THUA ON ACHIEVEMENTS
Of course, performance is just one aspect of soccer, but it’s an important one. The recent 0-3 loss to Bournemouth was Amorim’s 6th match in the Premier League. And the score achieved in MU’s last 6 matches is even lower than coach Erik Ten Hag’s score in the last 6 matches in the Premier League, before he was fired by MU.
Coach Amorim is confused about what is happening with MU
Luckily for MU when they met Manchester City at a time when Pep Guardiola and his team were declining in all aspects, and Amorim nonetheless had a memorable victory in the Manchester derby. But reality shows: even after successfully self-motivating, MU still cannot take advantage of that mental step to improve its performance. MU still only ranked 13th in the rankings at Christmas time. They were eliminated from the English League Cup.
When he was at Sporting, Amorim did not know what defeat was at home for 18 months. Now, he has lost two home matches in a row, even though the opponents were only Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth. With a series of poor achievements in the early stages, Amorim was officially disillusioned: there was no miracle for him, in the fierce battle of the Premier League.
Once he cannot quickly make a splash with good results, Amorim’s next job will be very difficult, because he cannot quickly win the trust of executives. The decision to drop Marcus Rashford, for example: there will be pressure from Jim Ratcliffe. The audience may turn away from Amorim. It is also not easy for him to put pressure on the board of directors in the upcoming transfer season.
HWEAK GOD
Coach Amorim’s principle is to always apply a 3-defender scheme. At one time or another, there are still central defenders who shine in the MU defense. But the important thing that determines the solidity of a defense with 3 defenders is not the defenders themselves, but the pair of defenders. winger. Almost none of MU’s full-backs meet the very specific requirements of playing in a 3-4-3 formation. This caused MU to reveal a clear weakness in the early stages of Amorim’s leadership: weak defense.
Defense is always an important foundation of any playing style. This is even more important for teams that have just changed coaches, and (of course) changed the overall style of play. In fact, MU’s finishing in the current period has not improved at all. But that is not the decisive weakness.
Schematically, Amorim currently does not have a suitable defender/winger to deploy a 3-4-3 style of play. Tactically, MU has almost no countermeasures when it comes to defending against fixed situations. They constantly lose because of corners. In just 6 matches, Amorim’s MU conceded 7 goals from fixed situations. Before the ball rolls, MU often uses part of the warm-up time to practice defending against fixed situations (the whole team stands in the 16.50 m area and practices defending against high balls), but to no avail!
The story may be different if MU buys players suitable for coach Amorim’s playing style (especially defenders/wingers) in upcoming January. But in principle, Amorim is only a head coach and does not have the right to choose and buy players like a manager. Above Amorim there are 5-6 characters involved in the transfer process. The management and organization of the team does not seem to be very satisfactory so that Amorim can rest assured to develop his abilities.
