We struggled for goals under EtH, it was bizarre that we only went for Zirkzee in the summer window and thought we would get more goals magically. Everyone knew Zirkzee wasn't even a goal scorer.
Or are we just viewing it that way because we make every game look incredibly difficultThink there are a lot of teams, surprising teams who have improved beyond belief this season. There are now very few teams who are pushovers. Dare I say except us.
It's worse than it was under ETH
Do that and we will have no squad, Ruben will have to put his boots on.
This!
Are we actually though? It always seems a bit inconclusive.
If we are, then Amorim's appointment seems insane considering half the players don't have a role in his system.
Read my post
I think you're combining two different points here. In my opinion, it's absolutely fair to blame Amorim for this mess, at least parts of it, an pointing out that he's doing poorly.
Apart from Man Utd, West Ham, Leicester, Ipswich, Southampton and Spurs….Think there are a lot of teams, surprising teams who have improved beyond belief this season. There are now very few teams who are pushovers. Dare I say except us.
Mostly reactionary, impatient types.
This thing always bugged me. Yes i think he is now an old washed bitter man, but has plenty of experience and coached lots of the top talents in the world.
Exactly it will just mean ETH MkII. The players win and we have the same players plodding away. This way we need to make changes to the squad. He might bring players in who fit his system but are actually flexible as well. Some of this squad cannot perform consistantly in any system.
I don't think any fan is claiming this manager is one of the best in the world. He's an up and coming manager that still has a lot to prove. However, the guys too early on in his new club to even think 'he has money in the bank', we're supporting him because quite frankly:
The other coaches absolutely were a huge part of the problem. Not the only problem, of course, but a problem nonetheless.
I don't think we're all that vulnerable at the back you can track a number of goals down to basic errors from the players, Brighton for instance had 6 shots today, we aren't shipping big numbers of chances just keep making the same mistakes over and over 2 goals today very similar to 2 goals against Forest, GK stuck to his line not commanding and then just basic fumbles leading to goals
Ah yes that too. I’ve never seen a more hot and cold keeper than Onana and that simply isn’t a position where you can afford to be hot and cold.
Because we already like his philosophy. Even though we're performing worse we see how attacks fail in the final third, unlike previous managers is not from a lack of a system. A lot of dangerous attacks are dying mid-opportunity because players don't have any type of scoring creativity. The stats will say no shots on target but we know better. We like the defensive intensity. He has the players hunting the ball like a pack of wolves but our players can't tackle, can't track, can't read runs and are too damn passive. It's the closest we've seen to what Klopp implemented at Liverpool. It might very well fail but till that happens there's plenty to like
With this squad a top 6th position should be realistic.
This really sums it up. Look at the lack of top quality in forward areas. That’s where United’s problem really lies.
The problem is that "burn it down and start from scratch" is no longer a viable option. The club is broke. A decade of horrible mismanagement has finally caught up to us.
Under ETH that would have been two or three times more chances conceded. He has sorted that out. He cannot account for what Onana did.
