The 40-year-old Manchester United manager has very little time to turn things around following a very embarrassing league campaign and abysmal loss to Tottenham in the Europa League final.
Ruben Amorim said in his first press conference as Manchester United's manager six months ago that the team will suffer before things turn for good. However, with Manchester United enduring one of their worst season since it's creation in 1878, it's now time for the Portuguese gaffer to start turning things around as both the board and fans can't afford another six months of agony and shame.
Those who follow me on social media must have read my reaction after we lost the Europa League final to Tottenham where I stated that the defeat might just be a blessing in disguise for us. Manchester United winning the Europa League would have been good for our revenue and all but that would have papered over the cracks at the club. As things stand, the board, the manager and the players know it's time to sit up and work because the fans are beginning to lose their patience.
The defeat to Tottenham has already seen the club almost finalizing the capture of Wolves forward Matheus Cunha and other targets are also been pursued with urgency. If the board can help the manager get his major targets before we begin pre-season, I really think Amorim has no excuse to tender if the team still goes on to start the new season poorly. In fact, if we are not in the top five by December, the board should be sacking Amorim.
Many Manchester United fans are complaining that Amorim is too rigid with his system (especially his 3-4-2-1 formation) and that he could have gotten the better of the team if he had changed the system to suit the players. Why their argument is not entirely wrong, I think the board knew Amorim to be a rigid manager before employing him. If you study him from his time at Sporting Lisbon, he has always stuck with the same 3-4-2-1 formation and it brought him success. However, I think this is an entirely different league and what applies to the Portuguese league might not work in the rugged English Premier League.
Top managers are actually very flexible actually and unpredictable most times especially if you want to succeed in a league like the Premier League. This is not saying Amorim will not succeed in England because he prefers to stick to 3-4-2-1 system. I am just saying top managers know when to tweak things to win games especially in England. The great Sir Alex Ferguson was a very flexible manager even though he prefers a 4-4-2 system. He sometimes tweak his formation to adjust to his players ability or counter his opponents. This is just me advising Amorim, if he wants to last long in England at Manchester United, he needs to be open to changes. Even the rigid Pep Guardiola tweaks his system sometimes to counter his opponents.
I still believe in Amorim to turn things around in the coming season but the board must play their part and help him get all his targets in time before the start of pre-season so they can blend with the rest of the team and also get familiar with Amorim's philosophy. The lack of European football is also an advantage to the team as they get enough time to prepare for domestic games. So in all, Amorim has no excuse to lead the team through another six months of pain, shame and agony. He must turn things around quickly.
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