Things are getting better. And that is a fact not just eye test. How games go we have more and more possession, we have more and more shots, opposition has less shots and you can clearly see patterns in play.
Yes, results should be much better but if we make more progress until season ends and win EL, it will be very good half season for him.
And i can't repeat this enough; new proper striker and new right wingback will transform this team. Lets not forget that Amad will be back too.
I am still huge optimist about him. We just can't afford to feck up next transfer window. This summer we can't afford to buy Hojlunds (young and raw) or Casemiros (players in decline). We need to buy proven finished products who go straight in first 11.
I agree, they are.
I like Amorim as a personality and how he is able to provide transparency which kind of takes us on the journey he's on as well.
Prior to his hire, I was, and still am, of the belief that United have been way too soft on managers and give a bit too much time for them to get things right, which they never do. However, in this case, Amorim is a young manager, who came in the middle of the season whilst the team was playing badly, with a set system which he strongly believes in, but that does not suit a lot of the players we have. He was always going to struggle, and once we had the poor run of form in December, the league season has been quite meaningless except looking at the performances to see what the system would look like with the right players. When you add the issues had with Rashford and some of the injuries we've experiences, particularly in attack, its quite easy to see where we are struggling.
Fans have to understand that as much as we've struggled with other managers and have allowed them to reign carefree, we can't use those scars to judge Amorim. I will always have time for managers like him and Ole, who represent the club well on a public platform.
We are in a position at the moment in which we've been able to confirm just how weak our attacking players currently are. Garnacho, Zirkzee, Hojlund, Antony and Rashford were not good enough. This has been a problem for some time. Outside of an uptick in Rashford's form (with Bruno and Greenwood's support), we've consistently struggled to have any effectiveness coming from our attack since 2017/2018. When the ball is in and around the box, outside of a tap in, I do not trust our players outside of Bruno to shoot, head or create a chance that leads to a goal. In this system that relies on quick central attacks, I have more faith in our defenders and central midfielders to finish chances than our attackers.
This summer is important for our attack. I think we should sign at least 2 players for positions in the front 3. Amad and Mount are good enough to play in this system, but Mount's injury record hasn't really given him the space to show the type of form we need. We can't rely on him, but he can support. In addition, I think Bruno, despite being better as a CM in this system, can provide support when needed.
In terms of what we should be looking for, the player profile should match Amad. Intense, good at dribbling (through the middle and on the flanks) and has the creativity to create chances and score goals. It's clear the most important attribute in this system is athleticism, so ensuring we sign athletic players with decent technical ability is crucial for all the positions we fill this summer.
