the big projects awaiting Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim was afraid of facing a storm at the Emirates Stadium. It looked more like a heavy downpour, as Manchester United was able to match Arsenal during the first half, before giving in on two corners in the second half. And it's already a first victory for some of the Mancunian supporters, who had become accustomed to being crushed as soon as adversity escalated a notch. But this also demonstrates the still considerable gap which separates Manchester United from a team which is playing for the title. In summary, Arsenal did everything better, in every area of ​​the game.

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The 3-4-3 established by Ruben Amorim was correctly run by his players. We felt the effort to respect the game plan, but he lacked madness with the ball. The Portuguese coach did not say anything else after the match. “We worked a lot on the construction. We see the structure and the idea. But in the final third of the field, we see that we have to improve, be more aggressive and have more ideas. » Garnacho and Hojlund could not get a shot on goal, Mount finished his match as the player who touched the ball the least. Bruno Fernandes lacked creativity, with a lot of waste, one of his recurring faults.

An attack to rebuild

Ruben Amorim is also faced with a physical problem, since he explained that several of his players were far from optimal condition, forcing him to limit playing time (Malacia, Maguire among others). The Lusitano coach therefore rotates a lot from one match to the next, both out of obligation and also out of a desire to see all his players at work. The squad review is now done, since even Leny Yoro returned to the field on Wednesday evening when he came on against Arsenal. But has he found his eleven type?

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Some of his choices paid off, like Amad Diallo repositioned as a right piston, or the repositioning of Rashford and Zirkzee. But Amorim still has a lot of work ahead of him to make this team truly dangerous offensively. The 4-0 success against Everton should not be considered anything other than a sham, given the gifts offered by the Toffees defense that day (for an xG of 1.07). Amorim has announced it anyway, we will have to face other storms before seeing a corner of sunshine.