General Premier League Thread 2024-25

Man Utd have lost 7 of their last 11 premier league games. This thread is about the premier league.

He has started 10 of those games. Man Utd conceded in 9 of those 10 games.

All talk after a draw in the league and a draw in the cup. assists and goals are all fine and well for a CB when a team is winning and keeping clean sheets. But man Utd are not doing either. Tapping his head happy out after a draw. Do me a favor.

He started off the same at Sporting and they were a mess, finally got them challenging and winning titles.

Things haven't been great but who has he that are his players. We've a hodge dodge of over paid, mix bag of players from previous managers and a new club stakeholder who is changing things up.

Chopping and changing managers hasn't worked for us in the past so us UTD fans, well most I think, are in it for the long haul with him.

He's been absolutely honest in his pre/post match interviews, which as fans, can see and have been saying how shite things have been for years and we have a coach publicly saying it now, instead of the, everything's fine we've been getting.

This is the long haul and we shouldn't be chasing the quick fix like we have since after the Fergie era.

That hasn't worked.

Edit, spelling.

Liverpool were in a similar situation at the time, new manager implementing a total new system, took Klopp time but it worked.

All teams fall off a cliff, Liverpool over 30 years, Arsenal about 20, I've no idea who you support but I'm sure your own team has gone through it.

He inherited a team that finished 2nd just over a year before I'd hardly call them poor, but Klopp was a better manager than Amorim is, I also said similar not exactly the same.

Klopp only inherited 8 players that had featured in the 2013/14 squad. Mignolet, Sakho, Skrtel, Flanagan, Lucas, Henderson, Coutinho, and Sturridge. Of those both Lucas and Sturridge were crocked.

those asthma inhalers are fantastic in fairness

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Amorin has lost 5 out of his 7 league games at Old Trafford.

Klopp went years unbeaten at Anfield. I don't know what that record is but it was very impressive.

Trying to compare the 2 of them is delusional. You should be comparing Amorin to Frank De Boer at this stage.

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Why even bother comparing? The Premier League is far more competitive now than it was in 2015. If things aren't right at a club, you can fall off a cliff results wise. Didn't Klopp lose 6 consecutive PL games at Anfield in 2021? And also his team fell off a cliff after competing for the quadruple in 2022. Pretty sure he had them midtable and getting battered at home in the CL despite being 2-0 up etc.

Similarly Man City fell off a cliff this season and went on one of the worst runs you could imagine a previously all conquering side could go on.

The lesson is if you don't have your sh*t together for whatever reason in this super league version of the PL, you will get mercilessly exposed. I don't think it's smart to gloat because it's inevitably going to happen to your team (again) at some point.

Now thats jusy untrue.....Theres also the Arsenal stuff 😅

Great post. Wish we could have more of these on a regular basis 👏 and get away from the childish twitter style posts.

(MYSELF included)

All of those things can be true, United can indeed be a basket case of a club filled with bad players.

But the coach should still have an effect regardless. The coach should still be able to improve something, somewhere. Should still be able to perform to at least Ten Hag levels.

What's really dangerous for United right now is blindly deciding that Amorim is a great coach and in doing so start ignoring any and all signs that maybe, just maybe, he actually isn't.

Can’t help liking Amorim, comes across as top notch. I think he is a very good manager but has a squad of mediocrity.

I think it’s clear in recent games he has being prioritising defence, which is fair enough given the lack of talent.

Not a fan of his formation. Many United fans want Amad as right wing back. Doesnt make any sense to me. Either left wing back to get crosses in or right side number 10. But i probably just dont understand the formation.

Interesting though that in recent days, Amorim’s honeymoon is over. A number of Sky Sports News guests starting to criticise him.