{"id":295878,"date":"2023-11-08T17:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=295878"},"modified":"2023-11-08T17:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:25:42","slug":"dimitar-berbatov-tells-man-uniteds-antony-to-cut-out-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/dimitar-berbatov-tells-man-uniteds-antony-to-cut-out-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimitar Berbatov tells Man United&apos;s Antony to cut out tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Dimitar Berbatov tells Man United&#8217;s Antony to cut out &#8216;stupid things like tricks&#8217; and &#8216;keep your game simple&#8217; as the \u00a385m Brazilian winger struggles for form<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Antony has yet to register a goal or assist in 11 United outings this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brazilian winger has been advised by Berbatov not to over-complicate his game<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is a CLOWN &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dimitar Berbatov has told Antony to cut out &#8216;stupid things like tricks&#8217; and keep his football simple as the \u00a385million Brazilian winger struggles for form at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Antony has yet to contribute a goal or an assist in 11 United outings this season as Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side lurch from one setback to another.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old was hooked for Facundo Pellistri 63 minutes into United&#8217;s 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday, with the Uruguayan setting up the decisive goal for Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n<p>Having left the field to a combination of ironic cheers and jeers at Craven Cottage, it remains to be seen if Antony starts Wednesday night&#8217;s crunch Champions League game with Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>Former Old Trafford striker Berbatov told Betfair, via the Manchester Evening News: &#8216;Erik ten Hag likes Antony; everybody knows that because they worked together at Ajax.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77557435-12725531-image-m-13_1699460561284.jpg\" height=\"520\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Antony has struggled for form during the early part of the season at Manchester United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77557437-12725531-image-a-14_1699460588801.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The \u00a385million Brazilian winger was hooked for Facundo Pellistri at Fulham last Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77557433-12725531-image-a-15_1699460614000.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former United striker Dimitar Berbatov has told Antony not to overcomplicate his game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s clear he has a soft spot for him because every coach is like this with certain players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ten Hag is giving Antony his trust. Antony needs to know that every time he steps on the pitch, he must justify Ten Hag&#8217;s trust, work his socks off to show, &#8216;yes boss, you&#8217;re trusting me, I don&#8217;t want to let you or the team down.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, right now, it&#8217;s not working well for Antony, so my piece of advice would be to keep it simple, don&#8217;t overcomplicate stuff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The moment you start thinking you&#8217;re Ronaldinho or [Zinedine] Zidane while you&#8217;re struggling in games, you&#8217;re going to suffer even more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Don&#8217;t try to do stupid things like tricks that are not beneficial for the team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Bulgarian advised Antony to just keep his game simple, adding: &#8216;You&#8217;re so quick, use your pace to get in behind the defence, get on the ball and start to record assists or shoot to score.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s how simple it is. Stay disciplined and concentrated &#8211; it&#8217;s not so difficult.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77563397-12725531-image-a-16_1699460698140.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Berbatov told Antony to concentrate on beating opponents with speed rather than trickery<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/16\/77563439-12725531-image-a-17_1699460738210.jpg\" height=\"550\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian struggled to get the better of Antonee Robinson during United&#8217;s game at Fulham<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if Antony doesn&#8217;t play the next game, though, because everyone saw he wasn&#8217;t at his best against Fulham. So, let&#8217;s see what Ten Hag decides.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is a talent in Antony, but don&#8217;t overcomplicate stuff. When you build your confidence back, then you can start doing the complicated side of the game and showing your tricks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Antony scored eight times across all competitions during his debut season for United after his big money move from Ajax later in the summer window.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12725531\/Dimitar-Berbatov-tells-Man-Uniteds-Antony-cut-stupid-things-like-tricks-game-simple-85m-Brazilian-winger-struggles-form.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimitar Berbatov tells Man United&#8217;s Antony to cut out &#8216;stupid things like tricks&#8217; 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