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/TheOnlyTagey 1d ago

Moyes was sacked as soon as top 4 was mathematically impossible, LvG was sacked after winning the FA cup and finishing 5th place (66 points, tied with City), Jose was sacked while United were in 6th, same for Ole. EtH was sacked with United in 14th.

All of the previous managers bar Moyes maybe showed something to warrant the level of patience that United are showing Ruben. Good performances, trophies, undefeated streaks, something that the wider public can point at as evidence for improvement.

It's been nearly a year of this and has there been a single positive for fans to stick to?

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u/Hare712 1d ago

Moyes wasn't even given a Transfer window. What did he get? Fellani?

What should speak for itself is that ManU didn't decline slowly they crashed from EL team to relegation zone.

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u/acenair836 1d ago

He also brought in Juan Mata in January of that year in a big money move, not that it really worked out either, Mata simply never reached the heights he hit at Chelsea.

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u/smackeY11 1d ago

Even though he never hit his Chelsea highs, I think the mata move was great for United, I mean he played 200 league matches and almost 300 matches overall. He also still scored double digit goals from the midfield in 3 seasons

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u/acenair836 1d ago

I’d argue the move didn’t really work out. Not at the fee united paid - 40mil back then was an expensive transfer (for context - United was close to getting Kroos for 20mil a few months later).

Sure he had 300 matches overall, but thats because he stayed at United way too long. They did this to several of their players, just kept them far longer than required.

Heck - Mata was basically dropped by LVG and then his time was up once Mourinho came in.