
Paul Parker criticizes Manchester United's use of Benjamin Sesko, stating he lacks the necessary service to thrive. He hopes for a sequence of events that will showcase Sesko's strengths.
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United’s use of Benjamin Sesko “doesn’t make any sense”, says Paul Parker
Iconic Manchester United full-back Paul Parker says Benjamin Sesko is not getting the service he needs to be productive at Manchester United.
In an exclusive interview with The Peoples Person speaking on behalf of Spreadex Sports, we asked Parker whether he thinks Sesko has what it takes to be the leading striker for a club challenging for the Premier League.
“Well, I’m hoping that he gets a bit of a run and there’s some kind of sequence of events that will allow … players [to] understand what his strengths are, where he’s come from,” the former England man said.
Parker opined that Sesko cut his teeth in the Bundesliga, where a more classic form of attacking football is the norm.
“German football is just is about high lines and early balls,” he said. “English football is not that way. But every time you see him sitting on the last man, you know he is going to make a move or he’s going to make movement. You hit the ball into that area of space for him to get onto it. Manchester United are still not doing it.”
Parker went on to say the issue at United of not feeding the striker pre-dates the arrival of the Slovenian.
“They had it with [Rasmus] Hojlund as well, not hitting him,” he noted. “Hojlund’s not as agile, not as quick, not as athletic. But it’s still similar circumstances.”
“They’re not playing to [Sesko’s] strengths, so it doesn’t make any sense at all why they keep using him if they’re not going to utilise him. There’s something there. There’s definitely a talent there.”
“I like him and I want him to do well. Because you can still go out and get another centre forward, and you’re still going to have the same problem if you don’t share the ball.”
Paul Parker believes Benjamin Sesko isn't effective due to a lack of service that prevents him from being productive.
Parker hopes for a run of games that will help players understand Sesko's strengths and improve his performance.
There are expectations that Sesko could be a leading striker for a club aiming to challenge for the Premier League title.


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We asked the double Premier League winner if the problem at United is that there aren’t many natural wingers in the United side.
“No, what they are is people who are inverted, who run in, score great goals,” he said. “But when all of a sudden they have a bad patch, they don’t score, and no one else really scores because you’re not, you’re not doing anything different.”
“United’s strength has always had players who go wide. I like Amad, but Amad is not one of those who’s going to cross the ball. There’s no crossers of the ball. So really what you’re looking for then is your full-backs.”
Parker went on to discuss United’s current crop of full-backs and whether United will strengthen in that area in the summer. Read that part of the interview here on The Peoples Person shortly.
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