Nothing will have been spared from Manuel Ugarte, the Uruguayan midfielder who thought he was reviving Manchester United after a complicated season at PSG. But while optimism surrounded his arrival at the Red Devils, it is a real firefighter that he has just wiped, and not from anyone: a legend of the club has dropped, without language of wood, on its performance and its shortcomings, reviving the debate on the relevance of this transfer. The criticism is scathing and calls into question the usefulness of the player in the Mancunian workforce.
Ugarte, a free fall trajectory
It was Lee Sharpe, an emblematic ex-manster of Manchester United, who was responsible for sending this charge to Ugarte during an interview with Aceodds.com. According to him, the Uruguayan “If he shines with his slaughter and his defensive aggressiveness, Ugarte shows real limits with the ball and does not meet the expectations of the club in the revival and construction of the game”. Sharpe even pushes the comparison with Adam Wharton, Crystal Palace midfielder, whom he considers much more creative and capable of bringing what Ugarte has failed to offer to United.
Sharpe's observation is shared by many observers. Arrived in Paris from Sporting with major promises, Ugarte had seduced by its impact from its first games, before gradually declining. His season at PSG has turned into a descent into hell, and his transfer to Manchester United, supposed to relaunch his career, has so far not produced the expected effect. Worse, his inability to impose himself technically lets doubt his ability to regain his level.
Why nobody regrets it
At PSG, few supporters regret his departure, as he disappointed after encouraging beginnings. And if the Mancunian experience runs short, there is no doubt that Manchester United will not recover either. Ugarte seems today to be the symbol of these promising players who never manage to pass the expected course at the highest level, bothering in a cycle of disappointments and disappointments.
Manuel Ugarte's future seems more uncertain than ever. Between the criticisms that accumulate and the loss of confidence, the Uruguayan environment will have to redouble their efforts if he wants to reverse the trend. For the moment, he especially embodies the risk of failed recruits, and no one seems ready to fight to hold him back, neither in Paris, nor in Manchester.
