{"id":253435,"date":"2025-07-10T12:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/253435\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:14:16","slug":"ruben-amorim-told-theres-clear-choice-to-be-made-between-two-man-utd-players-one-can-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/253435\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim told there’s clear choice to be made between two Man Utd players, one can ‘make a difference’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ruben Amorim will have to make some tough squad decisions in 2025\/26, especially if the transfer window continues to not go according to plan. <\/strong><\/p>\n

That would mean going into the next season with pretty much the same squad that finished 15th in the league and missed out on three trophy opportunities. <\/p>\n

However, that doesn\u2019t mean it was the true ability of the squad, so some internal improvement should definitely be expected, if only because it\u2019s hard to get any worse.<\/p>\n

Amidst that discussion, Ruben Amorim<\/a> has been told that a problem position with two contenders should have a clear winner. <\/p>\n

\"HarryPhoto by Gareth Copley\/Getty ImagesRuben Amorim\u2019s striker conundrum solved by Giuseppe Rossi<\/p>\n

In an ideal world, Amorim wouldn\u2019t have a striker conundrum by July 19, when United play their first pre-season game, against Leeds United in Sweden. <\/p>\n

However, after striking out on Liam Delap<\/a> and Viktor Gyokeres now close to Arsenal<\/a>, United\u2019s striker search is more hope than expectation. <\/p>\n

It means that he might have to rely on Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> and Rasmus Hojlund<\/a> again, with the hope that the team\u2019s holistic attack clicks, while Matheus Cunha and (potentially) Bryan Mbeumo add the goals. <\/p>\n

If it\u2019s a shootout between Zirkzee and Hojlund for the No. 9 spot, Amorim preferred Hojlund last season to the extent that Zirkzee was shifted to No. 10<\/a>. <\/p>\n

However, Giuseppe Rossi, speaking to Flashscore<\/a>, has stressed that Zirkzee\u2019s best position is as a No. 9, and he\u2019s a player with an even higher potential than Hojlund. <\/p>\n

Rossi said: \u201cI always root for Zirkzee, a player capable of playing on his own, but also capable of playing for the team. He is a nine, and that\u2019s why I would like to see him a bit closer to the goal, where he can be in dangerous situations more often. I think that\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope the fans will be patient with Zirkzee. He is someone who can really make a difference. (Rasmus)\u00a0Hojlund\u00a0is young, good, but I don\u2019t see him at the potential that Zirkzee can reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joshua Zirkzee vs Rasmus Hojlund is a tactical call<\/p>\n

While Rossi is correct in saying that Zirkzee has shown glimpses of being a difference-maker, the call between choosing one over the other isn\u2019t black and white. <\/p>\n

That is because they are two completely different types of strikers, which makes it a tactical call instead of a judgment on their ability. <\/p>\n

Hojlund would work better in a counter-attacking side where he can run the channels, stretch the defence, and create space for the wider players. <\/p>\n

Zirkzee, on the other hand, is a master of close control and handling the ball against a deep block to unlock it with a moment of inspiration. <\/p>\n

In an ideal world, the perfect United striker would be an amalgamation of the two, but since that\u2019s not possible, Amorim will need to make this selection on a game-by-game basis. <\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean one can\u2019t push the other, which would benefit everyone involved. Amorim has been dealt a bad hand with United not signing a striker, but they need to make the best of it. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim will have to make some tough squad decisions in 2025\/26, especially if the transfer window continues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,5680,10384,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-253435","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-joshua-zirkzee","10":"tag-rasmus-hojlund","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114828886944663468","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}