Yeah that was a wild take. I can see Antony being a sub there. But that is quite literally Amads best position (which he has has never been given the chance to play in at United).
Maguire would work for this though, in a back 3 - like with England or before Utd - it maximises his strengths, ball carrying, passing range and being a huge slabhead while protecting his weaknesses (pace) due to the amount of cover he gets. A yoro maguire/de ligt martinez lineup is seriously well balanced. Honestly Ten Hag might still be in the job if Yoro didn’t get injured, he is the exact covering defender who Utd have not had to bail them out of those high line breaking situations
I don't think so - IF there is some progression to be seen. If you can see what the manager is trying to do, and that the play is gradually getting better. Maybe it is just me - but I didn't see any of that under ETH.
there was no progress under ten hag rather we were going backwards from 3rd to 8th to 14th to next what ??? 20th ?? all the managers in the past had issues because they were not backed enough but ten hag got almost all the backing he wanted, he signed the entire ajax and dutch national team at united
@@MisterO98 because nothing is going to change at united, Amorim is just another ten hag and will spend £500m to make his Sporting team at united but it won't work for him either 🤣
Isnt that last role perfect for Amad? Not the most explosive and likes to get the ball in those Trincao areas rather than out wide. Probably one of our smarter players and always tends to take the right decision. Likes the central, neat combinations that Amorim uses and would probably work well with an wingback outside him.
That role will be Brunos to lose, the inside right channel is where Bruno does his best work AND it means Amorim can play Ugarte as the 6 and Mainoo/Casemiro as the 8
@Jlund236 rashford atm for me, I think Garna is a bit too direct and not technical enough YET.. cause Amorim likes to use the wide players in the front 3 as more like "free 10s" and form a box midfield with the 6&8, which I think would be perfect for Rashford & Bruno (with Zirkzee and Amad their rotations) I'd have Garna as a potential wing back ngl
@@dylanbishop4175 if Amorim makes those decisions we'll be in the same spot in a few years no matter how good he is tactically. Hopefully he has more sense and knows who the good players are.
@kieran7786 ah yes, hopefully he knows who the good players are.. not like Rashford isn't in uniteds all time top 10 scorers, and Bruno hasn't been our best player in the past 4 years. But sure, keep parroting what the clouted people say
Amad is perfect for the right sided AM position. Arguably the most technically gifted player in the whole united squad. A bit of a hidden gem. Watch out for him
I think Anthony might be used Left Midfield? He is defensively great and can actually play a ball with his left foot, stops him from cutting in for a shot.
@adam-z9e2j of course, I don't think he's good enough for United. We've potentially got him until January though, so if we need to use him, there's the option.
As a Porto fan, thank you. The paralels are amazing, Amorim brought Sporting back after 20 years with a new board. He has that aura, dont underestimate that.
Did he just produce the quote "the pace of the tempo"? I like it. Mainoo, Højlund and Martinez are all made for Amorim's 343. And I think this style of play can actually give Mount a second chance.
I mean the vast majority of views come soon after the video is published so the video could well have been successful but would have already lost all appeal after Slot got the Liverpool job not now Amorim looks United bound.
Amad is 100% my first pick for that right sided 10. At Sunderland he was fantastic at playing alongside the winger, interchanging and connecting, as well as that drive into the box from the half space. He has to be picked over Rashford, who has looked so poor. Honestly, I want Rashford sold - hes thrown so many managers under the bus by not performing consistently, and I think hes become a problem in the dressing room. He just doesn't work hard enough as well.
Yes Amad has superb technical ability and high football iq. He’s extremely quick when driving with the ball. He’s left footed. I don’t see why he wouldn’t be the best option. He has a fighting spirit too, he only lacks physical strength and to be given a chance.
agreed if psg come in which is likely 80 90m and he can get binned idc if he preforms sometimes because honestly he causes so much problems in the team
Yoro is the guy for the right side of the back 3. He’s our fastest cb, he looks quite technical. That offers us a bit more balance since Martinez and de ligt are great but not super fast.
He did also say that he is just the best option available currently. Unfortunate, but probably true. Hopefully Yoro will be back soon and hits the ground running.
I love James so much ♥️ He is just so knowledgeable and well spoken/soft spoken, but doesn't come off as annoying ,arrogant or disrespectful, unlike Lyes Bouzidi
If Amorim stays at Sporting until the end of the season, he very likely becomes the first man to win consecutive titles with Sporting in 70 years. I’m a United fan so I really want him in right now but I can understand if he wants to wait.
I agree with Garnacho at LWB, he has the workrate and offensive threat. The defensive side will have to be coached but he's still young. I believe he will thrive in that position
Feel like Lindelof is the forgotten man at United. He gets out muscled a bit, sure. But I think he's a much more gifted footballer than people tend to give him credit for. One only has to think about how Lindelof would deliver inch perfect passes to a on running Rashford under Solskjaer. I think that's going to be an important out ball in the early days, when the team is tactically and in terms of profile in its early days.
I think the negatives of his defending and general football IQ outweigh his undoubted technical ability. De Ligt at RCB and Maguire centrally would be far far more secure than vice versa with Lindelof involved.
No hate James cos there’s a reason I’m subscribed to you… but do you even watch United? 🤣 Lindelof and speed should never be mentioned in the same sentence, bro is slow as hell.
You need to use your best player centrally similar to what we've done at Chelsea. Garnachio shouldn't be used as someone to provide width. He needs to be involved in the action all the time.
significantly more likely the number 10 roles just get flipped and its bruno on the right with rashford on the left. antony is way more suited to playing the lwb/lm role imo. but amad fits the ‘trincao’ role perfectly too so its pretty easy to imagine him playing the inside right spot with mount on the other side when the squad gets rotated
I’ve been crying out for a back 3 at United for years now. Definitely in the past 12 months but it’s always a variation of 4-2-3-1. If Amorim comes in and plays the system you discuss…I’m 100% in!
@@anda2736from what I’ve saw in a couple ETH games is he’ll use a variation of a 3 back in possession, especially recently with dalot pushing up and playing that LWB role (Albeit shamefully).
@@ESCOHBARten hag always wanted one of his midfielders to drop between the cbs and form a back 3 in possession,with amorim we will see a cb go into midfield.Quite a bit of difference in styles
@@TP-pq9xx 1. It's not even November. There's still so much that can happen in terms of table placements. Emery would like a word with you. 2. If United win the Europa, then UCL is guaranteed despite a finish outside of top 4/5. That said, I don't think Wirtz would want to come to us. lol
Amad lives in the half spaces. He's not a traditional winger. He played midfield a lot at Sunderland. He is such an obvious pick. Surprised you don't see it.
@ defensively 3 at the back would suit us well when yoro is fit but yes offensively if we keep underperforming xg we will probably still have a hard time
@@yene5358 Man Utd don't have the correct defender profile for 3 at the back, for 3 at back you need players like Bastoni tall, fast and good on the ball. Only Yoro fits that mould but he's still a kid
@@Jan-vc3xm de ligt fits that mold very well (his top speed is actually quicker than bastoni's) and the Martinez could be the central centre back that sometimes steps out. I agree we'd need some cover for Yoro or de ligt but we have the starters we need in my opinion. Then dalot fits rwb well, furthermore ugarte played his best football under amorim.
In the right 10 it should Amad over Antony any day of the week. Why? Has actually played in the 10 for us (go search Amad vs Wolves 2020 or for Sunderland) Better dribbler Better decision maker More composed Better passer Better finisher Its a no brainer.
You can definitely tell if this happens it's a move forward in the long run in short term will be the same standard because of the players available especially the defence
You're on the money with pretty much everything in this video. Very clear and highly informative. Nicely done. 18:16 This might be the biggest thing though. Amorim really can't afford to fall into the same trap that Ten Hag did, feeling he has to play the big names like Bruno week in week out, regardless of performance level. It has hurt the team (and Bruno himself, who, like any other player, would benefit from the rest and freshness that comes with squad rotation). 25:48 My initial thought here was that Amad is perfectly suited to this role. I still stand by that but I'm coming round to your thinking about Antony. It's a good fit actually. Same for Mount across both 10 positions. Again, I just hope Amorim is brave enough to give them a run of games to showcase what they can do, rather than defaulting to the big names regardless of context or performance. Would you say Garnacho stands to lose the most among our attackers after Amorim's appointment?
I already wanted him for a month. I knew the back 3 would be good for us. It almost seems with 2 CBs and Ugarte signing in the summer we’re signing for him.
Think theres a few who will thrive and some who will struggle to fit in more, Rashford in particular wont be playing to his strengths of getting in behind unless he plays as the striker. Although his playmaking has been a strong point this season, will be interesting to see how he adapts his game. I echo many of the comments on Diallo being that guy for the right sided 10, but someone I would like to see elsewhere is Mount being rotated with Mainoo, if Amorim does like a player that can drive from midfield I wouldn't mind seeing what Mount can do there if he stays fit, extremely hard working, maybe not as technical as Mainoo in tight spaces, but could be a good utility man. Other than that, excellent video and thanks for the breakdown.
A back three of De Ligt, Yoro and Martinez is a scary prospect from a rival Fan's point of view. I think they'll struggle to win games until the forwards get used to the system but Amorin would be wise to focus on the defense as his bread and butter. I think they'll be much harder to break down
Think we will more likely see rashford in the left half space where he’s most dangerous and Bruno in the right half space but we will just have to wait and see. His system will be adapted to get the most out of the squad and I can’t see that not including rashford
That right #10 role is absolutely Amad man lol. Antony seems to be on his way out, but even so I don't think he has the intensity for the role. Amad has shown he does, he is a much better dribbler, better passer and a better striker of the ball. His technical ability is arguably the best out of all our attackers. I would also argue that Hojlund and Rashford can share that #9 role, especially if you aren't asking the #9 to drop in and facilitate any build up in the middle third. Rashford can also make those channels runs, and I think many people underrate his ability to make those passes back into the box after he's made those channel runs.
I think you might swap the positioning of the midfielders, Fernandes naturally sits more to the right, Mount is more natural on the left, so there is no issue playing both in this formation, likewise Rashford can be on the left position, and your description of Gonçalves is exactly what Diallo is, a winger that doesn't have the pace, but the technical ability. I am however calling Antony left wing back! I do worry about the lack of pace for Martinez, when the opponent punts the ball behind the left wing back, same with whoever plays on the RCB, until Yoro is up to par.
Great video James was a great crack at trying to predict how Amorim will try to get United playing. But if Amorim is a great coach(worthy of managing united) I would suggest it is better for him to not try to replicate his sporting team but rather play to the strengths of the players who are likely to be at united in the longterm.
na cmon bro just said amad is more of a winger just to make his point.. he’s played as an attacking midfielder before and has the nuance to play in the half space there
I think wing backs aside, manchester united have the players who can play amorims system. The fact that we bought three players in ugarte, de ligt, and yoro smells like a succession plan from Dan ashworth and his team cause you can easily classify them as amorim signings given his style of play. My only query is lack of depth in wingback areas and the fact that manchester united alreafy has many wingers who I doubt will want to play in wingback positions . Rashford, garnacho all are not the best at defending.
Great vid as always Jimbo, only issue with the Anthony shout is that there is literally not one aspect of his game that ‘suits that role’ that Amad isn’t infinitely better in. Better dribbler, better passer, better striker of a ball, works harder, more intelligent, not an enormous twat etc
Agree with most of the comments on Amad on the right. He'll only have to adapt his natural game very slightly. Antony can do the job of cutting back in, but it's literally the only thing he can do. Think he'll be out the door as soon as we get a buyer
Excited about the appointment, but there's obviously going to be some issues with this squad and playing a 3-4-3. The centre-backs, particularly the wide centre-backs, have to be good at playing line-breaking passes. If Martinez is out, who's going to do that on the left, especially if Shaw is injured too? Maguire can play there, but has to check onto his right foot and can struggle under pressure. I'm also not sure if we have a RCB good enough to punch those passes into forward players. Then there's the wing-backs - does he play full-backs or wingers? On the one hand, they need to provide width, push very high and provide an attacking threat. But they also need the defensive positioning and discipline to form a back 5 when out of possession, particularly against the better sides. Shaw & Malacia have been out forever, and playing Dalot or Mazraoui at LWB isn't ideal - although I do think Dalot at RWB is a good option. Mazraoui is more of a technical inverted full-back - I'm not sure he has the engine or pace to play as a wing-back. The alternative would be to use Garnacho or Antony as wing-backs. They can keep the width and provide an attacking threat - but they will leave us more vulnerable defensively. I think it'll be a case of picking & choosing which games to be a little more pragmatic, when he thinks we'll have less of the ball and probably play more on the counter i.e. against City, Arsenal, Liverpool. Ugarte slots into midfield, and I think Mainoo or Eriksen will be his partner. Mainoo still needs to improve his ball progression - either through passing or carrying - and he can't afford to lose it in the centre like he did against Liverpool if our wing-backs are pushed high & wide. Eriksen will fit well in possession, but as we know, he struggles out of possession and in this system with only two midfielders and the wing-backs high & wide, Eriksen could be exposed. It might even be a case of playing Ugarte & Casemiro against stronger sides. Bruno has to take one of the number 10 roles, but the other is up for debate and has a lot of competition. Whereas before we had 4 attacking positions, now we'll play with just 3. Højlund is a very similar profile to Gyokeres so would assume he takes the striker role. That leaves the likes of Rashford, Mount, Amad, Antony, Garnacho and Zirkzee fighting for the other. Amad is very similar in profile to Edwards so could play in that right half space. Similar for Antony, although both are used to playing out wide before cutting inside. Mount could work, as he excelled in a similar role under Tuchel at Chelsea. Garnacho & Rashford are more direct wingers that use their pace than numbers 10's, so it'll be interesting to see how Amorim uses them. Zirkzee is another problem I think. He's not a striker that stretches teams and runs the channels like Gyokeres. Maybe he can play just behind the striker, but it's not a role he's used to, especially defensively. Rashford could possibly rotate with Højlund up front - he can make those runs in behind and stretch the back line - although he doesn't possess the same hold-up play, aerial threat or strikers instinct. It'll be interesting to see, but I assume over the next few windows we'll see a lot of movement both in & out. I can see the likes of Evans, Eriksen, Casemiro, Lindelöf, Antony, Malacia, and Zirkzee moving on, with more suitable wing-backs, centre-backs and central midfielders coming in. It might take a while to find the right team with the most suitable profiles, wait for certain players to return from injury, before we see a strong United.
Ten Hag is a one season wonder with ajax, Amorim came to a club that won 3 leagues in 30 years, and already delivered 2 titles in 4 years, this year is probably another one. He has showed the consistency, and ability to build a squad and keep a squad strong for 5 years. If you don't know what you are talking about don't talk. He's the complete opposite to Ten Hag.
@@fernandotomaz2554one season wonder is a gross oversimplification and just straight wrong. He won the league three full seasons in a row, after Ajax had gone 5 years without winning the eredevise. He built two strong teams that got into the latter stages of the champions league after over a decade of Ajax underperforming in the UCL. It’s not as impressive as winning in Portugal with sporting after a 30 year drought but let’s not belittle EtH’s resume in an effort to praise Amorim. The fact is EtH was a highly regarded coach before he came to United, and he couldn’t make it work at United but let’s not rewrite history.
@@fernandotomaz2554 Then you shouldn't talk either. Ten Hag definetly wasn't a one season wonder lol. Proved himself with 'lesser' dutch sides like go ahead eagles with whom he got promoted in his first season after them being in the second tier for 17 years. After that he went to bayern to learn from guardiola and coach the second team before moving back to the Netherland he coached fc Utrecht who he got to a cup final as well as european places and being rewarderd manager of the year. After that went to Ajax where he delivered not only the champions league semi-final but 3 straight eredivisie titles as well. And he has the highest ever points per game whilst at Ajax. So yes he was dissapointing for United and he deserved to get sacked but in no way was he a one season wonder LOL.
@fernandotomaz2554 I only follow football part time. So I don't know many players or coaches. I never heard of TenHag prior to him coming to United. But all RU-vid united influencers were super excited. Same thing with Amorim.
Listen, James. Whilst the tactial deep dive you have provided has been appreciated, i think i should mention to you the screenshot you used of sporting vs sgr @6:34 is slightly misleading. Because, its important to mention most wingers in the prem are told to hokd the touchline. In this screenshot, the wingers are not holding the touchline, making it easier to defend with that back 3. A prem team that has wingers hold the touchline means the cb’s will either have to split to mark or the wingbacks will behave as ordinary fullbacks.
To answer your question: Yes Mainoo can play that role, he's not slow but his best attribute is his dribbling ability, particularly in close spaces. Im surprised you've suggested rashford on the right half space and not swapped bruno with rashy, that'll make more sense.
Hi James, fellow QPR supporter here (former R block season ticket holder, you Rsssss!!!). I actually have a different take on how Amorim will setup United. I think he'll be forced, at least to begin with, to continue with the 4-2-3-1. Louis van Gaal tried to utilise the Cruyff 3-4-3 at United and it didn't work, the players essentially rejected it. I see the same with United, I can't see Marcus Rashford adapting to this system in particular. Arguably he is a microcosm of the issues at the club, too much player power. It's why Mourinho, Solskjaer and Ten Hag all failed, they had ideas of how to play, but essentially players want to be a direct counter attacking side. There isn't the quality to build up from the back, nor the pace and certainly not the hunger. The squad is disjointed and any new approach needs to be facilitated by brutally addressing dressing room player power.
Bruno plays on the right side a lot for Portugal and has been asked to play on the right side for United a few time. I think the front three will be rash/rasmus/bruno initially
That would be the dream 11 if fit.. Diallo could even play that rwb position.. What this team needs is to know exactly what they need to be doing, when to press, when to sit back. It could be a genius appointment. However it comes with a massive amount of pressure!
Idk if it's the lack of sleep but my mind is telling me that Antony could play in the LW/LWB position and Garnacho/Rashford can play on the right side. To pair w Bruno I think Bruno-Mount or Bruno-Diallo could work and if we need to be more psychical then Bruno-Zirkzee is an option.
@@emmanueladekunle3088 also Ethan William and I think he should be allowed to sell Rashford or Bruno believe me that will be a message for every player
Falling into the trap ETH had to deal with. Amorim will have to go with a 433 or 4231 based on the profiles available otherwise you'll have a similar problem as the last boss of fitting square pegs in round holes.
I can see Amorim signing Pedro Gonçalves (Pote) if he signs anyone from Sporting. He's a player who's been on the verge of moving to a bigger club for about 5 years and he has great finishing ability
I genuinely believe that our best team under Amorim with the whole current squad would include Antony at LWB, his intensity off the ball and his technical ability when not being asked to just cut in and shoot but to cross the ball in could get him unlocked
On paper I’ve said the same thing about him but actually performing is different. He could end up getting caught out constantly, hard to know without seeing him try it. Backup left wing back I’d back him to be in the squad unlike now.
@Collerz7 I honestly just think shaw at LWB wouldn't work, whilst he has the profile his injury history just makes me think that the intensity Amorim requires from WBs he'll be a liability and well have replace him
I actually like this take (if Antony doesn't throw his toys out the cot being asked to play in a defensive position). It could be a much better fit for him than right wing where he was immediately found out and hasn't been able to turn it around. I think we'll still try get a first choice left back but at least we'll have more depth in that position
@@dylanbishop4175 I don’t disagree. I’m done with shaw, he can play in the back 3 maybe too. Don’t disagree with your opinion on Antony either. Just an unknown if he could handle it. On paper seems like he has the qualities.
@t1lt252525 the thing is Amorim uses his wingbacks as more old-school wingers that just hug the touchline (from 2nd phase to final phase atleast) so he wouldn't really be massively defensive unless against more dominant teams, but if it's play there or be sold he'd be stupid to not want it considering he won't get any offers from clubs of our calibre
Mainoo *might* have the pace (there are a coupe of players in the squad who don't use the pace they have: watch Zirkzee in training compared to in matches) but he doesn't play like that and I've never seen it from him. He is strong and has very good balance but I don't seem him driving past players.
@@alexfielding7191 Yeah, that's true - it was. I don't think he does it as much since he's settled in as a regular player, though - not from a midfield position anyway.
I like Ten Hag a lot and think he's a great coach, but I hope that Amorim's systems and setups fit our players better, and if they don't, that he'll make the necessary adjustments that Ten Hag refused to make. Whether that's changing the formation, dropping the big names that are underperforming, or giving different players a shot, I just hope Amorim gets it right. We need a W for once. lol
Mainoo is better at driving with the ball than passing even imo. He’s definitely got that in him. He’s taken the ball all the way through the middle third and number of times.
