Rio Ferdinand believes Amorim is playing Russian roulette at United | OneFootball

In just one month, everything seems to have changed for Ruben Amorim. Manchester United achieved their third consecutive victory last weekend, a result that allowed the team to climb to sixth place in the Premier League after nine rounds. The recovery of the Red Devils did not go unnoticed by Rio Ferdinand, who highlighted the attitude of the Portuguese coach and praised him for maintaining his game system despite criticism from the press.

"I admire that to a certain extent, but, as I said, I think he's playing Russian roulette with his job. I don't think he has changed drastically, just adjusted a bit. That's what many fans were asking for. Just adjust what we already have. Maybe not be so aggressive, maybe be a bit more conservative at times when we don't have possession," the Englishman began to say on his podcast.

Next, Ferdinand also mentioned the European competitions: "You can't press, press, press for 90 minutes unless you're an absolutely monstrous team. PSG does that. This coach couldn't do that with this squad. Sometimes that's how things happen. We might look back in six months and, say Manchester United finishes in the UEFA Champions League or something like that, he will probably sit there confidently and say: 'Well, if I had changed, I would probably be unemployed, because I would be doing things that are strange to me.'

In turn, Gary Neville, a former teammate of Ferdinand at United, highlighted the importance of the recent winning streak to reinforce the players' confidence in the coach: "A few weeks ago, I was a bit worried that the players didn't believe in Ruben Amorim's system. Maybe there was an element of not winning games and starting to question and listen to the noise that all of us, including myself, had added to it, but one thing that leaves no doubt when you talk to people at the club is that they really like him as a person, and that counts for a lot. Because I think there is no doubt that he hasn't lost the dressing room in terms of spirit, energy, and how they feel about him," said the former full-back on Sky Sports.

"I think they want to play for him, they are desperate to win, and I think that was clear last week. I mean, winning at Anfield in any season is special, but for Ruben Amorim to win at Anfield when it was so unexpected, I think that gave them a big boost. We are looking forward to next week's game against Nottingham Forest and the away game against Tottenham the following week. There is still a lot of work to do next month, but I feel this was a decisive month. If it had started badly last week against Liverpool, it could have been different, but now I feel everything is different, I feel the momentum is with them and the spirit is good," Gary Neville added.

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