What future does Antony have?

Antony has built an image that he believes is a model, but this monstrous image is holding back the Brazilian player's development and causing him to lose direction.

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The journey failed

In fact, Antony had flashes of light, but it was only like a flash of light. And to evaluate a player, if we only look at one or a few matches, it is difficult. We need to see a whole journey and Antony's journey up to now at Man United is summed up in two words: Seven. hope.

Now, ask anyone who watched Antony play and understands a little about football, how would they describe the Brazilian player's playing style? Cumbersome, ineffective, bad finishing, easy to catch when dribbling, etc. Every round, there is a combination of criticism from football experts and the online community, it's like a boil accumulating. , making Antony ugly in the eyes of the fans.

The Brazilian player's situation at Old Trafford is so bad that many people have to pity him. Remember, on Antony's 14th birthday, Ten Hag gave him 30 seconds to enter the field to stand in the same defeat frame as the entire MU team.

Ten Hag could not save his favorite student

According to statistics, Antony has not scored or assisted in 20 appearances in the Premier League this season. He only scored 1 goal for MU in the FA Cup. Not only that, the 24-year-old player is also entangled in controversies off the field. At the beginning of the season, Antony was accused of assaulting his girlfriend and two other women.

Antony is coach Ten Hag's biggest failure, also digging deep into the wrong transfer policy and weakness in management during the Glazer era.

When will Antony change?

Talking about failure, analysis of failure can dissect dozens of causes, from objective to subjective, from internal to external, from tactical to psychological factors. But, the most crucial thing - in our opinion, makes Antony lose himself is that he refuses to update himself. The Brazilian player's overly rigid ego was shaped and maintained.

Remember, about 4 months after coming to MU, Antony told the story of his rise (at the age of 22) on The Players' Tribune. The gist of this informative article is that Antony is not afraid of anyone and will dribble against any opponent because that is who he is. The past of poverty in the slums described by Antony forged an indomitable spirit.

Antony came to Man Utd with high confidence and determination

Antony described himself very clearly to the world, he wanted to stir up the wing area by playing gracefully, softly and cunningly, but only after his first season in the Premier League with a few small highlights. , Antony was almost memorized. The midfielder's indomitable spirit is almost completely harmless against defenses ready to crush him physically. And then, pushing the Brazilian player to a harmless state, putting terrible pressure on him.

Antony's thinking and fighting style are both highly subjective and lack objective conditions for success. First, top football, especially in the Premier League, does not operate solely with spirit, this is a sustained tournament with extremely high intensity and quality of football play, completely different from the environments in which Antony played. experienced. Second, for an individual to fly, the team must have a solid system, but Man United does not currently equip Antony with a launching pad.

Antony was wrong, a lot wrong, but the problem is that he is only in the first days of his 25th year and the important thing here is whether Antony is willing to renew himself. He will have to change in a progressive and uplifting direction. High physical base, showing more agility in 1v1 situations and playing in a wider range, instead of simply sticking to the wing. All of the above questions will be answered in the future, but for now one knot needs to be resolved: Will Antony change?