“Provocative”, “disturbing” and “sad”. This is how Brann player and news’s football expert Andrine Hegerberg describes the news. – This is a known problem at United. The women’s team has been de-prioritised time and time again, says a frustrated Hegerberg. NOT THE FIRST TIME: Andrine Hegerberg is disappointed that United are once again deprioritizing women. Last year, the women’s locker room at Manchester United’s training facility in Carrington was ready. Finally, the women were to have as good training facilities as their male colleagues. The joy was short-lived. The men’s changing rooms are being renovated and the club has decided that the male players will use the women’s and academy changing rooms, at the expense of the female stars, who are stored away in barracks. Several English media outlets write that. The temporary barracks the women will use will probably be the solution for a long time to come. Because the modernization at Carrington will continue throughout the 2024/2025 season. – Now the women have finally been allowed to move into Carrington, where the men train, it will also be a step back again, so soon, sighs Hegerberg and adds: – I was hoping it would work out. But there is no point in investing, when it is so easy to set them aside and place them away. THROWN OUT: Manchester United’s women’s team finished fifth in the English women’s top division, while the men’s team finished eighth in the Premier League. Photo: Molly Darlington / Reuters – Weakens the team in the long term According to The Guardian, Manchester United must have considered several alternative solutions for the women’s team. The choice landed on having them stay at Carrington. Several of the players are said to be unhappy with the decision and feel they are not being prioritized by the club. Hegerberg agrees with that. She believes the downgrading could have consequences for the team in the long term. MISSING: Casey Stoney left the manager’s role at Manchester United in favor of the American San Diego Wave in 2021. Photo: Reuters – How one is seen affects the players mentally. Not being taken seriously means that key players are on the way out. They lost a major coaching figure in Casey Stoney in 2021, after she had long worked hard for better training facilities and plans around the women’s team. Over time, these deprioritizations lead to wear and tear that weakens the team. The team’s goalkeeper Mary Earps, who won the European Championship with England in 2022, is now leaving the club in favor of French PSG. Several contracts expire this summer, including Lucia Garcia’s, so she is unlikely to be the last. NEXT WOMAN OUT?: Lucia Garcia was central when Spain won the soccer World Cup last year. Her contract with United expires in a few days. Photo: AFP “Focused on the first team” The club’s new owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe admitted in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this month that the plans for the women’s team have still not been laid out in detail. “We have been quite focused on how to solve the first team’s problems [herre]”, he said. PRIORITIZING THE MEN: “We haven’t gotten into that level of detail with the women’s team yet,” Ratcliffe told Bloomberg. Photo: Reuters Hegerberg makes a clear call to the big club: – They must get something that is sustainable. They cannot let the men’s betting go beyond the ladies’ betting. If they want to be at the top and be competitive. They say so, but it doesn’t look like it. The way they have worked is objectionable. It is disturbing that they are once again taking a step back. She believes there is still a lot to be done when it comes to facilities for women’s teams in general. – It doesn’t just apply to United. It is a real problem, but United as such a big club should address this, says news’s expert. Hegerberg himself has experienced on several occasions being overlooked because of men’s teams, or even boys’ teams from academies: – It is tiring over time. You are always told to be professional, but it doesn’t always feel like it is arranged for you to be the best version of yourself. You feel you are not asking for much. news’s football expert believes there is a lot of talk about equality, but little action. – In Brann, we have moved into the men’s team’s facilities and it has had an immediate effect, says the midfielder, and encourages others to follow suit. IMMEDIATE EFFECT: Earlier this year, Brann played in the quarter-final against Barcelona in the Champions League. The best performance by a Norwegian football team ever. Photo: NTB Published 27.06.2024, at 13.02
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