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Tottenham will face another side in crisis this weekend as they look to haul themselves out of trouble.
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Tottenham may be in a state of crisis heading into Sunday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United, but their opponents are not any better off. The Red Devils have also endured a disastrous season, currently 13th and just two points better off than Spurs.
United are on their second manager of the season, swapping Erik ten Hag for Ruben Amorim, but things haven’t got much better since the change, with the former Sporting CP boss struggling in his early days in charge.
Amorim has lost eight of his first 20 games in charge, stubbornly sticking to his three-at-the-back system and getting no real reward for it, at least not yet. That led Gary Neville to say: “I thought it would get better when Ruben Amorim came in, the enthusiasm of him and the new system, the players would buy into and we’d see a bounce, but we’ve seen the absolute opposite and it’s got a lot worse.
“They (United) are obviously going to stick with Amorim. But the more you lose, the more difficult it is for the manager to convince the players of his idea. It will depress the thoughts of the players to a point whereby they’ll start to lose faith in the idea and it’ll damage you.”
On the back of those comments, the Daily Mail have reported that some United players have met privately to discuss concerns over Amorim’s tactics. It’s reported that some players are concerned that the system is leading to a slide down the table and that it is not just a case of teething issues under Amorim.
The Red Devils showed plenty of symptoms of being dysfunctional under Ten Hag, and it appears it is not getting any better under Amorim, with back-channel discussions from player still reportedly taking place. That will be something Tottenham will take comfort from the discord at Old Trafford as they look to right their own results and ease the pressure on their own boss, Ange Postecoglou.