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Ruben Amorim: "I think Josh [Zirkzee] is not a clear [number] nine, he played more as a 10 [attacking midfielder]. He’s stronger physically, he’s thinner, he’s working really hard, and he plays in a better position for him. He’s improving, he’s winning more duels and he’s even faster, you feel that in the game, and that helps to make the decision."

Ellexy:
But honestly we could do with a Rashford in our attack right now. No way Rashford won't perform better than Hojlund and his gang of anti-goal attackers Amorim is parading right now.

.....I agree Hojlund is useless but we can't keep nurturing viruses in the team either. Let the modafucker go except he is ready to turn a new leaf.

We should kuku give Obi opportunities that to recall Rashy.

eph12:
Those people making noise about Antony should continue. By the time the goals dry up which is soon by the way, and he offers nothing else, the Antony noise will quietly disappear

.......no be today bruh. Dem go drop alert once Rashy bangs one or half goal for Villa like he is second coming of George Best. LOL!

John Obi Mikel: Jadon Sancho came in and deceived us [Chelsea] with a couple of games, and we thought, 'f****** hell, we are getting the Sancho from Dortmund', but he's gone again. I don't know what happened to him, but he has disappeared off the grid.

swiz123:
So na still possession based dey make Casemiro and Bruno launch missiles upon missiles to attackers?

.......wrong tools bruh, wrong tools!

Jamiuokolaa:
I am still confused about this system/Philosophy/Style of play concept

I have seen Amorim adopt two distinct approaches so far - the lowblock we saw vs the likes of City, Arsenal, Liverpool and the normal uninspiring one we see weekly..

It also common knowledge that performances/output for both approaches are miles apart - no basis for comparison whatsoever!

Please - if we are saying he shouldnt change his style, the question remains....which of the styles??

.....of course he did twerk his tactics once in a while at Sporting as well. He ain't absolutely rigid bruh! LOL!

Just wanna implore you guys to take it cool with him. His philosophy ain't the problem but the Players.

Jamiuokolaa:
Ehen thanks for this jare...

What we have seeing is nowhere near what you have described...

we are currently playing arguably the worst football in the whole of Britain - the passes are slow and laboured, the movement is literally non existent and our best performances and results have come when we deployed low-block tactics
..a direct opposite to the possession based style you described.

What confuses me the most is that we keep on hearing that Amorim shouldn't change his tactics.

This same eyesore tactics we keep on seeing weekly or the one he had to deploy vs Liverpool, Arsenal, Mancity etc?

......again, the system is not the problem but the players. He shouldn't do what his predecessors did yet no meaningful results.

He shouldn't change his philosophy, style of play because of these modafuckers, rather should endure the pains until end of season.

Fans should direct their angers at fuckin Glazers and INEOS. Pressure them to spend the goddamn money on right players. Presently we give a hoe and cutlass to Amorim to cultivate acres of land. It ain't gonna work. Get him fuckin Tractors and other modern tools and see him turn old trafford to Foods Basket of EPL.

........before leaving for Manchester United, Amorim guided Sporting to a strong performance in the Champions League group stage.

They recorded:

> 2-0 win against Lille
> 1-1 draw against PSV
> 2-0 win against Sturm Graz
> 4-1 victory over Manchester City in his final home game for Sporting.

Cc Jamiuokolaa

Jamiuokolaa:
what's his record in the competition?

The little I saw, round of 16 seems to be his peak..No?

Again - what's this identity please?

........Ruben Amorim predominantly uses a 3-4-3 or a variant like 3-4-2-1 at Sporting. The system focuses on possession-based football with an emphasis on breaking the opponent's first line of defense through the middle of the pitch. The CBs often play forward passes to a double pivot in midfield, who then distribute the ball to attackers looking to exploit spaces between the lines.

Secondly, the forwards, including wingers and a central striker, are known to rotate positions to find space, often moving inside to create numerical advantages in central areas.

Lastly, WBs are crucial, often pushing high up the pitch to provide width, overlap, or underlap, which supports the attacking movement of inside forwards.

Jamiuokolaa:
I no dey watch portugese league - i find it considerably lower in quality and standards to bother myself

You that watched it, please explain this identity you are talking about

.......then try to watch replays of their UCL Matches under him then.

Jamiuokolaa:
What's that identity abeg?

....check his records and style of play at Sporting - there you have your answer. Rome wasn't built in a day btw, just wanna remind you.

Seunpapa65:
What if our problem is deep rooted than we thought and they only feed us with what they liked imagine even Cr7 complained too why is it our players even after flopping once they go outside they will start to flourish

.....the problem is apparently deep-rooted that's why SJR is making hard decisions. Trust me - old man is regretting and cursing the day he decided to buy the club.

Do you think he is cool building a new Stadium instead of renovating Old Trafford?! Nothing to renovate at Old Trafford cos the Stadium is only good for ranching now - everything is dilapidating! LOL!

delkuf:
so they didn't had any training with the team before the spur game. This guys though young they are footballers. Barcelona didn't look into there academy they would have been suffering today.

...bruh! They (the Kids) played Chelsea last week, so when did they train with first team?! You think its monkey-post footie we are talking about here?!

Funny of you to think Barca Kids ain't trained with first team for days and weeks before getting their chances.

TrebleChamp:
Who agreed that the season is gone? Did fans agree that the team should be in a relegation battle? Nothing is certain with how United is losing winnable games every market day, even you cannot point to an opposition United can beat comfortably at this point. Their is fire on the mountain, and Amorim need to make the big decision going which include dropping Bruno for a youth player who is more technical and athletic. He should have taken Case and even Bruno off today...

......habibi! United ain't gonna relegate and we gonna pick up points - stake it on any betting platform.

We are simply undergoing a transition to reality, a reform we genuinely need to fix the club. I am glad Amorim is a stubborn coach and ain't gonna succumb to players' nonsense.

We are expecting na-god-do-am points as usual but until when?! Look at the Donkeys we spent millions of euros to get bro. Do you really see Hujlund a Striker?! We already know Zirkzee is a 10 not even 9.5 he tags himself, hence its obvious we don't have a Striker in the Squad presently.

Let's go to AM section, aside Amad, who else qualifies to play the position in the squad?! Even Bruno ain't good enough as AM. Let's go further to CM section......LOL!

WBs Section, perhaps Dorgu gonna be a good fit cos Dalot has brain leak and Mazraoui is losing his steam.

Defense?! Yoro is still learning on the job. Maguire is slow, De Ligt is unpredictable, Lindelof is a waste as well as Shaw, new No. 26 is still untested - so do we really have any solid defender at the moment?!

GK section?! LMFAO!

delkuf:
do you know that spur had a 19 years old on the pitch yesterday. A 17 years old is at heart of Barcelona defence. A club bigger than us and you are saying amorim shouldn't have replaced casemiro than on a yellow card since the first half and was playing rubbish. Then we are in for a long season

....remind me when the United Kids had full training with first team before the Spurs game pls?! LOL!

Seunpapa65:
I will be praying he scores and makes Chelsea to lose conference league cup I will be very happy

........great! May even increase his value to €85m.

.....regarding the identity, signs are there but right players to make it work ain't here yet. Just a week of full training for the first time under Amorim, most of them end up in hospital. LOL!

nitrogen:
Even if we are to relegate? What identity are you seeing right now? It’s been 3 months, no?

......relegate?! Make we calm down bruh?! Check the table well and also check our remaining fixtures, then compare it with present last 4. LOL!

Seunpapa65:
I think that injuries maybe deliberately like what kind of training will make everyone to get injured

........nothing is deliberate bruh. The Mofos, bar Amad, were used to playing Suwe at Carrington. I understand fans' frustrations but we must know reform doesn't come without pain.

Amorim shouldn't change his way for anything. Its either they adapt or get replaced. Amorim is simply trying to build a working system, for the first time United gonna have an Identity, if we endure this moment.

Seunpapa65:
The goat has done it again
What could be our problem

......honestly happy for him and hope he fetches us atleast €50m in the next TW.

.....thought we all agreed this season is gone right from when Amorim was appointed?! The players ain't good enough to compete for EPL Title. This is something so obvious to everyone.

What's so certain is, United ain't gonna relegate, its so certain like daybreak! I know the kids will get their chances and hopefully right from next game.

They need to train with first team for a week atleast, then understand style of play and tactics of Amorim first before being tried out.

......United fans sha. LOL!

Amorim should play the kids like the kids are actually ready for first team football. We played Spurs not So'ton ffs!

Una want kìll the kids before they even crawl bá?!

larride:
Make Case rest. Take off Hojlund and put in Obi jare. At least we Dey see wetin Zirkzee Dey do for pitch.

......Hujlund is a big waste of €100m! Pùta should be the first to be sold in the Summe TW.

.....was disappointed we didn't make much signing in the January TW but kinda happy now. We just need to start the reset properly in the Summer TW. Sell 90% of these modafuckers and replace them with solid players that will fit the system. Get some from the Academy as well, no need to buy all the needed replacement.

I implore Amorim to give these kids opportunities to shine and grab shirts.

TrebleChamp:
This is Tottenham that have been losing for weeks, e reach United turn they have turned prime Barcelona.
If this rubbish continue next season, Amorim should just pack him bags and go. It is looking like this team cannot be salvaged by any Manager.
Just looking forward to seeing the youths in the second half, if Amorim is bold enough to bring 5 of them on...

....make una calm down. Amorim is never the problem and must be retained to turn things around. 90% of the players are complete waste. Bring back SAF and he is gonna fail with these bunch of Majnuns.

Leyqute:
Don’t complain. He’s a young player

.....Vitamin C. LOL!

I honestly wanted him go in January TW, kinda disappointed Napoli called off the deal coz Sakta is asking for a high wage.

Silentgroper:
If I was them right now .. na do or die for me oo ..

I must displace any unserious first teamer ..

Na my time to shine ..

.......I swear! Opportunity comes but once.

larride:
Those bastards are only after money.

.....Sheikh Jassim will be laughing so hard while sipping hot chai and chilling with freshly roasted mutton. LOL!

Koni yẹ INEOS.......walahi.

.......only one half senior player on the bench. Time for Rookies to turn Superstars. LOL!

......Capito too dey yarn gibberish sha. LOL!

Leyqute:
If they go low, we go lower 😀

.....Nah! We should raise a concrete wall at 13th! They shouldn't be allowed to cross! Make dem finish the season not below 10th. LOL!