Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has backed Manchester United’s Ruben Amorim to continue with his under-fire 3-4-3 setup, offering some words of wisdom from his own success with the formation.
While Amorim is back under fire after a 1–0 defeat to Everton brought a 22nd loss in his 55 games at the helm, Glasner has earned real plaudits after a similar 3-4-3 system saw Palace win the FA Cup and Community Shield on their run to establish themselves as a genuine force in the Premier League.
Glasner’s Palace sit two points ahead of United heading into Sunday’s meeting between the two, before which he was eager to highlight the positives of a formation which has attracted plenty of criticism during Amorim’s time in England.
“It’s really funny talking about the 3-4-3 system, and I think United have the highest xG in the Premier League for scoring goals,” Glasner said.
"Their team has changed. Especially in attack. They needed more goals and they invested £200 million ($264.5 million), buying three players up front. Also, now they have players who can play very intense like [Bryan] Mbeumo.
“For me, it’s impressive to see. We compared it [their last meeting] to where they are now. I think their work rate is much higher than it was last year and then they get the reward.”
Glasner continued: “We’re playing the same system. So it looks like it’s a good attacking system. Also, as we show it, you can have a very good defensive structure with it.
“So it's all about what you do with the system and how fluid you are in attack and how creative you are. I’m really looking forward to the game.”
