Ruben Amorim moved to deflect attention from Manchester United\u2019s shape and instead highlighted a mental issue he believes is driving their inconsistent results.<\/p>\n
After a chaotic fixture at Old Trafford that prompted widespread discussion about systems, Amorim gave little away. \u201cThat is for you to discuss, not me,\u201d he smiled when quizzed by befuddled journalists in his postmatch press conference. He added: \u201cI will say the same thing, you can play with the same players it looks like one thing [and] is another thing,\u201d he cryptically added before addressing the reports which had filtered through the press ahead of Monday\u2019s game. \u201cI know that you guys know that I trained this week the back four\u2014I don\u2019t know how [you know]\u2014but that is a good thing for you guys to discuss.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amad Diallo offered a player\u2019s perspective on the club website, stressing adaptability. \u201cI think it depends on the opponent. We work depending on the opponent, when sometimes we play as a 4-4-2, sometimes we play as a 3-4-3, sometimes also we play 4-3-3, maybe people outside don\u2019t see. As a team, we can change. “But the system doesn\u2019t matter for us,” was the key message from Amad. One which Amorim shared.<\/p>\n
Amorim underlined the finer points that, in his view, are costing points. \u201cWe are not winning games sometimes in the details not because it\u2019s a back four, back three, back five,\u201d Amorim told Sky Sports. \u201cIt\u2019s the details that we need to work, understand the momentum of the game. You need to be more clinical, because today against a very good team we create so many chances to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
A more urgent issue is a pattern of conceding clustered goals. In five matches this season the opposition scored twice within 11 minutes or less: Grimsby (22\u2019, 30\u2019), Burnley (55\u2019, 66\u2019), Nottingham Forest (48\u2019, 50\u2019), Tottenham (84\u2019, 90\u2019+1) and Bournemouth (46\u2019, 52\u2019). After Bournemouth\u2019s quick double Amorim said: \u201cWe lost the concentration and they scored two goals\u201d.<\/p>\n
Tactical changes against Bournemouth were limited, but the manager acknowledged upcoming selection challenges. Amad and Bryan Mbeumo have played their final matches before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, and Noussair Mazraoui has already joined up with Morocco. \u201cThat is the fun part of being a manager\u2014you will try to find solutions with the players that we have,\u201d he grinned. \u201cAfter the last season, I think we are ready to cope with whatever they present in front of us. ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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