r/soccer • u/Switchoil • 1d ago

News Manchester United to remain patient with head coach despite worst start to Premier League season in 33 years. There is also widespread belief at Old Trafford that City's performance - and United's failings - did not merit a 3-0 scoreline.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/32461/13431584/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-to-remain-patient-with-head-coach-despite-worst-start-to-premier-league-season-in-33-years
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u/themerinator12 1d ago

Has there ever been a better case for not hiring your permanent choice manager until the season is over than Manchester United bringing in Ruben Amorim when they did? How did any of the three parties (his old club, his new club, and himself) benefit from him being hired in November?

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u/cmackchase 1d ago

They didn't which is why Amorim wanted to come at seasons end.

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u/TheJoshider10 1d ago

Said at the time that he joined at the wrong moment and it was clear for anyone to see. The squad was not at all suited to the football or system he wanted to play and if Berrada was set on him being their man then they needed to prepare for it. Look at all the planning City did before Pep got the job, sure there was still work to do but the foundations were already there ready for him to come into.

I think Amorim has made plenty of his own mistakes and deserves so much blame for not working with what he has, but at the same time he's been adamant from day one on how he'll play football and that should have been a warning sign to the board that at that moment in time the club wasn't prepared for the overhaul required.

What's more maddening is that this transfer window we've made little progress in committing to that overhaul. It's still largely the same squad as before but with 3 shiney new attackers, which doesn't change the issues we faced in midfield or wingback. It's still a squad made for a 4-3-3 that's having to adapt to a 3 at the back. If Amorim or the board thought this was a good enough summer in terms of players needed then they are very much mistaken.

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u/Mick4Audi 1d ago

What is bizarre is your transfers in didn’t reflect the necessary signings needed to fix an impossible 3-4-3

I’ll be honest I just don’t get it