Ruben Amorim did something at Man Utd that Bryan Robson has ‘never seen’, ‘When nobody’s…’

Ruben Amorim was the architect of his downfall at Man Utd, and Bryan Robson believes he did something extremely weird at the club.

The remaining positive vestiges of Ruben Amorim’s legacy at Man Utd have been destroyed by Michael Carrick’s miraculous turnaround at Old Trafford.

An argument can be made that Amorim played a part in resetting the club culture, but even that is debated by Ineos.

Man Utd legend Bryan Robson has now piled on, saying Amorim did something at United that he can’t get his head around.

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Bryan Robson confused by Ruben Amorim’s subs

Amorim’s in-game management became a huge stick to beat him with by the end of his time at the club.

From his rigid positional structure to his reactive substitutions instead of proactive ones, Amorim often battled against himself more than the opposition while chasing wins.

The main thing that infuriated Man Utd fans about his “strategy” was his constant swapping of centre-backs during the latter stages of a game.

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Count Robson among those fans who still don’t understand why Amorim constantly did what he has never seen before.

Speaking on The Talk of the Devils podcast, he contrasted Amorim’s approach with Carrick’s, who has seen many goals scored by subs under his management.

He said: “When United have been a goal down when [Carrick’s] been manager, he’s not afraid to change it around if he thinks that’s the best way to go.

“The last manager [Ruben Amorim], I’ve never seen a manager change centre-backs so much. When nobody’s injured! For me, they are the two most important players.”

Michael Carrick has thrived in simplicity

Not changing the centre-backs when there’s no tiredness or injury should be the rule 101 of football management.

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However, it was a theme of Amorim’s time in charge that the simple answer was never the right one for him, even when it was screaming at his face.

From ignoring Kobbie Mainoo to playing Bruno Fernandes away from the goal, Amorim constantly made the choice to look like a misunderstood genius in defeat rather than a simple decision-maker in victory.

Carrick has thrived in that exact simplicity which Amorim refused to embrace, which is also why he’s not getting enough tactical credit.

It shouldn’t be hard to understand that the simple answer is indeed the right one at times, and just because everyone is thinking it, that doesn’t make you any less of a person to go along with it.

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