with all of Memphis
Depays outstanding achievements listed on his resume, one has to wonder why Depay
has been restricted to a mere 28 to 30 games at best for the past two seasons
for Manchester United and has been unfortunately moved down the pecking order
under young players from the Reserve team like Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford
and even Joe Riley?
I
think the unfair decision not to spread equal playing time between every player in
the club is some of the
reason why Memphis Depay has been strongly linked with a move away from Old
Trafford this coming transfer window. Depay has been unfortunate enough to have
a regular place on the bench for Manchester United for most of the games these past two seasons playing only 28 games out of the 62 games or so for
Manchester United with Depay starting most of the
games from the bench and limited to playing the last 10 to 15 minutes of Manchester
United Matches. I have the uttermost respect for Louis Van Gaal and what he has
accomplished as a Manager for Manchester United and for other clubs he had lead
in the past but Personally I think if Luis Van Gaal does continue to be a successful Manager in charge of Manchester United next
season then he has to adopt the equal Game time Mentality. What do I mean by
equal Game Time mentality? I mean come up with a match strategies that will make
accommodations for each player to play at least once every two games. For example,
if Martial starts a game then in the 65th minute at most Martial
gets taken off for Another player like Herrera or Memphis or Valencia. Then in
the next game Herrera or Depay or Valencia starts the match and Martial comes
of the bench and the cycle continues till the end of the season, this way each
player gets to contribute and each player feels like he is a part of the team's
long term plans. However, If one player is to start multiple games simultaneously then let the reason be injury to multiple players in the club. I seriously think that Depay and a few other Manchester United
players with loads of quality and
potential might feel overlooked and probably start looking for options away
from Old Trafford if they don't start seeing more game time wearing the Manchester United Jersey and believe me, the last thing Old Trafford fans would want
will be to wake up with the News that a player Manchester United unfairly let
go has become a sensation by helping his new club secure numerous titles and
win games night in, night out.
Finally,
Trust me when I say I know how regretful it feels to see an ex-Manchester
United player become a sensation after the player is released from Old Trafford
as a result of lack of believe in the player from the Fans, the coaching staff
and the Board members. With Paul Pogba, Zoran Tosic, Gerard Pique and Danny
Drinkwater,...e.t.c, as just some sensational players Manchester United has
Inexplicably let go in the past, The Red Devils should avoid the temptation of
putting Memphis Depay into that list. Ander Herrera is also Another player
Manchester United should seriously avoid putting in the list of quality Players
whom were regretfully kicked out of Old Trafford but that’s a story for another
day.
