A catastrophic financial statement, supporters gradually turning against him, managers who are sometimes reluctant to make certain transfers, and above all, a humiliation against Grimsby, a D4 club, in the League Cup. Ruben Amorim is living through dark days at the end of August, when the new season should have given him reasons to believe in a return of Manchester United to the top of English football.
The start of the season decided otherwise, with no Premier League wins and a domestic cup elimination. And inevitably, this raised the question of his future at United. The Guardian explained that his management was already being discussed internally, both by players and board members. This included his tactical inflexibility, wanting to apply what he did with Sporting Portugal. For some observers, tomorrow's match against Burnley could be Ruben Amorim's last in the event of a poor performance, with the international break allowing time to find a successor.
Ruben Amorim in full spleen
And the main person involved in all this? Expected at a press conference, he remained faithful to his line of conduct, honest, almost too much so.
"Sometimes I want to leave, sometimes I want to stay here for 20 years. Sometimes I don't want to be with my players. I have to improve on that point ," he notably let slip, which will surely earn him new criticism in England. He also returned to the humiliating elimination against Grimsby and his anger at his players.
“Sometimes I hate my players, sometimes I love them; that's just my way. I'm going to be like that. At that point, I was so frustrated. (…) We had a good pre-season and we were playing better. That kind of performance really disappointed me. But now it's a new game.” Perhaps his last on the Manchester United bench. Because after the international break, the schedule will be pretty tough with a trip to Manchester City and then the reception of Chelsea.
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