Morgan Schneiderlin is ‘mad with himself’ for retreating into his shell at Manchester United, the club he joined in the summer of 2015 from Southampton. Talking to Sportsmail, the French midfielder currently playing in Australia, claims that he’d not be there if he had played to his full potential back at Old Trafford.”Maybe I would still be at Manchester United. When I signed, I wanted to be a legend there. That is why I am mad with myself, and it will be hard until the end of my life.Schneiderlin 🗣”I know if I played to my full potential, with freedom, I would not be in Australia right now. Maybe I’d still be at Manchester United. When I signed, I wanted to be a legend there. That is why I am mad with myself and it will be hard until the end of my life.” pic.twitter.com/HmHAYvJyb3— UnitedReds (@UnitedRedscom) March 31, 2023 “I was so frustrated I couldn’t give what I wanted. I had a period after at Everton when I didn’t lose the fire, but I lost a little bit inside me, I am not going to hide that. I should have managed it better.”You work so hard to be at the top, top level. A lot of people were telling me I would be one of the top players in the world. I had the gut feeling that I had everything to be a top player in the world. Not being able to reach that level will stay with me forever, ” admits Schneiderlin.##NAJAVA_MECA_7142372####EDITORS_CHOICE##He adds that something about Louis van Gaal’s approach just didn’t fit his personality.”I was too affected by what [manager] Louis van Gaal was asking from me,” says Schneiderlin. Wanyama recounts UEFA Champions League goal against Barcelona”I lost myself as a player. It was not me on the field.”It was not just the manager’s fault, it was my fault, too. My role was not the one I had at Southampton. I felt restricted in my game. I felt they wanted to change things in me. I was not thinking as me, I was thinking about what pleased the coach.”When you reach that point, every pass you make, everything you do, you don’t play free. Something stopped me from being who I was. I wanted so much to do well and it is one of the most frustrating things ever,” concluded he.
