{"id":457440,"date":"2025-09-28T08:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457440\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T08:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:26:11","slug":"ruben-amorim-might-just-have-the-next-david-beckham-to-call-up-at-man-utd-hes-already-a-favourite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/457440\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim might just have the next David Beckham to call up at Man Utd, he’s already a favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ruben Amorim must be grasping for any positives after Man Utd\u2019s Brentford loss, and he might just have a big one waiting for a chance in the academy after his latest performance. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The mood around Man Utd<\/a> has been punctured after the 3-1 loss to Brentford<\/a> prevented the club from taking a big step forward, again. <\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim<\/a> is under the scanner after another poor performance, and refereeing controversy aside<\/a>, there weren\u2019t many positives to pick out.<\/p>\n

However, he has a big positive itching for a chance in the academy. He\u2019s someone who might just be the next David Beckham, if his latest performance is any indication. <\/p>\n

\"JimPhoto by Poppy Townson \u2013 MUFC\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesRuben Amorim reminded of Jim Thwaites <\/p>\n

It was during the post-season tour of last year when Jim Thwaites<\/a> went from being the academy\u2019s best-kept secret to the mainstream. <\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim named Thwaites<\/a> as one of the players he\u2019ll always have space for in the team, which was a huge statement of trust in a player who had turned 17 in December. <\/p>\n

Thwaites\u2019 set-piece prowess<\/a> has been making waves in the academy since the age of 15, drawing comparisons to David Beckham, and he has started to add more skills to his game this season. <\/p>\n

After Man Utd U18s\u2019 recent game against Man City, Thwaites is quickly becoming the top contender for the next academy graduate to debut under Amorim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite the game ending in a 4-2 loss for Darren Fletcher\u2019s young Reds, Thwaites stood out in the way he does best \u2013 a laser-guided free-kick in the first half to double the team\u2019s lead. <\/p>\n

Those who follow the academy know that kind of a free-kick is run-of-the-mill for Thwaites, but the more encouraging part is his general level of play<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim has an easy way out at Man Utd<\/p>\n

For a manager who came to Old Trafford<\/a> on the back of a sterling reputation for developing youth players, his treatment of the same at United has been baffling. <\/p>\n

Forget playing youth players; he hasn\u2019t even preferred established young players over older ones in the first team, as evidenced by the likes of Leny Yoro, Senne Lammens or Kobbie Mainoo.<\/p>\n

Amorim would have a much longer rope at United if he just stayed true to the traditions of the club, making the defeats more palatable. <\/p>\n

Players like Thwaites or Shea Lacey are itching for a chance<\/a> in the first team, and giving the supporters a glimpse at the future is an easy way out to relieve some pressure.<\/p>\n

They are good enough, and it won\u2019t be undeserved, especially with the results of the older players clear for everyone to see. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim must be grasping for any positives after Man Utd\u2019s Brentford loss, and he might just have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[94,43592,79,16,19,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-457440","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jim-thwaites","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-under-18s","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115280975367765512","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457440","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=457440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}