Manchester United have officially unveiled that new striker Joshua Schukes will wear the number 11 shirt. The vacant No.11 shirt has been unoccupied for a long time since Jese retired, with the 23-year-old Dutch international seemingly burdened with heavy expectations after his underwhelming performances since taking over the baton.
In the summer of Man 9, with the departure of Anthony Martial on a free transfer, Helen, who had been wearing number 11, switched to number 9, a number that symbolized the team's leading attacker.The number 11 jersey went unloved for a long time until Joshua Shukes bravely took over the hot potato.
The number 11 was a symbol of the Jays' legend, but its successors, such as Zanussi, Anthony Martial, Glynn Watt and Helen, have not performed as well as they should have. One of them, Glynn Watt, even had his career damaged by a domestic violence incident, which made people wonder about the "curse" of the No. 11 jersey.
Last season, Hyland went into a goal drought and was questioned for failing to perform. As a result, he immediately grabbed the No. 9 jersey after the departure of Madill this season, hoping to turn his luck around.
But Joshua Schukes is not afraid of the "11 curse". He wore number 11 in his first season at Bologna, switched to number 9 last season, and returned to number 11 for the Bayern Munich-Dutch Young Boys game. This seems to suggest that he is destined to wear this number.
