During Ruben Amorim’s frank press conference after Manchester United’s recent defeat in the Premier League, there was a big problem that was overlooked. Ruben Amorim was very clear when he asserted that he had no plans to give up the 3-4-2-1 scheme, although this was a problem that was forgotten.
There is no reason to ask about this issue when you know what the answer will be like. However, evidence appears that the three -person defense can still succeed in the Premier League. Antonio Conte has done with Chelsea, and Oliver Glasner and screw Pereira also created some success with Crystal Palace and Wolves this season.
SPNG, the version that Amorim brings to the domestic audiences so far is slow, easy to guess and poorly defensive. The gameplay was captured by the opponent, when the attack process was not fast enough for the players to participate in the situation. Under Amorim, Manchester United won only 6 in 25 matches, losing 13 matches.
This is the achievement of a relegation team. If the additional matches, Man Utd lost to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup, won Leicester City at Old Trafford in the FA Cup, defeated Arsenal in a penalty series and was overcome by Fulham. A disappointing achievement, in stark contrast to the Europa League performance.
If the Old Trafford team plays better than Tottenham in Bilbao, fans will believe there is something flawed in the Premier League matches. But if it was a performance as seen in the UK, the tactical system of the Portuguese leader needs to be considered more seriously.
There have been warning signs. It is easy to justify recent failures by thinking that the Premier League season has been ignored to focus on the European Cup. In fact, Man Utd’s personnel options are still quality, and this is not a new phenomenon.
The Red Devils lost 5 in 6 Premier League matches in December. Under the guidance of Amorim, they could not score a goal against Arsenal, Bournemouth, Wolves (twice), Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and now West Ham. The failures at Old Trafford are especially notable.
No team is afraid of “the theater of dreams”. The problem that Amorim’s teachers and students is most difficult is to mastering the match against weaker teams at home. Within 6 months, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Wolves and West Ham won at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
This is a bad great achievement. The only teams that Man Utd defeated at home in the Premier League during that time were Southampton and Ipswich, and both matches were not easy.
Criticizing Amorim for not having enough players to make this system work is a simple reason. The former Captain of Sporting Lisbon can be flexible, but even if he does not change the system, he still needs to have better achievements with the current squad.
Last Sunday, Amorim refers to that he could be fired if the next season started not good. At this time, the clock began to count down.
