Ruben Amorim Positive Amid Manchester United Struggle
Ruben Amorim is positive of the new year following the struggle of his Manchester United side, as relegation concern surrounds the club the Red devils face will start the new year with a tough match as they will visit Anfield on Sunday.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim remain positive for the year ahead despite the club’s dip in form as they go into 2025. The team currently lies 14th in the Premier League, and their 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle on Monday was their fifth league defeat in December, the first time September 1962. They have also suffered a fourth successive defeat in all competitions and six in their last eight.
The former Sporting CP manager posted in his X account, as we look to enter the New Year “I know it will take a lot of hard work from everyone to get there, but I am very excited about where we can go together in 2025,” he wrote.
The Portuguese who took over the following the dismissal of former manager Erik ten Hag’s in October, is yet to revive the team as there are concern for relegation with their current position in the Premier League. United is seven points clear of the relegation zone, with speculation mounting on whether the club will survive in the Premier League. Amorim himself acknowledged the possibility of a relegation fight but remains positive in his mission.
The head coach is firm with his commitment to the 3-4-3 tactical system, despite his players struggling in the system.
“Of course I didn’t choose the players specifically for these positions but that I already knew,” he said. “But I understand they have a lot of difficulties because they spend two years playing one way and then they are playing another.”
Amorim not having a full preseason to implement a major tactical overhaul was also an issue for the Portuguese. “I think the players are losing everything, the small things that we try to work on in training,” Amorim said. “After one goal they lose everything because we don’t have the base, we don’t have time to build the base to cope with the difficult moments so it’s really hard in this moment.”
United have the toughest of starts to 2025 when they travel to play league leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
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