The Argentine central defense Lisandro Martínez had no pity or pity in the way he criticized Manchester United's leadership after the defeat in front of the Madrid Atlético, stating that the team is not at the level of the Champions League.
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13/10/2026
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A manchester United Champions League night went from bad to worse after the final whistle. After the defeat of the red devils in the stronghold of Atlético de Madrid this Tuesday, Lisandro Martínez was active in the criticisms against the management of the English club.
In statements to Amazon Prime after the departure concerning the second day of the single league phase of the millionaire race, the Argentine central defense did not spare and indicated concrete names of who expected better work.
“Very weak. Very weak. I have to control myself a lot, but sometimes this is a reflection of the reality of our club at the moment”, started by saying the international albiceleste.
“ We did a fantastic time last season and now we expect more from the lead, more players to compete, because many teams also bring many players. Atlético has an incredible team and deserved today’s victory,” he continued.
From this sentence, criticism began to be stronger and with ‘fingers pointed’ to technical director Jason Wilcox, who was the man who was directly involved in Ruben Amorim’s departure from the technical command of the red devils.
“ I expect more [investment]. 100%. I expect more from our technical director [Jason Wilcox]. I have to be honest: as players, we have to give more, but it is also important, when building a strong squad, be prepared for this type of night ", shot.
“In general. Last time we did everything, we created the base to form a fantastic team. It’s annoying and disappointing to come here and not see my team trying to get a fantastic result,” Lisandro Martínez said.
On the issue of guilt being coach Michael Carrick, the truth is that the Argentine defense confessed that this does not exist, since one cannot be changing coaches and maintaining the routines directives.
“I don’t think so. He does his best. Every time is different. You can't be stuck with what you did back then. Teams know how we play, they know all the details. If we do not change, next season it will be a big problem ", admitted.
“ You can't keep changing, changing, changing coaches. What about the other areas? I can't say any more. Tonight is easy to blame the coach, it is easy to blame the players, but we also have to look at other areas ", completed.
Remembering that Manchester United went to the Metropolitan to face the Madrid Atlético for the second round of the Champions League's single league phase, where he ended up being defeated by 2-0, with goals to be scored by Pablo Barrios in the first minute, and by Ademola Lookman at 79 minutes.