When Ruben Amorim took over the reins at Manchester United, the Portuguese predicted chaos. He intended to introduce his football immediately in order to use the season to clean up the problems the United squad had been struggling with for a long time. If he postponed the clean-up job to do this gradually, Amorim believed the problems would continue next season. After Monday’s Premier League game, United’s new manager realises that this could mean relegation. We believe the decision of the United management in November has created an unnecessarily chaotic situation.
Alexander Isak showed Manchester United what it means to have a world-class striker, the Swede silenced the United supporters at Old Trafford with Newcastle scoring after just six minutes. The game ended with a 0-2 loss for Amorim and United.
Another three points lost in the Premier League. Manchester United, one of the world’s biggest clubs, are now seven points above the relegation zone.
According to Ruben Amorim, Manchester United are in danger of being relegated.
“There is a risk of that (relegation) and we have to be very clear with our fans. We have to change some things, but this season is going to be difficult for all of us. It can make us stronger, and we have to fight hard,” Amorim said, according to Reuters.
5 losses in the last 6 Premier League matches. The arrow thus points directly south.
We hope and believe Ruben Amorim will succeed, but stand by what we wrote before the Portuguese’s arrival at Carrington training ground. That it was downright crazy not to keep Ruud van Nistelrooy for the rest of the season.
Van Nistelrooy took over as a substitute when Ten Hag was sacked. By “keeping 85 per cent and doing 15 per cent different”, the United legend gave the players the necessary boost in the match arena. Van Nistelrooy, like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, had a credibility with players and supporters and a bearer of the Man Utd DNA. They have both delivered under the extreme pressure of representing Manchester United at the match venue. The results came with Van Nistelrooy, the same as with Solskjaer, six years earlier.
The United management pressured Ruben Amorim to take over the job already in November, even though the Sporting coach himself wanted to finish the season in Portugal. This also pushed out Ruud van Nistelrooy, who himself wanted to stay to help United – regardless of the role he would be assigned.
The supporters are suffering, but the United management has unfortunately got what they deserve. Ruud van Nistelrooy should never have been tipped out of the club.
