Ruben Amorim had to explain what he really meant after the bitter loss to Brighton last Premier League round, when he described this team as “the worst in club history”. “I shouldn’t have said it… It was about himself as a coach and not the players”. Of course… After a liberating and strong away win against Fulham on Sunday, another statement came from Amorim, this was not to be misinterpreted.
When Amorim looked forward to answering questions after the game about the win over Fulham and three very important points in the Premier League, English journalists naturally poked at the “Rashford wound”. Why doesn’t he use what has been Manchester United’s biggest attacking asset?
-It’s always the same reason. It’s all about the training. How I see the players behave and approach it in training, in life and in all aspects. If things don’t change, I won’t change. It’s the same situation for all players. If you come and give it your all, then we can use all the players,” Amorim begins at Sunday’s press conference.
“I’d rather put (goalkeeper coach) Vital on the pitch than put on a player who doesn’t give everything.
Okay, completely fair statement for a Manchester United manager who is only measured by wins and titles, but the “without using names” tactics of the Portuguese can also have a very negative effect.
Amorim describes, with this answer to why Rashford does not play, the Manchester United boy without professionalism and dedication, a player who directly opposes his club.
The 27-year-old’s upbringing from a very tough upbringing to carrying the United DNA for two decades cannot be waved away by Amorim in a matter of months on the job.
Yes, Marcus Rashford has a big responsibility, but deserves respect. Damn!
