Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach

An article on Amorim… style, tactics (in and out of possession), roles for each position and who might fit those roles.

An interesting (lengthy) read and guy has apparently watched a bit of Sporting which is more than I have (just cheered them on v City). Welcome anyones views on whether this piece is accurate… @Sly ?


Interesting take on things as it stands, but I am sure there are going to be a lot of changes by next August. Be interesting to revisit and see how many players off that list are still here.
 
An article on Amorim… style, tactics (in and out of possession), roles for each position and who might fit those roles.

An interesting (lengthy) read and guy has apparently watched a bit of Sporting which is more than I have (just cheered them on v City). Welcome anyones views on whether this piece is accurate… @Sly ?



I read the article (interesting and detailed) and I would say it is accurate as regards the way Sporting has played under Amorim.
However, when it analyses the MU pecking order for each position of the future team, I believe suggesting Lisandro Martinez ranking 1st in the pecking order for the CCB is not accurate.
All CCB´s used by Amorim in Sporting (and Braga, before that) were big and strong with good control of the air space. Being fast was not the main concern. Coates is the best example; Diomande has the same attributes but he is much faster than Coates.
For the CCB role I see M. de Ligt or Maguire.
 
I read the article (interesting and detailed) and I would say it is accurate as regards the way Sporting has played under Amorim.
However, when it analyses the MU pecking order for each position of the future team, I believe suggesting Lisandro Martinez ranking 1st in the pecking order for the CCB is not accurate.
All CCB´s used by Amorim in Sporting (and Braga, before that) were big and strong with good control of the air space. Being fast was not the main concern. Coates is the best example; Diomande has the same attributes but he is much faster than Coates.
For the CCB role I see M. de Ligt or Maguire.
Yeah I thought Martinez would be more likely to be the left sided CH than central, similar reasons.

With less focus on defensive work, I can see why Dalot would be a popular WB choice.

Like the writer, I can’t see how Zirkzee fits.
 
I read the article (interesting and detailed) and I would say it is accurate as regards the way Sporting has played under Amorim.
However, when it analyses the MU pecking order for each position of the future team, I believe suggesting Lisandro Martinez ranking 1st in the pecking order for the CCB is not accurate.
All CCB´s used by Amorim in Sporting (and Braga, before that) were big and strong with good control of the air space. Being fast was not the main concern. Coates is the best example; Diomande has the same attributes but he is much faster than Coates.
For the CCB role I see M. de Ligt or Maguire.

I had the thought today that if the central CB steps forward into a holding position then it could be a suitable role for Casemiro. Then you have Ugarte and Mainoo in central midfield together.