"Sometimes we don't get to choose which 70s deep funk classic we unwittingly call to mind, and Ruben Amorim left no doubt when after Wednesday night's ineffably miserable defeat by Grimsby he opined about feeling my players spoke really loud today At half-time I told them that they were speaking really loud to me. I understand what you are doing, what I am seeing. Like a dull knife, they just weren't cutting."
"United's Super Bad display turned the evening into a classic coastal Milk Cup tie, complete with wildly overperforming minnows (perhaps better described as haddocks on this occasion), wildly overpaid international megastars resembling fish out of water, and a joyful, disbelieving pitch invasion. I've been fortunate enough to go to the FA Cup, European Championship and Champions League finals, but the atmosphere here absolutely trumps them, said Polly Bancroft, Grimsby's CEO."
James Brown-era funk metaphors frame Manchester United's performance as dull and ineffective, likened to a knife that 'just weren't cutting.' Ruben Amorim described his players as speaking loudly at halftime while admitting he understood their actions but saw no cutting edge. Grimsby fans celebrated loudly, called for a sacking, and staged a jubilant pitch invasion. Underdogs overperformed while United's expensive internationals appeared out of place. The match swung between humiliation, brief recovery and final collapse. Grimsby's CEO praised the atmosphere above major finals. Questions now persist about Amorim's ability to retain his position.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]