Monday Night Club: Amorim’s criticism & Postecoglou’s Tottenham
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
After Ruben Amorim called his Manchester United team “maybe the worst” in the club’s history, how will his players react? And what is the sports science behind Ange Postecoglou’s playing style at Tottenham?
Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Shay Given on the Monday Night Club to react to the weekend’s biggest stories. How will the Manchester United dressing room react to Ruben Amorim’s criticism after another home defeat? What are the challenges of adapting from a back four to a back three? Former Everton and Sheffield United defender Phil Jagielka drops by to explain how to benefit the best from the change in playing style and what Manchester United need to do for it to be successful. Plus, the panel chat to Anton McElhone, Ange Postecoglou’s head of sports science from his time at Celtic. How does the role of a sports scientist work, and how does Ange Postecoglou embrace the role?
TIME CODES:
00:30 – A momentous weekend for Chris Wood 02:20 – Ruben Amorim 03:10 – Reaction to Amorim’s comments 13:30 – Phil Jagielka on a back 3 22:00 – Sports scientist Anton McElhone
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