Amorim: ‘I don’t care what Slot is saying. I can watch the game and say we can do better, and we need to do better in the future, but sometimes you need to adapt to the game. So I don’t need anyone to evaluate my team. I can evaluate my team.’ #mufc
Man United's Premier League legends are constantly dismissed—branded as overrated or somehow not quite up to the level of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool’s best from that era… and even now (which is the real kicker).
Sir Alex Ferguson’s legacy? Often questioned. His impact on the game? Downplayed or flat-out ignored.
Yet somehow, both he and the players people love to undermine were more successful and more consistent than 99% of those very rivals—across both eras.
Ironically, the same critics also argue that football’s "fallen off" and that the level 20 years ago was much higher.
So let me get this straight: the "overrated" players, led by an "uninfluential" manager, dominated teams and players who were supposedly better… during a time when the game was apparently tougher?
Make that make sense.
Manchester United have had an academy player in every first team squad since 1937. 4292 games.
That record will end this season.
The idea of selling one of the club’s most highly talented 20yo academy graduates to cover financial mismanagement is tragic. 😤🤬
Alejandro Garnacho is 20 years old.
- 8 caps for Argentina
- 118 appearances for Man United
- A Puskas Award
- Copa America
- League Cup
- FA Cup
Yes he's streaky, yes he's inconsistent, but he's 20. He's missed chances, yeah, but so does everyone. I don't understand people.
Can’t believe anyone can look at Sporting under Amorim 15 wins in 16, zero losses, scoring 54 goals then come to United and think he’s remotely the problem.
Actually, other managers would do better. They have.
What made Sir Alex Ferguson so good was his ability to make his squad better than the sum of its parts.
- Wigan 5-0 with Carrick at CB & Gibson / Giggs at CM
- Wolfsburg 3-1 in the Champions League with Fletcher / Carrick at CB & Park at RB
- Leeds 3-0 at Elland Road with Valencia-Carrick-Fryers-Fabio at the back & Macheda-Park-Giggs-Diouf in midfield
- Arsenal 2-0 with Rafael, Gibson, O'Shea & Fabio as his midfield
The best managers adapt, the best managers transform, the best managers evolve, the best managers grow.
Maybe you're just overrating Pep, who can't make it work unless he has everything spoon fed to him.
Took my 4 year old to what might be his last game for a while yesterday given the price increases. This is who is paying the price of years of financial mismanagement - not billionaires in Monaco or Tampa, 4 year olds from Stretford enamoured by the beauty of Manchester United.