Emergency transfers, open and secret struggles and mutual slander! Why are Manchester United coaches always led by transfers?

With Brian Mbemo's transfer breakthrough, the atmosphere inside Manchester United has improved significantly. Ruben Amorin's mood is probably much better than his Portuguese compatriot (Murinho) seven years ago in the preseason - the chaos and stability of the past are the best footnotes for how Manchester United transfer operations can influence the coach's mood.

The Manchester United coach's preseason mood seems to be always kidnapped by the transfer progress:

In 2013, David Moyes' "collapsed": Ed Woodward's first summer as executive vice chairman, left the Australian preseason halfway due to "emergency transfer affairs", but Seske Fabregas was just perfunctory. The Community Shield win was originally the highlight of Moyes' term, but he was questioned by reporters for failing Fabregas' transfer. He angrily denounced "the report was false". At that time, he was on the verge of collapse due to the exhausted preseason competitions spanning Australia, Japan and Hong Kong.

In 2018, Jose Mourinho's "full confrontation": that was the last preseason in which Manchester United coach refused to conduct traditional interviews with British journalists with the team. Mourinho publicly complained in Los Angeles that "the preseason was too bad" and asked to sign two more but failed. He even "hide and seek" with Woodward in four states, and eventually blocked the player passage at Miami Hard Rock Stadium. The players were afraid to participate in media events because he was "very poor in mood", and Woodward even asked candidates privately "how to deal with Mourinho's outbreak."

Unlike the predecessors, Amorin's tanning color implies that he has had a pleasant vacation, and the team's transfer progress has made him feel more relaxed. Brian Mbemo's transfer breakthrough (probably announced before the team arrived in Chicago on Tuesday) has excited the players. If Matteus Cunia can also go with the team, the game against West Ham at the Metropolitan Stadium next Saturday may change the outside world's impression of this team that scored less than conceded goals for two consecutive seasons.

Amorin was not interviewed by a team reporter in Stockholm on Saturday, but a press conference is scheduled to be held in Chicago on Friday. With the two strikers with a total price of £260 million (the team previously had weak attacks), the reporter's questions may not be too sharp.

Manchester United's main lineup has gradually stabilized: Lenny Yoro and Mattes de Ligt are the first batch of signings in the Inez era. Harry Maguire renewed their contract at the beginning of the year, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugat joined in the past 12 months, Bruno Fernandez renewed his contract last year, and the players who refused the Saudi league invitation and Amade have also locked in a new contract. The problem is still on both ends of the offense and defense: the team has given priority to strengthening the front line, and the goalkeeper's position may be postponed due to Andre Onana's injury; more urgent is the center - Joshua Zilkze has recovered in Manchester with a minor injury, and Rasmus Hoylen didn't even start against Leeds United. Amorin's rotation lineup (three central defenders used two cameo center backs, and rookie Diego Leon started) was obviously not the strongest team, but Cheetho Obie's selection may have hidden signals (his extra points in his goals and performance in the Hong Kong preseason).

But Obi obviously can't be the main center four weeks later (versus Arsenal). When Arsenal's bus drove into Old Trafford, Manchester United had better handle the "third key player".