Sporting legend on Amorim at United: manager with the worst record | OneFootball

Peter Schmeichel commented on the difficult moment Ruben Amorim is experiencing since his arrival at Manchester United. The Portuguese coach left Sporting in November 2024 and arrived at Old Trafford with great hope from the fans. Almost a year later, both popular voices and commentators are calling for his dismissal from the Red Devils

“I didn’t like what he said the other day — ‘If you want change, you have to change the coach’. I like him a lot, his leadership qualities, and he arrived at the club in a very difficult phase, with unwanted players, and handled that well. But, as someone who feels connected to Manchester United, I didn’t like that statement. That’s putting yourself above the club, and I don’t like that,” said the champion with Sporting, to SkyBet.

Next, Peter Schmeichel mentioned what is expected from a coach at Manchester United: “You always have to look at what a coach’s job is; you are hired to win games. At Manchester United, that also means winning trophies, and at the moment he’s not managing to do that. I was at United during a rebuilding phase, when we were working towards winning trophies and the Premier League.”

In conclusion, the former Sporting goalkeeper highlighted a negative statistic about Ruben Amorim since his arrival at Old Trafford, where he points to the playing system as the main culprit: “His win percentage is around 36%, which makes him the worst performing coach since the Second World War. Sticking to his ideas clearly isn’t working. Even Bruno Fernandes said it’s very difficult to play in midfield when you’re constantly outnumbered, because you can’t cover the whole pitch.”

“The system might look good when it works, but it hasn’t worked yet. And I don’t think the system itself should be the most important thing. For me, the art of coaching is getting the best out of the players you have available. At the moment, it’s clear that not everyone is playing at their best level. The team looks confused,” concluded Peter Schmeichel.

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