Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy looked into the reasons why former manager Erik ten Hag often overlooked Amad Diallo.
He was the bright spark in a dismal season for the club. The 22-year-old Ivorian has been involved in 13 goals in all competitions, 11 of which have come in his last 11 appearances alone since early November.
He has been a productive part of Ruben Amorim's starting line-up, with the new coach Credit to interim predecessor Ruud van Nistelrooy for starting that ball rolling.
under Ten pilgrimsHowever, Imad had started in the Community Shield match against Manchester City, but was out of favor by the time the Dutchman lost his job at the end of October. Last season, Imad was injured during the first half of the season, but then had to wait four months to start the game once he was ready.
As a guest on the famous South African program Podcasts and Chill NetworkMcCarthy suggested it was down to Ten Hag favoring other players – especially Anthony.
“Tactically, when we prepared, the manager felt it Anthony He was the best and best player for the job he wanted because he knew Anthony from Ajax. “He was his player, so he invested in him, and the club supported him,” explained McCarthy, who spent two years in the Ten Hag squad.
“So, of course, he had to back the player he bought, I think that's why he insisted on playing Anthony. Because he knew the potential when Anthony was at his best. Then you had (Alejandro) Garnacho who was also playing well, scoring goals.” . (Marcus) RashfordOn any given day, anyone could be demolished. And (Rasmus) Hoglund, they spent £70m on him, so he has to play.
“Someone has to (absent), and unfortunately for Imad, the coach goes with the player he thinks is perhaps more capable of this type of match, tactically, defensively and offensively.”
Unfortunately for the Ten Hag era, Amad's rapid rise back to fame made the decision to keep him on the sidelines in favor of others, many of whom had performed poorly, seem even more questionable in hindsight.
