MANCHESTER UNITED WOMEN'S TEAM MANAGER ACCIDENTLY LED HIMSELF AND THE RED DEVILS DOWN A RABBIT HOLE
“Of course, expectations are super high. I won’t diminish those expectations but we have to be realistic in terms of we have to have some depth."
"I was never going to come in and wave a magic wand. We lost a lot of forwards in the summer. The talent is there, we just need more depth.’
(Mark Skinner-Kathryn Batte for MailOnline, Daily Mail. November 21, 2021.)
This statement made above inform current Manchester United women's team manager Mark Skinner after he was addressed with the question of what happened concerning the dear dismissal of former Manchester United men's team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. This statement above was made by the women's team manager possibly alluding to the idea that Manchester United managers I no longer been provided the tools they need to succeed and that the blame for the lack of success in the club should mostly be pinned to current Manchester United owners the Glazers rather than they blame for lack of success at Manchester United being pinned on head managers specifically.
On the one hand, the Manchester United women's team manager does have a point. As most people whom I've been involved with what has truly been undergoing at Manchester United for the past ten years or more, it's no secret that the main reason for the lack of success the Red Devils have been unable to attain for the past decade has been rightfully attributed to the lack of full support and lack of top financial investments registered into this Manchester United team as a major route to building a successful first team for both the Manchester United women's team and the Manchester United men's team.
While clear evidence is there to support the claim that the Glazers had not invested enough into rebuilding both the Manchester United Mens’ and Womens' teams to the level where success can be attained at least every three seasons by both squad- At least no investment has truly been done before this summer of 2020 and 2021.
As a result of this, the lack of consistent investment in strengthening each Manchester United team can be pinpointed as the reason why the Manchester United women's team are currently struggling to break into Champions League football is due to lack of investment allocated into the Manchester United women's team it's a little bit of a stretch statements received from the Manchester United women's team manager and here are possible reasons why-
Players such as Ivana Fuso, Alessia Russo, and Martha Thomas have shown their versatility in being able to play the strikers' position and the wing position. let's not forget that Manchester United is still missing players such as Martha Harris, Jackie Groenen and Hayley Ladd who are all still sidelined with an injury and good still coming to the squad before the end of the season and make an impact as top players for this Manchester United team. As Manchester United Channel has constantly stated, Yes Manchester United women's team needs two more signings done in the upcoming transfer window particularly in the central defensive midfield position with Haley Ladd currently the only central defensive midfielder listed in the Manchester United women's team.
another valuable point that must also not be forgotten when the time comes for the Red Devils to invest in the transfer window and the next point is that Manchester United might still need a right back and then left back to come in and support the current efforts and quality being implemented into this Manchester United women's side by both Hannah Blundell and Ona Battle in both the full-back Positions each and every week. These are areas of improvement which Manchester United must work on this upcoming January and summer transfer window in the 2022 calendar year if the Manchester United women's team had to take that next step towards growth and attaining success within the next two years and surely this should be the talking point moving forward for the Manchester United union scheme.
However, for the Manchester United manager Mark Skinner to suggest that the current Manchester United women's team who are currently pushing for a Champions League spot or for Manchester United manager Mark Skinner to suggest that the current Manchester United team who have held their own against top teams in the Barclays Premier League this season are not yet ready to secure Champions League football leaves room for this statement by the manager to be classified as frankly a poor statement made by the Manchester United women's team manager.
Was there any further reasoning behind the statement beside the idea of hopefully engineering a response from the Glazers to secure more signings For the Manchester United women's team in the upcoming January 2022 transfer window?
Let's quickly address the reality of what the Manchester United Women's team have on their hands right now at this juncture of this season, Manchester United women's team have five very good creative central midfielders In Ella Toone, Kathy Zelem, Vilda Boa Roa Rissa, Haley Ladd and Jackie Groanen, five Very good center backs in Maria Thorisdotir, Martha Harris, Millie Turner, Aoife Mannion, etc.
Let’s not forget to mention the additional quality service offered by fullbacks such as Hannah Bloomsdale and Ona Battle boom have both taken the standards of this Manchester United women's side to yet another level with quality performances delivered almost on a nightly basis this season. Considering these facts and taking into account the possibility that the recent comment made by the current Manchester United manager which alludes to the idea that the Manchester United women's team is not good enough to attain a good measure of success in the form of Champions League qualification, there is a case to be made that the Manchester United manager might start to build doubts in the mind of his own Manchester United team and doubt might start to eradicate the high competitive nature delivered by the manchester united team.
With this thought process in mind, that is the possibility that the managers' comments do then present a sought of confusion amongst football analysts and football fans who have seen this Manchester United women side play with people agreeing up until this point that the Manchester United Women's team are starting to exhibit signs of 18 under verge of securing champions will football
There is a little conversation to be had when the question of doing the Manchester United women's team needs one or two more signings in terms of additional quality needed in the fullback areas, an additional quality needed in the right-wing an additional quality needed in the left-wing positions if these Manchester United women speak after taking the next step towards success? from what has been witnessed from the team so far the answer seems to be yes!
This is simply because these are areas which Manchester United will need to invest in for the Manchester United women's team in the summer of 2022 simply to add that extra reassurance any successful team in England and any top team in Europe have shown to be a necessary compartment to have in the arsenal of any team that is intent on succeeding not just in England but in Europe in general. simply put, any team aiming to achieve success the Barclays FA women Super League and in the Champions League most improve the quality of yes quote that and from this point, there is certainly a case to be made it through the courts of Manchester United women's team manager Mark Skinner.
However, for the Manchester United Womens' team manager to make the claim that the current Manchester United women's team is nowhere ready to attain major success not just in England but in Europe as well, claims such as this one might be classified as a little bit of a naive statement to make in some sense. the fact is that judging from the level of performance shown by the Manchester United women's team in recent times and judging from the steady rate of improvement and growth seen on the Red Devils from the moment the Manchester United women's team was established until now three years later, there is no doubt that the Red Devils are making steady progression and Manchester United look ready to take that next step the road to success which is claiming Champions League qualification at the end up this season.
Bigger success in terms of winning major trophies can still be claimed by the Manchester United women's team over the course of the next two years or so. But for the short-term, short-term success but just playing progressive football and steady success such as well qualifying for the Champions League competition is certainly not as far away as the Manchester United manager claims it is with Champions League qualification most likely serving as a major achievement which Manchester United can use to catapult themself to the next level.
Champions League qualification can certainly be claimed this season by the Red Devils and success can definitely be achieved by the Manchester United women's team maybe not in terms of winning trophies this season but certainly, success can be claimed by the Manchester United women's team at the end of this season in terms of securing Champions League qualification with the longer-term goal being for Manchester United to build on their ability to qualify for the Champions League at the end of this season with Manchester United hopefully moving forward and making the intent of winning a major trophy the next target.
Securing Champions League football will certainly get the Manchester United women’s team on the mindset that the Red Devils are capable of achieving top-level success and with the mentality of participating in The Champions League, a competition that is highly regarded as next-level football, the Red Devils can then operate with the mindset that the Manchester United women's team can achieve higher success such as winning the Barclays FA women's Super League or winning the Champions League in one- or two seasons from now.
There is certainly space for growth and there is no doubting the fact that Manchester United women's team still needs time and patience to grow into potential champions. However, evidence from the development of the Manchester United women's team as seen from the steady improvement of the level of performance displayed by the Red Devils on the pitch with each passing season shows that the Red Devils are certainly ready to take that next step In their development towards becoming champions and evidence suggests that the Red Devils might not need an extra two years to reach the next stage of progression which is securing Champions League football which is yet another massive step taken by the Red Devils towards becoming potential future Campions in the modern-day women's game.
The goal is to one day become champions of the Barclays FA women's Super League and the goal is also to one day become potential champions in the Champions League and the steps towards attending this success comes with steady progression unsteady improvements which can clearly be seen within the current Manchester United women's team.
Becoming potential champions of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League at the end of this season is certainly not in the cards for the Manchester United women's team. However, insinuating that the Red Devils are miles away from becoming potential Champion within the next two years certainly can be classified as a questionable statement made by Manchester United Women's team manager Mark Skinner.
