Media: Menu is more depressed at the moment, he lost the rhythm of the game under Amorin

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester United teenager Kobe Maynu is in an embarrassing situation in the new season, and his future is also facing a test. Head coach Ruben Amorin highly praised him, but in reality, the 20-year-old midfielder has few appearances. Including the preseason, Manchester United has played 7 games this season, and Maynu has only started twice. In his game against Fulham, he had only two touch trainings during his pre-game warm-up, and his expression on the court was more frustrated than a smile.

The next week is a test of courage for Maynu and his agent David Lockwood. Some brokerage firms have complained about the Manchester United youth training players clients that Lockwood has acquired in recent years, and these seem to be due to Maynu's development.

Menu is no longer as untouchable as last summer. Manchester United executives have also accepted the fact that in the current era of emphasizing profit and sustainability, the concept of "one person, one city" is a thing of the past. Negotiations on the new contract are deadlocked. As Amorin said on Friday, "No new news." In the last week of the transfer window, Manchester United had five players standing in front of Menu waiting to be processed. Crazy things can happen, and patience can be exhausted. This is not the time to worry too much about Menu. Less than four weeks ago, Amorin praised him: "With this kind of footwork and passing, if he can find the right rhythm, he can find a new solution every time he gets the ball. When the opponent chases back, he can also keep up because he can do it. He will get faster." Amorin revealed that he has been urging Menu's rhythm and speed. The key is not what we see on the tour, but what Amorin said. He was full of confidence when he talked about Menu, as if scientists had discovered a cure.

This is similar to Slot's transformation of Heraffenberg at Liverpool last season. When Herafenberg joined Liverpool on the transfer deadline in September 2023, he always felt a little out of place. Klopp created a team supported by a strong midfielder, and the thin Herafenberger didn't fit this style. Tenghager certainly wants to bring him to Manchester United. But Herafenberg's reputation may have been affected by the poor performance of other Ajax players. Tenhager and Klopp are completely opposite in style and personality. Under Slott, Heraffenberg became the core of Liverpool. He missed only one game in 37 Premier League games last season and won the championship with the team. He also was selected for the PFA Team of the Year last week.

It was when Liverpool defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford last round last season that Slott pointed out the improvements of Heraffenberg: "What impressed me the most was that he could run non-stop and still perform well in the confrontation. Today you see him, Dominic (Sobosloy) and Marca (McCallister) running all the time. Even if they were a step late, they could still be in place and complete the confrontation. This is what surprised me the most - he was equally excellent when he was out of the ball."

Menu was completely mistaken for being a player from Barcelona's youth training. His figure, ball-handling posture, pass fluency and position are exactly the same as those of Catalan youth training players. In La Liga, he might shine. But the intensity of the Premier League is merciless. Menu is not slow, but he is slow to react when off the ball. Casemiro took the blame when Manchester United lost to Liverpool a year ago, but Maynu just jogged when Luis Dias scored his first goal, while Heraffenberg was sprinting with all his might. Then when the Colombian scored the second goal, he fell into "goal watching mode".

Amorin noticed that even Casemiro was faster when he was out of the ball. He prefers a midfield combination of offense and defense, and has only briefly tried a large-scale attack lineup in the second half against Fulham. Comments in the commentary lack meticulous analysis. On Sunday, Maynu was called Manchester United's "fourth choice" midfielder, but ignored Mount's performance at 0-0 and Ugat's substitute appearance at 1-0.

Menu's direct competitor is Bruno Fernandez, which is not surprising. Amorin confirmed at the Chicago Flames training base on August 1: "Bruno and Kobe are in the same position." 23 days later, his speech was more newsworthy, because at that time, Maynu sat on the bench almost the whole game. Manchester United's change of coach has been not good for Menu so far. Although the double midfielder still exists, the dynamics under the three central defenders are completely different. Menu has only played 15 times under Amorin and missed another 4 months due to injury last season, losing the pace of the game. Now he must catch up.