CEO Omar Berrada and sports director Jason Wilcox had informal discussions with members of the management team, including Bruno Fernandes. These exchanges convinced Old Trafford's hierarchy of real support for Amorim.
ESPN reports that Berrada and Wilcox did not explicitly look to probe the players on the future of Amorim, but the returns concerning the former Sporting coach and the atmosphere in the locker room were positive.
Berrada and Wilcox, both appointed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe after the businessman became a minority shareholder of the club in February 2024, were responsible for concretely analyzing the club's current state of mind. The two leaders are based at the Carrington training center. The complex has undergone a renovation of 50 million pounds sterling this year, which facilitated the interactions between club leaders and players, in and around newly developed group zones.
Mount and Ligt publicly express their support in Amorim
This new report confirms the public declarations of experienced players. After the 2-0 victory of the Red Devils against Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday, Mason Mount and his teammates provided AMORIM with all their support.
“We support the coach 100 %”said Mount. “” We have experienced difficult results that hurt us, which were painful for the team, the staff and the supporters, but it was important to win. »»
“It must be (the beginning of a series of victories) – we thought that after Chelsea, it would be the beginning of something, and then we go to Brentford and we accumulate a disappointing result. »»
“It starts (with the victory against Sunderland), and we're going to work hard during the truce. We want to chain two victories, then three in a row, and aim for the top 4. ”
Matthjis de Ligt showed that even after a defeat, the players refuse to reject the fault only on their coach. The Dutchman refused to attribute 3-1 defeat to Brentford in September to the 3-4-2-1 decree of Amorim system.
“Of course, it's always easy to trust the coach, but in the end, players on the field must do it,” said Ligt. “We cannot say that the goals conceded, or the occasions conceded, are due to … I do not know, we always speak of a system. It is also a question of concentration, and if it is lacking in key moments, it will make the difference. »»
Amorim appreciates the support of his players in the face of the persistence of external criticisms
Amorim will be grateful to demonstrations of loyalty, public and private, of his players, while his mandate is increasingly criticized. Not only did he have to face the comments of legends of United like Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney, but he was also negatively compared to Kemi Badenoch, the conservative leader in difficulty, by Nick Ferrari, presenter of LBC.
Specifically responding to Mount's comments after the victory against Sunderland, Amorim expressed his recognition for the continuous efforts of his players, while suggesting that they still had a lot to do.
“I know they want to do their best and that they don't want to change their coach permanently,” said Amorim.
“We have to show it by acts. Sometimes when we look at our team, I'm sure that watching the matches, they know that we can do better. I feel (their support) during the week, but we have to show it on the field. »»
