Yes completely forgot he came on for Bruno yesterday.
Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach
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Yes completely forgot he came on for Bruno yesterday.
I think he actually mentioned the second position for Mount being RWB but maybe that is just my memory playing tricks
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Mount Hjolund Bruno
These are the best combos for the front 3 Id think based off these few games.
Mount Hjolund Bruno
These are the best combos for the front 3 Id think based off these few games.
I imagine if Mount can stay fit he will start. He is well suited to the system and I'd have in that right CAM spot. I can see Bruno playing next to Ugarte. Mainoo is the interesting one, he has so much talent yet it seems he might not have the engine for a b2b role nor the positioning. I'm also not sure he is that creative for a 10 role. Will be interesting who Amorim eventually settles on. I'd imagine he would look to see if he can make Mainoo and Ugarte work at some point.
Yep, looks like Mount is ahead of Mainoo in all positions they can both play.
With Mainoo it is interesting because you want to see him improve and become a top player but I have my doubts in this system.
He is not a 10, many who think Mainoo should start there, need to have a look at his creativity, it isnt there. In the 10, you need to be able to pass, make the move into the box, create and score.
His best attributes are press resistance, short passing and dribbling, in the 10, he needs a bit more dynamism to excel there.
No doubt, we will see Mainoo used with Ugarte alot.
I think it's too early to say that. He's not even had a go at the role yet.
And we have already seen some pretty brilliant stuff from him in and around the opposition box. At youth and first XI.
Quick feet, great brain, great first touch, can finish. A lot of that translates to a 10. Especially when there's another 10 to do the winger type stuff.
Why do people keep saying Mainoo lacks an engine? He was among the leaders in the PL for a lot of defensive stats when he was doing Kante shifts for ETH. People are acting like he has the mobility of Busquets or something.
I don't think Mount is ahead of Mainoo at all for the CM position. I think there is a huge underrating of Mainoo defensively, his positioning is actually one of his skills. Of course he has a few lapses occassionally that people jump on, but for the most part he is always there to nip away so many threats. When you add to his physicality and ability to battle for the ball, then you have one hell of a CM for Amorim's system.
I think that might be the perception because he looks really slow.
Sure he's not that fast but he's still quite good in duels and puts in a lot of defensive work along with being out best midfielder under pressure.
Just think people are acting like he's a 0 defensively who just takes neat touches when that's not really the case.
He left Sporting and we lost already 2 games, 1 against Arsenal and the other one was a league game vs a crappy team. I guess Sporting needs to find another coach.
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Apparently Ruben Amorim doesn't like his chant. Says that he's just the coach, that supporters should sing about the players and the club.
Link in Portuguese so you guys can practice.
https://www.record.pt/internacional...m-e-explica-porque?ref=HP_DestaquesPrincipais
Link in Portuguese so you guys can practice.
https://www.record.pt/internacional...m-e-explica-porque?ref=HP_DestaquesPrincipais
He has a level of self awareness and humility that comes across as so genuine every time he speaks. I find it quite refreshing.
It is strange how Russian Portuguese sound when speaking English
Pushing back on the personality cult tendencies . Smart.
Amorim is doing the right thing with squad rotation. He wants the team to press so it’s smart that he’s rotating which is helping his style work. Previous managers was asking players to press for 90 mins with very little changes and the same line up starting 3 games a week. Ain’t happening.
Mainoo has played once under the new manager after being injured. Have patience.
Also keeps the squad engaged and players decently sharp, especially at a time when we truthfully have no idea what the ideal starting XI is even if we know a few names that are certainly in it.
Mainoo isn’t slow either. He has quite a relaxed, languid running style but he’s plenty quick when he wants to be.
Give him a few weeks to get up to speed and I can see him excelling in that more attack minded 8 role, carrying into the attacking line in the way we saw Morita doing so effectively for his Sporting side.
Give him a few weeks to get up to speed and I can see him excelling in that more attack minded 8 role, carrying into the attacking line in the way we saw Morita doing so effectively for his Sporting side.
He's right. We spend most of the time singing about ex players rather than current players too. Don't mind singing about the legends but could a bit more of our players now
Under ETH, I think a loss would've been a certainty.
Under Amorim, I do believe we have a chance of a win. Arsenal are a better side though, overall.
I can't believe how bad ETH was. Not sure what happened to him. He was good at Ajax. He was quite good in his first season with us. Then it went downhill really fast.
The wingback position is crucial in Amorim 3-4-3 system. Amad is nailed on at right wingback and likely the first name on Amorim team sheet. But Luke Shaw is nearing 30 and prone to injuries. If we aim to improve and be genuinely competitive under Amorim, we cannot rely on Shaw as our primary option. He would either become an expensive backup or need to be moved on during the summer transfer window. Signing a top quality left wingback in the summer will be a key priority for United and Amorim.
Keep Shaw till Amass is ready.
I think we have a very drastically different definition of "aimlessly" if that's what you saw. I saw the CBs were passing around trying to find space either in behind (which we exploited on both sides a couple of times, wide CB to WB) or to shepherd the Everton players to one side of the pitch and quickly switching to the other (usually from left to right with Amad as the receiver).
I really do not think we should be launching attacks just for the sake of launching attacks, that's what caused ETH's back and forth tennis match style games
And this isn't really anything special, most elite teams that utilises patient build up play would pass around the backline with very similar pacing. It ain't route one football
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I feel we should only be using this sparingly, against the likes of Arsenal, City, Pool, etc
Against inferior opposition we definitely should keep playing 1 winger and 1 fullback in the wingbacks position
Heck, against significantly inferior opposition, we might even be able to play 2 wingers as the wingbacks with 2 fullbacks as the wide CB
I still don't understand why he's reluctant to have Case - Ugarte in midfield. Case is pretty creative when he's not being a sole DM. Those games under RVN, he and Ugarte looked really solid providing platform and linking to attack.
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Why do you say he’s reluctant? He’s changed the side massively every game. He’s creating a competitive atmosphere to fight for places and giving them all a go. The Arsenal line up will be interesting now he’s seen most of the players.
5 goals in two PL games compared to ETH 8 before he was sacked is a strong start.
You'd think he'd try the pair already by now, if he had that in mind already.
It's a good start, continuing from RVN winning games with Case - Ugarte in midfield.
Plenrt of the current players need to earn that first.
About damn time.
Earn it? Even relegation fodder have chants for their current players. Says a lot about the entitlement of our fanbase.
It's a shit chant anyway. Zero imagination or effort.
I don't think he meant he doesn't like the chant. What he meant was that he prefers that the fans chant for the players and the club to egg the them on rather than chant his name.
Everything he utters our of his mouth makes me fall in love with him even more. I would be really really distraught if he doesn't work out.
Be my guest if you want an Antony chant.
Pull yourself together. He's only been here a wet week.
I was thinking this but then when you look at our fixtures, we have plenty of big games anyways so he'll probably keep rotating to stay fresh.
I didn't say he will be sold or anything.
I'm saying he is not a 10 like some of our fans think.