Once again, Ruben Amorim managed to save his head. Manchester United's success against Sunderland (2-0) last weekend allowed the Portuguese to keep his job at least until after the international break. The club is now 10th in the Premier League. Before him, Erik ten Hag had held on for many weeks before experiencing the inevitable eviction.
However, Amorim is not certain of being at the head of the Red Devils until the end of the calendar year. This is what Sir Jim Ratcliffe came back to remind him in the podcast The Businessproduced by the Times and the Sunday Times. “He did not have an exemplary season. Ruben must demonstrate that he is an excellent coach over three years. This is the best thing that would happen“.
Ratcliffe:Ruben must demonstrate that he is an excellent coach»
The co-owner of Manchester United is only putting pressure on his coach. He also feels that he needs time to put his ideas into place. “Sometimes I don't understand the press. They want immediate success. They think it's just a switch. You know, just press a button and everything will be fine tomorrow», he continues.
“You can't run a club like Manchester United based on the spontaneous reactions of someone in the press who gets carried away every week”. He assures that he will not remove Amorim from his position, even with the pressure exerted by the Glazer family. 'It won't happen'promises the English billionaire. In addition to the Portuguese's situation, he responded to other criticisms, firstly the dismissal of hundreds of club employees.
“The costs were simply too high. There are fantastic people at Manchester United, but there was also a certain mediocrity and the club had become bloated.he replies before explaining that only victories will bring more serenity within the club. “The biggest correlation, like it or not, between results and any external factor is profitability. The more money we have, the better team we can build.” A word to the wise.
