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This has to continue from Carrick. Yes, Sabah are nowhere near a Premier League team, but it’s more about the balance and dynamics. He used the 3-2-5, with the left back providing the width on the left, the left winger in the left half-space, the 10 in the right half-space, and the right winger remaining wide, while the right back takes a more conservative position initially before joining dynamically. It’s exactly the model he had at Middlesbrough. Compare that to the 4-2-4 double false nine approach he has used in the Premier League. It requires a lot more mobility to arrive in positions. You don’t have a fixed 9, both strikers drop into midfield, and with only 4 players in the last line, someone constantly has to arrive. You also lack numbers in the box. Overall, the references end up being too unspecific, and the players lose clarity in execution. They get much more stable references and better balance in the 3-2-5. This has to be the way forward in-possession for United.

This has to continue from Carrick. Yes, Sabah are nowhere near a Premier League team, but it’s more about the balance and dynamics. He used the 3-2-5, with the left back providing the width on the left, the left winger in the left half-space, the 10 in the right half-space, and the right winger remaining wide, while the right back takes a more conservative position initially before joining dynamically. It’s exactly the model he had at Middlesbrough. Compare that to the 4-2-4 double false nine approach he has used in the Premier League. It requires a lot more mobility to arrive in positions. You don’t have a fixed 9, both strikers drop into midfield, and with only 4 players in the last line, someone constantly has to arrive. You also lack numbers in the box. Overall, the references end up being too unspecific, and the players lose clarity in execution. They get much more stable references and better balance in the 3-2-5. This has to be the way forward in-possession for United.

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It is disappointing that Amorim still hasn’t changed the biggest concern in his model. I don’t see enough upside to justify the trade-off. Amorim continues to push the central center back, De Winter or Gabbia, into midfield from goal kicks. It hasn’t generated any meaningful advantage. Instead, it forces the wingbacks deeper because the wide center backs are narrower, leaving Milan without width on the last line in deep buildup and making them easier to press. A much better solution would be using the 4-2-5, with the keeper alongside the central center back and the wide center backs going wider. This would allow Milan to maintain constant width with the wingbacks high while creating more space in the buildup. The issue carries into settled possession. Because the wingbacks start deeper, they have to travel from deep to high once Milan exit deep buildup, making it easier for the opposition to trap them in wide areas and jump aggressively. This hasn’t caused Amorim as many problems as it did in England, primarily because Milan have a much greater qualitative advantage over most of their opposition than United did.

It is disappointing that Amorim still hasn’t changed the biggest concern in his model. I don’t see enough upside to justify the trade-off. Amorim continues to push the central center back, De Winter or Gabbia, into midfield from goal kicks. It hasn’t generated any meaningful advantage. Instead, it forces the wingbacks deeper because the wide center backs are narrower, leaving Milan without width on the last line in deep buildup and making them easier to press. A much better solution would be using the 4-2-5, with the keeper alongside the central center back and the wide center backs going wider. This would allow Milan to maintain constant width with the wingbacks high while creating more space in the buildup. The issue carries into settled possession. Because the wingbacks start deeper, they have to travel from deep to high once Milan exit deep buildup, making it easier for the opposition to trap them in wide areas and jump aggressively. This hasn’t caused Amorim as many problems as it did in England, primarily because Milan have a much greater qualitative advantage over most of their opposition than United did.

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