"When I see them training they are doing so much better than in games, he said. Then Patrick, when I see him playing for the national team, he's scored a great goal against Scotland [this month], the decision that he made under pressure was completely different [to calmly sidefoot home] to the decision[s] he's making in our team. You can feel the anxiety every time Patrick touches the ball. I can feel it, the anxiety."
"I remember the shot against Everton [dragging it wide], he said. That was easier than the decision that he had to make [against] Scotland and I saw [his quality] when he played in Italy. But again, here [United] is different and sometimes the pressure is hard for them in the beginning, but he has time to improve. I just need to understand the context in trying to help them [Dorgu and Dalot]."
"Referring to his back three, he said: One of them is Luke Shaw [a left-back], sometimes we have Noussair Mazraoui and Luke Shaw, so we play with one centre-back. If you play Amad [Diallo] on the wing-back, [he] is not a wing-back, he's a winger. Amorim said his team needed to defend better. We are being really soft near the box. So we need to improve that in the last games"
Patrick Dorgu has performed unevenly since joining Manchester United from Lecce for £25m in February. He displays visible anxiety when receiving possession at club level, making different choices under pressure compared with composed international moments such as his goal against Scotland. A missed chance versus Everton exemplified his match-day decision-making, despite stronger training performances. Teammates including Diogo Dalot are also below their best. Manchester United have conceded 19 goals in 12 Premier League games, showing softness near the box and tactical issues that sometimes leave only one effective centre-back. Players have time to improve before upcoming fixtures.
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