When Ruben Amorim took over the management of Manchester United, the Portuguese stated that “this is going to be chaos, but the big changes in the game have to be made this season, otherwise the problems will only continue next season”. After yet another loss, this time against bottom side Wolverhampton on Boxing Day itself, the wording was completely different from Amorim.
Now the success coach from Sporting has realized that it is no longer about reversing the trend from Ten Hag and ending the season with success, now it is about “survival”. 14th place with 22 points after 18 games shines ominously red towards the supporters.
“At this moment, we just have to survive and gain some time to work on the team. We already knew that. I started this job with the team and the new ideas without time to train, where instead there have been a lot of hard games,” the United manager began after the game, according to The Guardian.
As with this realization, he also shows he has understood the long-term mission, but also the short-term pressure as United manager.
“It’s a long journey. We must continue to fight against the bad moments. We need time to work. We also have to win games to sell the idea to the players. If not, it will be really difficult, it comes from Amorim.
