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Originally Posted by lacoruna69
But I want to highlight the CB kia, Dalot.
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as alot of players had intn'l duties, amorim don't have many days to work with them, so gotta cut them alot of slack. can see what amorim was trying to do with his formation and tactics, the players will also need time to learn the new system... need how much time? i think at least 3-4 months, so basically this season is a write off liao
i really hope the squad can adjust their mindset to be receptive of amorim system, dun wanna see the same drama every 2 yrs
that being said, lets go back to last night's match, here are some thoughts:
- really quick off the blocks, direct runs and passes leading to rashford goal, but after they scored, they took the foot off the pedal and allowed ipswich back into the game, the same old mentality leftover from ETH era haiz what else is new?
- yes, dalot is the weakest link in defence, ipswich mainly attacked down his flank, incld the one which led to equaliser. as long as he starts, opponents will focus attacking his flank which will only increase the goal scoring chances. he cannot be a regular starter and can only deputise
- evans started at LDC and was drawn out of posn by hutchinson several times who was able to turn quickly, he looked uncomfy marking such an agile player, once drawn out of posn, the left flank is exposed and can be overloaded. he is more suited to play at CDC
- amorim started casemiro eriksen in midfield, as expected, ipswich was able to overrun as man u had no physical presence in the middle of the park. for amorim system to work, basically all the outfield players are to be box to box type, which means he cannot start the aging players, but this was the 1st match and amorim had ltd time to work with players, so bobian. those players over 30yo will likely play less as the season progresses
- in terms of attack, can only say the rashford goal is from amorim playbook, but after that, man u often reverted to ETH style, play out from back but either can't seem to find an open teammate or the attackers aren't making runs, then gotta pass sideways or backwards, invite ipswich press, then the wingbacks backtrack to provide passing outlet. there were some flashes of intricate play but fizzled out quickly. a huge task for amorim to eliminate all traces of ETH style and the poor mentality
- can see that amorim system is quite high tempo which require players to make runs into space and the ball to be passed quickly. garnacho was twice guilty of not releasing the ball fast enough for rashford to run onto, 2 potential chances gone because garnacho was too slow to release the ball, he can be frustrating at times because he is still young and inconsistent
- rashford started well with a goal, but after his pressing and runs didn't bear fruit, he just gave up and jogged/walked, and he still has the tendency to drift wide rather than operate centrally; garnacho supposed to be inside left, but he continue to stay out wide on the left, he is young and still has time to learn/train a new posn; verdict: rashford in-game attitude and lack of defensive work is a problem, maybe the time has come to move him on. garnacho can still be in the squad as long as he is willing to learn, but can he suppress his instinct to go wide left though?
- when w/o the ball, man u still lacks bite in every dept before ugarte sub in, and currently martinez is injured, malacia not ready to return yet. i think currently the available players will run around like headless chickens pressing ineffectively... something has to give? simplest reason is they are unable to press as a unit and assume that opponent will unforced error with the ball every time... wake up bloody idea lah dey... train together for how long already still no understanding? also any player in the mold of keane among the academy youngsters? since no money for amorim to spend in the mkt, can promote those youngsters with bite to the 1st team
- how to deploy fernandes? when under ETH, sometimes fernandes was so high up the pitch and the buildup play was disjointed because there was nobody in midfield to link defence and attack. same thing occurred last night as man u had trouble playing out agnst the ipswich press. under amorim system of 3-4-2-1, maybe fernandes can partner ugarte in midfield vs bodo, or if amorim is willing to tweak to 3-4-1-2, fernandes can still be no.10
- same thing for zirkzee, his performance as a 9-1/2 hasn't gone well so far as understanding w teammates still way off, i think a possible way is for him to learn to play with back to goal like the traditional SC, he has the frame and technique for it. maybe he also can operate as the inside forward, to play off the SC. for sure must be less languid and react faster
- amorim got to see firsthand how aggressive the eng pressing game is, does he still want to play out from the back every game? will he become another ETH? i still think the best way is to go direct, GK straight to SC
- next match is UEL at home vs bodo, with several defenders still out, shaw and mazraoui will play on either side of de ligt, amad RWB, dalot LWB, ugarte to partner fernandes in midfield, hojlund rashford garnacho as the front 3, likely another draw as the squad still learning amorim system