It will be interesting to see what expectations come with him. Are there too many egos running the club to allow for a ‘reset’ period giving him the time and space to do what’s needed?
I think we (and clubs like Brighton) have shown you can buy well without spending huge amounts, it really depends if Utd have finally got someone in the recruitment side who can bring in the right players.
Yes, he made Ajax2.0. Only difference is this one was shitter than the original.
I thought he was our first choice. I seem to remember a lot of positive vibes on here about the deal but he wanted more overall control? I had never heard of him or Slot so wasn’t really paying much attention to it all though.
He was our first choice at one point is my understanding, following Xabi, but I believe further discussions revealed he was going to be totally inflexible on the formation and so the discussions were abandoned.
I don’t think it was about him being a first choice.
Xabi was probably Liverpool’s first choice.
After that , they might have shortlisted a bunch of people and felt most comfortable with moving on with Slot.
Agree with this. They aren’t in the right state for a manager like Amorim to come in. Maybe he’ll be able to get enough out of them initial for them to stick with him while other areas are sorted. For them to move forward someone needs to be ruthless with the squad. It’s a shame for Amorim as he’s earned a better chance than this, he should wait for one of those.
I’m rather hoping that he rejects the move to United.
Imagine the fume from the United fanbase then.
Yes, we have a rough idea of sequencing of contact and who formed the shortlist but no real information on who was actually preferred amongst them. The best guess would be as you say Xabi. Other than that, you can imagine the club not wanting to give the impression that Arne was 3rd choice and only turned to him after being rejected by Amorim.
I suspect Amorim will have become more flexible to avoid losing out on the utd job.
A great deal of the chatter I’m seeing is based on Yoro as part of that back three.
That’s right, the 18-year-old who will be returning from a long-term injury and who has yet to set foot on a pitch in one of the most physical leagues in the world.
I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to panic about the fact that Utd might have finally got its shit together.
No pressure, Leny.
And not to mention , both Liverpool and Real wanted Yoro but not enough to pay that transfer money when he was available on a free the next season.
It might turn out to be a great move. But knowing United’s luck. Can turn out to be another disaster.
They didn’t do a good job in the last window!
The pressure is on Amorim. He can kiss his chances of managing a top club in the PL good bye if he gets fucked over by United.
There’s talk of City wanting him to replace Guardiola at some point.
And we rejected Amorim.
Remember him flirting with the west ham job later.
Having travelled around Australia this century I can confirm that yes, yes it is.
Xabi took himself out of the discussion so early I’m not even sure we’d have drafted a shortlist by then lol
As for Amorim, my gut is saying that while I do believe he’s a good manager, just as would have been the case with us (more so, in fact), that squad doesn’t look like a natural fit for his favoured 3-4-3 system. Bruno, in particular, doesn’t seem to fit at all, which is hilarious for a player who is their captain, one of their highest earners, and who recently signed a new long-term contract. Hope Ruben packed his crowbar!
And throw in United’s total incompetence in all things, and it doesn’t look great for him.
I look forward to dozens of Goldbridge videos claiming that the system will be the making of guys like Rashford, only for it to become clear, a few matches later, that, surprise, the system wasn’t to blame after all.
Amorim doesn’t use wingers at Sporting. He uses more of two #10s.
None of the United wingers provide that. Garnacho , Trashford , Diallo , Antony … All don’t play that way.
His wingbacks are used to provide the width and none of the United ones really do that. Their best one is Dalot who almost always inverts.
I suspect he’ll play Bruno as one of those 10s and maybe Mount as the other forward 10s with Ugarte and Mainoo as the double pivot behind them.
It’s a decent team on paper. But with absolutely no bench strength and the likes of Mount , Shaw really injury prone.
Not to mention very less pace in the United midfield and defense in the starting XI itself.
But if he does start with Bruno and Rashford or Garnacho , he’ll be going bald when those guys run around like headless chickens and refuse to help out defensively after a 20 min period where they do.