Manchester United have been criticised for their signatures in the summer transfer window, but one player who has certainly impressed in the early months of the season is Manuel Ugarte. The Uruguayan has proven his worth since coming into Ruben Amorim’s side, renewing a relationship that flourished in Portugal during his time at Sporting CP….
Manchester United are falling into a sense of freefall again, and it feels like an all too familiar sight over the last two decades. Ruben Amorim has come into the club with a monster of a task on his hands, and if the last two games are any indicator to him of the trials and…
In the increasing demands of modern football, few buzzwords are more prominent or important than intensity. The heightened sense of fitness in each individual footballer has meant the midfield has become even more pivotal than it was in the past, and failure to add intensity to the centre of the pitch, especially at the highest…
Manchester United have a new manager, and he goes by the name of Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese coach, who at one stage was the most expensive manager in football when he signed for Sporting from his former club SC Braga, will assume his position as the spearhead of the world’s biggest club after the international…
I remember my first time watching Erik ten Hag ball. It was that brand of football that got you perched on the edge of your seat. Everything you wanted from a football team, encapsulated in a formidable Dutch unit, spearheaded by a man from Twente, who dared to dream the impossible dream. Erik had a…
It was another first half in which the whistle blowing triggered the masses to bay for the blood of the manager. United were the better side for most of the first half against a very tough Brentford side, albeit nowhere near perfect, but they did control large parts of the game. The Bee’s striking late…
Discussions have raged on within the last week over whether Erik ten Hag has the personality and charisma to light a fire under the Manchester United players in such a bleak time at the club, but anecdotes from the past may point towards the fact the Tukker from Twente does know how to ignite a…
There is a huge issue with the modern football fan on Twitter, and it’s developing into a toxic state of affairs that is seriously damaging. Things happen in football, with Manchester United at the moment being the biggest example. Erik ten Hag has taken over three seasons ago now, billed the saviour by people who…
An argument, or should we say, in professional terms, a disagreement between friends broke out earlier today in our group chat regarding the conversation surrounding motivation in football, and it led me to put fingers to keys and write this article. The main topic of the discussion was surrounding Christian Eriksen’s stark admission last night…
Manchester United are showing key signs of improvement under Erik ten Hag, and it feels like it’s only a matter of time before things turn in the right direction for his side. The Dutch manager has switched things up since the Liverpool defeat, abandoning some of the approaches that left the eleven on the pitch…
