Amorim's Manchester United is the absolute main force of only three! There are no suitable starters in many positions, and the new handsome becomes a tinkerer

Speaking to Fan Magazine last week, Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe bluntly spoke of mediocrity at the club, talking about transfers, but unfortunately, the team is just as mediocre. Manchester United's first home defeat to Nottingham Forest for the first time in 30 years came as no surprise to many, given that Nuno Santo's side are higher in the table and it is no surprise that the Red Devils have lost to anyone.

While Manchester United's ambitions are bigger than Forest's, at least on an expectation level, Amorim's side will aim to eventually win the Premier League title and compete in the Champions League. The likelihood of achieving this goal in the short term is well known to be not great, but also very small.

Amorim can only play in the 343 formation, but most of the players in Manchester United under his command are not good at this style of play, and their technical and tactical ability is very poor, they can only play their own football, and if they change their style of play, they will be in a bad mood and affect their state.

Amorim made six changes in his second and third games in charge, reducing the number to four against Nottingham Forest. Some of the changes were forced, due to suspensions and injuries, but more often because he didn't really know who to use, so he had to scout as many players as he could. Amorim's dissatisfaction with the fitness level of Manchester United's players is also one of the reasons.

Claudio Ranieri was dubbed the 'tinkerer' during his time at Chelsea because of his constant substitutions, and Amorim became the tinkerer of Manchester United. Amorim wants to finalise his squad as soon as possible to help United climb the table. But he has played five games in charge so far, and only three players are in the position.

Goalkeeper Andre Onana, centre-back De Ligt and captain Bruno Fernandes are the only three players to start every game, occupying three lines in central and back, with Fernandes playing in midfield or up front. Frankly, they weren't perfect, with Onana making two mistakes against Forest, B Fee once, and De Ligt failing to withstand the onslaught.

Argentina centre-back Lisandro Martinez, who has been plagued by injuries and suspensions, was also responsible for conceding goals in the last game, but as long as he is fit, he will certainly be a starter, while new signing Lenny Yoro has a good chance of taking another defensive position, although he did not have any successful tackles or duels in his first Premier League start.

Kobe Maynor and Ugarte appear to be the preferred midfield pairing, but the battle against Forest is only the second time they have played alongside each other in the Premier League, and both games have ended in defeat. Diogu Dalo, Mazraoui and Amad Diallo will compete for the two wing-back positions. Diallo and Mazraoui could rotate on the right flank with full personnel, but there is no suitable candidate for the left midfield, and Luke Shaw has too many injuries to be trusted.

Up front, Hojlund, Marcus Rashford and Marcus Zirkze will all be looking to be the centre-forward first-choice list, while Mason Mount and Garnacho will be in contention for a no.10 spot. But none of these players look like they fit Amorim perfectly.

From 16 wins in 17 games at Sporting to two wins, one draw and two defeats for Manchester United, Amorim said he had a similar start to his tenure at Sporting United, when asked about his thoughts on his performances in the first few weeks as Manchester United manager. "I've had this and even worse situation when I first started with Sporting Portugal." "It feels the same to me, but to the world, it feels completely different. Sporting are also well-known teams, but Manchester United get the most attention."

Amorim was right, as he took charge of Sporting Portugal on 4 March 2020 and the team has won six, drawn three and lost two of their first 11 games. And the two defeats came in the last three games of the season that were interrupted by the coronavirus, one was a 0-2 defeat at Porto and the other was a 1-2 defeat at Benfica.

"I've been through this period at Sporting Portugal and if you have a little bit of experience in football, you'll see that happens to a lot of clubs." Amorim added, "We have to keep doing the same thing, improve the quality of the team and things will get better."

But it's not that people don't believe in Amorim, it's that trust in many players has been lost. The new boss publicly warned them not to repeat the mistake they made against Arsenal when they conceded two goals from set-pieces, but just two minutes into the game against Forest, the Reds quickly made the same mistake when Forest's tallest Nicola Milenkovic found United's shortest Lisandro Martinez at the near post and headed home. Then, Fernandes, Darlow, Onana, Yoro, De Ligt and Lima watched as Forest crossed from the right and Chris Wood nodded the ball into the net.

Manchester United, who already have three different managers, have suffered their worst start to the first 15 Premier League games since 1986/87. Moreover, the Reds are in the midst of a trip to Manchester City and in-form Bournemouth in their next two games, and their results are likely to remain sluggish. Under normal circumstances, Amorim should have bought someone when the winter transfer window opens next month.

However, it is no secret that Manchester United have been caught in a clash with PSR's Premier League rules on profitability and sustainability. The club has just spent more than £21 million on the sacking of Ten Hag and the appointment of Amorim, which is the result of a recent poor transfer signing.

The €100 million winger Antony was not selected for the squad against Nottingham Forest, and no one cared at all. Antony is the second most expensive player in the club's history, and there is no better example of United's waste of money. Even if United were able to sell him, it would be a fraction of the price they bought.

Amorim will have to address the squad with limited resources and try to inject new ways of playing and win more games. The path he can walk is not wide. "We already knew it was going to be tough," he said, "and it was going to be a long journey, but we wanted to win because it's a strong club." You can feel that when you lose a game, it's tough for everybody. I can understand that. I could feel it in the pitch after conceding the first goal. We understand the situation, but we must continue to do the same thing."