He also said Amad needed a moment and he took that opportunity vs Liverpool, showing he does put in the work off the ball whilst providing technical quality. You agreed with him, going as far as saying Amad had an on field epiphany.. Now you're implying he still has work to do before getting minutes? What more can he do, sat on the bench twiddling his thumbs? He needs game time, and Ten Hag has so far starved him of it.
I said I hoped as much, and I believe also that he is going to get more opportunities going forward. But there is no guarantee, and there is no guarantee those minutes are going to come against Chelsea away or Liverpool, when the CL spot hangs in the balance and the game swings to the dying breath.
It’s bad luck for Amad that Antony regained some form in the same game, and that Mason Mount is coming back from injury right now as well, while we have forced subs elsewhere on the pitch through injuries. Looking at those two games, it’s hard to see exactly where Amad would be an obvious sub.
Still, based on what Fletcher said, it’s not as though there is a mystery why he isn’t displacing Garnacho, Rashford or Antony overnight. And it’s nothing to do with general application.