Ex-Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has come out to say many young players showed a lack of ambition during his time in charge of the club. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, it was disappointing to see some players refuse to be captain for certain games, and they were not even bold enough to tell him directly, so they sent others to him.

Ole added that many players also said no to doing the pre-match interviews, except Bruno Fernandes, De Gea, Shaw, Maguire and Lindelof.
His words, “No one said: ‘No’ to being the club captain, it was just for certain games – ‘I don’t want to be captain for this match’.
They didn’t want to say it themselves, they had other people come up to me and say it. It was disappointing. It’s a different generation, it’s Gen Z. It’s petty and shows a lack of ambition.
Many players said no to doing the pre-match interviews, the three questions. You had the go-tos, Bruno [Fernandes] always did it, Harry [Maguire] always did it, Victor [Lindelof] did it, David [de Gea] did it, Luke Shaw did it. The others were worried about the questions, so preferred not to do it. You’re scared of the whole reaction maybe, but you also understand some of the players’ mental health.”
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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.
The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992, beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the second to win that competition for the first time as well.
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