Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach

[stevoc]

Kompany had brought Burnley back up into the Prem in fine style in his first season. Surely he'd have been viewed even more highly if he'd changed tack and kept Burnley up towards the end of his second season? It's a strange argument to make that someone essentially relegates his own team by deliberately playing a style that he thinks will endear him to bigger clubs? Dogmatically sticking to your principles and ultimately being relegated is one thing, but believing there is a way that you could play that would keep the side up but choosing to play a different way to make yourself look better (even if it gets the side relegated) is a massive stretch. It melts my mind just thinking about it.

Probably best not to then mate

 

[Polar]

I’m afraid Amorim is being thrown under the bus (by the players) in record time

 

[pocco]

I’m afraid Amorim is being thrown under the bus (by the players) in record time

I really don’t think the club will side with the players anymore. I don’t know why but I feel like sacking ETH was the last straw for the club in terms of giving these players more chances, now it’s going to be on them. I think the club will work closely with Amorim to shape the squad over the next year or two. Depending on how well that goes will dictate when they will start expecting results.

 

[JPRouve]

I really don’t think the club will side with the players anymore. I don’t know why but I feel like sacking ETH was the last straw for the club in terms of giving these players more chances, now it’s going to be on them. I think the club will work closely with Amorim to shape the squad over the next year or two. Depending on how well that goes will dictate when they will start expecting results.

Nearly all of them have been bought under ETH and we overhauled the team with almost all managers. There isn't a point were the club "sided" with them.

 

[UnofficialDevil]

Fair enough – but that was written 4 years ago!

Which is actually good as it shows how his teams evolve and improve

True. I do hope so.

 

[Cathy Ferguson]

This is factually not true.

Playing 3 CBs means your fullbacks become wingbacks, play higher up the pitch, have more freedom to roam and can create situation where YOU can outnumber the other team in several areas of the pitch at once.

He's not obsessed with 3-4-3 because that's not the system he plays. He plays a 3-4-2-1. He's obsessed with that formation because he's an expert on it, it's brought him huge success and it's a very flexible attacking system.

I find it just as unfathomable today as I did yesterday that any United supporter who has paid attention for the last decade is doubting Amorim at this moment in time and not laser focused on the squad of players proving once again that they are MILES and MILES off being good enough.

Our best results were away to City, Arsenal and Liverpool because we were forced to play a low block which suits us best. A high press and high backline would have killed us.

Our sad state is at least 80% due to the poor players, but I am not sure Amorim has what it takes to succeed at OT. If he continues like this, which he most likely will, and he might not be around in July.

 

[stevoc]

The previous managers, a mish mash of previous manager players, doing a job for the incumbent manager at the time.

To be fair mate there are only a small handful of players left who even played under Solskjaer never mind Jose. 80%+ of this squad was brought in or promoted by ETH.