Then we are up and running. Ruben Amorim’s press conference before this weekend’s Premier League debut is over and the focus is on what will happen in the match arena. Less than two weeks of preparation, from a position in the table with the worst United start in around three decades, Amorim will pump confidence and belief into players and supporters. The United manager did so to the extent on Friday.
Gary Neville is known for not sugaring his comments. At the beginning of November, the Unted legend stated that only Bruno Fernandes has exceeded expectations over the past decade. United owner Ratcliffe offered a similar analysis of the current Man United squad when asked if he could compare sailing (INEOS sponsors boating) and football. Sir Jim also dragged into Formula 1 in his sensational answer.
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-I think it’s a small crossover, which is that you can’t win the Americas Cup unless you come to the Americas Cup with a boat that ‘could’ win the Americas Cup. It’s the same in Formula 1. Max Verstappen in a Williams, he’s not going to win the Formula 1 championship. With football, it’s kind of the same with the squad. That’s the parallel for me – you can’t win anything in football if your squad isn’t good enough to win something. The quality of the squad is a bit like the speed of the boat,” Ratcliffe said in early November.
By then, Man United under Erik ten Hag had had a horrendous start to the season and several United supporters interpreted Ratcliffe’s response as a direct criticism of the level of the United squad and that no player is safe.
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On Friday, it was Ruben Amorim who was in focus. Of course, he was asked what he thought about the level of the squad.
“I have great faith that we have the right players, but I know that you (the journalists) don’t necessarily believe me when I say that. I want to go out and try some new things. You can call me naïve, but I believe that I am the right man at the right time,” the Man United manager replied.
I have great faith that we have the right players. We love the mentality of the new United manager!
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