"I would imagine every football club, the sporting director and the manager are having a weekly meeting, either reviewing the week or reviewing the performance of the last game, Neville said. That's a must of a meeting. That's happening at every club."
"After Wolves, I can't believe you wouldn't have expected the sporting director to say, Look, what were you thinking there? Why did you go back to what you were doing? Why did you play three at the back against Wolves when you know we quite clearly didn't need three at the back against Wolves? You know, he's entitled to ask that question."
A home draw with Wolves acted as a decisive moment for Ruben Amorim's Manchester United tenure after he reverted to a 3-4-3 formation despite earlier tactical flexibility. Manchester United dismissed Amorim and appointed Michael Carrick as interim manager until the end of the season. The use of three centre-backs against a struggling Wolves side prompted questions from club hierarchy and intensified scrutiny. That Wolves game formed part of a run of fixtures that appeared manageable on paper, representing missed opportunities that amplified doubts about tactical choices and influenced the club's decision to change managers.
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