#919 | Ed and Dan pick through United’s latest mess - a limp defeat at Brentford that exposed all of Ruben Amorim’s tactical blind spots. The formation remains fixed, the long-ball obsession continues, and player positioning is all over the shop. It’s starting to feel like the manager is running out of answers.

There’s talk of set-piece disasters, defensive gaps you could drive a bus through, and the creeping question of whether Amorim is really the man to take this team forward. A bright spot? United Women keep winning, offering a sharp contrast to the men’s malaise.

Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
01:05 – Brentford: another bleak afternoon
02:44 – Amorim’s tactical blind spots
05:12 – Set-piece calamities and defensive woes
07:50 – Stubborn systems and team dynamics
17:55 – Future prospects (or lack thereof)
30:42 – Ruthless decisions and mis-used players
32:58 – Penalty misery
35:21 – Academy changes
36:33 – Managerial strategies dissected
43:04 – United Women keep shining
44:42 – Final thoughts

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