"If pundits are getting into your head then you shouldn't be playing for the club, Neville said. Do people not remember Alan Hansen criticising us when we broke in as young kids saying that you can't win anything with kids? That was the greatest centre-back of all time at that moment talking about us as if we were, you know, inferior and nowhere near good enough."
"Amorim was recently quoted as saying that some of his Man Utd players had to deal with the pressure of criticism from the media and former players, which was distracting them from fully buying into his system and tactics. Neville, however, is not having any of that, and says any United player who can't handle that kind of pressure shouldn't be at the club."
Manchester United players must cope with pundit and media criticism without letting it undermine commitment to tactics or the team's system. Some players have reportedly been distracted by external pressure, affecting their full buy-in to coaching methods. Professional-level performance requires mental resilience, learning to ignore outside opinions or convert criticism into extra motivation. Historical examples of youth graduates overcoming early negative commentary demonstrate that initial criticism does not prevent later success. The expectation of mental toughness begins early in careers at the club, making psychological robustness a core component of selection and representation.
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