After a fine first start for United, his former coaches reveal how the Moroccan worked his way to the top through his exceptional mentality
“Amrabat is the biggest surprise of my life,” Jovic said of the man who won the club’s player-of-the-year award. “We all thought he was just a physical midfielder. But he showed there was great tactical depth to his game. He cared about the shirt, his teammates and the coaching staff.
Amrabat took his time settling in after joining Fiorentina the following season in a £17.4m deal. His first manager, Giuseppe Iachini, wanted him to play as an orthodox No 6, holding a deep-lying position just in front of defence. More than anything, he likes to be involved: he completed more passes in the first half against Palace than had managed in 203 minutes this season and as the touch map below shows he was involved all over the pitch.
Fortunately for Ten Hag, none of this should come as a surprise if he thinks back to those early days at Utrecht when Amrabat was impatient to be involved with the first team and aggrieved that another player from the youth academy had beaten him to it.
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