Like Kasper Dolberg, Zirkzee seems in any case paradoxically to have come back to life since the departure of his fellow coach. Under David Riemer this season, Dolberg has scored just one goal in eight games. Zirkzee did even worse: one goal in 13 games with Erik ten Hag, then none in 4 games during the interim of Ruud van Nistelrooy, both Dutch. If Dolberg needed David Hubert’s takeover to free himself (13 goals in 15 matches), Zirkzee seems transformed with Ruben Amorim, in place for three matches.
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“Josh did a great job: scoring two goals is always important for confidence. But, more important than that, it was the performance, the way he fought in all situationsnoted the Portuguese manager, who preferred the former Mauve to his other striker Rasmus Hojlund on Sunday against Everton (4-0). He played in a position that suits him. He was like a false 9. That helps him. We try to put the players in the position that allows them to shine.”
More mobile and less fixed on his position, the summer recruit at 42.5 million euros has in any case worked well with Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes at his side. “I felt comfortable in this role, he admitted on Sky Sport. The longer it takes you to find the net again, the more frustrating it becomes. But I have great teammates who have helped me a lot. And then, tough times create strong people and strong people come together.”
It is true that Manchester United are doing better. Relaunched since the dismissal of Ten Hag, the group finished the month of November undefeated (4 wins, 2 shares). It now remains to be tested this Wednesday evening at Arsenal.
