Ruben Amorim has just arrived and will face Ipswich on Sunday, but at Manchester United, even a seemingly calm international break cannot go without some kind of controversy. This time, it involves Marcus Rashford and Casemiro, who used their days off to take a mental break from football but faced public criticism for choosing the U.S. as their relaxation destination. Rashford, after not being called up by to play for England, attended an NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden with a friend. Dressed like a rapper at an MTV awards show—which in itself isn’t necessarily a problem—he mingled with many basketball players and celebrities in the VIP boxes, such as director Spike Lee and actor Ben Stiller.United’s top priority – Osimhen!However, this irritated former United player Gary Neville, who also didn’t “forgive” Casemiro, who went to Disneyland with his family.“Professionalism means taking care of your body, ensuring you’re as ready as possible for the next training session; that’s crucial. Sure, you can take a mental break, go somewhere with friends, but we also need to talk about the choice of location. How far are you flying, what’s the time difference, will you have jet lag when you return, will you feel stiff after a 12-hour flight?” Neville began on the podcast Stick to Football.Scout reveals why Kenyan midfielder is linked to Manchester United and BrentfordAnd he didn’t hold back when talking about the Brazilian midfielder.“This is even more directed at Casemiro than at Rashford. If I’m 30 years old, I need to take care of my body. He’s won five Champions Leagues; he’s an incredible player. But if he’d just spent 10 days with the Brazilian national team, we’d now be saying he’ll struggle this weekend because of the long distance. And they chose this international break for this trip. These are the little details that define professionalism, because by Monday night, you need to be fully prepared for training. This was not a good choice.”Amorim: ‘Manchester United is the engine of Premier League’Rashford, incidentally, spent his days in New York with Ro-Shaun Williams, a former teammate from United’s youth academy, now playing for Larne in Northern Ireland. In January, he also traveled to see him in Belfast. Back then, he was punished because he had reported to the club that he was “sick leave.” It turned out he spent the entire day drinking alcohol. Naturally, this has everyone at Old Trafford concerned.“I have to ask myself. If you’re given four days off and choose to fly to Portland, that’s a 12-hour flight with an eight-hour time difference. You feel jet lag, it affects you. And your team is playing poorly, losing, sitting 13th on the table, and now there’s a new manager. So I ask: would you choose that trip, or would you rest to recharge your batteries? Because this isn’t recharging batteries” said Neville.##NAJAVA_MECA_8511993##
