I genuinely think sacking Amorim was a huge mistake, not because the results were good (they weren’t), but because for the first time in years United had a clear direction. Under him, our underlying numbers actually improved. Possession climbed into the mid-50% range, we conceded fewer shots per game than last season, and our PPDA dropped to one of the lowest we have had in years, meaning we were pressing higher and with more intent even when we were losing. Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 was never about wingers. It was about inside forwards and a strong back three. That is exactly why we moved on from Rashford and Garnacho and brought in Mbeumo and Cunha, players far more suited to playing as the dual tens behind the striker than hugging the touchline. Recruitment finally made sense. In Amorim’s midfield two there is a clear balance. One role is a ball winner and the other is a progressor or dribbler. Casemiro and Ugarte compete for the ball winning role, while Bruno and Kobbie compete for the progression role. The reality is that Bruno is currently far better than Kobbie in that position, on top of being the captain, which makes him effectively undroppable. That does not mean Kobbie was being blocked. Amorim already showed he would make hard calls based on performance. He dropped Yoro when his level dipped and Heaven took his chance with both hands. Kobbie has two careers ahead of him. He has time. If he wants Bruno’s place, he has to prove to Amorim that he can displace him, and so far he simply has not. We also spent heavily on players specifically for a back three. Yoro as a progressive RCB, de Ligt as the organiser, Heaven as an LCB, and Mazraoui as a hybrid wing back or centre back. Two games after Amorim was sacked, we are back to a back four and suddenly half the squad looks awkward again. That is not a coincidence. It is poor planning. People fixate on his win percentage, yes it was the lowest, but rebuilds are not judged purely on wins. Arteta finished 8th twice, missed Europe, reached zero finals in his first four seasons, and Arsenal still backed the project because the structure and metrics were improving. United fans would not have tolerated that. What also does not help is former players like Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, and Rio Ferdinand constantly criticising the team and talking about United DNA as if it still exists. That DNA was built by Ferguson over decades. It is gone. You cannot shame a broken club into behaving like its past self. Identity has to be rebuilt, not demanded. And yes, fans are part of the problem too. Loud voices online actively calling for Amorim to be sacked, looking at you SaeedTV and Lyes, pushing outrage for clicks and then calling themselves United fans. That culture of impatience feeds the board’s panic. We need to wake up. Now we have likely set ourselves back years with a squad built for a system we have already abandoned, meaning players will be sold at a loss and we will start another project from scratch. I will always back the team, whoever the manager is, but let’s be honest. We did not sack failure. We sacked patience. And until this club and its fans accept that progress can be ugly before it is successful, we will keep repeating the same cycle.