Van der Big's goal in 29 months is finally out of the dark ages of Manchester United
Oct 03, 2024
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Donny van der Big (27, Girona), who had his worst career period at Manchester United, scored a goal in an official game for the first time in 29 months. Ironically, it was the former Manchester United fans who were surprised and delighted by Van der Vick's goal almost two and a half years later. Manchester United fans congratulated Van der Vick, saying he is now free from the `Curse of Manchester United.'
British media Daily Star reported on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Manchester United fans were very shocked when Van der Big scored for the first time in nearly two and a half years. Van der Vick currently plays for Italian Serie A Girona. 네
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Then in September 2020, he moved to Manchester United. It was under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The era of success seemed to have opened wide in the big club. However, Van der Vick did not perform properly at Manchester United. In the 2020-2021 season, his first season in charge, he still appeared in 36 games (15 starts) and scored one goal and two assists, but he was pushed back from the competition for the starting lineup from the 2021-2022 season.
Eventually, he was loaned to Everton for half a season in early 2022 and returned to Manchester United. He thought he would receive more opportunities in the 2022-2023 season, when coach Erik ten Hag took the helm, but he played only 10 games (four starts). I've completely lost my starting position. In the second half of the 2023-2024 season, he was loaned to Frankfurt and eventually transferred to Girona in July. Manchester United had a devastating career with only two goals.
However, after moving to Girona, he is gradually recovering his old form and looking for the main position. It's been a long time since I had a taste of the goal. Van der Vick played in the Champions League match against Feyenoord at dawn on the 3rd and scored in the 28th minute of the second half. This is the first official goal in two years and five months by Van der Big. Van der Vick has not scored a goal since scoring against Arsenal on May 6, 2022, when he was loaned to Everton from Manchester United.
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Van der Big also announced a new resolution. He said ahead of Feyenoord that `I've had a lot of difficulties in my career," he said, referring to his struggles during his time at Manchester United. Then "Now I feel like I'm starting a new stage at a fantastic club. It's a big challenge for me and I want to keep improvingThere was a moment when I wanted to give up everything, but my family kept giving me faith. I convinced myself to do what I liked, so I was able to continue playing soccer"He mentioned that he endured the worst period after moving to Manchester United thanks to his family's faith."
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