Manchester, England – E be like say football no dey matter like that sometimes. Amad Diallo, di young forward wey dey represent Manchester United, don collect time off after serious family wahala. Di Ivorian player go miss di important trip to Brentford wey happen dis Saturday, as head coach Ruben Amorim don talk say football no dey important for dis kind situation.
“We dey give Amad all di support wey e need,” Amorim yarn for press conference. “Di next game no dey important. Wetin matter na dat Amad dey with him family.” As una sabi, Amad don dey part of all six matches wey United play dis season, di guy don start five of dem and him dey shine as number 10 or right wing-back. Na real wah!
No be small wah, as di news come after some fans don begin drag am for social media after he show petrol to former teammate Alejandro Garnacho, wey don leave Old Trafford amidst serious wahala. Di fans no gree let am rest before Amad go delete all him posts for Instagram and X. Amorim, e no find am funny, talk say: “I go tell my players make dem close social media, na price wey you gatz pay.” (E be like say social media no be friend at all.)
Amad no go dey alone for dis matter. Di club don show say dem dey solidly behind am. “We fit win without Amad, but we still wan win for am,” Amorim conclude, as e dey try give di guy moral support. As if dat no be enough, utility defender Noussair Mazraoui dey also kpai from di away trip to Brentford due to injury, so tings dey plenty for Amorim body.
Di clash against Brentford get weight pass regular game. For Ruben Amorim, e go mark di first time wey e fit oversee consecutive Premier League matches since e don dey OId Trafford dis season. So, if dem manage win, e go fit calm down di fans wey dey panic for di team form. Amorim sabi say di fans dey worry as dem no fit trust if di team go fit maintain consistency wey go make dem qualify for Champions League. E talk say: “Na normal. Di fans no sabi wetin go happen for di next match. I get idea, but I no sabi how e go be.”
Meanwhile, di match go see striker Bryan Mbeumo come back to im former club after e leave west London this summer. Di pressure dey high for Amorim as e gatz make some serious decisions amidst all di missing players. Di club and di boys no just dey fight for points; dem dey rally around Amad, showing say teamwork no dey only happen on di pitch.
As di team prepare for di clash, dem face bigger challenge of dealing with injuries and dem wahala. Diallo’s situation dey remind everybody say football na just game; e dey involve real life cases. If dem fit use dis match to support their brother and still win, na better finish wey go show di world sey Manchester United get heart o! Football no rule dem lives; dem go always put family first. Na so dem see am this time!
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