Every detail counts. Ruben Amorim ran after the United train Ten Hag had lost control of, and during his first seven months the Portuguese was also unable to catch up with the train he was supposed to steer. 15th place in the Premier League qualified for a historic low for the club. Now Amorim has been given a few months to work with the United squad at his own pace, with no “football-vital” matches to be played every week. This period, the coaching staff and the club have worked on the details. Even when and how players arrive at Old Trafford before home games should not be left to chance.
With new facilities at Carrington training ground, the matchday schedule is to change. In an interview with club media, Amorim says that from the opening match against Arsenal, the routines at home games will change.
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Now the players will no longer arrive at Old Trafford separately, four hours before the game for a meal at the stadium. The United players will now instead meet up at Carrington, where the facilities have become far better. There, the gang will eat together, and then go together as a group to Old Trafford.
“Old Trafford has to be the heart of the game, but we can’t spend four hours there waiting for the game. With these facilities [at Carrington], we can be here, prepare for the game, away from Old Trafford. When we come to Old Trafford, we can feel the feeling we get from the supporters, and go directly to the game, rather than ‘killing the momentum’ from our connection to the supporters,” says Amorim.
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“We know that we have a lot of people waiting there for us, to meet the players and to get autographs, and we’re going to try to do the same [as we’ve done] so that it’s the same experience for the fans. But for us, it’s going to be better because we’re getting this momentum with the fans closer to the game, and we’re going to spend less time [at Old Trafford],” the United manager concluded.
Sounds smart. Every detail counts.
