Amorim is not the Man

HELLO my good football people, I trust all is well your side! Here we are again... into the 2025-26 season!

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It's mad, I forgot how dominating football could be as a large chunk of my Sunday was spent in front of the TV. Wake up, eat, watch football, eat, go to sleep.

I'm about as useful on a football weekend as Andre Onana's replacement! But yeah, some perspective needs to be shed on the first few games of the season. The integration of new players, adjusted tactics, fitness levels needing to reach peak and stabilise... it takes a few games to get going. We see this every season, it's always been like that and it always will be.

However, given the pressure from investors, expectation has increased as the business stakes grow relentlessly. That felt most evident on Sunday as Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford.

The two highest net spenders this transfer window went head-to-head. Ruben Amorim having to change chumps to champions and Mikel Arteta having to improve this season, which I guess means winning the Premier League title!

Firstly, can someone explain why Manchester United fans were super confident in the run-up to the first game? They finished 15th in the league last season and a bought a few new players. Following their loss to Arsenal on Sunday, it was pretty much business as usual.