One failed United player to play in this Amorim team?

[IrishRedDevil]

Di Maria as the left-sided 10 for me.

—-———Striker
Di Maria ——-- Amad

 

[OmarUnited4ever]

Mikhitaryan can be a good 10

 

[Chairman Steve]

Veron next to Ugarte would have been great to see in my opinion.

 

[1988]

First to come to mind was Kagawa.

 

[witchtrials]

Depends on the parameters of the question.

Sanchez is one of the best players to massively flop for us, but history tell us he had permanently declined by the time he signed for us, so I don't know whether you count him.

 

[sherrinford]

Martial as left-sided 10/second striker/inside forward.

Mkhitaryan, Blind, Herrerra, Fred, Veron...

 

[The-Mezzala]

Veron next to Ugarte would have been great to see in my opinion.

I would loved to off seen that also. The passing and visom of Veron and Ugarte aggression seems a perfect combo. Veron United career is slightly underrated. Nowhere near as bad as the media have carried on.

 

[Red in STL]

Depends on the parameters of the question.

Sanchez is one of the best players to massively flop for us, but history tell us he had permanently declined by the time he signed for us, so I don't know whether you count him.

You could say the same for Laurent Blanc though he wasn't a massive flop his best days were way behind him, Bastian Schweinsteiger as well

 

[Oranges038]

Taibi

 

[Red in STL]

Juan Mata as a 10

 

[iKnowNothing]

Martial as left-sided 10/second striker/inside forward.

Mkhitaryan, Blind, Herrerra, Fred, Veron...

Does (did?) Martial have enough work rate to make it work as the 10/inside forward in a Amorim system?

 

[KcB32]

MG
Sancho Amad
Reguilon Pogba Ugarte Dalot
Shaw Maguire Yoro
Henderson

 

[Red in STL]

Does (did?) Martial have enough work rate to make it work as the 10/inside forward in a Amorim system?

Nope and I'd hardly call Herrera a flop either

 

[witchtrials]

I would loved to off seen that also. The passing and visom of Veron and Ugarte aggression seems a perfect combo. Veron United career is slightly underrated. Nowhere near as bad as the media have carried on.

True, though if you are brought in to improve a midfield of Keane and Scholes, plus Beckham (who was also keen on a spot in the middle) expectations are always going to be astronomical.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Forlan.

 

[Red in STL]

Forlan.

I presume you mean Forlan which is a good shout

 

[Chief123]

Juan Mata as a 10

I was going to say this. Probably the perfect role for him. But he would need an overlapping wingback to be fully effective.

 

[jem]

I loathe him but prime Di Maria would be pretty awesome in this scheme.

 

[Red in STL]

I was going to say this. Probably the perfect role for him. But he would need an overlapping wingback to be fully effective.

Well if he's a 10 then Amad is probably the WB

 

[witchtrials]

I loathe him but prime Di Maria would still be pretty loathesome in this scheme.

Fixed

 

[NewGlory]

Mikhitaryan can be a good 10

I cannot tell if you are being serious

 

[jem]

Fixed

Oh he'll always be loathsome.

 

[Posh Red]

Got to be Poggy

 

[JJ12]

Pogback

 

[KirkDuyt]

Falcao looks enticing considering what's there...

 

[Red in STL]

The scouse version of Michael Owen

 

[V.O.]

If it's the prime version, Schweinsteiger. A double pivot of him and Ugarte would be an absolute bastard for anybody to play against.

If it's the United version, maybe Hargreaves for the five minutes he was fit.

 

[OmarUnited4ever]

I cannot tell if you are being serious

he's been decent at Inter, think he won the league with them last season and was a regular starter there, they play 352, with 3 CMs and 2 STs, but he is usually the most advanced of the 3.

 

[SungSam7]

Either Juan Mata or Pogba with the license to roam away from defensive duties.

Can you imagine if we had Pogba playing in the way Bruno is. The guy manipulated a football with ease. We'd just lose out on Brunos defense that he brings.

 

[JohnnyKills]

If it's the prime version, Schweinsteiger. A double pivot of him and Ugarte would be an absolute bastard for anybody to play against.

If it's the United version, maybe Hargreaves for the five minutes he was fit.

Was Hargreaves a failure? Part of arguably our best-ever season the one year he was fit.

 

[tenpoless]

Delay Blibd

 

[JohnnyKills]

Either Juan Mata or Pogba with the license to roam away from defensive duties.

Can you imagine if we had Pogba playing in the way Bruno is. The guy manipulated a football with ease. We'd just lose out on Brunos defense that he brings.

I always thought we should have made Pogba the 10 and built the team around him.

 

[The-Mezzala]

True, though if you are brought in to improve a midfield of Keane and Scholes, plus Beckham (who was also keen on a spot in the middle) expectations are always going to be astronomical.

Gary Neville said something interesting for months back. He was signed as the first steps to change from a 442 team to 4231 . Think Scholes was going to play off Ruud. But the players didn’t adapt quick enough. They ended up switching back quickly . Always remember being absolutely buzzing when we signed him. Shame it didn’t work as well as we all wanted. Good point on Beckham. Another player who only works on the right in a 442. Definitely had the vision to play in the middle. Remember him running the show once for England playing there.

 

[Dannn411]

Several would be quite good in this team. Mkhitaryan, Di Maria, Schneiderlin, Blind, Pogba.

 

[JohnnyKills]

Gary Neville said something interesting for months back. He was signed as the first steps to change from a 442 team to 4231 . Think Scholes was going to play off Ruud. But the players didn’t adapt quick enough. They ended up switching back quickly . Always remember being absolutely buzzing when we signed him. Shame it didn’t work as well as we all wanted. Good point on Beckham. Another player who only works on the right in a 442. Definitely had the vision to play in the middle. Remember him running the show once for England playing there.

Got there in the end with the 4-2-3-1 though didn't we?

 

[Nickosaur]

MG
Sancho Amad
Reguilon Pogba Ugarte Dalot
Shaw Maguire Yoro
Henderson

This is the worst line up I've ever seen

 

[GazTheLegend]

The three I thought of were all players Ferguson said he "regretted" letting leave the club, upon a Google search.

I was going to say Forlan, Rossi and Pique as my top three, they'd be monsters for us today, but then I won't look special since that's literally Ferguson's

 

[Red in STL]

The three I thought of were all players Ferguson said he "regretted" letting leave the club, upon a Google search.

I was going to say Forlan, Rossi and Pique as my top three, they'd be monsters for us today, but then I won't look special since that's literally Ferguson's

TBF only Forlan was really a flop, Rossi got injured and Pique left because he wanted playing time

 

[NewGlory]

he's been decent at Inter, think he won the league with them last season and was a regular starter there, they play 352, with 3 CMs and 2 STs, but he is usually the most advanced of the 3.

Right, but he was clearly not good enough in EPL, even when he was much younger.

A lot of players shine in Italy, having failed here. Very different league

 

[OmarUnited4ever]

Right, but he was clearly not good enough in EPL, even when he was much younger.

A lot of players shine in Italy, having failed here. Very different league

You are not wrong, but the OP said players who failed at United, in my mind that meant anyone, or was it about players who failed at United but were actually good, someone like Mata or Pogba?