Recently, English soccer pundit Souness harshly criticized Manchester United's young midfielder Kirby Maynu's performance in the Europa League on his show. Souness argued that Menu lacked an understanding of his position and appeared naïve in the way he played, a view that quickly sparked widespread controversy in the soccer world. The Manchester Evening News was quick to respond, writing an article that hit back at Souness' comments, calling them "stupid comments".
Souness' criticism of Maynu is not an isolated incident. In retrospect, Souness has shown a similar harshness when commenting on Pogba and Lisandro Martinez, and these criticisms have often been accused of not being objective enough, or even deviating from the truth. For example, he has criticized Martinez for poor ball control, which is actually one of the defender's strong points. As a result, Souness' bias and subjectivity when commenting on young players has upset many fans and media outlets.
In his comments on Menu, Souness pointed out that Menu wandered around the pitch, left the midfield area too easily and showed "childish" defensive moves against Serbia. However, the Manchester Evening News do not share these views. They believe that Menou, as a young player of only 19 years old, is in a learning and growing phase, and his performance is already beyond the level of his age. At the Euros, Menu's excellent ball control and the balancing act he brought to England's midfield was there for all to see.
Manure further pointed out that Menu has also proved his worth by playing at crucial moments. In England's matches against strong teams such as Denmark, Switzerland, Holland and Spain, Menu was given a chance to start and helped the team achieve good results. Especially in the final match against Spain, although the overall performance of the England team is not good, but Menu still showed his strength and potential.
As such, the Manchester Evening News believe that Souness' criticism of Menu is foolish. They emphasize that the fact that Menu has the ability to play for England for the next decade is in itself the best proof of his strength and potential. If Souness really doesn't understand what Menu actually is and where his potential lies, then his comments are particularly ridiculous and ignorant.
