Man Utd on the right path on and off pitch—Amorim.
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is convinced the club are on a clear path to a better future, on and off the pitch.
Old Trafford has seen yet another difficult week. 48 hours after the team’s miserable first 70 minutes at Everton ended in a tie, chief executive Omar Berrada announced that up to 200 jobs could be eliminated in a second round of layoffs.
Wednesday’s crucial Premier League victory against relegation-threatened Ipswich required a back-to-the-wall second-half performance after more defensive blunders, and Patrick Dorgu’s red card threatened a sixth home loss in Amorim’s brief tenure.
The Portuguese say life is “hard” just now, but remain convinced better times lie ahead.
“I see a clear path, and I see that from the board also,” he said in the build-up to Sunday’s home FA Cup fifth-round tie against Fulham. “They are also making difficult changes.
“They are not popular, but they are doing it because they have a vision. In the future, we need to show some results. You can make a lot of changes, but if you don’t have results, people don’t feel confident and happy.
“The good thing is we have a clear path. Now [it] is hard, but we are doing things to achieve success in the future.”
United’s inconsistency puts even more focus on the two cup competitions they remain in—they face Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday—as it appears increasingly likely winning one of them is the only way they will qualify for European football next season.
The issues he is facing are so extensive, Amorim could be forgiven for wishing he had stuck to his initial demand not to leave Sporting until the end of the season.
However, he does think dealing with so many problems has made him a more rounded coach.
“Better [coach] is hard to say, because I am not winning games,” he said. “But in three months here, I live certain things that I think make me a more complete manager.
“Sometimes you need to lose and be in a poor situation to grow. I am not going to die if I lose three games in a row. I learned that here. I can cope and maintain my energy. I am learning a lot about myself and the players, but I prefer to win games.”