Manchester United scored 1 point in two rounds and ranked last in Premier League points! Zhan Jun pointed out three major points to pierce Amorin s shortcomings

At 23:30 on August 24, the second round of the 2025-26 Premier League ushered in a focus match - Manchester United challenged Fulham, who was at the Craven Farm Stadium away. For Manchester United, who is eager to reverse the decline in the new season and strive for a good start, this game against the "farmers" was an excellent opportunity to break the deadlock. However, after 90 minutes of the match, the Red Devils finally shook hands with their opponents 1-1, and did not win two rounds of the new season, continuing the heart-wrenching downturn. Fulham also ended his eight-game losing streak against Manchester United at home, grabbing points from the Red Devils for the first time in nearly 15 years.

This draw not only made Manchester United unable to win two rounds of the new season, but also looked like a magnifying glass, reflecting the team's continued decline in the past six months. According to statistics, since early April this year, Manchester United has only won 6 points in the Premier League, which is not only lower than all Premier League clubs, but also 2 points less than Leicester City, which unfortunately relegated last season, and the weakness on both offense and defense can be seen with the naked eye.

The coach Amorin's coaching performance has been questioned by the outside world. In his 29 Premier League games since he took over Manchester United's coaching spree, he has only achieved a sluggish record of 7 wins, 7 draws and 15 losses. His winning rate of 24.1% is the same as Warnock, who led the team to relegate two times before. You know, Warnock has coached 112 games in the Premier League and has also won 27 games, with a far stability that is far better than Amorin.

What is more worthy of comparison is former coach Teng Hach, who has been able to deliver 12 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses in his last 29 Premier League games. Compared with the two, the gap between Amorin's team's control and tactical polishing is becoming increasingly obvious.

In addition, there is a set of data in this game that is worrying: According to Statman Dave statistics, goalkeeper Baindel is actually the only player in Manchester United who has created an excellent goal opportunity. Such offensive performance is obviously incompatible with Manchester United's identity as a giant. The result of the

match made Manchester United in regret. Captain B Fei bluntly expressed his frustration in an interview with the BBC after the game. "We can't be satisfied with one point, we are here to win the ball."

He said firmly, "We did a good job in defense, but they still seized an opportunity to score the goal. They failed to win the game today, which is really disappointing."

Talking about the key penalty for missing by themselves, B Fee did not evade responsibility and said frankly: "Everyone has their own free throw habits. I missed the ball because the kick was too bad."

He also reviewed the rhythm of the game: "We can actually control the game. After scoring the goal, we should have better control the rhythm and make the opponent run. Before conceding the ball, we clearly restricted their midfielders' run into the penalty area, but unfortunately we couldn't keep it to the end."

However, for the team's new players, B Fei gave affirmation: "They are great players and have excellent abilities. Everyone will see more of their performances next, and we are very happy that the team can have them."

Unlike B Fei's direct expression, coach Amorin analyzed the crux of the game and the team's growth direction more rationally in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live. He believes that the turning point of the game came just after Manchester United took the lead: "After scoring, we seemed to forget how to play. It was good to win, but everyone seemed to be thinking about 'guarding the advantage and striving to win' at that stage, but in my opinion, we should enjoy the rhythm of the game and actively suppress the opponent. As a result, we used too high-intensity pressing, which left a lot of room for the opponent."

Regarding the current situation of the team, Amorin admitted that there was still a lot of room for improvement: "As a team, we still have a lot of growth to do. But I want to emphasize that the players trained very hard in the past week and tried their best today, which is the basis for us to continue to improve."

When asked how to make the team "grow", he added: "It is necessary to accumulate continuously in training and competitions. The team needs to use victory to gain a feeling of 'moderate relaxation' -- It’s not to reduce the intensity, but to stabilize the mentality. After Fulham scored, the momentum on the court completely turned to them. The passiveness in the end stage is the manifestation of unstable mentality. "

Amorin also specifically mentioned B Fei who lost the penalty: "We performed online in the first half, just that penalty. B Fei carried too much responsibility on his shoulders. I can feel his loss after losing the penalty. He may still be struggling with that mistake, but now no matter what, we must look forward."

As for his frustration when he was commanding on the sideline, Amorin explained: "As a coach, it is lucky to be able to feel the emotional ups and downs of the game throughout the whole process, but it is also very painful - I know the team could have been better, and that is why I was frustrated. Many things cannot be changed immediately in the game, so I can only worry. But as long as the players are still fighting, I can continue to polish the team based on this effort, and we will definitely get better and better."

In addition to the voices inside the team, professional comments from the outside also provide a deeper perspective for this game. The famous commentator, Mr. Zhan Jun, said bluntly on social media that Fulham coach Silva's tactics can be called "textbook-level late-selling": "He first used the second-line personnel to fight the attrition battle, and replaced the main players Jimenez and Smith Rod in the last 20 minutes. The effect was immediate, which is also the key to Fulham's eight-game losing streak against Manchester United."

Regarding Manchester United's problem, Zhan Jun pointed out incisively: "Marion United actually played fiercely at the beginning, and Cunya almost scored a goal, but B Fei's penalty was lost as a turning point.. Even if he was leading by his own goal in the second half, the team was at a disadvantage in the midfield, especially after Casemiro was replaced, the central-fronter combination became B Fee + Mount, and neither hardness nor defensive coverage could keep up. ”

He also compared Manchester United with Tottenham: "Look at Tottenham yesterday, then look at Manchester United - After Sheshko came on the court, the Red Devils' Tridents had too little connection and were not very helpful to the defense. In the future, they will have no problem with scoring well, but Amorin must build a mature defensive system as soon as possible. Now both wingbacks have no highlights on offense and defense, which will become the team's fatal shortcomings. ”

This 1-1 draw is far more than "one point" for Manchester United - it is not only a continuation of the unsatisfactory start of the new season, but also a concentrated outbreak of the team's long-term malpractice.

From Amorin's sluggish coaching winning rate to the embarrassment of being at the bottom of Premier League points in the past six months; from the inappropriate tactics after scoring in the game, to the weak midfielder and weak wingbacks, the Red Devils are standing in the need to "break the deadlock" The key node of the players.

Although the players' fighting spirit is still there and the new players also have potential, how to combine these scattered advantages into one rope, how to rebuild confidence and stabilize mentality with victory, and how to build a mature system that takes into account offense and defense will be a difficult problem that Amorin and Manchester United must overcome in the next step. If the decline cannot be reversed as soon as possible, not only will the new season's Premier League journey be full of thorns, but the long-awaited "Red Devils Revival" of fans may also become even further away.