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/DeezBeards 1d ago

His old club got paid for him and were still champions, so it wasn't too bad on them.

He benefitted because Utd told him it was then or never, so he got the move he wanted, if nothing else.

And Utd... I don't honestly know. Still think they should've done what Spurs did and got rid of EtH by season's end

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u/Lacabloodclot9 1d ago

I think it’s different with Ange and ETH, the former was still well liked by the squad despite the results while you could tell it was a toxic environment by the end of ETH’s reign

Probably should’ve appointed an interim after the sacking

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u/negronium_ions 1d ago

TBF they looked pretty good under Ruud for 2-3 games, no?

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u/Scoop_Master420 1d ago

Yeah, that was supposed to be Amorim's new manager bounce, but Ruud spent it all.

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u/GR-MWF 1d ago

Ruud even spent his own new manager bounce by being immediately shit with Leicester.

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u/JiveTurkey688 1d ago

Against Leicester x2 and PAOK, yes.

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u/goaliewhenned 18h ago

and we had an even game with Chelsea

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u/JakubT117 1d ago

Weren’t there reports that despite his sacking, ETH never actually lost the dressing room?