MU made too many mistakes.

MU is still not out of crisis.

Jose Mourinho was criticized for being outdated. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was accused of lacking tactical acumen. Ralf Rangnick's introduction of the 4-2-2-2 "diamond" formation was seen as dogmatic. Erik ten Hag was deemed boring and for ruining Ronaldo's game. Now, with Ruben Amorim's 3-4-2-1, there are calls for a change in formation.

MU's vicious cycle

Each new manager brings the same old complaints. Manchester United changes players, changes their playing style, but never changes their fate. This vicious cycle shows that the real problem doesn't lie on the pitch.

Manchester United lost its tactical identity at the club level. After Sir Alex Ferguson left, there was no longer a guiding ideology. Each manager who came in brought their own world of ideas .

Mourinho brought pragmatism. Ole thrived on personal inspiration. Rangnick wanted to implement German-style pressing. Ten Hag rebuilt on ball control. Amorim introduced Sporting's three-centre-back model. Each change of manager was a major overhaul, but an overhaul built on an old and crumbling foundation.

No major club can survive if it completely changes its DNA every two years.

Ruben Amorim arrived, but the club has yet to take shape.

The second mistake was that MU let players precede their philosophy. They bought players based on market opportunities and brand appeal, not on a long-term model.

When a new manager arrives, unsuitable players remain because their transfer value is too high to offload. As a result, the dressing room is rife with "tactical generations." Some play for Mourinho, some suit Ten Hag, and others are trusted by Amorim. Each manager has to piece together a squad that was never created to serve him.

Therefore, all diagrams are distorted.

A noisy machine

The next problem is the distorted culture of expectations. At Old Trafford, a loss is not just a loss. It triggers a media crisis, scrutiny of the captain's armband, tactical debates, and demands for a manager change. Players find it very difficult to maintain consistency in that atmosphere.

When you go onto the pitch feeling like one mistake could make you the villain, you'll never play confident football.

This is no longer a football club. It's a scandal-making machine.

Fans and the media also contribute to maintaining that vicious cycle. Every time there's a failure, the first question is always: "Have they changed the formation yet?"

The bad days for MU are far from over.

But when the organizational structure changes, the story remains the same. Few question the club's operational structure, its scouting, its youth development, or its dressing room management. Those are the backbone of its stability.

Manchester United are trying to fix the symptoms. They've changed the manager, the playing style, the captain. But the root cause remains.

Looking at clubs that have achieved lasting success, the common thread isn't any particular tactical formation. The common thread is a consistent philosophy that exists independently of the manager. When a new manager arrives, they make adjustments to the details, without destroying the foundation.

At Manchester United, it's the opposite. Every manager who arrives brings a revolution. And every revolution ends in ruin.

Ruben Amorim will eventually leave. Maybe in a year, maybe in two. Then MU will hire a new name, bring a new system. Then people will call for patience again. And then everything will fall apart again.

Manchester United's real problem isn't whether they want a 3-4-2-1 or a 4-3-3 formation. The problem is they've never answered the core question: What kind of team do they want to be in ten years?

Until that answer is found, all diagrams are just drawings on a whiteboard. And every coach is merely a temporary patchwork on a foundation that has been cracked for a very long time.

Source: https://znews.vn/mu-sai-qua-nhieu-post1615773.html