Ruben Amorim devastated after Brentford v Man United: could be his downfall

Manchester United lost 3-1 to Brentford. At the end of the match, several former players, now working as commentators on British television, pointed the finger at the former Benfica midfielder, who has been heavily criticized due to poor results.

"I think the fact that Ruben Amorim is being so stubborn in what he’s trying to do could be his downfall, later on. We can talk about the owners’ support, but, in the end, it’s just not working ", said Micah Richards.

For the former right-back, the red devils’ current situation "is a mess" and Amorim is to blame: " I think the tactical system is hurting them . They’re not sure what they’re supposed to be doing, even though there were individual errors in the goals. Harry Maguire tried to play the offside trap on the first one, and, in that situation, it’s not worth the risk. On the second, De Ligt doesn’t know what he’s doing, and then Maguire doesn’t realize where he needs to position himself. It’s, 100%, confusion caused by that system; it doesn’t suit the players they have".

Joe Cole recalls that " Ruben Amorim was a brilliant and young spark, people talked about him as if he were the messiah coming to Manchester United to solve everything. That was the level of his reputation when he left Lisbon, so he is clearly a good coach, but the mix of the whole situation... I think a cultural change is needed", pointing to Gareth Southgate as being "perfect for the job".

Peter Crouch was blunt, but did not speak about Amorim: " Manchester United could not cope defensively with Igor Thiago . The Brentford striker caused them several problems, the center-backs were intimidated at times. They didn’t show enough in attack. I don’t think they created much, and they had another very bad day at the office".

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