Even in the defeat, Manchester United’s first day performance felt like progress, but it’s clear that Reuben Amorim’s side has followed suit in a draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage, and there’s still much work to do.
It remains to be seen whether Red Devils will be able to successfully welcome more additions before the transfer market shutdown, but goalkeeper Senne Lammens’ negotiations with Royal Antwerp on the Belgian side, and pressure points for Old Trafford’s position revealed that Amorim is seeking a central midfielder.
Man United managed to remake their front line, but with Mason Mount fit and eye-catching, Amorim decided to drop Bruno Fernandez into a deeper midfield berth.
The skipper is still effective and influential, but it is important to partner with him with the correct profile.
With this in mind, it is beginning to appear that Kobbie Mainoo’s era at the Theatre of Dreams is drawn near premature.
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Mainoo is an important part of his current Manchester United crop. He is one of them. However, Amorim clearly hasn’t warmed up to him despite his impressive debut campaign.
In fact, with reduced playing time for England International under the wing of Portuguese tacticians, he considered his future at Old Trafford and could have been before the deadline was on the card.
Already 20-year-old has played 72 times for Man United’s senior side and now there are no rooms at the inn, as Amorim hints, as Eric Ten Hag defeated Manchester City to win the 2023/24 FA Cup final.
His departure this summer will be controversial for the persuasives of Man United, but if he leaves, there is little doubt that United will act to bring about an exciting alternative.
Man Utd discusses the new midfielder move
According to Givemesport, Manchester United are interested in signing Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller before the transfer market closes and are engaged in internal debates over a formal offer.
However, within the Ineos hierarchy there are reservations to reserve in signing German International. Because he doesn’t boast a similar profile to Carlos Valleva of Brighton & Hove Albion, the top target of the summer when the route to Manchester was closed by employers.
Stiller, 24, is 60 million euros (about £51 million), and could become a more specific target due to Mainoo’s potential departure.
How does Stiller compare to Mainoo?
Stiller’s technical quality and integrity in the middle of the park makes him an interesting option for the Manchester United side of Amorim. He can perform more flowing ency and quality when directing the flow of offensive plays from X to Y.
Stiller, a product of the Bayern Munich Youth Academy, later set out for Hoffenheim, before being rebuilt again in Stuttgart, where he played 83 times, scoring five goals and supplying 17 assists while protecting the backline from the Anchorverse.
Looking at how the deep playmaker compares to Mainoo, we begin to see why Jason Wilcox and Amorim want to snap him up.
Mainoo was the best in his career during that breakout season. During the period on 2023/24, the names of the teenagers of the time were placed on the map. However, Stiller’s roundness suggests that he can prove the upgrade of the three lion men.
League Statistics – Stiller (24/25) v Mainoo (23/24) | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (*per game) | Stirrer | Mine |
Match (start) | 32 (31) | 24 (24) |
the goal | 1 | 3 |
assist | 8 | 1 |
touch* | 90.3 | 49.0 |
Pass completed | 90% | 87% |
A big opportunity has been created | 13 | 0 |
Key Pass* | 1.8 | 0.6 |
dribble* | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Ball recovery* | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 2.3 | 2.9 |
The duel won* | 4.2 (58%) | 5.0 (52%) |
Statistics via Sofascore | ||
Mainoo may have a slightly more robust defensive profile, but Stiller’s press resistance and smooth, smooth ball-playing game make him a more amorim-shaped midfielder anyway. Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte leave plenty to be desired, but tough tackle duo do It offers more variations to your team.
His Stuttgart teammate Dennis said he is “one of the best sixes” now from Germany. Stiller is ranked for attempted passes by top 3% of European position peers, top 2% of progressive passes, top 10% of assists, top 8% of 90 shotcrete actions, courtesy of Fbref’s info.
The action of creating a shot is a game that leads to a shot. These include moments like passing, take-on, fouls and more.
His creativity and maestro-like skills may seem to align with Fernandez’s talent, but perhaps that’s true, but with frustration about the periphery of the Amorim system, it makes no sense to target alternatives whose outfits line up with the manager’s vision?
Given that Liverpool has shown vested interests to the Germans this year, he appears to be a profile that could have a positive effect on the development of Amorim’s project.
Mainoo only started 19 times in the Premier League last year, and his 45% success rate in duels further underscored Amorim’s hesitation about unleashing him from the start each week.
Acclaimed for Sky Sports’ “special” skill set, Stiller’s signature could have had a promise of progression, and while many had rightly hoped that Mine would be placed, his sales demand a proper replacement.
And through stillers, the initial frustration is relieved, then some are relieved.