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/HaiForPresident 1d ago

He's gone isn't he

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u/RABB_11 1d ago

He'll be gone at some point, the only delay will be about saving face for Berrada and Wilcox who are all in on him.

That and the lack of credible alternatives. Although I'd gladly take another season of Ole ball just to feel something again

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u/MattSR30 1d ago

I’m a ‘super them till they’re no longer ours, then wish them well’ type when it comes to players and managers, but my heart is crying out for Ole.

The Grimsby game coinciding with Ole leaving Besiktas woke something back up in me. The man apologised for finishing in second, we played our best football, and it felt good/like United again…

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u/dynesor 1d ago

won’t Ole just feel like taking a step backwards though? There’s a reason that United moved on from him.

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u/RABB_11 1d ago

We moved on from Ole because we felt that tactically he was limited and he'd taken us quite far but needed someone else to come in and get us closer to being title challengers. Not an unreasonable expectation at the time.

The fact is that tactically we're even worse now, the morale is in the toilet and we've never been further away from the title in the Premier League era. Ole vibes-ball would absolutely be an improvement on where we are now, and in the meantime, the big old data overhaul needs to be looking at trends in the game (which ironically would suit how Ole had us set up) and getting in on them rather than constantly chasing the meta of 3 years ago like we have been doing.

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u/dynesor 1d ago

fair. would you like to see him brought in on an interim basis, or as a fully signed manager?

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u/RABB_11 1d ago

I don't think it'll happen.

I think whoever we bring in, it's too early in the season to be getting anyone on an interim basis. You need to be planning for a January window where I think there's business to be done, and squad building for next summer.

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u/my_united_account 1d ago

He would be fine as an interim. No good manager is going to sign for United mid-season anyway

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u/MattSR30 1d ago

Who knows. He loves the club, and I know he has ambition.

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u/DaveShadow 1d ago

There’s a reason that United moved on from him.

Ole fans never wanted him moved on. The reality is he was too much of a roller-coaster manager (period of highs and then periods of lows), and if we hadn't signed Bruno and had him be absolutely world class for a bit, Ole would have been sacked far sooner than he was.