Our midfield is still getting over run log after his sacking, including today against the mighty Indidi and Winks. Maybe it goes a bit beyond the managers intentions
Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach
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Because he can't play that way.
Dalot was decent 2nd half
Pretty much where I sit with him at the moment too.
Did he actually want him or is this a club signing forced on him?
But he could easily play with attacking wing backs instead of having 5 defenders on the pitch plus Ugarte. That’s why we are so slow building from the back and why we don’t create anything.
If we carry on with 343 he has to be bold and go with Amad and Dorgu as wing backs. Zirkzee and Garnacho as the 10’s and Hojlund as the 9. We play our best football when we have attacking wing backs which is easy to see.
It’s not even a risk for him, we are losing so many games what does it matter?
They were done under ten hag this season.
Did you see when Southampton tore us up and should’ve been 3-0 up at half time at OT? How about that rancid match at Fulham where we win off a one in a million deflection from outside the box? The win in Europe against HSBC, well they’re about the level of a mid table Championship club. Sure he’s done it in Portugal but this is the big leagues. Every team, even relegation fodder, are strong, physical and athletic with a plan. I’ve been thinking about this whole ‘this season is a write off narrative’ but if nothing else he needs to show something to the higher ups where they trust him with a rebuild. It’s utterly pathetic and for me it’s 50/50, he could go on to become our saviour but I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if he turns out to be another false hope.
The full Dorgu quote
It's not just being diplomatic though, there's a lot of truth in it, Hojlund may not be good enough but realistically there aren't many strikers that are going to do a whole lot better with the service the team provides
Exactly this! At least we might look somewhat exciting to watch again!
With the ball maybe. Without the ball he's fecking horrific.
Maybe but its not entirely unrelated to how the rest of the side is set up under Amorim. Its not exactly a classic double pivot.
We do the opposite of pack the midfield. The middle 2 really is a middle 2 with the wing backs somewhere far away, a defender supposedly meant to step in to equal the numbers but it rarely happens, and three players somewhere ahead of the ball but often chasing shadows.
I can understand the desire to absolve Amorim of all blame as it makes it easier to believe there's light at the end of the tunnel. I've stopped believing. There's too much evidence now that a lot of these problems are being added to by his approach instead of mitigated.
Aye it’s bizarre. The players are clearly looking for cutbacks a lot more since he came in so it’s obviously been instructed, so why wouldn’t you have your wingbacks on the correct side so they can break forward quickly and cut it back with their strong foot?
“Philosophy managers”, for lack of better word, can have really high ceilings but the learning curve is pretty steep to get to see results.
He clearly knows what he wants. He cares about physicality, strength, pace, coverage of the right positions, and is okay with sacrificing some technique for it. This explains Dorgu, Collyer, Dalot, Hojlund over some more technical options who don’t bring the physicality. It’s also why I don’t think he’s sold on Mainoo, like at all, and couldn’t tolerate Rashford.
My worry is that these types of managers by design require patience, and either working with young players who have the raw ingredients and can be moulded over time, or a big chequebook. We don’t have the latter, so we’re clearly going after the former by signing relatively cheap very young players who have the physical attributes required even if they’re not super technical.
It’s all about the belief and patience of the fanbase and the owners. Elements of this are similar to LVG, with the main difference being that Amorim is much younger so the upside of getting it right and the potential longevity is great.
I feel like it is worth the risk vs churning through pragmatic managers who get some better results short term but ultimately we don’t go anywhere with them long term. Obviously this has to be within reason.
He clearly knows what he wants. He cares about physicality, strength, pace, coverage of the right positions, and is okay with sacrificing some technique for it. This explains Dorgu, Collyer, Dalot, Hojlund over some more technical options who don’t bring the physicality. It’s also why I don’t think he’s sold on Mainoo, like at all, and couldn’t tolerate Rashford.
My worry is that these types of managers by design require patience, and either working with young players who have the raw ingredients and can be moulded over time, or a big chequebook. We don’t have the latter, so we’re clearly going after the former by signing relatively cheap very young players who have the physical attributes required even if they’re not super technical.
It’s all about the belief and patience of the fanbase and the owners. Elements of this are similar to LVG, with the main difference being that Amorim is much younger so the upside of getting it right and the potential longevity is great.
I feel like it is worth the risk vs churning through pragmatic managers who get some better results short term but ultimately we don’t go anywhere with them long term. Obviously this has to be within reason.
Backing him will be the final nail in our coffin.
Exactly, give it a go and see if we get better results, and we’d 100% be a better watch.
He is genuinely starting to annoy me more than Ten Hag with his stubborn and stupid decisions. Not saying he should be sacked but he is making life harder than it needs to be for himself.
I have no clue what he is trying to do. I don't see any patterns or anything getting better.
Purely running on "trust me bro!!!"
Purely running on "trust me bro!!!"
Did he said that seriously or was he joking there? If he was serious with that then I'm worried. If this is how we scout our players and how our coach gets to know the players then we have no hope in hell.
Is he thinking of a career change to stand up comedian? He can’t be calling Dalot a winger capable of playing both sides with a straight face?
Even Bruno and Ugarte looked alive when we actually had attacking players on. If we have less it's easy for teams to cover. The starting dynamic is not working for anyone. Once we got going we can have Maz and Yoro getting up as well but it's so negative with limited attacking players on.
The Wyscout thing elicited a Marge Simpson concerned grumble from me.
I assumed it was a fake quote and was genuinely shocked to see it was real.
He's absolutely fuming tonight. post match, and in the press conference. Hopefully it's chanelled into something good, he was visibly holding back pure anger I felt.
Maybe Ashworth was the guy with all the sense.
We will have to wait and see.
We will have to wait and see.
Good changes at HT, good and deserved win.
6 wins in 8 now.
It's slowly starting to click and it's only going to get better.
Let's go, Ruben! Let's go, United!
6 wins in 8 now.
It's slowly starting to click and it's only going to get better.
Let's go, Ruben! Let's go, United!
I wouldn’t want to be the person who selected the team today. He’s surely getting a real earful from Amorim after that game.
The logic there baffles me. Dorgu can also play on the left and Dalot is more suited and plays more on the right.
I interpreted it more like he was calling them idiots for failing to do basic research
Other than the dorgu dalot thing, I dont think there was much wrong with that team tonight - probably our strongest 11 that we could pick to be honest.
I had to put his performance thread on ignore. It doesn’t matter what he does at this point. If only this forum had a scheduled posts functionality, folks can schedule the same comments to be posted after every match, regardless of how the match plays out
me too, he was clearly being a little bit snappy and having a dig.
I fear a new Redcafe myth has been born.
A few people in here a bit gutted that an offside goal has prevented them from going full mental I reckon.
Some shitty performances, but results so far in 2025: DWWLWWWLW - imagine when it all starts to click?!
Some shitty performances, but results so far in 2025: DWWLWWWLW - imagine when it all starts to click?!
At one point winks was receiving the ball with no one available to press. For playing 2 Vs 3 in the midfield in such competitive league, he will need two physical monsters that can run all day with immense technical ability.