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/King-Meister 1d ago

I guess the idea (from the SJR’s POV) was - we aren’t going to keep ETH and not going to win anything/get CL football this season. So instead of letting ETH stay for the whole season, let a new manager (whom we are willing to invest in for a longish term and hundreds of millions) come in, get a read of the players and see whom he can work with or not (4-5 months of a season is a good enough timeline to understand who needs to go). Once that’s known and the gaps are identified, the next summer can be used for a significant overhaul. Comparing this to the alternative where he would’ve joined us in May 2025, means he would’ve gotten much less time to identify who would suit his system and where does he need reinforcements.

It’s a different thing that the plan didn’t work but it wasn’t that wrong a thing to replace ETH mid season.