Earlier in the week, Manchester United announced that the club and Greenwood were parting ways. Now the team is full of internal problems related to what happens on the field, so the decision was made to get rid of the toxic player and stop being distracted by the external noise that would inevitably arise if he returned.
“I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU WANT”
The striker stormed into the Premier League and was poised to become the next big star, but like many young players, he fell victim to his own popularity and wealth.
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The prerequisites for a big scandal were visible in advance: during covid restrictions, Greenwood, together with Phil Foden, brought unknown girls to a hotel room after the Nations League match with Iceland. For this, both were sent ahead of schedule from the location of the England team. There were rumors about other problems with discipline: Mason was left out of applications for club matches several times due to constant delays.
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But Greenwood hit harder at the end of January 2022. His girlfriend posted photos of bruises on social media that she claimed were the result of assaulting a footballer. She also published an audio recording in which one can clearly hear how the Englishman is forcing the girl into intimacy, despite the refusal. I don’t care what you want. Shut up and don’t talk to me”, is one of the resonant phrases pronounced by Greenwood.
Mason Greenwood’s social network
ULTIMATUM
About a year later, the court acquitted the player, but Manchester United were in no hurry to return the striker and decided to conduct their own investigation first. Interestingly, Greenwood and his ex-girlfriend have since gotten back together and even had a baby. Given this fact and the player’s talent, the Red Devils intended to return Mason to the squad.
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However, the public reaction became a stumbling block. According to rumors, this was an unexpected blow to the club’s management, although what did they initially think? Even if there was no rape in the end, the audio recording alone is enough to understand the rude attitude of the football player towards his soul mate. Of course, after such an attitude towards him as a person, everyone changed. And no court decision could change that.
The negative reaction on social networks to the possible return of the player to the team was complemented by a whole wave of negative reactions: the players of the Mancunianos women’s team vehemently opposed it, some club employees threatened to resign and the deputy British Zara Sultan and well-known TV presenter Rachel Riley strongly condemned the club, which was going to pardon Greenwood.
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According to media polls, a majority were also in favor of sending Greenwood to hell. What can I say, even star players in the past, and now TV presenters Jamie Carragher and Phil Neville, who rarely agree, unanimously supported the decision to remove the player. At the same time, they also condemned the “Red Devils” for how they finally made the only right decision.
RPL WAITING
As it turns out, Manchester United themselves put themselves in a situation where they inevitably took a hit to their reputation with any decision. Leaked documents describing the process of returning a player, constant throwing and doubts from the club – all this had a negative impact on the perception of the Mancunians’ actions.
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The footballer himself was forced to keep himself in shape all this time alone, even in city parks. So the big question is what condition is he in now. This is the first risk that his new team will have to take. And the second, but much more significant: who would even dare take a player with such a damaged reputation? An avalanche of public condemnation cannot be avoided here. It’s worth it? I think any serious club will say no.
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It seems that now the best option for Mason is to disappear from the radar somewhere in the Championship or in a foreign championship. Zenit, for example, is actively looking for a new attacking player. In addition, reputation has never played any role in Russia: football players who are rude to the camera are the norm for us, in Spartak a football player accused of stabbing plays, and in Avangard hockey, in general, in the rape of a minor.
