Ruben Amorim was unequivocal in the press conference room in Old Trafford Sunday afternoon on the Manchester United key becoming a competent team once again.
The objectives were rare since the Portuguese took care of. Only Everton and West Ham outside the last three have scored fewer goals this season than the 38 of Manchester United.
At home, only Everton and Bournemouth marked less on their own patch than United.
“It’s a team thing,” said Amorim.
“ Of course, we have an idea of what this team needs, but also the guys with which we play, we play at least three guys in front to score goals and we have fields … The whole team needs to score more goals and you have opportunities with field circles and the attacker.
“We have to improve in a team because if you do not score goals in this league, it is impossible to win matches.”
Matheus Cunha has long been identified by Manchester United as a priority movement this summer
Ruben Amorim seeks to add a greater threat of objective to his team that Cunha can provide
Thus, as much as a avant-garde is the absolute priority of United in the summer transfer window, Amorim clearly made the powers he needs goals throughout his team.
This is where Matheus Cunha enters.
Cunha was discussed internally from the rear of 2024 and his name has never left the table since United has now been looking to accelerate a decision to trigger his liberation clause of 62.5 million pounds sterling.
There are four main factors that use United with regard to Cunha, in particular its familiarity with the 3-4-2-1 system that Morim has shown no indication that it was ready to abandon.
This is the system, with two n ° 10 behind a single center forward, in which Cunha has operated since Vitor Pereira took care.
One of the greatest difficulties of Amorim since taking the post was the need to train too much of his players through matches due to a lack of understanding in positioning or urgent strategy. There were many games where he estimated that he was playing Subteo by dragging players and pointing them in positions.
It is not worrying with regard to Cunha because of his bootcamp under Pereira and although Mororim has his own idiosyncrasies, many upstairs see Cunha as a signature of the game and play type which can have an immediate impact.
Second, only Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer produced more fire on the Premier League this season than Cunha, when it is worth noting that Cunha has made a more concerted effort in the last two seasons to shoot more often, producing more photos in 2023-24 and 2024-25 to what never before.
Only three other players had more shooting on the target in the league than Cunha this season
Only three players wore the ball in the last third of the field more than Cunha
Amorim knows that his team must score more goals collectively as a team and Cunha can help a lot
United also noted that this is a better year in career in front of Cunha’s goal with 14 goals with four assists to go. Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund combined for 11 goals.
It was also raised that Cunha showed comfort by playing as left 10 or on the right 10 and previously played as No. 9, giving the United options if the injuries dictate their needs.
“I just think that if I can get Cunha in the right place, I understand it and that, with what it already brings, we can get a real increase in what it produces,” the former Wolves boss, Gary O’Neil, told Sky in 2023.
“He is already a special player. With Matheus Cunha, there is always the potential more.
He added: “Matheus Cunha is an incredible guy with a big heart who wants to do his best for the team.
“If you look at his work rate and the figures he produces, he works his socks. It’s just at that time that I try to make it orient it in the right way.
Finally, the ball transport lines are also important for Amorim, in particular able to drive United on the ground when they are brought back, and only three players carried the ball in the last third of the field more than Cunha this season: Alex Iwobi (Fulham), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) and Jeremy Doku (Manchester City).
No transfer is exempt from risks – Manchester United knows that better than most people like Angel Di Maria and Alexis Sanchez not operating after great movements – but in Cunha, powers in order to see a main player with all the transformative skills they seek to invigorate one of the worst attacks in the League.
