“We have to change” – Ruben Amorim wants Man Utd to abandon Ten Hag philosophy | OneFootball

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim insists his team must stray from the tactical ideas implemented by his predecessor, and the sooner the better.

Since taking the reins at Carrington, the Portuguese manager has been overwhelmed by countless tasks, as he tries to embed his own ideas while the packed schedule is hardly giving him and his technical staff a breather.

Many would argue that the management committed a blunder by appointing a new manager with a strikingly different philosophy in the middle of the season, believing the club would have been better off with a caretaker coach like Ruud van Nistelrooy until the end of the campaign.

Ruben Amorim reveals what Man Utd must do to dispel Ten Hag philosophy

Ruben Amorim rallies his players from the touchline. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Nevertheless, Amorim is trying to make the best out of a difficult position, and the team is beginning to show some improvements as of late, especially in the draw at Anfield and the FA Cup win at the Emirates.

And yet, the Portuguese tactician still has much to work on by own admission, explaining how United have been built to play transitional football by his predecessor, while he’s seeking a more traditional attacking approach based on creativity.

“I think this is something that you can see from the past and we were, in the past, a team of transition. And we still are. You can feel it – to create chances in the final third, we struggle,” said the 39-year-old in his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s clash against Brighton.

“We struggle a lot but, for that, I think it’s the most difficult. I say that, before the game, it’s the most difficult moment to train, it’s that, against low blocks, trying to create situations.

“So I think, yeah, I think it is a team that feels more joy to play waiting for the play and then, in transition, creating problems. So it’s something that we have to change. To change, we need training. So to have time to change, we also need to win games and we have tried to do that.”