The record of Manchester United s culture death in the night of the Red Devils collapse

When the final whistle rang at Brandall Park, the scoreboard was frozen at 12-11, Manchester United players lowered their heads toward the center circle, and Grimsby fans in the stands sang "Where are you going next Tuesday?" - this moment, it was called "the official time of the death of culture" by insiders in Old Trafford.

This is not an unpopularity, but an autopsy. In the second round of the British League Cup, a giant who spent 200 million pounds in the summer window was pierced by the fourth-level fishing port team with a penalty dagger. In addition to the score, the more dazzling scene is: No one of the Manchester United teams looked up at their fans in 11 rounds of penalty kicks - they were afraid of looking at each other, and even more afraid of admitting that the club no longer had a soul anchor.

1. The "12th puzzle" on the tactical board

interim coach Amorin insisted on 3-4-3, but no one could play on the wingback; he wanted to press at a high position, but couldn't find a midfielder to run. Post-match technical statistics reveal the cruel facts: Manchester United runs 102.3 kilometers in this game, 7 kilometers less than their opponents - equivalent to hitting one less person. Amorin's voice at the press conference was hoarse: "System? The system needs people to believe it, and we only have 11 jerseys."

2. The "red button" of the psychological laboratory in the 54th minute, Onana took off the hand and gave the gift, the camera tangentially towards the bench - there was no roar, only a head held. Psychology expert and former England team PhD Dr. Steve Peters commented: "This is a textbook case of learned helplessness. Manchester United has lost track of adversity in the past decade, which has allowed the player's brain to automatically translate 'crisis' into 'collapse'."

3. The "black hole ledger" of the transfer market

Manchester United eats Sheshko, Cunya and Mbeumo this summer, but lets go of the only defensive midfielder McTominay. Club insiders revealed that the list of signings was jointly formulated by the "commercial department + brokerage circle" rather than the scouting system. On Brandall Park Night, Manchester United's starting central defender group only practiced for the first time five days ago - because on the international match day, they played for the Netherlands and Argentina respectively.

4. The "vacuum" in the armband

B fee put on the captain's armband, but handed the lottery coins to the opponent before the penalty shootout. This detail was called "leadership outsourcing" by the Guardian. What is even more ironic is that Captain Grimsby and 32-year-old central defender Watson mobilized before the game: "We may not be able to afford their sneakers, but we can buy their fear."

5. The "silent tsunami" in the stands

The final whistle sounded, and 8,000 Manchester United fans who were expeditioning with the team did not boo, only mobile phone flashes - not celebration, but recorded death. Old Trafford season ticket holder and diehard group "1958" issued a statement: "We no longer protest against Glazer, we protest ourselves - why do we still believe it?"

6. Cultural Test Report

The last brick left by the Ferguson era - the 1999 Triple Crown Memorial Wall - is still at the entrance of the Carrington Base. But behind the wall, the training ground was divided into "commercial shooting area", "youth training isolation area" and "first team VIP parking area". A U18 coach who asked not to be named said: "We are no longer a football team, we are a content company, and we play football occasionally."

[Afterword]

Manchester United's next game is the weekend league, and the opponent is the newly promoted Sheffield United. Bookmakers still list Manchester United as a handicap — not because they believe in them, but because they believe in "traffic". When culture dies, achievements are just epitaphs. The night wind in Brandall Park may not be blowing out a cup game, but the last candlelight of the Red Empire.