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Manchester United s 72 million free ribs bring a dilemma! Hoylund gives La Jue a headache, Amorin works hard to inspire

5:24pm, 28 July 2025Football

In the first half of Manchester United's 2-1 victory over West Ham United, center Hoylund had several moments of inspiration. At the beginning, he showed strength, speed and aggressiveness, following a straight pass from Bruno Fernandez and shot the outside of the post with his left foot. But he also had problems, another left-footed shot near 12 yards was directly above the crossbar, which made head coach Ruben Amorin very upset.

Amorin still frowned and praised Hoylund's performance: "I really like Rasmus's game, his running, his way of fighting in the game, and his cooperation with his teammates one-on-one. He did a great job."

In the two seasons of £72 million transfer to Manchester United, Hoylund scored 26 goals in 95 games, averaging one goal in 4 games, which is not bad statistics. In addition, if we only count the Premier League, Hoylund scored 14 goals in 62 games, which is also one more goal in 4 games. But he has a problem, that is, he either fails to score goals for a long time or scores consecutive goals.

Hoylund scored 5 goals in four games last season, and before that, he scored 8 goals in eight games. If these two consecutive goals were removed, he scored 13 goals in 83 other games and 1 goal in 6 games, which is obviously not good enough. The question is whether Hoylund can extend his goal-efficient period, or will he always be so unstable?

Manchester United has had many similar unstable players in the past few years, and Rashford and Martial are the representatives. They are in an unstoppable state when they are in good shape, but they are crazy if they perform poorly. Compared with them, 22-year-old Hoylund has at least won the recognition of fans in terms of fighting spirit. After all, this is a player with a "Son Demon Dream" who insists that he does not want to leave Old Trafford and is willing to stay and fight for the position.

However, playing in a wealthy family is not enough to have a good attitude, and it is still difficult to move without performance. Manchester United is believed to introduce a new center this summer. Aston Villa's Watkins, Chelsea's Jacquesson and others are constantly rumored, and Crystal Palace striker Mattha, who is not so rumored to be in the potential introduction list.

The biggest problem is Hoylund's transfer fee, if he did not introduce it at a high price of £72 million, but only signed in at £30 million. Then Manchester United will undoubtedly clean him up, after all, the loss will not be too big. But if the 22-year-old Denmark international is sold or rented out now, the club will face huge losses.

However, the price of trusting Hoylund is that when the season reaches a critical stage, if new players Cunya and Mbemo play No. 10 at 343, will Manchester United dare to take the risk of letting Hoylund continue to serve as the main player at No. 9, and there are only Zilkze and 18-year-old young player Chido Obi on the bench?

Compared with the center equipment of strong teams such as Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea, Manchester United's candidates seem to be quite shabby. If you want to compete for the championship or even compete for four, the above three people's abilities seem to be completely insufficient. To compare, arch rival Liverpool has signed Ekitic and plans to spend over 100 million pounds to introduce Isaac! There is something special about

Hoylund does have something special, and if he can be confident, there may be a chance to score more goals. But he is like a chicken rib, and it is a pity to eat it, and it is definitely not worth £72 million. And, can Amorin afford to wait? If Manchester United's new season has another record like the second half of last season, the 40-year-old Portuguese will face calls for dismissal.

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