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Ole Gunnar Solskjær said that he believes Manchester City will take the league title in the Premier League. Expert Micah Richards reacts to that proposal.
Former Manchester City player Micah Richards has recently made his debut as an expert in the English media and the former great talent has been praised for his analysis and assessments of what is happening in English football and especially in the Premier League.
Richards has such an absolute influence on what he’s talking about. The 32-year-old spent ten years with Manchester City’s A-team, before later playing for Fiorentina in Italy. He also visited Aston Villa, before putting his boots on the shelf and leaving in July 2019, 31 years old.
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Now he appears as a central figure in the English media. He has recently worked as an expert for Sky Sports and also regularly writes a column for the leading Daily Mail newspaper.
On Friday he addresses Manchester United and the club’s manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Richards does not hide that he reacts to the Norwegian’s statements where he renounces the possibility that United could win the league gold this season.
Manchester United are just five points behind city rival Manchester City at the moment. City have played one less game, but United still have 15 games to play this season.
I don’t recognize United
This means there are 45 points left to fight for for United and Richards believes a lot can happen, despite the fact that City in recent games have shown very strong form.
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After the 3-3 game against Everton, Solskjær had this to say about his men: – We have come a long way with this team, but we are not title contenders.
These words from the former Clausenengen player make Richards react.
– This is not an attitude that I associate with Old Trafford. When I was a kid in the City, we felt like everyone at United was a bit like apple pie and had a certain arrogance.
Richards notes that he personally knows several of the Manchester United players from Sir Alex Ferguson’s era and that the attitude they had, while not central figures in the Scottish team, no longer exists with the city’s rival in Manchester.
– Every day they went to train and the coaches told them, and that message came from above: “You are the best of the best, you are here to win.” It was a mantra and it made them feel immortal, Richards writes in his column.
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– It was never part of the United culture
In addition, he affirms that this attitude extended to everything and everyone in the club. They all thought the same, they all thought they were in the best club and they were the best players.
– You could see this attitude when you appeared on the national team assignments for England. Gary Neville told his teammates, “Alright guys, three points on Saturday as usual.”
Richards says that everyone who played and was involved with United saw themselves as the ones who set the standard in England. They were so used to winning in English football that they never had to worry about what to expect, he writes in his column.
The 32-year-old, who is fairly new to the pundits game, emphasizes the fact that he has supported Solskjær’s project at United to the very end and when the Norwegian has already received criticism from others, Richards has supported the project. he is working.
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However, what Solskjær said after Everton’s defeat came as a surprise.
– Apologies were never part of United’s culture, but now it seems they always have excuses when something goes wrong. The United will call me “bitter blue” for bringing this up, but it must be said that I have nothing but great respect for that club, writes the former defender.
– How can United not be challenging? It’s Manchester United! They are five points behind City with 15 games to play. The teams will meet at Etihad in three weeks; anything is possible in this unusual season. Why throw in the towel now?
– Reverse psychology?
Richards writes that he knows the club has gone through an unusual phase in recent years, with executives such as David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho. He believes that the signing of Solskjær has given the club a stability that it has lost since Sir Alex Ferguson coached there.
Therefore, Richards is also very surprised that the Norwegian is now suggesting that City will likely excel in the title race this season. He suggests that Solskjær may not mean what he is saying publicly to the press.
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– Maybe some reverse psychology is happening here. Perhaps Solskjær will say something completely different to his team. Perhaps he says that now they are in a position to attack with everything they have. But one thing makes me drop that thought and it’s the way they appeared at Anfield against Liverpool not too long ago, Richards writes in his column.
– That day I said that you don’t win the title playing like this and I keep it. Liverpool were vulnerable, they lacked important players. Anfield was empty, no other team suffers as much from an empty stadium as Liverpool, it was a great opportunity for United, but they couldn’t take advantage of that advantage, writes Richards.
After the game against the Merseyside club, the expert believes that Solskjær’s men have repeatedly shown that they are unable to seize the opportunity. The home loss to Sheffield United and the home draw to Everton are outstanding examples.
By comparison, City beat Liverpool at Anfield with a 4-1 win.
– He tells me that the culture at Manchester United has changed. It is accepted that the expectations are now lower. It has never been legal at United before, Richards writes.
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