You've got to wonder if the media love in/obsession/need to keep them relevant for profit actually does them no favours at times. If this where a decent team where a CL place would be seen as success, let's say West Ham, then losing a few games goes relatively unnoticed. The players move on, manager works something out, they win the next game, still only a win and a draw away from CL spot. It's seen as a good season to only just miss out. Amazing if you get it.
Utd are treated like the best team in the world. THE biggest team the world has ever seen. It's unthinkable to not be top, or only a win away from it. The pressure is insurmountable. Imagine being in that average team in that below par dressing room being told every single time you don't play like prime Brazil, not; that it's because you aren't expected to be that good and let's go again, but that you're absolutely THE most shite player to ever have even looked at a football because you aren't part of that treble winning side they can't stop fawning over.
Must be like having a tiny dick n having your sexual performance judged by your ex porn star missus who has her mates round to berate you straight after for not having a 10 inch penis or being able to fuck her straight for 10 hours whilst doing a handstand. You'd be rightly disheartened by the whole thing. Especially if you looked at her n her mates n thought you know what, you're just a washed out whore who sold out years ago, you're not that attractive anymore and you're mates are all fucking mental. You're lucky I'm even with you. Infact, I reckon you'd spurt your load in 3 minutes, use her for what you can then fuck off.