Hojilund being in woeful form doesn't mean the solution is to throw in a player who's been in woeful form for the guts of three years, and at times has barely resembled a footballer.
Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach
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Hojilund being in woeful form doesn't mean the solution is to throw in a player who's been in woeful form for the guts of three years, and at times has barely resembled a footballer.
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I'd rather have a striker who scores inconsistently than a striker who never scores at all.
He just seems so calm and relaxed talking about the job.. Thats all well and good, just hope he is the same once he realises how crap the players are at following instructions.
He is under no pressure and if results dont improve, regardless of what anyone says "give him time". "free hit this season", there will always be pressure if Manutd dont win games.
Exactly. We can’t expect things to click straight away. Most of this team would have never played in a system he’s about to introduce. Plus they’ll all have mashed brains from instructions from previous managers still at the back of their minds. Luckily it seems like Amorim is a lot clearer in what he wants and the players should understand him.
Obviously you've never dealt with a Government bureaucracy before, if you had you wouldn't ask!
When he'll see some of the passing, he'll turn into Gennaro Gattuso, and rightfully so.
Stark contrast to David ‘The blood drained from my face, I was shocked’‘ Moyes.
Honestly, I just hope we see some progress. Every manager since SAF has ended the same way... us going into games thinking.. how many will we lose by.
Yet, I see managers come in at other clubs and implement a system and think.. why cant we?
So I really hope Amorim can get a group of players to play the way he wants and he should be able to play it better than at Sporting as he has better players.
We do need starting no9 for next season but for this season Rashford could be the best option. He is far from perfect for no9 role but when you consider all cons and pros for every our striker.......i have most faith in Rashford.
That doesn't mean that i would even consider him as a long term starting no9.
Højlund over Rashford any day.
#9 in Amorims system is expected to run into the channels. Rashford is not the man for that role. He will be tired in the first 20 mins. Hojlund however does that more effectively and he presses better.
I get the Rashford hate but this is just a lie.. if there is something Rashford is actually good at, its running the channels.
That is the reason why some people think he can work as a 9, he runs in behind and will make channel runs.
These youngsters fill me with hope
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Well I got my prediction back to front with EtH. I thought he would have a very rocky first year and then adapt his strategy to suit the premier league and kick on. Turns out he did the opposite, was pragmatic and doing well and then tried to implement a flawed system.
For Amorim I hope the club send a very strong message to the players that he will be backed all the way. I can see that some players don't suit his system but thankfully that is now a smaller number of players following recent clearouts. Maguire needs 5 touches to control the ball so he will be gone. Rashford has to have a total change in attitude.
We have players that can adapt to playing three at the back, but we will be vulnerable at set pieces and on counter-attacks until marking, roles and positioning become instinctive rather than learnt. Some players will be tried in unusual roles to see if they adapt or have the right work ethic. I hope these experiments are short lived and, if not successful, will be replaced with younger players until the transfer market can be exploited.
Given what happened with Erik i feel that I'd prefer a rocky start, with some topsy turvy results while the team adapts to his style - and we then begin to play with a consistent style and application. I suspect some players will be hoping that a run of 4 or five losses or an absolute thumping will lead to a crisis of confidence in Amorim or a change in his methodology.
The fans and the board need to be resolute in backing the manager and not accepting mediocre effort from the players. Not good enough for the system can be forgiven...not working hard enough can't be accepted anymore.
For Amorim I hope the club send a very strong message to the players that he will be backed all the way. I can see that some players don't suit his system but thankfully that is now a smaller number of players following recent clearouts. Maguire needs 5 touches to control the ball so he will be gone. Rashford has to have a total change in attitude.
We have players that can adapt to playing three at the back, but we will be vulnerable at set pieces and on counter-attacks until marking, roles and positioning become instinctive rather than learnt. Some players will be tried in unusual roles to see if they adapt or have the right work ethic. I hope these experiments are short lived and, if not successful, will be replaced with younger players until the transfer market can be exploited.
Given what happened with Erik i feel that I'd prefer a rocky start, with some topsy turvy results while the team adapts to his style - and we then begin to play with a consistent style and application. I suspect some players will be hoping that a run of 4 or five losses or an absolute thumping will lead to a crisis of confidence in Amorim or a change in his methodology.
The fans and the board need to be resolute in backing the manager and not accepting mediocre effort from the players. Not good enough for the system can be forgiven...not working hard enough can't be accepted anymore.
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Hold on.. you want us to drop more points than we did when Ten Hag started? You do realise Ten Hag started poorly? Loss at home to Brighton then followed by 4-0 loss to Brentford.. 2 wins then we lost 6-3 to City..
I definitely hope we dont have a rocky start, considering how bad we already have been this season and our players aren't that bad.
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I hadn't been as excited by a manager since ten Hag. I know ten Hag didn't worked out but I'm glad the approach were taking signing the young upcoming managers instead of the washed out ones.
This. Plus he has more variety in finishing than other two.
I was never a fan of Rashford on no9 position but between current options; Rashford any day.
I don’t hate him. But I feel like I’ve given him plenty of opportunities to step up over the past 2 years. He hasn’t. So I couldn’t give a shit if he leaves. Simple as.
He hasn’t done this running you speak about in a while. He tries to dribble his way more now. And he isn’t good at getting past his man either. He genuinely isn’t a threat anymore. He also doesn’t track back enough. All that shows a lack of effort.
Remember Ruud of all people took him off in the 55th minute at home against one of the worst teams in the league cause he was so shit. He isn’t going to magically step it up for Ruben.
I understand everything you said in this post and agree with it, your previous post mentioned him not making those runs.
One thing with Rashford, he will run in behind, he may be rubbish at doing everything else at the moment but he will run in behind.
However, that is just one aspect of the game that Amorim wants his striker to do, which he can do imo.
The question is can he play with his back to goal? there is no evidence that he can, alot of times when he is deployed as a 9, the ball has never stuck, he isn't able to bring players into play.
Its almost as if we need a blend of Zirkzee and Hojlund into one player, where Hojlund can do all the off the ball movement but cannot control the ball for any money.
Agreed. No complaints about hiring Ten Hag because he was a highly-rated, innovative coach at the time, it just didn't work out unfortunately as the step up proved too much. There's no reason to stop taking chances on exciting young coaches though.
Not only lack of effort but also lack of football iq. If there was a betting category for "number of runs on the wing with your head down and getting the ball out" Rashford wouldn't allowed to be bet on.
Can’t we just let him wear whatever he wants instead of sponsored clothes?
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I agree with everything you said, but i must point something out regarding the last paragraph: it's not unheard of the win multiple Championships in Portugal while being a selling club. Porto and Benfica have done it several times in the past 20 years.
What's special about Amorim is that he managed to do it with Sporting. That's what is truly remarkable.
He had no business wining his first championship. He massively overachieved with that one. The club was in shambles before he got there and now he's leaving with Sporting being the top candidates to win the League again.
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Will we only be able to watch the interview at 7pm if we have MUTV?
Utd are dogshit at stuff like this. Even the most basic stuff requires you to go to the physical website and sign in/signup. So behind the times as usual.
Someone will probably upload it to Youtube within 30 minutes
You know it’s a money maker for the club, right? It’s all about the revenue. You pay, you get the content - simples.
Seems odd to not do an unveiling press conference, like normal.
Just leaving it/pushing it to the Ipswich pre match one?
Just leaving it/pushing it to the Ipswich pre match one?
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It's a pittance to them and makes the club less accessible in general. If it puts actual fans off watching the videos what's it going to do for potential new ones?
As Shinji says, it's quoted and put up elsewhere anyway eventually. Either by Utd or some aggregator. Would just be nice if Utd were more social media friendly like the other clubs.
This is also an option.Or, simply wait 10-15 minutes and get it all on YouTube for absolutely nothing!
Either way it’s not something to denigrate the club for. It just the way things are, modern life is rubbish!!
Even to get 20 min highlights you have to pay. Horrible club in that respect
For every tightwad like myself who elects to wait to see the content for free, there are thousands of people across the globe who willingly stump up to be a member and subscribe to MUTV. It’s the same reason OT is always full even though the football has ranged between uninspiring and down right rubbish!
It's all a Blur.This is also an option.
Either way it’s not something to denigrate the club for. It just the way things are, modern life is rubbish!!