\u201cHe has the attributes to be a top player. He stepped in against Athletic Club at home (Europa League semi-final second leg) to create more chances and show that he\u2019s more than a defender.\u201d<\/p>\n
United\u2019s coaches and staff saw what the fans had seen against Southampton and Yoro\u2019s performance was reviewed \u2014 but he already knew where he had gone wrong. In the following games, he played against players with a similar profile and overcompensated, conceding fouls. Then, he began to improve again, showing how he reflects and adapts quickly.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s view is that you learn in any job and the club are happy to give players an opportunity to develop, with the potential payback being accelerated growth.<\/p>\n
And how many players are the complete package at 19? He has already improved since arriving last summer and is considered a starter in Ruben Amorim\u2019s best XI, but he will still occasionally mistime his headers and make mistakes. He is still physically developing and will make errors away from the pitch, too \u2014 young players do. The key is that they learn and don\u2019t make too many.<\/p>\n
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Leny Yoro learnt from his struggles against Kamaldeen Sulemana and Southampton (Oli Scarff\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
United want to create an environment where players feel like they are part of a family and then perform as a team, with leaders among the players who view leadership like parenting. A close environment should be caring and demanding.<\/p>\n
Yoro is someone who needs little guidance, but like all players, he thrives off support. United will demand more from Yoro because they want him to be the best he can be and because he responds to it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you play for Manchester United, you need to have the mindset of being the best version of yourself,\u201d he said in Atlanta in excellent English \u2014 though he laughed when he realised he\u2019d used the word \u2018old\u2019 rather than \u2018experienced\u2019 to describe the team leaders.<\/p>\n
Yoro is well respected in the dressing room. He is closer to Kobbie Mainoo and Amad and other younger players, but United\u2019s dressing-room dynamic is much improved since he arrived. He also knows what it means to play for United.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, of course, we are a big club,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are a lot of people who want us to fail, we know that. But there are also a lot of people who want us to do great things.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t care about what they say outside, about the media, everyone said bull**** about us last year. I understand because we didn\u2019t do well. But this season will be different. We don\u2019t need to listen to this and just be focused on ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
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