Right. So for me a takeaway here is it's not just Bruno but other players. Which is consistent with Laurie Whitwell from Athletic and in my opinion the most worrying news for Ole as it marks the beginning of the end.
A "rift" is probably a strong term, because Castles says that all the players get on fine with Ole. He makes a point of stating this actually. Castles just states that the players are losing belief that Ole is a good manager. This has also been reported by Athletic.
Here's what Castle states in his podcast almost word for word:
- Senior players at Man Utd have not been entirely impressed by his management or coaching, or physical fitness regimes and even tactical decisions.
- It's not that he is disliked, but there is a sense that top level players who have had experience with the best managers feel he is not at the class managerial level that United need.
- The worry is that the feeling has now spread to Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes was substituted at half time, there has been reports that he was shouting "we are supposed to be Manchester United" and that he was questioning Ole's tactics. Castles says he's told that this is correct.
- Castle's says Fernandes' opinion of Ole is the same as other senior players in the team. That he's not strong enough and not able to push the team in the direction it needs to be.
I think from Castles specifically I can agree with @#07 that hopefully at least, the public questioning of Ole from Bruno may be inaccurate. But I can certainly believe many players doubt Ole as a manager.
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