Goldbridge: “Amorim Hate Is Lazy Clickbait” | OneFootball

Amorim Criticism Highlights Hypocrisy in Pundit Class

Mark Goldbridge has had enough, and if you’re a Man Utd fan, you’re probably right there with him. The media spin around Manchester United isn’t just lazy anymore—it’s “cowardly,” “elitist,” and “uneducated.” And when it comes to criticisms of reported managerial target Amorim, Goldbridge didn’t hold back.

“Amorim says it and then gets called out by the same pundits as he’s too negative,” he blasted, pointing out how pundits who constantly rip into United’s squad are quick to scold someone for saying the same thing with a Portuguese accent.

Outdated Thinking on Systems and Styles

The tactical snobbery around formations has also driven Goldbridge to the brink. Apparently, saying a 3-4-3 “won’t work in the Premier League” is now expert analysis.

“Who are these bloody fossils? Who are these pretenders?” he fumed, referencing commentators who still dream of a rigid 4-4-2. “It’s incredible in 2025 that people think in this country we still play a flat back four.”

Pointing out examples, he added: “Newcastle played a 3-4-3 and beat Chelsea at St James’s Park,” and “Chelsea won the title with [Conte] playing a 3-4-3.” And yet, according to Goldbridge, pundits still clutch their football pearls over garlic bread-level innovation.

Fans Left to Swallow “Sewage-Level” Commentary

For Man Utd fans, the constant stream of negativity isn’t even insightful—it’s lazy clickbait.

“If you are on said radio station or Monday Night Football… if you put ‘Amorim must go,’ people will click,” Goldbridge said. But if pundits blame the real culprits—“Sir Jim Ratcliffe or the Glazers”—people don’t bother clicking. Why? “Because we already know that.”

According to Goldbridge, the obsession with low-hanging topics like “Amorim’s not good enough for the Premier League” is just smoke to avoid real issues.

“They’re not educated enough, they’re not intelligent enough, and they can’t be arsed enough to actually talk about the real issues at Man United.”

Media Accountability Nonexistent, Fans Deserve More

Goldbridge’s anger boils over with the lack of accountability. “They sit there from a high thinking they know better than everybody,” he raged. When challenged, they won’t debate, won’t engage. “No, no, no, I’m better than you, I’m not going to do that.”

And what does that leave the fans with? “Low-level IQ nonsense… sensationalist nonsense that will get them clicks.” It’s not just lazy—it’s “rubbish,” “blinkered,” and “absolutely wrong.”