Manchester United are a mess. That’s not a controversial statement it’s an undeniable fact. Every match feels like a postmortem, another chapter in a never-ending autopsy of a club that once ruled England but now looks utterly lost.
Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Spurs was a game of low-quality defending matched only by equally low-quality attacking. It was chaotic, scrappy, and nowhere near the level of football expected from the Premier League.
United are now 15th in the table. Under Amorim, they’ve picked up a measly 1.00 points per game, worse than even Ten Hag’s struggling campaign before him. There were no illusions about the scale of the rebuild needed, but four months in, where’s the progress? The standout moment? A battling display at Anfield.
That’s about it. Amad Diallo shone briefly before getting injured, further highlighting how baffling it was that he barely got a look under Ten Hag. Garnacho, one of the few bright sparks, was almost sacrificed for profit in January to comply with PSR rules.
This squad is a shambles. Casemiro is dragging his legs around midfield, while the bench against Spurs featured eight teenagers and Victor Lindelof.
United are staring down the barrel of their first bottom-half finish since 1989-90. But let’s be clear: this disaster isn’t on Amorim alone it’s on the people running the club.
A year ago, Jim Ratcliffe took over football operations from the Glazers. He was supposed to be the change United needed. But what’s changed? Cost-cutting in all the wrong places no discounts for pensioners, children, or fans.
Expensive executives have flooded in, but Dan Ashworth, a man tasked with implementing structure, is already gone after just five months. Why? Because he reportedly disagreed with Amorim’s appointment.
Amorim is a brilliant coach, but is he the right coach for United? He insists on playing a 3-4-3, even though this squad is nowhere near capable of executing it.
The club is financially handcuffed by PSR rules, meaning there won’t be a major squad overhaul in the summer. And let’s be real when has United ever been a back-three team? Transforming the club’s tactical identity is a monumental task.
United’s issues stem from a decade-long lack of footballing vision. A sporting director should define the philosophy, then recruit accordingly. But at United, they hire one and ignore his advice.
Fans are beyond frustrated, and they have every right to be. The football is atrocious, and they’re being charged more to watch the worst United side in 35 years.
The real danger? Even if Amorim is the right man, by the time this season ends, his reputation might be so damaged that he’ll never recover at United. This isn’t just a bad season it’s an unrelenting disaster, and there’s no quick fix.
On This Day …
A footballing god changed the game forever. On 17 February 1974, Johan Cruyff delivered a performance for the ages, leading Barcelona to a stunning 5-0 destruction of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
He set up three goals, scored one himself, and left the world in awe with his balance, strength, and vision. It wasn’t just a win it was a revolution. And right now, Manchester United could use a bit of that magic.
