Bruno Fernandes accused Manchester United of being “lazy” outside the ball against Everton while the club captain called for more signatures before the end of the transfer window.
Bryan Mbeumo made his first appearance for United since his signature of Brentford in a contract of 71 million pounds sterling and looked alive in a 45-minute run-out.
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But United launched the advance twice, because Everton claimed a 2-2 draw in the last game of the Premier League summer series and Fernandes was not satisfied with the elements of their display.
“Our performance was not the best in the ball, we were a little lazy, and we must avoid this because the laziness you can pay at any time,” Portugal midfielder told NBC.
Bruno Fernandes takes a shot against the Everton goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford – Shutterstock
United Manager, Ruben Amorim, supported Fernandes’ criticisms saying that he was happy to see his players calling any drop in standards.
“I think I am happy that the players have this feeling,” said Amorim, whose team beat West Ham and Bournemouth in their first two games on their American pre-season tour. “That said they understand the situation. So it’s a good feeling. I think the momentum of the tour was perfect.
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“We had the weeks to work with a good environment, a good feeling, then we return to Carrington and we are close to the season. We are going with the feeling that we have to do a lot of things [better]. “”
Omar Berrada, director general of United, said that football director Jason Wilcox and his recruitment team worked “24 hours a day to make other additions to the team.
United competes with Newcastle for the RB Leipzig Benjamin Sesko striker, although Marorim would also like reinforcements in the central midfielder and goalkeeper.
“We have a team at home managed by Jason – the recruitment team – who works 24 hours a day to make sure that we continue to find opportunities to strengthen our team. There are a lot of late calls and meetings early in the morning to make sure we are aware of it. ”
Manchester United Manager, Ruben Amorim, supported the criticism of Bruno Fernandes – Getty
United spent 140 million pounds sterling this summer on Mbeumo, his colleague Matheus Cunha and the left back Diego Leon, but Fernandes thinks that more arrivals are necessary.
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“This is the improvement, this is not where we want it to be,” he said. “I don’t want to search anyone, but I think the club is doing its best in terms of financial situations they are talking about.
“I do not know about this, I am not involved, but obviously, it was clear that we needed more competitions for the players who were here.
“We needed more quality to bring everyone to intensify a little more to have more to do to enter the departure XI and I think that is what the club and the manager are trying to do and I hope we can get one or two more players to help you.”
Fernandes said that United players had a duty to atone for last season when they finished 15th in the Premier League, and the standards were to be higher.
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“It is every detail, every small detail counts,” said the Portuguese, which is part of a new group of leadership with six men. “In this football club, you can do nothing wrong on the field and out of the field because it is too big in the world and you are punished by that.
“You draw the attention of the media and your fans and you must be aware of it. In this club, culture here was won and we have to bring it back.
“Not only does the winning mentality we need, and I think it has always been there, but obviously, if you don’t win, you don’t show it.
“The club is trying to improve other things, the facilities have improved, we have tried to improve the team, the staff, a lot.
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“Many people have suffered from it, many people who had been working at the club for many years have had to go. Fans pay more for tickets and we appreciate all the efforts they have put for us, so now, it’s up to us to reimburse him on the ground.”
United in an urgent need for defensive midfielder
United is perhaps in competition with Newcastle to sign Benjamin Sesko, but the need to recruit a mobile defensive midfielder is undoubtedly as pressing, if not more urgent, than a new central center. The Everton game simply reaffirmed this.
Mbeumo impressed during his first appearance for United and well materialized with Cunha, Fernandes and Amad Diallo before the international of Cameroon was replaced at halftime.
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However, it was a deadly runoff for Manuel Ugarte, who was responsible for the loss of the ball at a lower cost at the head of the first Everton equalizer and generally sought that United needs.
Uruguay midfielder was excellent in 2-1 victory against West Ham in New Jersey a week earlier, but many of his familiar faults were back against Everton in Atlanta.
Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha after the Premier League summer series match against Everton FC – Getty
The 3-4-2-1 system of Amorim demands that its two fields in clothing cover a lot of ground, but Kobbie Mainoo, for all its talent on the ball, is not the fastest of the players and Ugarte fought with the rhythm and the physicity of the Premier League, as well as errors and sometimes taking with possession. Fernandes’ criticism of the work rate of United out of the ball told his own story.
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Ugarte was at fault for the first goal of Everton while trying to run out with the ball to be dispossessed by Vitalii Mykolenko, before Idrissa Gueye digs a delicious Inswing ball to the distant post which was coldly sent by Iliman Ndiaye. A poor authorization in the head in the second period almost led to another goal from Everton, but Michael Keane was offside when he received the balloon from James Tarkowski after the Ugarte escape.
When Ugarte slipped and lost possession in another moment, he stopped briefly on the ground before realizing that he would better get up and run. No one needed a rehearsal of this scene against West Ham in May when Ugarte fell weakly to the ground after losing possession at a lower cost under the nominal pressure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and then did not try to return to the atonement.
Fernandes has gone from n ° 10 to a deeper midfielder’s role in the second half against Everton, and Amorim can see that he has no choice but to play the Portuguese there if United does not strengthen in the position.
