As a person I quite like the guy. I appreciate the way he fronts up after games and doesn't try to blame anyone else. But it also feels like he doesn't have the answers. He's very different to his predecessor in that respect as ten Hag would forever cite his "plan" and imply he had the answers when he didn't.
But you can't overlook his stubbornness in persisting with a system that doesn't work for this club / these players / this league. A truly great manager is one who is able to make the best of what he has, to motivate players to over-perform, to coach players to adapt their game for what is needed in the long-term, and to devise tactics which fit what he has to work with in the short-term.
Amorim doesn't seem to have these skills. He's relying on a miracle at this time, that things will suddenly click despite his inflexibility. That's unlikely.
And he did look broken last night. They played well against Arsenal, certainly didn't deserve to lose and were only undone by a set-piece goal which wouldn't have stood had the on-field decision been different - keeper needed to be stronger but he was fouled, but it wasn't a clear and obvious error. They were poor against Fulham, and got lucky with some key decisions. Last night they were atrocious.
So on the one hand, hating United as is my duty, I want this to drag out as long as possible so it can get as bad as can be for them. But on another level, I want them to put the poor sod out of his misery, he's a human being in a moment of personal, and public crisis. Let him kick his heels for a bit, and then get back to it somewhere else where he can start to re-build his reputation, and hopefully learn to be a bit more flexible.
