31 Dec 2025 08:10:12
Morning after the terrible night before
I think Amorim may have just put himself back in the firing line. If the Glazers are looking at the temptations of the Champions League money tantalisingly just above us and expected us to win to get us in there, they will be fuming after that mess. The lovely dividends to fund the lavish life style may not be achieved and I wonder if they will be questioning the managers ability this morning to deliver on their desire. No new yacht courtesy of the Old Trafford faithful. I suspect they will ask whether this season can be successful with RA or whether a change is needed to get us there. Yes Ineos and co make the decision or do they, they are not the owners. What happens if the Glazers insist on change?
Even Amorims supporters in the football side must question last night. What was he thinking, after showing improvement it looked like he thought this is my way, so regardless of the opposition being statistically the worst or one of, I am going to play 343. Honestly it looked like the players were not bought in. Dorgu had good game previously, must have confidence, so switches him, Zirkzee on right side, really? Let’s play pass ball across three players at the back and bore Wolves into submission. The managers decision let Wolves settle into the game. After I believe him admitting he hadn’t got the players to play 343 why go back to it? A lot of questions but Amorim is accountable for last night, he took the wind out of our sails, him. Yes the players didn’t show urgency but it looked like they clearly did not want to change back to this football. I want to see what Amorim did at Lisbon, but that rubbish last night does not help his cause one bit.
I want to say I am behind Amorim however, last night was negative, careful, boring almost cowardly in set up, he will struggle to stay if he continues to serve this up. Yes patience but going backwards as he did last night is not good. Leeds bear pit next, lose there and they will be baying for it, is going to cause Amorim major issues.
31 Dec 2025 08:57:58
It was pretty obvious we went to 3-4-3 to match Wolves who also play that system.
Amorim could win the next 6 games in a row and still have an awful record and be deserving of the sack.
Said it a while back but this is purely political with berrada and wilcox who went for Amorim after Sir Jim was not impressed with Ashworths managerial suggestions to succeed ETH. Admitting they got it wrong will inevitably put their jobs on the line as well.
31 Dec 2025 09:07:05
I’m struggling. I like Amorim but he’s not good enough. We played at home against the worst EPL team in history with 5 at the back.
His decisions make zero sense and he’s underperforming more than the players.
It makes no sense to fire him now, let’s get through Jan, see who we bring and reassess at the end of the season.
This season looks like write off.
31 Dec 2025 09:20:15
DSG
I am all for tactical tweaks, but seriously we change to match the system of Wolves, bottom of the table with 2 points, one of worst teams ever, at home?
This is Manchester United at home, where we should be aggressive on the front foot, pressing, getting crosses in to a 6ft 5in CF (who showed promise last night) . Passing aimlessly across the back doesn’t do it for me at home. We are not playing Real Madrid. Ok away at a powerful team maybe play what is effectively 5 at the back, but at home to Wolves? Shocking quite honestly. No width, no getting behind a full back, slow ponderous, yes we need a midfield, two top ones, but serving that up is unacceptable and Amorim needs to be told that. Last chance for Amorim I think, they won’t stand for that much longer whilst our whole football image slips away.
31 Dec 2025 10:52:50
Progress in football is rarely linear; it comes in waves. Last night wasn’t a great match the team looked off from the start and spent the whole time playing catch-up. Despite all the money spent and fewer matches, squad depth looks an issue after a few injuries and AFCON call-ups.
Just remember back to the 89/90 season Fergie was under huge pressure. Fans were chanting for him to be sacked, huge money had been spent, and progress seemed minimal. Yet the board backed him because they could see the work being done behind the scenes. Most of us don’t know the ins and outs of what goes on at United; you have to hope Wilcox and Barrera know what they are doing.
Patience is the rarest commodity in football but it can pay off if you back the right people and give them time to build.
31 Dec 2025 11:21:41
He's made a rod for his own back by insisiting on his system, his recent comments just reinforce that. His last conference seems to say 'I don't care that we won with a different system, I will be reverting to the system that hasn't been working. '
We are poor but are almost challenging for an ECL place. This league is either very poor or very competitive (I think poor), so it is achievable, but every time we get close we have another shocker.
I know he has many fans on here but I continue to think he is out of his depth.
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31 Dec 2025 12:21:33
AJH
I wouldn't say I was a fan of Amorim but I am patient and am not calling for the sack. I just think he has to see the obvious or the patience of the Glazers will run out whether SJR agrees or not. He didn’t see the obvious last night.
31 Dec 2025 12:22:08
If someone offered United to be 2 points off the top 4 heading into the second half of the season you would all have taken it. You can add as much noise and opinion and formation based arguments as you like, but it really is that simple.
31 Dec 2025 13:06:27
Utd Road,
You might want to check the table if you think the season is a write off. Heard some nonsense on here in my time but that’s up there. We are level with 5th which is likely to get a CL place which is the most we could have expected this year, most though Europa league which we are well in line for. How in is the season a write off? Unless you thought we were going to win the league?
31 Dec 2025 13:54:41
Jd123
Yes, but alternately if we had beaten 10 man Everton, Wolves etc where would we be. Remember what drives the club, money and the riches of Champions League football and the owners will look at last night and be very frustrated indeed.
31 Dec 2025 15:17:16
Red, I agree we should have won those games, but unfortunately we didn't. My point is that we tend to magnify the down times and forget to remember what has and is going well.
We also need to remember we aren't the only team in the league and we don't have divine right to win.
Using the same logic what about Chelsea drawing to B'mouth twice in a month and losing to Leeds 3-1 after beating Barcelona 3-0.
Liverpool have had a similar run of ups and downs. Both teams are above us in the league.
We aren't alone in the turbulence but again, we don't have a divine right to win in the here and now and we have to trust the process and the shockers (which I completely agree with you on! ) along the way.
01 Jan 2026 10:46:38
Jd
I was the first on here 15 years ago to say we don’t have a devine right to win. Not least when Moyes arrived. We don’t.
I like Amorim, he definitely is changing the culture so am with him. If he sets the team up right and we don’t win, so be it. We did not deserve to lose at Villa, were far the better team, he set us up right. By the way the eulogies to Uni Emery were totally misplaced.
However, the set up at home against Wolves was frankly unacceptable as a United manager.