Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 26.09.24

Manc-Red_ · 14-09-2025 05:18PM

How many cut throat goal chances have we missed in this second half?

reaction238 · 14-09-2025 05:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816158#Comment_123816158

And as with Hojiland, the supply isn't there. The crossing and passing has been absolutely abysmal.

You can tell they've been told to do things in training, so they just blindly do what they've been told even knowing a cross or a pass is not on. When they don't take on a pass we get slow, short sideways and backwards passes.

This is a team doing what they've been told to do regardless of the situation. It's absolutely demoralising to watch, I can only imagine what its like to be actually playing.

pjohnson · 14-09-2025 05:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816199#Comment_123816199

Hes leaving us in a much better state than he found us so fair play to him for that.

Possibly the one of the worst tactical managers we've had, insisting on a broken system that he refuses to even try to fix.

AidoEirE · 14-09-2025 05:20PM

We do not have the quality of players for a 2 man midfield.

I like Amorim alot and really wanted it to work for him but how can he not see that his system won't work with what he has available in the middle of the park. Its a critical area in his system.

4-2-3-1 would work wonders.

Thepoet85 · 14-09-2025 05:20PM

I really wanted it to work out for Amorim and I'll back him until the day it's done. I just feel that day is very close.

Lose to Chelsea and he's gone imo.

MisterAnarchy · 14-09-2025 05:20PM

City at home to Napoli and away to Arsenal next , think they will struggle in both those games and put todays result in perspective.

reaction238 · 14-09-2025 05:21PM

In the pre match interview Amorin said City are a team who like to play narrow and we have the opportunity to get into rhe gaps behind. Am I blind, cause I haven't seen this?

Were these really his tactics, or was he purposely talking shite so as not to give away his tactics. And if they were really his tactics, wtf is he doing giving them away in the pre match interview?

Zeek12 · 14-09-2025 05:23PM

Its just 4 league games into the season. After a summer where the club recruited an entire new forward line for around £200M.

I don't honestly believe they will or should pull the trigger right now and sack him so soon. And I say that as someone who is absolutely not impressed with what RA has brought.

On the other hand, he might decide himself to just walk now. He seems to be an emotional guy and could make a snap decision.

BenK · 14-09-2025 05:23PM

Looking at United's fixtures there and I really don't fancy them against anyone now.

JRant · 14-09-2025 05:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816201#Comment_123816201

Such a shame Mainoo wants out

thegreengoblin · 14-09-2025 05:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816225#Comment_123816225

Yeah I thought exactly the same. It worried me as it sounded like he was showing off. Which is absolutely fine…as long as it's after the game and you've won it.

Iseedeadpixels · 14-09-2025 05:24PM

4 games and already 8 off Liverpool

I hate this team.

Daroxtar · 14-09-2025 05:24PM

Can't judge Sesko to be fair to him because we didn't get one ball in to him. Haaland wouldn't score in that team playing the way we did today

NITRO95 · 14-09-2025 05:25PM

This second half has truly broken me. I always backed ETH, I've always backed Amorim. I believe they are both good coaches. But at this point, I don't want to say I don't care cos that will never be the case but I just dont have any answers anymore.

Is the manager? Sure lets sack the manager.

Is it the system? Sure lets change the system.

Is the players? Sure lets change the players.

I feel like nothing is going to change at this point no matter what changes we make

secman · 14-09-2025 05:25PM

Will wel see the ruthless side of Sir Jim ?

y0ssar1an22 · 14-09-2025 05:25PM

god, we are dogshit. didnt lay a glove on them

Nalz · 14-09-2025 05:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816210#Comment_123816210

Are the stats anyway misleading? Not watching it, luckily at a kids party. My two boys wearing Mbuemo jerseys

reaction238 · 14-09-2025 05:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816221#Comment_123816221

I've backed all the managers....but this one.

We have a formation and tactics that have been proven to be extremely easy to beat, even by the lowest of teams, and a manager that refuses to change tactics and formation.

It's a no brainer. We will be relegated otherwise. Mad thst that is not an exaggeration.

secman · 14-09-2025 05:28PM

Never laid a glove on them. Really really poor, no excuses for such a poor performance especially from the manager, terrible team and even worse subs.

BenK · 14-09-2025 05:28PM

Not trying to defend Amorim at all but we really don't have the players required in the middle of the park either. He was definitely let down there in the summer.

None of the combinations are anywhere near good enough. Obviously Amorim's system exacerbates this too but it was negligent not signing midfielders. Or an experienced keeper.

Acosta · 14-09-2025 05:29PM

It was over after Grimsby. It's not working. It's not going to work. All the club are doing now is wasting another season, by delaying the inevitable.

AidoEirE · 14-09-2025 05:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816238#Comment_123816238

Nothing wrong with their jersey name, Mbeumo again was the better of the players on the pitch today.

FourFourRED · 14-09-2025 05:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816238#Comment_123816238

Honestly don’t even worry about it. Go on and enjoy your day. Nothing about today was pretty and worth looking back on.

y0ssar1an22 · 14-09-2025 05:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816178#Comment_123816178

its a huge issue. there is no bit of fight or aggression in this team, far too nice. and bruno as leader has to take some of the blame for that.

JRant · 14-09-2025 05:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816235#Comment_123816235

Any manager that persists with Bruno in a midfield 2 gets what he deserves IMO. All this noise about systems and players is just noise. If your manager continues to play square pegs in round holes then it doesn't really matter about anything else. Like, why did he move Amad and Mbeumo only to play Maz at RWB when the most sensible thing was leave that alone amd move Bruno up to the 10. But no, he wants to prove the world he knows better amd can make a midfielder out of a 31 year with the positional sense of a compass sitting on a magnet.

madmax72 · 14-09-2025 05:32PM

Think we all know we need big changes.I would love to see Bruno dropped as captain.…not sure who I'd have as a replacement but I think we have changed everything else and nothing has worked.

Thepoet85 · 14-09-2025 05:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816240#Comment_123816240

I agree. Can't see how he turns this around. Sad days

caviardreams · 14-09-2025 05:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816249#Comment_123816249

Felt sorry for Mbeumo today.

I was so hopeful going into this season and supportive of Amorim but it's just hard to see where the turnaround is going to come. Sad times :(

17togo · 14-09-2025 05:38PM

Was it the city fans singing the RA song ironically or was it utds fans? Hard to tell.

Might help him keep his job if it was the utd fans. When the core travelling fans are still supporting him it says alot I think.

FourFourRED · 14-09-2025 05:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123816259#Comment_123816259

That could make the difference alright. Probably scrape a 1-0 win if De Ligt was captain today.

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