The 3-4-2-1 system is working very well for Oliver Glasner but not for Ruben Amorim - so, clearly, it is not the system that is the problem. Another defeat for Manchester United, this time at Brentford, is beyond serious for the club. Is it the squad that does not suit the system, the players not buying Amorim's ideas or years of mismanagement that has led to there not even being a flicker of surprise at the current predicament?
The 3-4-2-1 system is working very well for Oliver Glasner but not for Ruben Amorim - so, clearly, it is not the system that is the problem.
Another defeat for Manchester United, this time at Brentford, is beyond serious for the club.
Is it the squad that does not suit the system, the players not buying Amorim's ideas or years of mismanagement that has led to there not even being a flicker of surprise at the current predicament?
As ever, it is probably all of the above to some degree.
All the happenings with the 'bomb squad' have not helped in building any sort of trust and belief in the team. As a player, you know precisely just how you are going to get treated when the boss does not fancy you any more.
I watched Harry Maguire after he was subbed and he looked awfully like a guy who has had enough of the situation. Considering he has always had such a perfect, professional attitude, it made me wonder.
It made me consider one of the most overused and misused cliches in the game: has the manager lost the dressing room?
I can't be sure, but I am pretty certain he is very close to losing part of it.
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