I can't decide if their doubling down on shutting down criticism is more embarassing than the fact that they keep feeding all this embarassing exclusives to the Daily Mail
Ainsley-Sorsby
Its kind of impressive how fixed the media are about the Rwanda sponsorship, a sponsorship that objectively has a positive side considering how much the Rwandan tourism is tied to wildlife conservation and how many conservationists support eco tourism in the region, because it makes the wildlife important and gives local governments and communities are reason to to try and protect the rainforest and the wildlife. Meanwhile, the entire league is sold to shady oligarchs and butcher princes who "don't mind if you tell them that they do sportswashing". Arsenal's stadium is called Emirates ffs.
My cynical self would assume that this is because Rwanda had to be picky and doesn't have enough to pay for everyone, unlike the rest of the shady sponsors and owners
Kinda tough for midfielders like Rice to get recognision in such awards, even defenders can be flashy in their own way and make highlights(see VVD or Saliba) but an all around midfielder who just holds everything together without being a particularly aggressive defender or a flashy playmaker, will find it harder to get noticed, at least when it comes to individual awards, not mention that its harder to stat pad
Lets play a lil' game: look at this line up for a moment and forget they're wearing a united uniform
Onana, Dalot, Maguire, Evans, Lindelof, Amrabat, McTominay, Eriksen, Fernandes (c), Rashford, Hojlund
Where would you expect this squad to be placing? I'd say a range from 8-12 is a fair expectation, so they're playing just on par for their quality honestly. Maybe a better manager could squeeze a europa league placement
And here i was wondering how football journos are going to fill the time after the internanional games and before the leagues restart. Why, ofc its going to be with a bit of united drama! Its their favorite