"Bruno [Fernandes] can play the deeper role he's asked to play, but will he play it as well as he plays further up the pitch? Why not put the most productive player in the Premier League in his best position to provide? People go on about the formation but it's also those details. Is Amad [Diallo] really a right wingback? Leny Yoro, right of a back three, has he ever really done that as a 19-year-old novice?"
"The former United defender suggested that Amorim's overarching ideas are sound, but that individual role assignments are blunting the strengths of some of the club's biggest names. Ferdinand's critique starts with United's attacking structure. In his view, one senior forward has been asked to operate too often with their back to goal rather than on the shoulder, where pace and diagonal runs threaten the space behind."
Rio Ferdinand blames Ruben Amorim for not using three players properly this season. Manchester United sit 11th in the Premier League with underwhelming performances and growing speculation over Amorim's future. Ferdinand accepts that Amorim's overall ideas have merit but criticises individual role assignments that mute players' strengths. A senior forward is being asked to play with his back to goal instead of exploiting space on the shoulder, which narrows wingers and forces the No. 10 deeper. The resulting structure weakens United's counter-attacking potency despite clear player talent.
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