{"id":35398,"date":"2025-02-16T19:25:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T19:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=35398"},"modified":"2025-02-16T19:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T19:25:22","slug":"gary-neville-criticises-ruben-amorim-tactics-manchester-uniteds-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/gary-neville-criticises-ruben-amorim-tactics-manchester-uniteds-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville Blasts Ruben Amorim\u2019s ‘Embarrassing’ Tactics for Manchester United’s Defeat to Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gary Neville did not hold back in his criticism of Ruben Amorim\u2019s tactics during Manchester United\u2019s 1-0 loss to Tottenham on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former United captain labelled Amorim\u2019s approach as \u2018embarrassing\u2019 and questioned the structure of the midfield setup.<\/p>\n

Neville Criticises Amorim’s Tactical Setup in Spurs Defeat<\/h2>\n

United\u2019s midfield pairing of Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro appeared completely disjointed, with Fernandes frequently drifting to the right wing. This left Casemiro exposed, giving Spurs too much space to exploit.<\/p>\n

Neville’s criticism came shortly after James Maddison’s early goal for Spurs<\/a>, which highlighted United’s defensive frailties.<\/p>\n

“The distance between the two central midfield players\u2014see where Casemiro is and where Bruno Fernandes is\u2014that cannot be right. It breaks all rules in football. Absolute madness,” Neville said during Sky Sports<\/em> commentary.<\/p>\n

Neville continued to blast Amorim’s tactics as unbalanced. “Bruno Fernandes is playing right wing, the two of them in midfield are split, it\u2019s embarrassing. You wouldn\u2019t see this in Under-9s or Under-10s football.\u2019<\/p>\n

His criticism reflects growing concerns about Amorim\u2019s tenure at United, who continue to struggle in the league. The Red Devils are now sitting 15th in the Premier League table, while Tottenham\u2019s victory lifted them to 12th place.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Gary Neville: \u201cAmorim is really angry. He is going mad at his bench. He is shouting at people. I'm not sure what he is angry about. The biggest problem l can see is how this team are set up.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/96DUD1fm5U<\/a><\/p>\n

— Football Tweet \u26bd\uea00 (@Football__Tweet) February 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n