At Manchester United, Depay waited in vain for his chance. Even his teammates were amazed at his substitute role.
Memphis Depay made allegations against ex-coach Jose Mourinho in an interview. The current Roma coach and Depay once worked together at Manchester United. Across from the Catalan newspaper The newspaper FC Barcelona’s newcomer complained that Louis van Gaal’s successor at the English record champions deliberately did not use him.
“I think he never intended to give me a chance,” speculated Depay, implying that Mourinho had not judged him fairly.
Depay on Manchester United: “They asked me why I never played”
The months in the English Premier League had been a difficult experience for him, because nothing had changed after a visit to Mourinho’s office. “I had the feeling that I was training well, but even the players didn’t understand,” said the Dutch international: “[Paul] Pogba and Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] asked me why I never played. “
For him, that was confirmation that he had no prospects under Mourinho. “I realized that I didn’t want to be at a big club without playing,” recalls Depay.
At the beginning of 2017 he dared a new start in the French Ligue 1 at Olympique Lyon: “That was the best decision I could have made.”
At OL, the dribbling attacker found his old strength and moved to Barca on a free transfer this summer.
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