Online Reporter
LONDON. – Ruben Amorim admits he feels a rush of “anxiety” every time Patrick Dorgu touches the ball.
The Portuguese manager point-blank confessed that 21-year-old Dorgu is struggling with the pressures of playing for a goliath club like Manchester United.
He was on the bench yesterday as United came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Palace had not lost a home game to United for five years. Dorgu has come under scrutiny this season, his lack of quality in the final third laid bare in the dismal 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Everton on Monday.
Amorim, 40, said: “You can feel the anxiety every time Patrick touches the ball.
“I can feel the anxiety. You remember the shot against Everton. That was easier than the decision he had to make for Denmark against Scotland.
“He made a great decision then, and I saw it when he played in Italy. But here it is different, and sometimes the pressure is hard for them in the beginning, but he has time to improve.”
Amorim was pivotal to signing Dorgu for £30m from Lecce in January as he looked to upgrade his options amid long-term injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia.
It remains baffling that any manager would repeatedly select a player whose every touch induces anxiety. You would be forgiven for thinking Amorim is feeding him to the wolves.
A system that leaves him exposed as the highest attacker on his flank. A system that shows he lacks the skillset to make the chances that come his way count. – The Sun
