The result yesterday was not good reading and with three of our six games coming up against top six sides. This could get really ugly fast. Of course, we need to remain positive. However, I am getting the impression that even when Erik Ten Hag won us two trophies. That short-term success might have come at a bigger cost than we initially thought.
Whoever we want to blame. You cannot blame the manager this time. We need to back Amorim and start anew. The way Manchester United has been ran in what was the Woodward era is now bearing it’s horns. And of course, football happens in cycles. That much is clear also. At the same time though, we need to begin the work in January, no excuses. We’re going to have to offload many that we’ve recently bought as well. Simply because of the fact they’re not good enough.
Training and patterns of play are only going to get us so far. The goalkeeping mistake today summed up the level. Overall, the performances of a lot of these players weren’t up to scratch. Rasmus and Amad have been the stand outs for me overall under Amorim so far. There is no creativity and the lack of being able to pass the ball across the pitch. It’s obvious, that more training is required to reach the level acceptable. Some players might not make it with us and might need to be moved on.
We’re going to need to offload a lot of highly inflated wages. Do INEO’s have the means to put their full support behind this project? Correcting all the errors that have been made under the previous regime? Or will the cracks start showing with the Glazer’s? This could get much worse before it gets better.
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