He is not top level on the ball, bless him because he puts his heart in it.
Sofyan Amrabat | 2023/24 Performances
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Why couldn't he of just taken the pace out of the game for 5 minutes...he seemed as erratic and excitable as the rest of them as soon as United took the lead..
Shocking second half but his legs were clearly gone. Second and third goal was all on him.
They just kept targeting him with every ball after that.
They just kept targeting him with every ball after that.
He's not a left back and this experiment only works If we dominate the midfield which we aren't doing.
We would be better of going to a back 3 even than this shambles.
We would be better of going to a back 3 even than this shambles.
Absolute BS. You can blame Mount for many things today but he wasn't hiding from the ball.
Harsh to call the second goal on him they just played around him as he went to compete for the ball. Its the rest of the defence that was sleeping, nobody should be allowed that sort of space inside our penalty area
Amrabat is only better than Eriksen and Rashford. His passing is the biggest culprit for us conceding goals but defending like hi did for their 2nd is why teams target him.
A long pass with his wrong foot, in the middle from that position is a school boy error. He wont play LB again. He's at fault for the 2nd as well. Shocking
He’s also not a left back. Making a huge impact not having a proper lb out there right now. Easy target. He isn’t quick enough to play there either.
Case, bruno etc play numerous passes like that every game. He’s just fallen victim to the curse of joining us.
I honestly don't see what's supposed to be special about this guy but alright. Seems like another Sabitzer kind of deal.
Can't play at LB. He's cost us two goals tonight. That pass he played before they scored their 3rd was bloody stupid. The defence was out of position and he tries a stupid pass that gets cut out. They instantly score after winning the header.
Did you see the second goal?? Forget the third. Watch the 2nd again
Not really, he rushed in and got turned way too easy. A move a natural left back will not normally get done on, then he lacks the pace to get back. Shocking defending.
I'd genuinely prefer us to play Amrabat next to Casemiro and a back four of Lindelof, Varane, Maguire and Dalot.
I think the gaps in midfield is one of our biggest issue right now and I think more midfield steel with a slightly makeshift defence will put us in a better position than we are right now.
I think the gaps in midfield is one of our biggest issue right now and I think more midfield steel with a slightly makeshift defence will put us in a better position than we are right now.
Shouldn't be in that left back slot. Surely the experiment is over and Dalot and Lindelof take up the full back slots going forward.
Erik is doing him dirty here, let him play in the middle FFS
Erik is doing him dirty here, let him play in the middle FFS
He's not a left back, that's for certain.
Clearly a risk having him at full back because as soon as he has to enter wide areas defensively or offensively you can see how absurdbly uncomfortable that is for him. He's good when he gets to take up his favoured positions.
I think far better players than him would struggle in that situation so I wouldn't worry too much for now.
I think far better players than him would struggle in that situation so I wouldn't worry too much for now.
True. He did make the wrong choice of pass but I could not believe what I was seeing.
Come in at an absolute sht show of a time.
In terrible form and he's lumbered at left back.
Brilliant.
You just know all of our left backs will be back at the exact same week too.
In terrible form and he's lumbered at left back.
Brilliant.
You just know all of our left backs will be back at the exact same week too.
I want to see him in midfield and not in left back. Because we're asking him to move between the two and it's a horrible idea as it's leaving gaps that are easy to exploit.
Again, the idea of playing him as a left-back is one of the dumbest I've seen at this level.
TBF the rushing in to win the ball happens a lot nowadays and defenders get rinsed if the opposition plays quick around them. He didn't do a good job ofcourse back but that doesnt excuse that shambolic tracking of that runner.
Feel sorry for him, he is just not a LB. Need to see him in midfield to judge him properly
Looks like a player from a mid-table Italian side. Nothing more, nothing less.
Don't understand why he is playing LB. Move Dalot to LB and play Lindelof right. Don't know why is it so complicated.
The runner should have been tracked. But if he does his job better it doesn't even get that far. It all started with his poor decision to rush into win a ball he was never getting to.
Dalot at LB and Lindelof at RB, Maguire at CB. Can’t continue with this disaster and expect anything other than same results. At least if he’s in midfield we might have more balance and control which is what he was brought in for.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sofyan-amrabat/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/287579/saison/ges/pos/4
See when he did play left-back before this season. Ten Hag think the shit he tried years ago in the Eredivisie can be done at this level.
When you play Maguire you basically give one free chance away to the opponent every match. I dont think that is going to solve any problems. Im afraid Amrabat will just have to stick it out as the left back until some players return from injury. And yes, he wont be fantastic at that position but with the current selection he is the best option (out of a bunch of bad options)
So we just give multiple opportunities by playing Amrabat at LB and weaken our midfield. It’s not the best option and it’s not working, it’s incompetent to not try an alternative.
Has some poor moments but I've seen some positive signs from him. Keeps the ball well for most part, and good physicality. He's just not a left back so he's the one player currently who can be forgiven for their failures.
The rest of the players have no excuses.
The rest of the players have no excuses.
I feel like he’s trying too hard to make an impression. In and of itself, that’s a good thing, but not when it betrays composure on and off the ball. He needs to play his game and focus on his own strengths instead of joining in on a chaotic melee. Use that energy shrewder and step back and read the play like good deep midfielders are famed for.
He needs to stop touching the ball when he feels like he has been fouled, also. Opposing managers will be honing in on that and bookings will not be far behind.
Jury is far from out on the guy, but he needs to start composing himself and half the errors and poor decisions he’s making will cease. Hopefully.
He needs to stop touching the ball when he feels like he has been fouled, also. Opposing managers will be honing in on that and bookings will not be far behind.
Jury is far from out on the guy, but he needs to start composing himself and half the errors and poor decisions he’s making will cease. Hopefully.
Honestly can't believe people are giving out about him when he's a fecking midfielder playing as a makeshift left back 
defensive injuries ease, he'll be in midfield
Playing him at LB is going to cause us issues again and again. ETH needs to drop the pride and start Maguire and have Lindelof at full back.
He was excellent up until that fateful pass. But even then we shouldn't have conceded. Our central defenders were simply asleep. Not to mention Onana who dropped like a sack of potatoes.
Anyone picking on him today simply don't understand football. MOTM after Højlund, even with that mistake.
Anyone picking on him today simply don't understand football. MOTM after Højlund, even with that mistake.
Oh how we would all laugh at Ole if he played a midfielder as a LB.
Utter garbage. Gave away stupid free-kick from which Palace scored at the weekend, then hopeless performance tonight. We needed someone to at least attempt to play left-back but Amrabat was too busy drifting into midfield.