PROOF That Ruben Amorim Wants To Build A NEW Tactical Identity At Manchester United!

[@83silte]

Ruben A. has a good setup but it needs to be well manage by the players. You can see the first goal MU score against NF. Seated in my sofa I saw the opportunity for that play so many times but the players only did it once, and it went well. And they could do the same thing over and over again because the pieces was there, some times Bruno tried to come to receive the ball again from central back to make it again but the lack of confidence from De lIgt didn't help, he never took that risk again. That is why I think it still can work

[@JohnKerr-bq3vo]

if you trust in RA then why 2nd guess him ? .. my sense is that fans say they will give him time, but like the so called pundits, every match is scrutinized to death... patience anyone????

[@pakistant10]

MAN UTD fans are one of the most patient fans, nobody really gaf about pundits

[@AlexRaha]

My cat approves of this new tactical identity. Closing the gaps between the phases in possession and then switching is definitely a pattern emerging. That said, the distribution is now even more important than before. At some point, the midfield two need to show for the ball and the progression needs to come through middle and from the big switches. All about balance. Well explained vid. Keep up great work

[@LAJAP]

I think it is fundamental to keep cats in the loop and pleased with the decisions taken.

[@ham5ini]

Exactly !! Bruno & Mainoo were way too far up, petrhaps someone like Casemiro might help provide that link

[@AtroTenebris]

Another great video AJ. Keep up the good work 👏🏾 🔥

[@nigelrossiter6013]

Things are going in the right direction but new better players are needed

[@dalitsobanda7658]

😁 i was about to ask when you will drop a new video in the discord, the joy in my heart.

[@AJAnalysis]

Yeah the delay has been due to a couple of technical difficulties but we're sorted now

[@dalitsobanda7658]

​​@@AJAnalysisYa no problem, thanks for the video. I truly appreciate your effort. All the best and God bless🟢💚.

[@AJAnalysis]

@@dalitsobanda7658

[@PearlLiu-z1j]

[@mercurialblonde]

I like overlapping fullbacks. I grew up with United fullbacks bombing to the endline and putting in crosses. Dalot has always been terrible at crossing. He almost always overhits it. We badly need a top lwb

[@houdinisplug]

We need a specialist LWB in that wide Left position e.g Grimaldo, Di Marco, Kerkez, Ait-Nouri, Tavares etc. someone of that profile I feel will massively improve our attacking unpredictability. With Dalot the opposing FB can just send him down the line knowing he doesn’t have a left foot. Honestly don’t see how we finish in the top half let alone top 4 with Dalot/Malacia as our LWB options.

[@SihlonitshiweVazhure]

why do our centre backs refuse to play through the lines and when we get the ball out wide why do we not want to cross the ball i would love to ask these united players how do they plan on scoring when we are bad set pieces refuse to play through the lines and when the ball is out wide we dont want to cross the ball

[@Daniel-mj7ok]

Exactly what I was thinking yesterday. The CBs should be play the ball through the lines cause they always do sideways passes. We almost never get the change to play a good ball between lines to start the attack. For me that was the biggest problem yesterday, we have the ball but we don’t produce danger

[@SihlonitshiweVazhure]

@@Daniel-mj7ok especially de light my god hes to safe on the ball

[@mebin654]

​@@Daniel-mj7ok amorim already stated in his interview that he wants his team to keep the ball first,and it's a delicate balance between keeping the ball and playing through the lines i.e riskier passes,which is something the players will have to learn

[@AtroTenebris]

[Sorry how long this is]. I agree with this but I think the issue lies in experience. So there were chances where like Yoro would play the ball into Amad and get it back; as there was pressure on Amad. So the CBs were thinking, if I try to progress the ball - it will just come back to me, so how else are we supposed to go? Now that issue is a result of two things: 1) the competence of the 10s and the Midfielders on the turn 2) the speed we play out. A continous thing I see is that we are very slow with playing out from the back, which gives the opposition time to shift over and cover the lines (so the conundrum i explained above comes into play). So when the ball is played out quicker, it will be better. Something i argue has helped us is with the no 9 dropping deep [more preferably with Zirkzee]. As we then have number superiority in the middle and the players can play in the middle. The other issue I spoke of is the 10s and the midfield. Bar Kobbie as I think he is great on a turn plus Mount on a given day, the midfield we have does not excel in ball handling. [Maybe technicality is the better word here]. Bruno, as much as I have him praise, is one of the worst ball carriers and holders in a midfield. Ugarte seems to be getting more onto ball carrying and holding, but I would still say it is not a strong suit for him. Nashers and Rashford, nothing needs to be said. So even if you play the ball into the lines, if the tens pick it up - it is likely they just won't hold or keep the ball up. Hence that causes an issue of turnovers and if the players are in the Opponent's final third [with the WBs high] - that's a crisis. My solution for this to play our more technical players in the tens to hold the ball but also be a good midfield option of if they drop in, you can play them and know they will keep the ball well. Or train the CFs to be able to lay off the ball [more concerned with Holjund on this one than Zirkzee, as Holjund's technical ability is questionable.]. The Midfielders in this system are an option to progress the ball through the lines but shouldn't be the main channel which we progress play. We should keep it varied to the three ways Amorim has done with Sporting [i.e. WBs, Middle or to the CF to knock it down/lay it off to the Tens and progress]. Another issue i actually remembered as well is you need movement from the midfield and tens as well. One issue i clearly saw in the Forest game is that the tens and midfield would always be standing still. So it was easier for Forest to man mark the players (linking to the first issue I spoke of). [Icl, Bruno looked tired that game]. We need more energetic players in those positions but who also are very reliable and viable options.

[@SihlonitshiweVazhure]

@@mebin654 the idea is when everyone is up the field and in they're attacking shape then you start probing the centre. you dont have to be direct and play long balls just play the ball in the midfield. kobbie maino and ugarte arent getting the ball in the centre often enough

[@samuelegwuasi6973]

Different personnel will make a huge difference in amorim's system especially in forward areas

[@benedictjephcote6815]

I agree on the more on-pitch-rotation of space usage. Whilst I really like Bruno, sometimes he runs into other players. And he's not alone in this.

[@chinemelumokoye3343]

Let me tell u something this you said is exactly what he’s trying to do. But he’s doing it with the wrong players. There’s is no way this will work with garnacho and ramus upfront those players are too direct and they ain’t that clinical let’s be honest. There’s a reason why that game vs Everton was very amazing, zirkzee is the player you need for this things to work, he will keep possession, link up plays and give assist and score. Now Rashford is another person who needs to in play too because he’s direct and he’s our best finisher rn he will be making those false 9 runs with amad while zirkzee can create them United will be lethal. Bruno honestly need to step up. He need to be playing with these players rather than always trying to improvise. But you can’t get control of the ball without players that can’t hold the ball. Garna and Ramus can’t give you ball control but zirkzee rashy and amad will give you 💯 ball control

[@gauravkataraGK]

thanks for explanations like this.

[@mechewisdom2312]

Clear improvement

[@martinezsybin50]

I've never come across anyone who uses the word stodgy so frequently ha! Great content on the whole, keep it coming...

[@AJAnalysis]

All just a bit stodgy ain't it? 😅💚

[@ricardodias736]

Out of context Luis Nani ended his career yesterday

[@pakistant10]

should have done that 3-4 years ago

[@khao1412]

I trusted him. He just need time to make it work but first, sell dead woods.

[@ossaielvis7201]

Lol 🤣 that's true

[@robertmumanya6727]

If utd have a player like Kirkze of Bournemouth with Amad on the other side, we could see better out put. Another position to fix is the Rushford/Garnacho position.

[@xg_zack]

A lot of hard games left in this part of the season. It will be interesting how he will fair against more difficult opposition and whether we'll see significant progress in defensive set pieces and final third patterns in the comming weeks. Maybe we see more of Dalot/Mazroui interior and the wingers wide.

[@ahmeddobrev4475]

The fullback out wide not being effective is an improvement issue not a personell issue, we look at the likes of DeMarco, and not a good eg.. But nuno tavares at Lazio. Good video.

[@shango7942]

I agree with you.

[@gauravkataraGK]

attacking we are doing brilliant but defense should be sorted

[@occulus8687]

Losing to Arsenal away and Forest who also beat Liverpool at Anfield is not a bad start. We do need more technical players and Amorim must choose the correct combination of player characteristics to use this squad for the season. In particular we cannot play too many low ball retention players in the team at the same time Garna Bruno Hojlund and Rashford. Amad must play centrally so that he cannot be marked out of a game AND We should invert the system so we can try Garna as an inverted left wingback and put Maz/Dalot at RWB

[@WayofWyrd]

Like THE ONE (smiley) (Amorim)has said again and again it’s going to take the time of his contract to just get the team ready to be in the place to challenge for the title. I am prepared to wait for him to get it right. Because I believe he will, and I can’t say that about any of the other managers/ coaches that we’ve had in since Ferguson, I felt it a little bit under Ole, but then CR7 came back, probably because he had seen the rise of Ole’s tenure…the rest we all know!! I backed EtH because I thought he might be able to break the player power 😢!! Still, with Amorim unless the media decides to destroy him, and he is backed by the new infrastructure he’ll be the man who can get 21 in the cupboard. ImhumbleO!!! UTR ❤️🤍🖤✌🏼🙂&✊🏼 9:31

[@ricardodias736]

​​ @AJAnalysis another analysis that is factual, that is, you are strong, very difficult to see football without emotion, more difficult to explain with it, congratulations Essential ball possession, both in general and individually, every time a player touches the ball he gains confidence, he knows that he can make a pass even if it is a pass back or to the side, which makes that the 3rd time he receives the ball instead of passing it he already has the confidence to hold it, even if it's just a second, before passing it again or even dribbling But as RA said (he explains everything) there was still no time to practice the dynamics in the last third of the terrain. It is urgent to buy an LW with left foot, it seems a bit silly but everything changes, in my point of view but mainly from the point of view of RA, in 5 years of coaching he always bought lefties for that position, in this case the wingers, are left foot, always

[@1colinb]

With the financial state the club is in at the moment, it's gonna call for extremely efficient and effective scouting.

[@ravbruh6357]

The rotation is bringing everyone up to speed so when players are swapped it’s the same outcomes Our mid season preseason will end in feb and that’s when Amorim will start to show

[@koriolis8484872]

I beg to differ on the fullback not being good enough to cross and needing wingers. Amorim used both types there interchangeably. Nuno Santos was a good example of a converted winger - which a huge pace and can reasonably take on defensive duties, but he also used Nuno Mendes there - in fact he turned Nuno Mendes into the best LWB in the world. There's also the thing were when he feels he wants more pace and crosses from the line back, he puts a winger into the role, when he wants crosses from the edge of the box in quick transitions (like those you mentioned from through passes from the center backs ) then someone like Dalot gets the nod. I think there's no good options right now for that role at MU. And even Dalot can cross, but he's got a tendency to go too deep instead of combine with Garnacho or cross at the edge of the box. Whenever he crosses early in transition he's a danger. He did it a couple of times in the Forest game but Rasmus lacks the experience, the pace, or simply the capacity for guessing where those passes might land and was always late to them. There's a reason Amorim insists on Dalot, and there's a reason why he keeps playing for the Portugal National team - his versatility. In the absence of world class players in MU for most Amorim roles (or any roles really), Dalot shines because he can fill 2 or 3 of them reasonably well in either side.

[@Bloodnok49]

Dalot is getting a bad press currently bcs he is constantly being played out of position, It was only last season he received tons of plaudits for his work at RB, and in fact he displaced Wan Bissaka so often that the latter applied for a transfer. One major issue which AJ does not address is the relative inexperience of the side in the front 7 who started against Forest. Dalot and Bruno aside, the other 5 are young and some of them have a tendency to lose patience if things go awry. Garnacho loses composure and develops tunnel vision, while Mainoo has already picked up 5 Yellow Cards this season and taken a match suspension. I think most accept Hojlund is very much a work in progress. How much do the players listen to their skipper or Dalot? We know Bruno''s general impression of his team: in early October he was reported as saying he preferred playing for Portugal because"It's a space where I feel good and I feel like I can enjoy my football at a very high level, due to the dynamics we have and the quality I have at my side."

[@LarryPab]

Onana was bad against northingham what happened?? 😢😢😢😢 That was so heartbreaking, all shot towards him was a goal 😢😮

[@EmmanuelOnyono]

Now I watch our games and see good football but it will time to beat big teams (well structured style of play).

[@Floyd_81]

For me, we won't see the full effect of Ruben's tactical style of play until we sign some new players who haven't been corrupted by the shite we currently have at the club, and those that manage to survive the cull need to break the old habits that they fall back into everytime it goes to shit.! Our 2 No.10's also need to track the opposition FB's/WB's all the way, as Garnacho tracks them to a certain degree but then stops and they can run free, which is better than Rashford as he doesn't track them at all.. Our CM's are still having to cover out wide, which in my opinion is why we conceded the 2nd goal against Forest as M.G White had way too much space in centre midfield, 20-25 yards from goal.. Onana should've still saved it though.. We don't even try to stop teams from crossing balls into our box. We need more intensity from our wide players to close people down and stop the crosses.! Standing in front of the player isn't gonna get it done.

[@mikeb7379]

There's a idea and a identity emerging, at long last. I do question why "elite" players can't understand and adapt to that situation quickly? There are quite a few players who aren't as good as they think they are, obviously.

[@gauravkataraGK]

he should use nous at left CB position to get little stability best option to deal with transition

[@sheldonmaharaj394]

Yes they go back to their old ways and there confidence drops

[@YANITE588]

I’ve made quite a few comments now but I think your video has made for some good challenges You say more positional rotations in attack and you hinted at a slight criticism at Ruben I’m gonna start of by saying positional rotations can confuse players especially low IQ footballers (we have many) I’m also gonna talk about Liverpool arsenal Man City How often do we see positional rotations at these clubs? Because I never see positional rotations in their attacks Positional rotation isn’t essential some people prefer it some people don’t I personally don’t you play players in their position where they’re comfortable I don’t see haaland dropping out wide to let foden go centrally, Salah saka KDB haaland foden diaz odegard I know exactly where these players will be, we’re so bad in attack because we lack footballers with IQ composure and the ability to beat their man not because of no attacking rotations As I said this sounds more like a preference thing, I think you’re wrong to slightly criticise Ruben here I’ve made 3 comments now against 3 points you’ve mentioned and I believe I’ve made strong arguments would love to see you respond

[@AJAnalysis]

Thanks for the comment! I completely agree with the point about rotations potentially confusing lower IQ players, perhaps I could do a video at some point, going into more detail about the rotations that I would like to see Like you, I don't like to see strikers moving out wide etc. but I do think greater off ball movement is required for us to improve in the final third (of course that takes time) 💚

[@UncleAlpha1]

Make AMAD a forward position

[@karimmoorad9649]

Either one of Arda Guler or Brahim Diaz could save our no.10 headache.

[@dimphoshaun8940]

For a hefty fee because Manchester united lost it's negotiation power

[@karimmoorad9649]

@dimphoshaun8940 unfortunately

[@joaolatado1153]

He's only getting as much data about the whole squad as he can before January. No time to practice anything. I also think it would do Garnacho good a loan to the Championship in January.

[@FreeEagle-zh7js]

The amount of times we'd go backwards even when we have space on either wing to occupy, and I'm sure that's not Amorim's fault, it's the players'.. Honestly, we are going to need more intelligent players in order for this system to be successful, so it's not only about quality, because most of these players have some degree of quality, they just don't have the IQ, they are not intelligent enough.. I can see the great transformation Amorim can make if given the right players, but he's going to struggle with most of the current ones, their mentality is average.. It's not only about energy, it's also about what the energy is producing, because some of them look like headless chickens on the field.. I agree that it's early days and we should have patience, but my dig isn't at the manager, it's at those lazy and unprofessional players, they need to depart.. At the moment, only Amad is worthy to remain here..

[@linggafadlurazaq2900]

'what we can expect from you since day 1?' 'identity' Well he keep his promise. Let's back him up

[@shomiksenbhattacharjee870]

[@YANITE588]

I don’t like to pin it all on one player but on the pattern of play in the final third How many years have we been saying this? You will never have consistent pattern of plays with Bruno in the team, Bruno is the most unpredictable footballer I’ve ever seen and he has zero composure, he doesn’t get his head up enough this is why he misplaces so many simple passes I’ll give you 2 examples Against forest you had Yoro moving into space and because Bruno didn’t look up he passes the ball to where yoro started the run and we ended up conceding from this (a consistent pattern you Bruno fans choose to ignore) Against Everton zirkzee 1st goal really simple tap in and Bruno pass made it difficult, I can’t remember the games of by heart but how many times have we failed simple goals like this (Bruno usually the one passing the ball) Lack of composure and consistency is why we will never be a good team going forward with Bruno in the team but as I said you Bruno fans ain’t ready for this conversation I’ve gave clear reasons as to why but you Bruno fans will ignore this

[@IK_NIA564]

😊the system is there the players are not,,

[@captainchevrolet1694]

I get what ur saying regarding fullbacks not being better 1v1 players than wingers but using Dalot and Malacia not making crosses is an empty argument. Those two just suck at crossing haha. The examples you used are perfect areas for a fitter Shaw to be in, he def makes those crosses. The Dalot example, someone like Davies ends up in the box after driving touchline for a cut back. The Malacia example, someone like Alvaro Fernandez or Harry Amass finds a better cross.. idk I’m just saying. This isn’t a “they’re not a winger” reason, they just suck. Imo at least. Good video tho.

[@AJAnalysis]

Yeah I get what you're saying, there are definitely some fullbacks that would produce in those moments, and you gave some great examples. My issue is more with 1v1 situations, I simply feel that wingers are often better dribblers, whereas fullbacks tend to be better ball carriers 💚

[@captainchevrolet1694]

@ I completely get that tbh. Idk for me personally I think we need carriers there over dribblers. Especially long term, I think our central progression gets better with more understanding and those wingbacks will just be ask to progress the ball (kinda like Nuno Santos for Sporting).

[@ALong-fo5so]

Amorim may get the sack before he gets to achieve what he wants to do.

[@bolshoiibooze]

Bruno Fernandes tries too hard to do the impossible, he needs it keep it simple

[@DrMox-ny8qs]

You can't build a tactical identity with Bruno around

[@YANITE588]

I can’t agree at all about the wingbacks holding width You say fullbacks aren’t as good at beating their man carrying the ball compared to wingers You say this like Jeremy frimpong don’t exist and there’s many more than frimpong btw, if you reply I can give you a list of fullbacks I would actually argue against your point and say the modern day fullbacks are better at beating their man because the modern day winger focus more on scoring goals I respect your opinion but this opinion just feels very dinosaur age like the modern day fullback it’s almost essential for them to be great at carrying the ball and beating their man

[@AJAnalysis]

I think the terminology is key here Alot of fullbacks are ELITE ball carriers, but not necessarily great dribblers, of course there are examples of those that can do it; Frimpong etc (although even Frimpong only beats his man 35.7% of the time) The key difference is that fullbacks often arrive into the space, whereas wingers start in the space. When the game is at a standstill, and the ball is outwide, wingers are naturally better at changing the speed (just because they've done it since they were kids) I do think this is largely personal preference, but I know who I want in 1v1 situations, and I think there's a reason that alot of teams have chosen to invert their fullbacks in recent years 💚

[@YANITE588]

@ I hear what you’re saying and maybe it doesn’t go well for us or maybe it does go well and teams start to copy us Once upon a time people didn’t like the inverted fullback idea

[@AJAnalysis]

@@YANITE588

[@bolshoiibooze]

Onana is a 🤡

[@bryngefferies7530]

The team selection against Notts Forest 2 day ago was questionable again. The team should have been: Onana, Yoro/Maguire, DeLigt, Martinez/Shaw Dalot, Casemiro/Bruno, Ugarte/Mainoo, Mazraoui, Amad, Hojlund & Rashford. Subs: Bayindir, Maguire, Malacia, Amass, Eriksen, Bruno, Mount, Gernacho, Zirkzee & Antony We expect an home win unfortunately Amorim chose a team to contained the opposition instead of trying to win the game. Gernacho is not a starter, at present bench player at best. Rashford should get priority in that position, Mazraoui should start. Amad should start! Amorim has No Excuse cos he should have carried on from where Ruud Van Nisteroy left off. We're 8 point down from where we should be cos we already have the players to choose from!

[@Deehydrate]

😂😂

[@olavictor6286]

Since you know so much united should have appointed you

[@emate8422]

Backwards analysis always good

[@bryngefferies7530]

@@olavictor6286 You have a point there cos we've been around since England's mens last success in a sense before you were born, son!

[@bryngefferies7530]

@emate8422 To you & 5min fans (anyone under 30) or a FlipFlop fans maybe shows lack of sense!

[@SihlonitshiweVazhure]

jadon sancho would have fit to how we play now

[@Deehydrate]

Nope, he needs to go

[@scottsinner7530]

@@Deehydrate And he will. Chelsea have an obligation to buy, unless they absolutely tank and finish in the bottom third of the table, which they won't.

[@Sagat78]

lol. You can't make a possession comparison in 3 games. You need to compare the same number of games under both managers because the percentage will obviously average out. And if it is only 3% increase under Amorim's more possession based system then after a bigger sample size that will fall below ETH's possession stats.

[@HARIKRISHNAN-oe5wj]

Only proof will be there at last , result matters

[@jiggersotoole7823]

Rashford as left wing back might work

[@Deehydrate]

Nope he doesnt run enough. He doesnt track back

[@manishmohite2393]

How many years has he been at united? What is his wages? What is his output? (Actual performance not one or two goals) And you still want to give him more chances? He needs to leave the club asap.

[@jiggersotoole7823]

@@Deehydrate I give up with you lot

[@jiggersotoole7823]

@@manishmohite2393 there's no point arguing with you guys.

[@MustaphaConteh-u5b]

Southgate in

[@Trackloader07]

The reality is: MAN UTD is not a fantastic team and Amorim said so. I think he’s doing a very good job. To build a team takes time.