I was going to say, I thought post-crisis financial regulations prevented banks from front-running clients, and that market manipulation regulations in general prevented such rubbish, but I guess not…
1 Like
I had the same thoughts yesterday. He keeps mentioning how few training sessions he has had, which is a helluva thing to be talking about in the middle of the densest section of fixtures of the season. It doesn’t appear that he or the ManU braintrust that booted Ashworth actually had a plan for how and when the vaunted transition would happen.
3 Likes
I don’t believe that he’d resign, for the simple fact he’d be due a hefty pay-off when they sack him. He’ll stick it out for the duration, I’m sure.
4 Likes
The guy is floundering for excuses already… He has walked into a burning building armed with only his ‘water pistol’ expertise.
A year ago, Zirkzee was having a breakout season as Bologna’s top scorer in an incredible season. He is not the most well-rounded player, but Motta had him playing brilliantly. Going to ManU was an absolutely horrible career move. Apparently Juventus want him, I can see him talking to his agent today about getting him the hell out of the shitshow.
5 Likes
I think he will be fired. The talk about relegation is probably the one tune he can sing that makes Ratcliffe go nuts and burn the cash. He is essentially now casting doubt on his own suitability.
I really don’t see them getting a point at Anfield, Arsenal will punt them out of the FA Cup. January 16 is a winnable match for them versus Southampton. If they don’t get 3 points then, he will have no credibility left whatsoever
8 Likes
There is a scenario where his career prospects are best protected by walking away early than waiting for the pay offs from being fired. The former can be done with a nod and wink to unstated things being worse than explained to him and promises not being kept that made it an impossible job. The latter necessitates a period of fecklessness that will alter how other club owners look at him. And will be devastating for his emotional well being.
But with him coming out with the relegation talk, that possibly suggests he isnt savvy enough to pull off path 1 and may expedite path 2.
6 Likes
3 Likes
It makes me feel so warm inside reading all of that, especially the description of the Southampton game as “a winnable match” and know it was said in full sincerity 
4 Likes
I do think he’ll improve United.
But depends on the patience of the fanbase.
This has been the narrative of every manager since Moyes left and they’ve all steadily made them worse. Early days but Amorim’s results, his general personality and the fact he appears to be mentally broken after 6 weeks makes me very sceptical that he will ever make them better.
8 Likes
I know it’s essentially a results game but there are things that United are doing on the pitch which shows that Amorim does have the skillset for this job.
Shouldn’t have been hired though. The players are massively unsuited to his game. There were reasons Liverpool didn’t pick him.
Also , just checked the United academy formation , they are playing 4-2-3-1. Sure they are winning a lot. But the first thing that any academy does is to tailor their formation to be close to their first team formation.
The perfect manager for them right now is someone so sick in the head that he welcomes the boos. He feeds of them with such a firm sense of self that it wont negatively impact how he goes about doing the job he knows needs to be done.
The problem is they fired him nearly 10 years ago
11 Likes
Like what? I have seen not a single thing in any of these 10 or so games that shows anything resembling the effect of quality coaching.
6 Likes
Like what?!?
edit: simulposted with @Limiescouse
5 Likes
Their wing play for instance has improved…
Way too often we’ve seen the likes of wingbacks cut back from the wingers with no overlap being there. Everyone in ETH time wanted to crowd the box.
Look at their match against City for instance. I know it’s this city side and more of an indictment to how bad city are right now but United did play reasonably coherently that game.
They were shit in that game. I think the Bruno penalty in the 89th minute was their first shot on target in the entire match.
2 Likes
Sure. That’s on the players. But there was some signs there during that match.
City were shit too and United bypassed their midfield quite easily.
Let Slot and the boys do their part first. I know it can’t really be compared but a win (or wins, actually) against Liverpool is what gave Ten Hag the boost he needed after being down.
4 Likes
Agreed, even a draw would provide some hope. That may be the reason he has for raising the spectre of relegation.
2 Likes