Amorim frustrated after City-United: Maybe they need a new manager | OneFootball

Ruben Amorim expressed his frustration after Manchester United's new defeat, this time against City, 3-0.

Life continues to be challenging for Ruben Amorim since he left Sporting. After Manchester United's new defeat, this time against City, 3-0, the former coach of the Alvalade Club made it clear that he will not make any changes to his process with the Red Devils.

"This is not a record that should be held at Manchester United. There are many things that people don't know happened in the last few months. I accept that. But I will not change. When I want to change my philosophy, I will change. Otherwise, maybe they need to change the coach. I will play with my style until I understand that I should change," he emphasized, reflecting on the team's defensive difficulties.

"If we look at the goals, they are goals we could have avoided. That was the biggest difference. We conceded goals in situations where we clearly could have done better, especially the second one. We started the second half well, we were pressing to get the goal that would reopen the game and we even had a chance to make it 2-1, which [Bryan] Mbeumo could have scored. Those moments always fell to the opponent. And then the third goal... it's hard to describe. We conceded goals that we could avoid. When it's purely the opponent's merit, it's acceptable, but we can't concede these types of goals," he stated.

Next, Amorim was asked if this fragility is a mental problem, which he denied: "The biggest difference was that in our transitions we couldn't score. Especially in the second half, the game changed and we suffered in transition. They were better at that moment and, if we look at the goal situations, we see that we could clearly have avoided them. And that made the difference in a game like this."

Regarding finishing, the Portuguese coach expressed his frustration: "The frustration is always the same because with the number of opportunities we create, we have to score. If we don't score, we don't open up the game and we can't control it differently. When we're losing 2-0, it feels like the goal might come, but if we don't reopen the game, it's only a matter of time before we concede more. If we push more players forward, we become exposed in transition. It's frustrating and there's a lot to work on before the next game."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.