Three games, three wins.
Being in camp with the team last month was a privilege. We tested ourselves, seen the quality within this team and made a positive start towards AFCON 2027 Qualifiers.
There is still a long road ahead, but the direction is clear and the work continues. Grateful to represent South Africa and to everyone who continues to support Bafana Bafana.
A special thank you to His Excellency, President Ramaphosa, for paying us a visit whilst we were in Egypt. It was an honour to meet you and hear your words of encouragement. ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฆ @cyrilramaphosa@presidencyza
The journey continues.
#ChangingTheGame
Lisandro Martinez putting the pressure where it should ultimately be, on the ownership and hierarchy at Manchester United for their decision-making and the direction of the club.
He is correct in saying that the performances have been โa reflectionโ of the club itself and that accountability stretches well beyond who is in the dugout plus the players.
There can be no argument that the squad is lacking depth, quality, balance and the right profiles.
He also nails it in terms of cycling through managers, but not having any question marks over whatโs happening upstairs.
United openly interviewed around Europe for Erik ten Hagโs successor, only to keep him and arm him with new coaches and circa ยฃ200m in players before sacking him and his staff for ยฃ10.4m.
They hired Ruben Amorim despite knowing the squad - which they allowed EtH to shape - was so ill-suited to his approach. They were very aware Amorim was unwavering on his philosophy and promised to persevere with both him and it.
Only to then try to dictate style, system and selections to him. They stuck with Michael Carrick only to sell him very short.
Letโs not forget the big, long play to the tune of ยฃ3m to get Dan Ashworth, before paying ยฃ4.1m to axe him after five months.
If the performances on the pitch are a mess, they speak to the state of play off the pitch.
๐จ๐ฃ - Steven Gerrard on Man Utd's problem:
"The back four is NOT good enough.
"The midfield, I don't think they've found the right personnel.
"Santos was NOT the right signing for ยฃ50m.
"They're short in terms of work ethic." [@WeAreTheOverlap]
"As a club, I expect more... Iโm not gonna close my mouth, we need to have more ambition.โ ๐
Lisandro Martรญnez opens up to @pschmeichel1 about Manchester United's struggles ๐