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[NEW ARTICLE]
Amorim’s Manchester United Blueprint

In this in-depth analysis, I break down Amorim's tactical philosophy, detail each role in his system & assess Man Utd’s squad fit for each position. I also predict potential ins & outs. RTs appreciated!

https://t.co/3v0SP9ckmW

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@JoshiSachetan Agree with all of this. Which is why the fix is above manager. Need a new DOF and what INEOS promised to decide a philosophy and set all depts to it and then hire and transfer as per that. Manager alone can't do all this. They just being the tactical model to fit into the vision.

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My thoughts on Poch remain same as below (+ Alex top thread). Since then, only more time away from club football & meta. Also, bad follow up to what Carrick was trying. Again, disconnected manager hiring. Players you'll need are different & won't be worth low upside. Don't see it

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Super thread from Alex. This was a reservation I had about Pochettino too. His tactics are too reliant on the press, both for creating & defending. And that worked in an era when structured intense pressing was novel and caught teams by surprise.

Today, every team has good build up patterns to play through Pochettino's press when his teams defend and every team has good OOP setups to force Pochettino's teams to be creative beyond the counter press (and struggle) in attack.

Within a few years, Pochettino's lack of tactical evolution has become costly.

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@UTDlegendary @UTDxsteelx7 What's the destructive path?

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@UTDlegendary @UTDxsteelx7 Constantly scrapping & restarting is what got us into this mess. Regardless of outcomes there needs to be some sync to manager hires and the gameplay we want as a club. And hires and transfers should follow that. Else it's always fresh rebuilds. And we're getting worse each year.

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@JoshiSachetan It's not a bad thing but I thought Pochs last two club jobs itself showed how club football had gone ahead of him and how what he did at Spurs wouldn't work again. The added gap only worsens it. I haven't wanted him even the last few times he was linked. Culture overrated point.

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@BallRaffles @tactixology I think almost anyone is going to be hard done at this point considering squad and support system. Need major changes above manager esp a new DOF. That said, I'd prefer Inzaghi or Valverde. Better sync to squad post Carrick & more flexible & experienced to get through bad phases.

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Super thread from Alex. This was a reservation I had about Pochettino too. His tactics are too reliant on the press, both for creating & defending. And that worked in an era when structured intense pressing was novel and caught teams by surprise.

Today, every team has good build up patterns to play through Pochettino's press when his teams defend and every team has good OOP setups to force Pochettino's teams to be creative beyond the counter press (and struggle) in attack.

Within a few years, Pochettino's lack of tactical evolution has become costly.

[Alex @AlexanderBrkr]

I think a lot of people who appreciate Poch's Spurs have been reluctant to lay much blame at his door for Chelsea. In some senses, they're right.

He isn't a rubbish coach who doesn't offer anything.

For me though, what Poch offered was never going to work at Chelsea 😅

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@AM10FCB NT ball is just very different. And I think he's a good man manager and personality. Things that have a much big factor at NT.

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@tactixology Yeah agree. It's just another aura based 'he can fix us' hire. Consistent with INEOS so far. Just no coherence to appointments and constant resets. I fear we'll be back here in a year after the same new manager bump & Poch man management impact but declining tactical gains cycle.

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@zcharis33 @ity_0000 Yeah this is probably the stronger feeling I have too.

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@TheGaffer_86 @fc_yoro Emery won't leave Villa (Read about his investments & ownership) & I've spoken positively about Nagels hire. At least there's a follow up on what Carrick was trying to do. The problem of the club is just randomly hiring based on aura/history with no sync, therefore no evolution.

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@MalekelaNelson I don't think being good with youth is a big draw on its own. Youth or any age player is developed and inspired based on the tactical nous of the coach. If anything the youth thing comes up because of his reliance on energy and pressing. Most players are fit these days.

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@fc_yoro @TheGaffer_86 This.

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@vnknownp Have seen. I always watch H stuff. But I don't share his enthusiasm on this one. Poch PSG & Chelsea stints laid bare why his Spurs success won't be replicated again. NT is a very different ball game which relies heavily on man management, which Poch is good at. Tactically tho...

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@AG_United_ I think expecting such miracle evolutions based on someone's personality and aura and not what they are actually good/bad at is what has brought us to this place. Both players and managers. We don't hire with a consistent logo & expect miracles to happen based on talent/history.

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@UTDTruth Totally agree

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My thoughts on Poch remain same as below (+ Alex top thread). Since then, only more time away from club football & meta. Also, bad follow up to what Carrick was trying. Again, disconnected manager hiring. Players you'll need are different & won't be worth low upside. Don't see it

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Plus, no manager hiring fixes the real issues:

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Best steps would be to fire the 2 men above the manager along with him. It's been enough time and they have to take blame. Get in a proper DOF & do what INEOS promised but never did - set a clear philosophy that the entire club adheres to & then hire manager & players as per it.

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@1999CampNou @sthsthburner Agree. Game has changed. It's now more important to be well rounded and give 7/10 performances 50 games in a year rather than be a genius or flair player who goes in and out of games but makes magical moments.

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@YeezusEnjoyer11 @sthsthburner Agree 100%

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@sthsthburner Have always said this while he was a magical player when he was on, he wasn't always on. Modern footballers are a lot more consistent even if they don't hit such high peaks. But Ronaldinho, Zidane & the likes had lot of on-off moments & drifted in & out of games even at peak.