Ross

[Brentford FC @BrentfordFC]

One home kit. Two seasons. ❤️🤍

Continuing our commitment to affordability and sustainability, our new home shirt will be worn through to the end of 2027-28.

Prices remain frozen across replica and authentic shirts.

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

Man United play well in the parts of the pitch that don’t decide games.

[𝙁 @fuadyabz23]

https://t.co/fc2wmWpuZu

[Abdel |🍉 @AbdelBeheri]

Manchester United: Sometimes I hate them, sometimes I love them.

The paradox between United v Grimsby and United v Burnley explained. The future of Amorim's plan. United fans give this a read. https://t.co/dNx7aItNRZ

[The Tactixology @tactixology]

I wrote at length why Amorim’s plan is unsustainable from structural and technical points of view - gaps between players and lines, lack of territory gain, forwards receiving deep and with back towards goal, rest defense exposure etc.

But Meia brings up a key point here.

If your only plan of attack is to go direct, create artificial transitions and play channel balls, it soon becomes unsustainable from a physical point of view, too.

Players tire and get injured, both of which happened against Burnley. It soon turns into an end-to-end game with no control, because control after the 1st phase is largely based on stamina.

Those long diagonal balls, pinged by Bruno into space for the 10s to chase, are an excellent offensive tool. Unless paired with ways to retain and win territory, though, it becomes predictable, tiring and chaotic.

[Tactx @Tactx_]

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[Mufaddal Burhani - Meia Armador @MeiaArmador__]

"Physical performance is evaluating football performance."

This is the key to understanding how Amorim's United can go from being incredibly dominant against Burnley in the first half to looking vulnerable and at risk of conceding at any time in the second. It has everything to do with physical expenditure. When United are on top and constantly creating chances in the first half, how are they doing it? It is through constant up-back-throughs, artificial transitions, and channel balls pinged by Fernandes and others. This works brilliantly when the players have the stamina to maintain the intensity for those actions, and it is a great situational tool to have, but it is incredibly physically taxing and unsustainable if that is the whole game plan. This leads to inconsistent physical performances throughout a game.

Compare that to the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, City, and PSG, who control territory, push the opposition back, and then create. This approach allows them to maintain high levels of physical performance throughout the 90 minutes. You simply cannot keep attacking large spaces for the entire game, and once United are forced to slow down because the players will have to, whether the coach likes it or not, United have no means of progressing centrally or creating in small spaces. Amorim treats stamina as an infinite resource, and despite the much-needed positive result, I do not see any improvements.

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

Excuse me boss, what team do you support?

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

How’s McTominay still on? 🫠

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

@JmeBBK It’s that or invest into the SF6 costume pack

[Jay Motty @JayMotty]

Good work this from Norwich’s social media team 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

That’s exactly why there’s nothing like football

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

Not a great result, but we move

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

We’ve seen it all, we’ve won the lot..

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

Weggy in the 10 doing bits

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

@Davinder___ As long as there’s some heavy weights involved, I’ll allow it

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

@Davinder___ Don’t need these omens on game day my guy

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

Casemiro 😍😍😍😍

[Ross @RossJBeezy]

Rashyyyyy 😍