The fiasco woke up the "dream man": Manchester United, who is the same?

The reporter reported coldly The same December, the same opponents, the same result – only the Manchester United coach is different. From Ten Hag last year to Amorim now, the Red Devils were "humiliated" 3-0 at home by Bournemouth. It was a year in which United changed their executive management, changed the structure of the football department and the manager, but the team performed as usual. Although there are some new faces, the team is still plagued by old problems: Rashford replaced Jadon Sancho as the "outcast" in the dressing room, Manchester United still conceded goals from set-pieces, still have no physical advantage, and are still at a loss. Even in the post-match press conference, a new scandal was being struck at Old Trafford: a leak in the roof of United's press room made an already frustrated Amorim even more embarrassed.

The British media believe the home defeat should make Amorim realise that United are anything but a giant on paper, and although he had warned when he took charge that the resurgence would not be smooth sailing, he did not expect it to be so bumpy. With just four wins, one draw and four defeats in nine games in charge of the Red Devils, United finished bottom half of the table for the first time since 1989. Six set-pieces have conceded points in six games, leaving the team's set-piece coach Fernandes on pins and needles. Amorim also admits that he is very anxious: "I felt it from the first minute of the game, it is normal to be anxious because the performance was really disappointing. ”

Manchester United legends such as Neville, Owen and Stam have criticized Manchester United's performance, pointing out that Amorim must recognize the reality and see through Manchester United's true strength. Stam believes Amorim's system is different from United's predecessors, with players still struggling to adapt to the new 343 formation, but clearly nowhere near what Amaury would like.

Stam even "harshly" stressed that many of United's players simply cannot cope with the "intensity of the Premier League" and the tactical demands of Amorim, "We can see Amorim's pain at Manchester United because the Manchester United players are struggling. Stam believes that when a coach tries to build a new tactical system at Manchester United, there is always a short period of running-in. Too many games have led to a constant compression of training time, and Amorim's dissatisfaction can be seen from the number of substitutions.

Unlike when he first arrived, Amorim finally realised the difficulty of managing the Premier League giants, especially Manchester United: "It's a difficult moment and we have to face it. Of course, the disappointment and boredom of the fans can be felt in the stadium. We can only face it, but we know how to deal with it. Amorim's answer was: "Set-piece defence must be improved. We will and must address this conundrum. ”

Both Owen and Schmeichel believe that after nine games of scrubbing, Amorim should know how to choose players. Owen shares Neville's belief that the defeat is a good thing for United these days: "It's not a needless defeat and Amorim should know which players don't deserve to play again. The Manchester Evening News speculated that in addition to Marcus Rashford, who missed the squad for three consecutive games, Lisandro and Mazraoui, who made fatal mistakes in the game, Garnacho, who was substituted twice and conceded goals, and Amorim who stomped his feet in central striker Zirkze, I am afraid that the future situation of Manchester United will be more difficult.

Neville went a step further than other United legends, calling for a radical "dressing room culture overhaul" as soon as possible. He stressed that Amorim should have seen the truth about Manchester United: "Sometimes you are deceived into thinking that we have a good group of players and some results, but in fact it is clear that they are far from great. 'Amorim has been under a lot of pressure, complaining about the lack of intensity from the very beginning of his tenure and still does today. There is still little sense of urgency at the mercy of United, with some parts looking to be progressing and others not improving at all. The only thing that needs to change at Manchester United today is the players, as Neville put it, "club culture reform".

Amorim can't even wait for the winter window to open, instead speeding up the winter campaign to make Manchester United brand his own. Fabrizio Romano has revealed that in addition to Rashford, Eriksen and Victor Lindelof will both leave in the winter window, freeing up £570,000 a week of salary space for Manchester United.

In terms of recruitment, Amorim is targeting Barcelona centre-back Araujo, Galatasaray centre-forward Osimhen and Southampton midfielder Dibling, who is only 18 years old. Until the arrival of new signings, Amorim will have to continue to rotate to keep the squad alive. He has made five substitutions in six of his previous nine games, finding a delicate balance between the club's short-term goals and his own long-term aspirations.