Imagine if this happens and ten Hag taking over Dortmund (he was in the stadium last week) 
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Even tho an inexpensive signingâŠwhy the hell would this young man go to a shit club even the manager says they are crap, to be used as a whipping boy in any errors or mistakesâŠsay no young manâŠsay noâŠ
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Is Sahin in trouble?
Over the years as I have developed as a poet, I have realized that the excessive use of exclamations is simply an artifice to make up for substandard content. Hope that helps.
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Oh I havenât looked at the table in too long. Were they doing better earlier in the season? I somehow seem to remember something like that for some reasonâŠ
The beautiful thing about the Ashworth situation is that it came about from them adopting a messy structure with multiple people going outside their official remit with lots of overlap. That results in no clear accountability. A DoF might be inclined to give a struggling manager a bit more time because their hiring was unambiguously their call and sacking them is a reflection on their decision making. In this royal rumble like approach United have now with Berada, Wilcox, the bike fucker and Jim all sticking their oars in they could all be convincing themselves that Amorimâs appointment was someone elseâs idea so by the time they sit around to discuss plans at the end of the season have all indepdently decided he isnt working.
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Signing all the âlower costâ ones begins to accumulate though
I have asked this question multiple times and never got a response - what personnel problems do they have that are uniquely due to lack of fit to his system? Not only dont I see it but there are several players there who seem better suited to it.
To me the main personnel problems they have are in goal and up top, but those are the same problems that EtH struggled with in his far more familiar system. If they fixed those with even B quality signings theyâd be 15 points better a season immediately. I think âthe systemâ is a crutch
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Thatâs what happens when you convince yourself your ex has changed and take her back.
BIG mistake. Huge.
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Think Amorim wants to get sacked.
And as far as United is concerned, itâs cheaper for them to sack the manager than to do a firesale of the entire squad.
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Even you couldnât muster up the conviction to sound concerned with this.
All I read is one less team to compete with for Kerkez.
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IDK. Amorim doesnât come across as cynical as Mourinho. I think he might mean it.
If I were taking the job, I would have called all the prior managers including ETH to get their take on the state of the club. After those calls, he might realize how bad things really are.
I maintain that he will not be the manager at the end of next season. His players are not for that system, they have financial handcuffs, and he will not improve them fast enough for Ratcliffâs taste.
LVG explicitly warned ETH to not take the United job. I think the lure about United is still there for most managers.
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Money
Absolutely
Also, the money.
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The money could be itâŠbut isnât Mr Handwash cutting all expenditureâŠso could other players be goingâŠbut if the manager in situe thinks theyâre crap thereâs not much confidence thereâŠso why would anyone go to this Manky clubâŠ
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In a typical 3-4-3, you have wingbacks that play higher up. Typically, those are speedier, quicker guys without as much defensive responsibility as fullbacks but more than wingers. They donât really have that on either side. Dalot maybe, Massouri is more of a traditional fullback and thereâs nobody on the left side.
The midfield two typically sit further back, though one will usually be more of a box to box midfielder. I think Mainoo and Ugarte can play this. Likewise, I think their CBs are fine in a three, if not being the most talented crew. Those areas are fine.
Up top, the forwards play more of an inverted role. Amad is good, Garnacho is good but heâs on his way out, and Rashford would be too but heâs also gone. Sancho can fit that role. The number nine could be either an out and out striker or a false nine. Both Hojlund and Zirkzee are more up top strikers, though Zirkzee could come back into the Firmino roll. His problem is heâs just not good enough. On raw talent, I rate Hojlund. I thought he would have been great with us. His problem is that heâs starving. There is very little creative talent to create chances for him.
Which brings us to Fernandez. Heâs a slimy little weasel, but heâs also their most creative player. He also works harder than most think. Heâs best utilized as a 10 sitting behind the striker. But Amorimâs system has him more as an inverted forward coming out of the half spaces. He should really be sitting more in central areas. ETH had him playing as a winger at times, and I donât think Amorimâs system is the best use of his talent.
Which brings us back to Amorimâs system. OTOH, you have to admire someone who sticks to his principles and attempts to impose a discipline and style of play. OTOH, imposing a rigid ideology may take longer than the time he has to turn things around.
When Klopp came, his style of play wasnât a formation. It was an ethos of working hard, running all day and gegenpressing. He modified his tactics and philosophy over time, recognizing that the PL was a different league, and his players may have different strengths and weaknesses to exploit. Similarly, when Slott was appointed, he played down formations when we have the ball but said he is pretty dogmatic when defending. You can see that during the matches. His tactical tweaks at halftime usually make us better. Finally, the most successful manager over the past decade has been Pep, and his side today look night and day compared to his sides in his first few years in the PL. He has gone from super exciting to super boring in nine years.
I have no faith that INEOS can get things done. A ManU manager saying they are in a relegation fight and itâs the worst team ever is damn funny if you ask me.
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I can understand why a kid making ÂŁ5k a week being offered ÂŁ50k a week would jump at the chance. Thatâs literally life changing money. Even if youâre a bust, you can set yourself and your family up for life if youâre there for a few years.
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