'Honeymoon is over' Amorim Manchester United loses 2-3 to Nottingham '2nd consecutive defeat of shock'→30 years of great humiliation → 13th place fall
Dec 08, 2024
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Manchester United lost 2-3 at home in the 15th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season against Nottingham Forest in Old Trafford, Manchester, England on the 8th (Korea time).
Manchester United, which lost 0-2 to Arsenal in the last round, fell to 13th place (19 points), which is 'more league'.
He also wrote 'A History of Humility'. It was the first time in 30 years since December 1994 that they lost at home to Nottingham. It is the first time since the Premier League was launched that Nottingham lost two consecutive league games. Unimaginable things are unfolding in reality under former coach Alex Ferguson.
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In a 3-4-3 formation, Amorim saw Rasmus Hueirun top and gave Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho the second line of attack. Ahmad Diallo, Kobe Mainu, Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot made up the midfield, leaving Lenny Yoro, Matthijs de Licht and Lisandro Martinez at three-back. Andre Onana defended the goal.
Two minutes into the match, Nottingham defender Nikola Milenkovic scored the first goal with a header. Manchester United, which only scored two goals with a corner kick in the match against Arsenal, collapsed helplessly due to the corner kick tactic again this time.
Manchester United returned the game to square one in the 18th minute of the first half when Rasmus Heilun quickly scored an equalizer. The first half finished 1–1.
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Fernandez scored a chasing goal in the 16th minute of the second half, but failed to score additional points for the remaining 30 minutes, giving home fans a defeat.
British public broadcaster 『BBC" analyzed that Manchester United paid a considerable price for the defense's mistakes.
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Amorim, who took the helm of Manchester United as Erik ten Hag's successor last month, said "I had a worse situation than this in the early days of Sporting. But Manchester United are a huge club that gets more attention than Sporting. If you lose a game, it's hard for everyone. I understand the current situation, but I have no choice but to do the same."
Manchester United will go on an away trip to Manchester City on the 16th. It is Amorim's first Manchester derby.
Nottingham, ranked fifth with 'Storm Team', scored 25 points with the victory, chasing fourth-place Manchester City (27 points) by two points, raising their hopes of advancing to the Champions League.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
