On November 11, the round starts with a new head coach at Manchester United. Ruben Amorim was given three days to make what is probably the biggest decision of his career. Former Liverpool player and now football talker, Danny Murphy, hopes the Portuguese has time to make a plan that does not involve “cut and paste”.
“I’m sure Ruben Amorim is intelligent enough to realise that he can’t just copy and paste what he did at Sporting Lisbon to create immediate success at Manchester United. To ask a team that lacks physicality and confidence to replicate his preferred high-energy 3-4-3 with flying wing-backs involves a lot of risk in the Premier League,” Murphy begins to the Daily Mail.
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-The best coaches adapt to the squad. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City fine-tuned things when Erling Haaland arrived. Jurgen Klopp chose three midfielders only after Philippe Coutinho had left the club. To begin with, if Amorim requires this set of United players to be progressive with pressure and play a higher line, that would invite problems,” Murphy continues.
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-The central defense does not have the pace to compensate for the lack of “numbers” in midfield, especially when Leny Yoro is injured. In Portugal, Sporting have the best players, so it makes sense to be braver with philosophy and formation. United is a different matter. Against better teams, they lack quick legs at this level,” warns the former Liverpool player.
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