Newcastle played their way to a 4-1 win at St. James’s Park, even with manager Eddie Howe lying in front of a TV, hospitalized. After the game, it was again time for one of these tenacious press conferences for Ruben Amorim. He knew what questions were coming, this time he saw no reason to duck. At the same time, the statements show that Amorim has its eyes on the future, which in itself is remarkable.
It is heading towards a negative record in the Premier League. Ruben Amorim is well on his way to leading Manchester United to the club’s weakest league result since moving to the Premier League format in 1992.
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Amorim stated after the New Year that this was the worst team in Manchester United history. The English media threw themselves at the statement, the United manager had to come out and say he of course did not mean “the worst players”. Anyway, on Sunday came the loss to Newcastle, which sent Manchester United down to 14th place, three points away from their place on the relegation line.
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“It’s a picture of our season – we have to accept that, and then we have to move on and try to do much better in the future so that we avoid a season like this. We need to improve in many areas, and our position is a reflection of our performances this season. The mistakes we made during the game helped the opponent and gave them confidence.
We ask the question of which other big club in the world would have started next season with the coach, who from November to May has not cracked the Premier League code and saved the club from a historically negative record.
Sorry, we didn’t think of any other clubs. That should say a lot. No matter how much we like the Portuguese, this does not rhyme.
