Manchester United We started the new year with this kind of resilience and unity Reuben AmorimOur emerging system needs to thrive over many years.
Make no mistake, it has been a turbulent decade for the Red Devils, and although the aura of winning trophies has remained intact, carefully woven into the fabric of the club, consistency and major trophies have been elusive.
Amorim enjoyed some distinguished results in recent weeks, as they beat Manchester City in their home, tied with Liverpool at Anfield, and left the Emirates with their host. Winning the third round of the FA Cup.
There is no doubt that Ineos will see the potential that the sharp-minded Portuguese can offer. However, he needs support and, more importantly, permission to sign right players.
Why does Ruben Amorim need support at Manchester United?
With these latest and tentative steps, Amorim has proven that he has the ability to galvanize a Manchester United team that has suffered from a lack of confidence and teamwork this season.
Soul is the password. Al-Ittihad, Anfield, UAE. On the face of it, they are the toughest grounds in English football at the moment, but United have excelled in each of them in recent weeks.
Bruno Fernandes He was the talisman the outfit needed, an influential leader. You would think the former Sporting Lisbon star, who left for Manchester months before Amorim's appointment, would be pivotal over the coming seasons.
2025 will be a big year for INEOS, and for everyone at Old Trafford. Amorim will certainly expect support to go along with his promising vision. That's why we should be interested in reporting the news about United's interest in him Goncalo Inacio.
Amorim are looking to raid Sporting
According to Portuguese outlet A BolaAmorim is interested in raiding his former club for a prominent Portuguese defender. INEOS bosses are understood to have held discussions with agent Inacio and are ready to make their move, preferably in the form of a loan with a commitment to buy. For a fee of €60m (£50m)..
Agent, Miguel Pinho, is also overseeing Fernandes in a link that could make an impact as Liverpool consider a move themselves. The left-footed defender will add depth and dynamism to Amorim's backline.
Most importantly, he was perfectly in tune with his exhilarating ball game, exactly what was needed to create an artistic domino effect and promote a renaissance in Dream Theater.
Why should Manchester United sign Goncalo Inacio?
First, the obvious reason. Inacio has enjoyed tried and tested success in Amorim's favored style of play, winning two Portuguese league titles and two Taça da Liga cups as well.
The 23-year-old has been described as a high-profile distributor by analyst Raj Chauhan, who said:The build quality is extraordinary“This is essential for the success of the Amorim project.
Manchester United ranked tenth in terms of possession in the English Premier League last season, with an average of 50.6%. According to FBrefwhile title-winners Sporting were the second most ball-dominant Portuguese team in the 2023/24 season. 59.1% retention rate.
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Such metrics will swing toward the upper end of the chart now that Amorim is in charge, but he needs to put his own stamp on the outfit and Amorim will be key to making that happen.
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League statistics 24/25 – Goncalo Inacio vs Manchester United |
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Statistics (per 90) |
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Objectives |
0.11 |
0.00 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
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Helps |
0.22 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
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Snapshot creation procedures |
1.99 |
0.89 |
0.35 |
1.39 |
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Passes attempted |
97.2 |
58.89 |
61.75 |
68.74 |
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Complete the pass |
90.6% |
86.2% |
91.4% |
89.6% |
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Progressive passes |
9.50 |
2.78 |
1.86 |
5.92 |
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Holds progressivism |
2.21 |
0.33 |
0.21 |
1.03 |
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Retrieve the ball |
5.52 |
3.00 |
2.62 |
4.41 |
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He treats |
1.66 |
1.35 |
0.97 |
2.05 |
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Duel success |
49% |
62% |
59% |
55% |
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Statistics via FBref |
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While Sporting's centre-back lacks authority and leadership in the duel, that could be worked on, and given that Amorim uses a central defensive back three, he could well sit on the left side, competing with Lisandro Martinez for a starting position and perhaps even working well. With him.
As you can also see from the table, Inacio is the more expansive and technical defender in possession, looking to make quick forward runs that reach the onrushing players on the flanks or, say, Fernandes in the middle. It has already been praised for its “insane” level of artistic quality before Journalist Antonio Mango.
Regarding Fernandes, Amorim could find that signing Inacio next January would be his own version of the deal overseen by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sign the Portuguese playmaker in January 2020. For a fee rising to 68 million pounds sterling.
Manchester's Magnifico has been the architect of most of the good things to come out of the city's red side in recent years, and has been instrumental in winning the Carabao Cup and FA Cup over the past two seasons.
His debut in the half-season was a memorable one, as he is now 30 years old He scored 12 goals and eight assists During 22 matches, he enjoyed a 14-match unbeaten run in the English Premier League.
This was the support the club needed, and while Solskjaer's feel-good project proved to be a fleeting thing, there is no doubt that Amorim has more than a little more tactical nous than the Norwegian, capable of bringing a player like Inacio into the team. Fold to certain and lasting success.
The Red Devils have long had a forged Portuguese relationship, and that will be hard to fade now that Amorim has shown signs of growth at the helm.
The coach's compatriot, Inacio, is not there yet, but he is still only 23 years old and has shown a lot of exciting potential. Just imagine if United failed to show the kind of decisiveness required in this situation, and Liverpool would be ahead in the race.
INEOS need to get it done, repeat their one-time winter trick of bringing Fernandes to Old Trafford and turn the corner – perhaps it can be maintained this time.
