With five minutes to go before another week of soul-searching for United fans, Matheus Nunes does something crazy at the Etihad Stadium and Amad Diallo does even more crazy .
The Red Devils are worried that their good cheer to keep up with the season will fade ahead of Christmas, with Tottenham facing Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup on Thursday, but there are plenty of reasons to feel Delighted, not limited to, but undoubtedly emphasized, Manchester derby’s dopamine hitter.
Amad Diallo
Gary Neville reached a crescendo after scoring the winning goal, his pundit glasses slightly reddish, as he claimed Amad’s performance against Manchester City was “sensational”. Sorry, we don’t have that.
Definitely a sensational goal, but if it hadn’t happened we wouldn’t be voting for him as “the only Manchester United player who looks like a Manchester United player”, that honor would more likely go to Nusselt Mazrawi or one of the three centre-backs.
But the point is, he did Goal. It was a great game in the 90th minute against Manchester City. This proves a few things: he has huge quality – without it, a footballer cannot produce those touches and shots; he has a winning mentality – he believes in himself for his team by winning penalties Not satisfied with one point; he was in excellent physical condition – his running was just too tiring so late in the game.
It’s a big moment for him and Amorim, whose decision now isn’t whether to play Amad; Where Consider that the 22-year-old has also provided four assists from right-back since the new manager took over at Old Trafford. A very good question.
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recognition process
What I said afterwards was 4-0 win over Everton Amorim was eager to apply the brakes. He knows that the scoreline doesn’t speak for itself in games where United’s level of performance is only marginally better than that of their opponents. He knew then and knows now that there is still a long way to go – possibly longer than he imagined when he arrived at the club – and has been at pains to point out how far United are from where they want to be.
But he has the ability to prove it. Erik ten Hag spent more than £600m on players during his more than two years there. He points out how far away United are from challenging for the title like a child complaining about the time it takes to clean his bedroom: Whose fault is it, mate?
Now, everyone, including fans, accepts from the top down that this isn’t going to be a quick fix.
Rashford, Garnacho news
This may make your nipples swell. Manchester United’s bench would not have terrified City (if those glassy-eyed broken souls could even be emotional right now) and completely different adjectives would have been used to describe what is now being billed as a very bold and brave decision they were given Did local competitors get spanked?
But this danger makes it bolder and braver, and sends a very clear “Be Better Or Else” message Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho As well as the rest of the team, his expectations were made for all to hear after the game, when he could have blamed a pointless injury or given a “my decision” answer without elaborating. This inevitably led to widespread reports of dressing room discord and sparked transfer rumours.
They didn’t put in the effort and were eliminated, but if they put in more effort, they would come back. Simply put, it’s good management.
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Striker scores a goal
Rasmus Hoylund and Joshua Zirkzee have only scored three goals in a combined 21 games under Erik ten Hag this season, so much so that Zirkzee He had already taken the first step when he came to the team in the summer. Doubts over Hoylund’s ability to become Manchester United’s regular have also grown. Viktor Gyokeres offers a tempting alternative Considering he is inextricably linked to the new head coach.
Let us be absolutely clear, those doubts remain, but their performances under Amorim at least offer hope. They have scored 7 goals, and with Rashford’s 3 goals in the center position, Amorim’s center has scored 10 goals in just 7 games. . While they’ll likely need a shooter with the ridiculous regularity of Gio Kreis at some point, it certainly won’t be a priority.
center back
Oddly enough, United’s three centre-backs will face a tougher test than if they were facing the best striker in world football and arguably the best striker in Premier League history, but that’s Erling Haaland and Manchester City’s current situation.
Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez do look good. A change of system will certainly suit Maguire, who has excelled in England’s three-wicket haul, but we were a little surprised This is down both to Amorim’s faith in De Ligt – who has started every game under him so far – and to the 25-year-old’s impressive performances.
Julian Nagelsmann never looked quite right when he experimented with a back three at Bayern Munich and was ruled out of the 2022 World Cup by Louis van Gaal for making mistakes in the same system. Comfortable, but it looks like he’s at least starting to deal with it. system and the lives of Manchester United players.
There is no doubt that Martinez is ideally suited to the left centre-back role, he can be aggressive without the ball and utilize his excellent passing range, as we saw against Manchester City when he set up Amad’s goal As seen.
Ratcliffe’s ‘unpopular decision’
We simply don’t trust some of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s decisions at Manchester United. From mid-season ticket prices to Dan Ashworth canceling Busby Baby privileges and ‘Wembley of the North’ nonsense, Errors are widespread and not trivial during his nine-month tenure as co-owner.
But while we have no sympathy for Ratcliffe—he is an extremely wealthy tax evader—we understand his predicament. Given the profit and sustainability regulations, it would be difficult for any new owner to make immediate changes, and most won’t step into it. A club as poorly managed as Manchester United has always been under the leadership of the Glazer family.
He could have made a different ‘unpopular decision’ but it is clear that unpopular decisions need to be made and whilst he may prove to be a disaster for United the fact is that he recognizes that the club The need for “dramatic change” is a positive.
Bruno Fernandez’s leadership
Roy Keane on Bruno Fernandes By now, most people generally hold this view: genius boy, but no leader. The arm-waving display was hard to ignore, although we often ask ourselves what Chiano and other United legends might have been had they played against the sub-par team-mates Fernandes had to face at Old Trafford. What a reaction. We suspect they’ll groan quite a bit, too.
Even so, there’s no doubt that Fernandes’ leadership leaves a lot to be desired, but he appears to be maturing on the pitch and his comments after the win over Manchester City were particularly impressive. He said he “had to perform well from the penalty spot” after missing a great chance and he paid tribute to Amad as he tried to stay grounded, talking about “expectations” and how he deserved the opportunity through “hard work” , then pointedly pointed out that he listed the substitutes as “we rely on everyone” before praising Manuel Ugarte, who has endured a difficult start at the club, as “excellent”.
We considered the answers and all came back to the idea that he and his teammates were working toward a common goal that Amorim had set for them. Perhaps for the first time at Manchester United, Fernandes feels like the manager’s deputy on the field.
