{"id":373562,"date":"2025-08-25T23:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/373562\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:54:10","slug":"patrick-dorgu-defends-amorims-3-4-3-system-despite-manchester-uniteds-struggles-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/373562\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Dorgu defends Amorim\u2019s 3-4-3 system despite Manchester United\u2019s struggles | Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Dorgu has defended Ruben Amorim\u2019s 3-4-3 formation by pointing to how its fluidity allows Manchester United<\/a> tactical flexibility.<\/p>\n

Amorim has attracted scrutiny for his rigid adherence to the formation but Dorgu defended his manager\u2019s stance, making the point that United\u2019s shape does change in-game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt depends what system you\u2019re playing against,\u201d the wing-back said. \u201cYou can always drop alongside the centre-backs to make it a 4-3-3. It\u2019s about adapting to who you\u2019re playing against and helping each other, move for each other, and then it\u2019s not really about the system. It\u2019s more like how you\u2019re dealing with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dorgu, speaking before Sunday\u2019s draw at Fulham<\/a>, expanded on the formation\u2019s fluidity. \u201cIt\u2019s up to you how you want to play,\u201d he said. \u201cIf the midfielders feel like they\u2019re getting man-marked, then they can move down, get the ball, and play. You need to move. Obviously, you\u2019re not just going to move around [anywhere]. I can\u2019t just run to the right side, but you can move in your position.\u201d<\/p>\n

The United hierarchy\u2019s target is a return to European competition after a campaign in which the club finished 15th and lost in the final of the Europa League<\/a>. Dorgu, who joined from Lecce<\/a> for \u20ac30m in February, is bullish about their prospects, however. \u201cWe are aiming to win the Premier League,\u201d said the 20-year-old Denmark international. \u201cWe are Manchester United, so that\u2019s always going to be our goal \u2013 100%. We just need to take it game by game.\u201d<\/p>\n

United has signed Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha this summer and Dorgu is intent on forming a partnership along the left flank with Cunha. \u201cI feel like he\u2019s really good at driving with the ball, getting past players, and with my runs and what I can do, this will help him to do that,\u201d said Dorgu. \u201cCunha talks a lot and he\u2019s really funny, he tries to engage with everyone so it\u2019s easier to talk with him because he has a lot of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patrick Dorgu has defended Ruben Amorim\u2019s 3-4-3 formation by pointing to how its fluidity allows Manchester United tactical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-373562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115092105835106623","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373562","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=373562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}