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  • Feb 3
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    DwindlingSun

    When did Amorim become this inert entity.

    Would he not, when he was speaking with the club about taking on the role, have asked how our financial situation is.

    Would he not have discussed how this squad isn't fully tailored to his system but affirmed his belief that he could nevertheless improve and get more from them.

    Would he not, ahead of this window, have given his input on what the most pressing position required was.

    Are the much lauded proper football people that we were all so happy to have brought in - Berrada, Wilcox, Blanc - all suddenly frothing idiots.

    Would they not have discussed that January is a tough buyers market and maybe best not to make it your be-all end-all.

    Are the owners able to just pour money in right now to fix a PSR situation that has been known and raised for months on end.

    Are our players truly so fundamentally irredeemable that we should be getting outplayed by Southampton.

    For the record I was always out on having all these ā€˜executivesā€™. Too many at the table. No direction. Out of touch egomaniac owner (rat).

    But yeah Ruben knew what he was in for and the budget available šŸ’Æ

  • Feb 3
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    KingOfPop

    Ten hag got sacked months ago

    Somehow Ruben is worse tho

  • MAMBA

    Somehow Ruben is worse tho

    Stay on that side, all I'll say on that nonsense

  • Feb 3
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    MAMBA

    For the record I was always out on having all these ā€˜executivesā€™. Too many at the table. No direction. Out of touch egomaniac owner (rat).

    But yeah Ruben knew what he was in for and the budget available šŸ’Æ

    Almost like every interview he does he tells it exactly like it is huh

  • Feb 3
    KingOfPop

    Almost like every interview he does he tells it exactly like it is huh

    Heā€™s a positive guy I like his attitude. But ultimately it was always a big step up from Portugal.

  • MAMBA

    Didnā€™t he already have this injury too? Thatā€™s worrying

    its the other leg this time by the sounds of things

  • Feb 3
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    im at old trafford on friday do you think if i stand close enough to the goal they'll start me up front ?

  • Feb 3
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    I'm actually rooting for Rashford, but I heard people talking about him looking bloated in his Villa signing pictures and didn't think much of it. Then I actually look at the pictures and why does he look like 2000s Bobby Brown? It's crazy because in the interview he looks normal and then every time he holds the Villa jersey up it looks like he's about to jump kick out of a helicopter

  • Feb 3
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    If Iā€™m Amorim, Iā€™m quitting today. Theyā€™ve done him so dirty.

  • Glitter Boy

    If Iā€™m Amorim, Iā€™m quitting today. Theyā€™ve done him so dirty.

    At least heā€™s honest when he says we will struggle

    The last f***er wouldā€™ve told us how great the squad is eh

  • Feb 4
    Senior Intern

    I'm actually rooting for Rashford, but I heard people talking about him looking bloated in his Villa signing pictures and didn't think much of it. Then I actually look at the pictures and why does he look like 2000s Bobby Brown? It's crazy because in the interview he looks normal and then every time he holds the Villa jersey up it looks like he's about to jump kick out of a helicopter

    Needs a better haircut

  • Feb 4
    MiniVan

    im at old trafford on friday do you think if i stand close enough to the goal they'll start me up front ?

    With that forehead 100%

  • Feb 4
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    Seeing Woodward revionism on twitter

  • Feb 4
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    MAMBA

    Somehow Ruben is worse tho

    Can I ask what changed? Seems like youā€™ve switched up pretty quickly.

  • KingOfPop

    Seeing Woodward revionism on twitter

    The levels of down bad rn

  • Main reason he needed to leave the premier League, English press stay on his d***

  • Ragnick 2.0 season smh. F*** these owners.

  • Feb 4
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    madison beer guy

    Can I ask what changed? Seems like youā€™ve switched up pretty quickly.

    I think even a good version of this tactic and formation is boring af. Thatā€™s the main thing. I donā€™t like that we play with 5 defenders. And how much passing between defenders there is. Itā€™s like arsenal, I think what arteta has done to them is terrible with their attitude and often how boring they are too - like winning but at what cost? And when we get some more of ā€˜Rubenā€™sā€™ players in, I donā€™t think weā€™ll be fun to watch. LVG era of bad. Just a great dude running it so itā€™s tough to hate on Ruben tho.

  • Feb 4
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    MAMBA

    I think even a good version of this tactic and formation is boring af. Thatā€™s the main thing. I donā€™t like that we play with 5 defenders. And how much passing between defenders there is. Itā€™s like arsenal, I think what arteta has done to them is terrible with their attitude and often how boring they are too - like winning but at what cost? And when we get some more of ā€˜Rubenā€™sā€™ players in, I donā€™t think weā€™ll be fun to watch. LVG era of bad. Just a great dude running it so itā€™s tough to hate on Ruben tho.

    I havenā€™t seen much of them, but wasnā€™t his Sporting CP side kinda fun to watch and lethal?

  • If you think about it, Ratcliffe seems to have about the same charisma as a Graham Potter.

    Amorim doesnā€™t feel like his match.

  • Feb 4
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    Would Ferari fans be annoyed Hamilton wasn't winning every race in a Ford KA?

  • Feb 4
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    be2ye

    I havenā€™t seen much of them, but wasnā€™t his Sporting CP side kinda fun to watch and lethal?

    Not sure tbh never watched a single full match of Sporting only highlights when the hype train rolled in in November.

    Unlike ETH where I watched that Ajax team and their CL run many times all the way through to the 90th min dramatic loss to spurs. Great side.

  • KingOfPop

    Would Ferari fans be annoyed Hamilton wasn't winning every race in a Ford KA?

    Bro just casually namedropping my daily whip šŸ˜Ž

  • Feb 4
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    MAMBA

    I think even a good version of this tactic and formation is boring af. Thatā€™s the main thing. I donā€™t like that we play with 5 defenders. And how much passing between defenders there is. Itā€™s like arsenal, I think what arteta has done to them is terrible with their attitude and often how boring they are too - like winning but at what cost? And when we get some more of ā€˜Rubenā€™sā€™ players in, I donā€™t think weā€™ll be fun to watch. LVG era of bad. Just a great dude running it so itā€™s tough to hate on Ruben tho.

    I don't think the aim is to play with 5 defenders though. It's just looked that way so often because the demands on the wing-backs are so high that someone like Maz doesn't have the athleticism to not be sitting deep.

    Is lots of passing between defenders yeah. They need to be braver about playing it forward and quicker. But much tougher to do in Prem than Portugal I expect, much better quality of pressing here.

    Essentially I don't think it should be boring - one day. It is currently, painfully boring. But I think the hope would be flying wingers and overlaps and lots of movement. That said, the hope was the same with Ten Hag. These things are difficult to implement.

  • Feb 4
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    DwindlingSun

    I don't think the aim is to play with 5 defenders though. It's just looked that way so often because the demands on the wing-backs are so high that someone like Maz doesn't have the athleticism to not be sitting deep.

    Is lots of passing between defenders yeah. They need to be braver about playing it forward and quicker. But much tougher to do in Prem than Portugal I expect, much better quality of pressing here.

    Essentially I don't think it should be boring - one day. It is currently, painfully boring. But I think the hope would be flying wingers and overlaps and lots of movement. That said, the hope was the same with Ten Hag. These things are difficult to implement.

    Indeed. Heā€™ll likely get the summer window to at least bring in players that fit better / that wonā€™t be a big risk cause they can play under the next boss e.g. Osimhen/Gyok.

    But if he loses a lot this month I can see him being sacked. Especially with how ruthless Rat seems to be (Ashworth, mass layoffs, ticket prices, cancelling all perks, etc) - he just makes the unpopular decision and I donā€™t think heā€™d think twice about doing that to Ruben.