Defending his philosophy to the death, is Amorin throwing the problem to the senior management of the Red Devils?
"I understand the criticism of fans. My tactics are fine. I will change when I want to change my philosophy." After experiencing the nightmare of Etihad, Amorin was still full of confidence. It has been more than 10 months since it entered the Premier League and has experienced 47 battles of all sizes and big battles. Not only has Amorin failed to replicate the miracle of Portugal's overtime to turn stones into gold, but it has also left a series of shameful records, and shocking remarks have emerged one after another. The young coach was determined to push the third central defender test and threw the question of whether to change coaches again to the senior management of the Red Devils.
[A lot of shame records, Amorin has no excuses]
Since taking office in November 2024, Amorin has led Manchester United to play 47 games, with a record of 17 wins, 12 draws and 18 losses, with a winning rate of only 36.17%, becoming the Red Devils coach with the lowest winning rate in 80 years (1945). Most of the victories made by Manchester United in the Amorin era appeared in the Europa League. They only won 8 games in the Premier League (half of them were promoted), but suffered 7 draws and 16 losses, with a winning rate of only 25.81%, and a goal difference of -13. The result of 31 points in the 31 rounds is at the bottom of the Premier League (except for the teams being promoted and relegated).
Since Amorin took office, Manchester United has ranked last in the Premier League points and second to last goal difference (except for the three teams that have been relegated).
Last season, Ranieri (Roma), Nico Kovac (Dortmond), Vieira (Genoa) and Vitor Pereira (Wolves) all achieved great results as firefighters. Amorin came with the title of Portuguese gold medal coach, but it broke the lowest Premier League ranking in Manchester United's history. Also in the 2024/25 season diving into the Premier League relegation zone, Tottenham finally relied on the UEFA Cup championship to win back respect and returned to the fourth group after changing coaches. Amorin's situation as the background board is truly embarrassing.
The ex left behind the team of the 8th place in the Premier League and the FA Cup champion. He has repeatedly publicly supported his boss and invested huge sums of money in the summer window. Not only did Amorin failed to lead Manchester United out of the predicament, but he continued to ignite traffic with reverse operations. If the report cards handed over by Solskjaer and Tenhach were unacceptable, then the record set by Amorin now is enough to make all Red Devils fans feel desperate.
【It is not easy to completely rebuild, but the young coach is "iron" is reasonable]
Manchester United has changed coaches 8 times in the past 11 years, and coaches of various types shuttle through the Dream Theater like a revolving lantern. Not only did they fail to reproduce the glory of the Red Empire era, but they intensified the chaos and turmoil of "Green Disney". Just as Manchester United was hovering in the trough, Manchester City and Liverpool achieved double harvests in competitive results and style construction, and Arsenal also chose a unique development path under the guidance of Arteta. The Red Devils not only have a bad record, but also lose their clear tactical style, which always gives people the feeling of "not knowing what they are playing".
Triggers of all kinds have tried it, and Amorin is almost Manchester United's last hope.
After experiencing the hustle and bustle of Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era, Manchester United abandoned the route of gold medal coach and DNA coach, and instead relied on team building experts to seek advanced skills. The German coach and the "Dutch Gang" have encountered setbacks one after another. Manchester United chose the current popular European "Southern" coach. Amorin's persistence in his own philosophy gives people a sense of confusion and confidence, but this is the only way for the Red Devils to reshape their style.
Middle and late last season, Amorin practiced his lineup at the expense of league results, and the consecutive victories in the Europa League knockout stage gave him the illusion.
At the beginning of his tenure, Amorin had shaken the formation of three central defenders. The successive victory in the Manchester City Derby and the UEFA Cup gave him the confidence to continue to persevere. During the tenure of Ronnick, Tenhamhe and Van Nisstrui, Manchester United had no experience in trying a three-center-back formation, and Amorin spent a lot of effort to get players to accept their philosophy. Amade Diallo, Mazravi, Maguire, Casemiro and Ugat have proved themselves one after another. Manchester United's backcourt doesn't seem to be a big problem. As long as they can upgrade to the midfield combination, Amorin's team is fully capable of returning to the top of the standings.
[There is no problem with the signing idea, I don’t know when I will get out of trouble]
As the culprit in Ratcliff's eyes that "almost made the club go bankrupt", Tenghager's failure led to a fundamental change in Manchester United's signing idea, and Amorin lost the right to sign. Considering the risk of unacceptable adaptation among players from overseas leagues (especially the Eredivisie and Serie A), the Manchester United uniform team did not recruit Amorin's old subordinates (Portuguese Sports), but instead gave priority to introducing stars who had proven themselves in the Premier League.
Looking for opportunities from within the Premier League with strong ability to grasp strikers, Manchester United's idea of signing this summer is very correct.
Before the Manchester City Derby, Manchester United ranked first in the league in many offensive data - first in the number of shots (58), second in the number of shots (16), first in the number of shots in the penalty area (44), first in the number of goals expected (6.78), first in the number of touches in the opponent's penalty area (99). The only unacceptable data is the 6.9% shot/goal conversion rate (16th place). Amorin's system can control the scene, but cannot bring the corresponding number of goals, which has happened last season. 3 of the 4 goals were scored against the newly promoted Burnley team. The Red Devils Trident, which cost 250 million euros, has not yet found a feeling.
Last season, Manchester United scored only 44 goals in 38 league games, ranking 16th in the league in goals, only more than three relegation teams and Everton. In order to solve the problem of a last-minute shot, Manchester United introduced Mbermo and Cunha. The two small teams, the "King of Football", are not only familiar with the Premier League, but also have amazing ability to grasp opportunities.. Surprisingly, the two shooters who came to Dream Theater with eight times mirrors seemed to have been assimilated by the environment. Cunya has not yet played Hu, and Mbermo scored 2 goals, but only one of them appeared in the league, and the other was obtained in the League Cup against weak team Greensby.
After experiencing the chaos of the Tenhach era, it is impossible for Manchester United to introduce forwards from the Portuguese Super League, and Amorin must cultivate the "semi-finished product" Sheshko.
Because of lack of European qualifications and damaged brand value, Manchester United is in a weak position in the arms race of Big6 Group, and they are just a foil in this summer's "center roulette". After Ekitic, Yorke, Isaac and Jackson successively decided on their next home, they waited to come to Sheshko. Since the change of the goal, Sheshko has encountered a seven-game drought (including two World Cup qualifiers). He does not get support from the midfield and can only devote his energy to pressing and oppressing.
Manchester United beat many mainland teams with different styles on the road to reaching the UEFA Cup final, which may be Amorin's confidence in adhering to the three-center-back formation.
Unlike Mbermo and Cunya, whose technology has been established, Sheshko is very plastic, and his adaptability to the Premier League will directly determine the success or failure of Amorin's three-center-back trial. Last season, Tenghach invited Van Nystruei as assistant coach to focus on improving Hoylen and Zilkze's shooting skills. This work was effective at first, but later it was abandoned with the collective "Dutch Gang". When he came to the Portuguese Sports to make a comeback, Amorin also brought several partners who had fought side by side for many years. In Manchester United's assistant coach team, Carlos Fernandez and Emmanuel Ferro are both good at giving small training to players. Yorke, Diormander and Gonsalves have all benefited a lot. The two assistant coaches need to help Sheshko realize their talents as soon as possible.
After the defeat in the Manchester City Derby, the weaknesses of the Manchester United 343 system have been fully exposed. The left side of the backcourt where Dogu, Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandez are located has become a tactical "collapse zone". Amorin can only rely on internal potential to solve this problem, and the difficulty can be imagined. The problems of Sheshko and Cunya can be solved through special training, and the important task of repairing Manchester United's tactical system is to be undertaken by Amorin. After Manchester City Derby, Bruno Fernandez pointed out that Manchester United's defeat was the shortage of midfielders and the lack of overall thinking for strikers and defenders. After missing Baleba in the summer window, Amorin could only rely on internal potential to solve the tactical dilemma. Faced with the dilemma on the left, the young coach didn't seem to have many ways besides relying on the comeback of Lisandro Martinez.
Missed Baleba, Manchester United lacked the "Eye of the Formation", which is a problem that affects the whole body. Amorin can only rely on internal potential to solve the problem.
[The host and the host are deeply bound, and Amorin throws the problem to the boss]
In the process of Amorin leading Manchester United to dive and relegation zone, Ratcliff is one of his few "ally". After the Europa League final, Amorin's mentality was greatly affected. He first expressed his determination not to resign, and then took the initiative to disclose the conflict with Garnacho, which caused an uproar in public opinion. The young marshal was deeply entangled. Under the policy pressure of "reducing costs and increasing efficiency", Ratcliff took the risk of not being able to clean up the "bomb squad" and took out 251 million euros to sign, which can be said to have achieved the ultimate within his ability.
also came to the Premier League with ambitions and started drastic reforms in the areas they are familiar with. They sacrifice immediate interests for long-term plans. Ratcliff and Amorin have very similar styles, but they both underestimated the energy of Manchester United's public opinion field. Before the UEFA Cup final, Manchester United suffered 1 draw and 6 losses in the Premier League. On the premise of giving up the league and protecting the European League, these were originally planned losses, but Amorin still failed to withstand the pressure of public opinion and chose to change his moves in the final final battle of the European Cup. Unfortunately, Luke Xiao, Mount and others failed the young coach's expectations.
In order to help Tottenham break the shackles of fate, Postkoglu gave up his football philosophy and chose anti-counter tactics in the knockout stage of the Europa League. He eventually left with the championship and now he has the opportunity to return to the Premier League. Amorin was deeply trapped in the mud but still insisted on his own opinion. This was both the responsibility of being a rebuilder and the decisive move of an idealist. Manchester United has paid expensive tuition for the so-called long-term strategy, and now there is still the danger of continuing to slide into the abyss. It is time to test Ratcliffe's courage.