Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach
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Awkward!
Sprinting back to Portugal?
Unfortunately we won't have much money in Jan
It really has been bizarre how many players we have signed that lack the athletic ability to press in the way most top teams do. ineos compounding that by signing the likes of zirkzee doesn't reflect well on them
When they were young sure.
yeah, both our transfer business and our coaching has been piss poor in this regard.
Thats exactly where, i hope Amorim can shake up both the players and the structure around and above him.
One game in, and I already think we should play a system that fits our players. Amorim please prove me wrong.
Did you not hear anything he said?
What?!
I know alot of people will get onto me but Amorim had only himself to blame in that game.
If as fans claim (I did as well) that he watched the previous games back on video, he would have known that a midfield of Casemiro and Eriksen does not provide legs or intensity, then complains about lack of physicality.
Well what did he expect? those ageing players who have been looking lost and outfought in midfield to all of a sudden to become more intense?
Then he talked about possession and then played Rashford and Garnacho who cannot hold a football?
He needs to realise quick and fast which of the players can play his style.
If as fans claim (I did as well) that he watched the previous games back on video, he would have known that a midfield of Casemiro and Eriksen does not provide legs or intensity, then complains about lack of physicality.
Well what did he expect? those ageing players who have been looking lost and outfought in midfield to all of a sudden to become more intense?
Then he talked about possession and then played Rashford and Garnacho who cannot hold a football?
He needs to realise quick and fast which of the players can play his style.
True but I don't think he had many options, Mainoo and Ugarte were lacking fitness. After that it's just Collyer and Gore. He doesn't seem deluded from what I can tell.
Plus wingbacks should have been positioned higher up the pitch so midfield aren't dragged out into the wide areas which is where the lack of athleticism most obvious
He has to work with what he has for now. What other options did he have for midfield? Casemiro and Eriksen trained all week. Ugarte was late back from international duty and was clearly not fit enough to start. He can't invent players.
Whilst I agree with both, I just think that it is kind of obvious that when you go with Casemiro and Eriksen you do lost alot in physicality.
Whilst I see that you mention that Ugarte was late back but so was Garnacho and he started.. both had to travel far. Eriksen was also away on international duty.
I kind of saw maybe why Eriksen started for possession but he was really bad in the game and we couldn't progress the ball.
Every manager at the start of their reign will talk a good game, Ten Hag did as well, when he spoke about control and rest defence even when we were winning games. Ole, Rangnick all spoke well because they are talking about someone else's team and players.
The only way I start believing him is on the pitch, too many managers have come and spoken a good game in the first season only to lose it in year 2.
SORRY ITS THE PLAYERS
I agree. That lineup was more down to availability and fitness. It’s a long season we don’t need to rush players into games where we really should still compete enough with rotating.
Maybe Ugarte was more tired from the Internationals than Garnacho, every player is assessed individually.
Time to hold your horses and be very patient.
Garnacho was an unused sub in midweek whereas Ugarte played 90 minutes. I think that was the difference.
4-2-2-2 ? What now...
The rumblings have started with some in the cafe wondering why a “4-2-2-2” was mentioned in a Ducker tweet. Of course if they actually listened to Amorim explain his system, they’d have the answer.Poor performance against Bodo on Thursday ought to be enough…
If there are a lot, name them then. Don't just say something and not follow up on it.