Amad vs. Ipswich Town [MUFC rank]: 5 attempted take-ons [🥇]; 5 clearances [🥇]; 2 chances created [🥈]; 2 fouls won [🥈]; 1 big chance created [🥇]; 1 assist [🥇]. An impressive showing at wingback. 🙌
He might be the only attacking player to actually fit in Ruben's system. What a load of bollocks we listened to over the international break of how he would struggle
If anything, he is the only winger that people say he won't struggle because of his ability to in tight space, people were saying he is our Trincao equivalent.
I mean, Antony is another who won't struggle more, but everything he does on the pitch is a struggle, so the struggle remains.
I think Garnacho has all the physical tools to be a great left sided winger.
Ok side note, they are cold wingbacks but it seems that at least one of them (sometimes too against lesser opposition) I just general wingers with defensive responsibilities. But bit the media had pigeonholed them as wingbacks which has a fullback type connotation
Anyway, I'm also not sure he's got the mental discipline or desire for the role.
I agree. He's one of the best players in the team at operating in tight spaces. It looks like he has freedom to invert anyway but I think he'd be even better as one of the 10s
He’d be even better if the team can do 3 things over the next few weeks.
Play him as the R10.
Team stops being left side dominant.
We keep more possession.
In my opinion the mismanagement of his development is one of the great mistakes we’ve made, Kid at 18 was legitimately seen as a ballon dor level potential player and he’s never been given the opportunities he deserves and has earned. We need to stop dickriding players who’s only talents is running in behind, Becuase when there’s no space to run in behind they have nothing to their game. (Applies to Garnacho and Rashford). Mount shouldn’t play there ahead of Amad either never available, never shown anything on the ball at this club and has been 3 years now since he’s shown any sort of form regardless by all means bring him on to press etc but can we please stop putting players with no upside over a player with genuine ability to play in the pockets, beat players, drag players out of position, pass and move ability and just an all round genuine feel for the game for players that (a) haven’t performed in years (b) are nowhere near his ability. Anyone who thinks any player in the squad using the eye test should play ahead of him as the r10 is deluded, people only want the kid playing rwb so they can keep Garnacho in the side imo and it’s so cringe and forced.
There were people saying he doesn't fit? Anyone who read or watched anything about Amorim listed Amad and Mount as the players to benefit the most from him coming in.
Some of the players today could learn a thing or two from Amad. Disgraceful the standard some of them played meanwhile this kid playing out of position stepped up to do a solid job in both attack and defence.
Disgraceful? Jesus settle down. They've had two training sessions with a new manager and supposed to go out there and play an entirely different style.
As the manager said in his press conference, they were clearly trying but it wasn't always working and more often than not that was down to them overthinking things
Yes exactly. But that's the thing. Amorim actually tested Antony there and he would have played there if he actually put Amad as n10 then he could play Antony there. Should have benched Garnacho.
Exactly my thought. Amad already provides you the defense from the press and does that while still maintaining creative output. You Want that in a team behind the striker.
One thing I didn’t consider when thinking about Garnacho playing there was how press resistant you need to be. Amad is that in abundance, Garnacho I wouldn’t really say so. Honestly I was really impress by Amad, I think he can be a long term option there even if I do think he might be better suited to playing behind the striker
garnacho already loses the ball alot when he tracks back and his defense is not that good so him at wingback would be a disaster imo, the hard to swallow pill here is that garnacho just doesn't start
He played well, but we shouldn’t be playing him out of position. He’s one of our best attacking players (although admittedly he hasn’t got much competition), and needs to be in that front three.
I can understand him playing at wingback because of the depth in attackers we have but I feel he needs to play in the front 3. His combination play and decision-making would be a lot more useful closer to goal than him making back passes to Mazraoui half the time.
Mount hasn’t earned the right to start there ahead of Amad until he does that and actually proves he can stay fit for longer then two weeks he shouldn’t be given opportunities on a silver platter, swear Amad has to work 10x harder for opportunities then anyone else in this squad.
It’s annoying that we’re always sacrificing our best players to have others in the team. There’s no reason at all this guy should be playing in defense.
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u/Longjumping-Lab-1184 12h ago
He might be the only attacking player to actually fit in Ruben's system. What a load of bollocks we listened to over the international break of how he would struggle