Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim admitted that he is “trying” to work towards a position where he can move away from his cherished 3-4-2-1 system.
That represents a significant shift in stance for a manager who less than two weeks ago declared that “not even the pope” could get him to drop his favoured formation.
Bees boss Keith Andrews needed just two sentences to explain how his side exposed the flaws of Amorim’s 3-4-2-1. “You try and create overloads”, the former set-piece coach outlined. “One of which would be if we have a three-man midfield, they have a two.”
For the first time, Amorim hinted at some whisper of flexibility going forward. “I think again the fun part is trying to adapt the way you see football to every system of the the opponent,” he told TNT Sports. “I’m always saying the same thing. This is going to evolve. We are going to change the the system. But it’s not a normal system and sometimes you take longer to go from this system to another systems.
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