Former Manchester United star, Paul Parker, is not happy with the performance of Portuguese defender, Diogo Dalot this season.
He said the Portugal international makes ‘too many mistakes’ and does not pay the needed attention to his job as a defender.
Parker specifically pointed out that the Manchester United defender is ‘more interested in high-fiving people than doing his job properly.’
Under their countryman, Ruben Amorim, Dalot and Bruno Fernandes have played more minutes than any other player at Manchester United.
The Portugal international was dropped from Amorim’s starting XI last time out against Tottenham.
The defender is often spotted amping up his teammates after goal-saving moments from United’s backline.
Dalot had once said that saving a goal is a form of scoring goals for defenders, insisting that such moments should be celebrated.
But Parker has insisted that high fives “don’t win you games of football”.
He added in an interview with Metro, “Dalot’s making far too many mistakes, unnecessary mistakes. He’s more interested in high-fiving people when he makes a tackle than actually doing his job properly,’ Parker told Metro via online casino Unibet.
“So, high-fives don’t win you games of football. By the time you’ve done your high-five, they could have actually bounced off of your great tackle and gone and scored a goal. So, high-five at half-time or after the game. So, no, you can’t trust Dalot there.
“You’re not getting enough quality in the final third from him as well. He doesn’t do enough defensively. He switches off too much, his clearances are poor, very poor, that’s one reason.”
