Mason Greenwood had to receive criticism and contempt from fans on the first day of his Getafe debut.
It seemed that moving to Spain would be the salvation for the 22-year-old English striker’s football career. Especially after Greenwood himself set the record for the largest and fastest shirt sale in Getafe history, but things are not going very well at the moment.
For the first time after 18 long months of not being able to play due to allegations of violence against his ex-girlfriend, the Man United star also officially returned to the field in his Getafe debut yesterday, a match in which host Getafe won. won the final with a score of 3-2.
Greenwood entered the field in the second half, with 25 minutes left in the match, and it was the English striker who took the decisive corner kick to help the home team win the dramatic match. However, the young English striker’s celebration was short-lived and unusually sad, due to criticism from the fans.Boos and negative slogans were continuously shouted loudly in the stands from even home fans and Osasuna fans, making the atmosphere gradually become more urgent and visibly tense.
After the match, Greenwood’s new manager, Jose Bordalas, admitted: “He is a great player, we all believe and really believe that going to Spain is the best choice for him now. However, everything that happened today surprised everyone, even though Greenwood played very well in this match and showed great integration ability.”
“I think he’s quite good and things will gradually get better, with Greenwood and Getafe too, time will verify what I just said.”
Besides, Bordalas added: “I talk about the sports aspect and this is football so I only care about expertise. In football, he has a great day, playing football and completing his mission is The best way Greenwood can and should be done at this time.”
It can be seen that even though he came to Spain with the purpose of avoiding old criticisms. However, in a country where the derision of fans is often below the allowable level such as bullfighting, typical of racism, it seems that Greenwood’s days will not be easy.