Ruben Amorim apologised to fans after Manchester United's defeat on penalties to fourth-tier Grimsby in the Carabao Cup and said a line needed to be drawn. He said something has to change and that the team must focus on the weekend before reassessing. A firm football vision is vital for a head coach, but adaptability is equally important when results nosedive. Amorim shows undying faith in his 3-4-3 formation yet appears unwilling to tweak it, even amid poor outcomes and a subdued reaction during the Grimsby penalty shootout. Director of football Jason Wilcox is aware of Amorim's stubbornness and can instruct changes to the game model.
Ruben Amorim apologised to fans after Manchester United's stunning defeat on penalties to fourth-tier Grimsby in the Carabao Cup and was clear that a line needed to be drawn. I think this is a little bit the limit, he said. Something has to change. In this moment, we need to focus on the weekend and then we have time to think. There are plenty of pointers.
Being cast-iron sure of your football vision is as vital for a head coach as being confident enough that the vision can be tweaked if results nosedive. Clearly Amorim has an undying faith in his 3-4-3 formation but seemingly lacks the latter as he did lack the courage to watch the penalty shootout defeat at Grimsby, instead sitting hunched and feeble-looking in the dugout.
The caveat, though, is this: if they follow it 100% and it still blows up so badly that a paltry 27 points from 29 Premier League games are accrued on top of being bombed out of the League Cup by League Two opposition you have to change. So far the man from Lisbon is not for turning.
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