[Ole'sgunnarwin]

He's class, so many problems elsewhere, he's a joy to watch.

 

[Isotope]

I’m a huge Amad disciple. Ballon d’Or is quite the push

I hope you’re right

I also think he needs to be RWB. He naturally want to be high up the pitch which pushes the oppo back and instead of 5 at back gives us a much increased attacking look.

You put him on big teams ala Madrid and Barcelona, I guarantee people would have big orgasm watching him. He's really wasted on this United team, even more than Bruno.

 

[Remember the geese]

Looks a better wing-back than a 10.

 

[Rossa]

He’s great, and you can even see that physically he’s not quite there yet after the injuries. Despite that, still great. He’ll be brilliant next season!

 

[Crimson King]

Looks a better wing-back than a 10.

And all the stats seem to indicate that too. I think it gets him the ball out wide and with more space to run at people.

 

[Nep77]

How many penalties did he win this season? Two that come to mind are from today's match and the game against Manchester City. The assist column doesn't reflect his true impact, as penalties he wins are not counted as assists. If he stays fit and is played in his optimal position, he could easily score 15 league goals next season.

 

[Red Rash]

Looks a better wing-back than a 10.

I think we need to see him with a better RWB to know for sure. The issue is that when he plays with Maz or Dalot they usually stay quite deep so he doesn't have a wide player to play off.

When he plays RWB he can play the ball between himself and the RAM. We need a RWB who stays high up the pitch and can maintain the width to unlock Amad as a 10.

 

[NZT-One]

What we've seen today and in the last matches might be a bit of a glimpse for next season. Opposition noticed that the meaning of him to our functionality and the teams will now be prepared for him. I think, he was rather quiet tonight, popped up in a decisive moment and did well but it was against a 10 men Villa side playing like that for almost 35minutes.
I see him as part of Uniteds future but to help him shine, we really need others in the team to step up as well and to create a functional team around him. Because if we are not, he'll be doubled and tripled all the time and people will talk about 2nd season syndrome

 

[Superunknown]

He is one of the only reasons I'm looking forward to next season. Hope he improves and has no big injuries. I want to see him every week. One of the only players at our club I enjoy watching.

 

[El Zoido]

Love this lad. Proper Man Utd player.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Mazraoui simply doesn’t make that aggressive run you'd expect from a true wing-back. That’s exactly why I believe Amad should be starting in that role, especially in home games or matches we’re expected to control. He thrives in one-on-one situations, but more importantly, he consistently makes those incisive runs in behind the defence—just like we saw today. It’s that attacking instinct and movement that can open teams up and turn possession into real chances. Key for both goals in the end.

 

[Winrar]

One of handful of players that needs to survive the cull.

 

[Castia]

Always looks really good at RWB and just goes to show how important that position is having Amad attack from that side rather than Dalot or Maz.

 

[Idxomer]

He's probably our best header of the ball from a technical view.

He has been lacking match rhythm since coming back though, not as sharp as he was before the injury.

 

[Squeaky_Bum_Time]

I think we need to see him with a better RWB to know for sure. The issue is that when he plays with Maz or Dalot they usually stay quite deep so he doesn't have a wide player to play off.

When he plays RWB he can play the ball between himself and the RAM. We need a RWB who stays high up the pitch and can maintain the width to unlock Amad as a 10.

I think both RWB are lacking but not for the reason you said, staying deep.

Mazraoui ventures forward but has two problems, he’s not doing that fast enough because he lacks the physicality and pace, and he is way too often going inwards and essentially in that RAM’s space. That works okay if he’s playing with a right footed winger who wants to go wide and cross, but doesn’t work with an Amad type RAM. Amorim realized that and starting playing Garnacho on the right with Mazraoui but for different reasons, that wasn’t a huge success either.

Dalot is great at bombing forward, maintaining width, and creating space. In my opinion, underrated at all that. But once the ball is at his feet, he’s not quick enough with his next action, takes too long, and once he decides what he wants to do, he’s not technical enough to consistently pull off the right pass, cross, or dribble past the fullback.

Dalot bothers me a lot less in that position because the coverage and maintaining the shape works, but he’s upgradeable too, although I really think it will be one of the hardest position to find an elite player in without paying 60m+.

 

[LeonDion]

Class player….where would we be without him. Another goal and another penalty won.

 

[kidbob]

Surely the plan has to be to play him at RWB with Cunha and Bruno as the 10s? Buy a proper midfielder or 2 so Bruno doesn’t have to play there.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Surely the plan has to be to play him at RWB with Cunha and Bruno as the 10s? Buy a proper midfielder or 2 so Bruno doesn’t have to play there.

Do you not get the feeling Amorim wants to play Bruno in the pivot?

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Looks a better wing-back than a 10.

Looks a better RWF than a wingback.

Has already had a few very crap defensive showings at WB.

 

[hellhunter]

He's probably our best header of the ball from a technical view.

He has been lacking match rhythm since coming back though, not as sharp as he was before the injury.

Wasn't his very first goal for us a header against Milan?

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Mazraoui simply doesn’t make that aggressive run you'd expect from a true wing-back. That’s exactly why I believe Amad should be starting in that role, especially in home games or matches we’re expected to control.

He played there against Wolves right? And was defensively awful which cost us.

He’s not a wingback, he’s a RWF that we’re attempting to retrain into either a 10 or a WB, we’ll have to see where he can improve.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Do you not get the feeling Amorim wants to play Bruno in the pivot?

You’d think it pretty obvious by now right ?

 

[Skills]

Looks a better RWF than a wingback.

Has already had a few very crap defensive showings at WB.

Plus I'm sure he sees himself as a true attacking player - as much of a team player he is, he'll eventually get tired of it. Decent short term option if you want to just have an extra player in attack but he should be playing in the front 3.

 

[Remember the geese]

Looks a better RWF than a wingback.

Has already had a few very crap defensive showings at WB.

Absolutely disagree.

 

[MadDogg]

Do you not get the feeling Amorim wants to play Bruno in the pivot?

Depends on the reasoning behind it.

If it's because we have nobody else in the deeper area who can control the team around, perhaps we buy a new player for that role and play Bruno higher up. Alternatively, if he feels that Bruno's lack of dribbling and running power goes against what he wants at #10, then Bruno probably continues to play mostly in midfield.

If Bruno does play at #10 I think he definitely needs Amad or another new very attacking wingback playing on the same side.

 

[MoskvaRed]

The one ray of light this year along with Yoro.

 

[kidbob]

Do you not get the feeling Amorim wants to play Bruno in the pivot?

I can see that with our current squad but I would have thought he’d want a proper midfielder in there. Bruno is grand there but not sure it’s where you want him next season. On Amad I think he’s grand for RWB if we can find a better option. Doesn’t mean he has to play there long term either.

 

[MadDogg]

Looks a better RWF than a wingback.

Has already had a few very crap defensive showings at WB.

I could be wrong, but I don't remember him having many earlier in the season. It was just a few moments where he really switched off in recent weeks since he's returned from the injury, which might just be rustiness.

 

[Poborsky's hair]

He scored a few backpost headers didn't he? We should stop with this BS that he's not good enough there, he had way more better games as a WB. Which is essentially one of wide forward positions majority of the game when we are pressing high up the pitch. We should just improve that no10 position and let Amad develop out wide, he cna be the best in the world there and Amorim can get over the Quenda failure.

Just get another player on the left as well. Dorgu has a decent cross and okay feet, but that's it. Absolutely not good enough passer around the box and terrible finisher. or LWB is just a big donwside in our play right now. Perhaps Dalot can push Dorgu there and the better can play there but we should upgrade that side too.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Absolutely disagree.

With which part?

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

I could be wrong, but I don't remember him having many earlier in the season.

He’s only played there 4 times in total before the injury.

 

[Remember the geese]

With which part?

The part that he looks better as a RWF. By nature of him playing as a wing-back, he often finds himself on the right wing. He allows us to play two number 10's because he's such a brilliant additional threat.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

The part that he looks better as a RWF. By nature of him playing as a wing-back, he often finds himself on the right wing. He allows us to play two number 10's because he's such a brilliant additional threat.

Amorim clearly disagrees though right? Hence why he’s played a grand total of 5 games for him at RWB. Likely due to that defensive frailty in a position that is unnatural for him.

You’re basically saying he doesn’t look better as a RWF because as a WB he can be RWF. You aint really making any sense.

In whichever position he’s clearly better in those threatening RWF positions, and he’s clearly not a very good defender.

 

[Remember the geese]

Amorim clearly disagrees though right? Hence why he’s played a grand total of 5 games for him at RWB. Likely due to that defensive frailty in a position that is unnatural for him.

You’re basically saying he doesn’t look better as a RWF because as a WB he can be RWF. You aint really making any sense.

In whichever position he’s clearly better in those threatening RWF positions, and he’s clearly not a very good defender.

I'm not so sure that Amorim does disagree. Perhaps he does, hence why we were pursuing Quenda, however since that failed to materialise, we haven't been linked with a RWB. I believe Amad is our best option there.

We don't play with wide forwards though. We play with two attacking midfielders and a striker. Amad is naturally an attacking player, therefore he's constantly taking up advanced positions as a wing-back. In my view, his best performances for us this season have come as a wing-back. He doesn't need to be a very good defender. He's absolutely brilliant going forward, relative to his peers in that position.

 

[MadDogg]

He’s only played there 4 times in total before the injury.

Started four games there. Also got subbed into that position a couple of times, or started at #10 then got moved back to RWB another couple other times.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

Started four games there. Also got subbed into that position a couple of times, or started at #10 then got moved back to RWB another couple other times.

And started what? 16 or so at number 10? Or 16 v 5.

It’s rather obvious where Amorim thinks he’s better off.

 

[Regulus Arcturus Black]

I'm not so sure that Amorim does disagree. Perhaps he does, hence why we were pursuing Quenda, however since that failed to materialise, we haven't been linked with a RWB. I believe Amad is our best option there.

We don't play with wide forwards though. We play with two attacking midfielders and a striker. Amad is naturally an attacking player, therefore he's constantly taking up advanced positions as a wing-back. In my view, his best performances for us this season have come as a wing-back. He doesn't need to be a very good defender. He's absolutely brilliant going forward, relative to his peers in that position.

Whether we play with wide forwards or not has no relevance to Amad’s best position.

He’s best in attacking areas out wide.

It absolutely does matter to Amorim that he can defend, hence why a) he rarely plays him there and b) he starts 90% of matches with two defensive players at WB.

 

[MadDogg]

And started what? 16 or so at number 10?

It’s rather obvious where Amorim thinks he’s better off.

In a similar vein as what I said about Bruno further up the page, it depends on the reasoning behind it.

If it's because we currently have nobody else in the attack who can actually threaten the goal, perhaps we buy a new player for that role and play Amad at RWB. Alternatively, if he feels Amad's defensive abilities aren't good enough for what he wants at RWB then Amad will probably continue to play mostly at #10.

We won't really know until we see who we sign this summer and how we start off playing next season.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

And started what? 16 or so at number 10? Or 16 v 5.

It’s rather obvious where Amorim thinks he’s better off.

It’s also obvious that Amorim appreciates his versatility. Hence he regularly shifts him to wing back, in games where he doesn’t start there. It’s great to have players you can switch around depending on the game state.

 

[Remember the geese]

Whether we play with wide forwards or not has no relevance to Amad’s best position.

He’s best in attacking areas out wide.

It absolutely does matter to Amorim that he can defend, hence why a) he rarely plays him there and b) he starts 90% of matches with two defensive players at WB.

He's an attacking player, so of course he's better in advanced areas. In Amorim's ideal world, he'd have more attacking options at wing-back. Like I say, he's a massive fan of Quenda (a winger) at wing-back. Amorim would also like Bruno to stay and to pair him with Cunha. That therefore would leave Amad primarily at wing-back.