Later in the press conference, Amorim also expanded on his much-discussed 3-4-2-1 system, and stressed that it was a lot more flexible than many observers have implied.
“Today if I ask you guys what system I use [against Bodo/Glimt], you saw more 4-4-2, in defending, I think. You agree?
“Then we put two wide players, like the other teams in the league. You have to change the characteristics. Dalot and Malacia are more defenders because they defend in the back four and today, Amad and Antony they acted like a winger, and they stay open. What I want is a good one-against-one, to open the field, to play, and to close the field when we lose the ball, and it is the same in every team.
“I think the structure is more fluid than you guys think, with the three defenders. We finished without any centre-backs, so it was Casemiro, Mazraoui and Luke Shaw. I think it is more about the characteristics of the players and not the real positions of the players.”