Amorim, ‘the sixth illusion’

Every now and then, and on a recurring basis, the same movie is repeated for Manchester United fans. A new club coach arrived at Carrington, with a suitcase full of dreams and a similar script, full of incentives. One of the Ruben Amorim (Lisbon, 1985), the praised Portuguese who arrived at the Red Devils training center on Monday, is very similar to other previous ones, due to the many congratulations received and the confidence of success present in the plot. He is the sixth coach hired to try to pick up where he left off. Alex Ferguson11 seasons ago. None of the previous five convinced the fans or the leaders. Everything ended very badly.

“Now, I have to show” the first words of Amorim about the great expectations that his arrival in the ‘red’ side of Manchester had sparked, after the sad dismissal of Erik ten Haagwhich left a trail of disappointment due to unfulfilled promises. As with all his predecessors on the Old Trafford bench (David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer), football and the methods of the Dutchman were exciting at the beginning until the trend, due to wear and tear, declined, resulting in a very negative inertia for the club. The decision to keep faith in May Hag and allow him to spend another £200m in the summer on signings, only to sack him a few months later.

The former coach of Sporting Lisbon, a club that Amorim was taken from the middle zone to the titles, it came exactly to the studied illusion message. “We have to have fun together,” he told several players (Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Toby Collyer) who were on the training ground upon arrival at Carrington. The rest of the squad is with the national teams for the double international matchday. The positive message of Amorim This is fueled by an awareness of the work ahead, in a historic club whose existence is plagued by the success of its ‘skyblues’ neighbors on the other side of the city.

Amorim arrived in Manchester with his own work group –Emanuel Ferro, Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido, Paulo Barreira and Jorge Vital-, who accompanied him to Lisbon, and took the opportunity to say goodbye to Carrington to Ruud van Nistelrooy, who also had to leave United, after his brief spell as caretaker, went four games unbeaten, including Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League. Its close connection with Ten Hagswho had recommended him, did not facilitate his proceeding.

Future project

United’s leadership, consisting of the executive director, Omar Berrada, the sports director Dan Ashworth and the technical director Jason Wilcox They are convinced that the commitment to Amorimin the long run, will be a “winner”, for the purposes of a sporting revolution that they hope will have a similar effect to what the arrival of Pep Guardiola on the bench of their rivals, Manchester City. With the young Portuguese coach, who signed until 2027, with an additional year, they praise his work capacity, successful selection of players and signings, and how in a short time he relaunched Sporting to include two big clubs in Portugal, Porto and Benfica, in the fight for the titles. They followed his work, analyzed all his statistics and believed that he was the perfect coach to bring back the glory days of the club.

The leaders themselves, led by United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe which is now focused on the project of building a new stadium to replace the old Old Trafford, was satisfied with the success of Sporting Amorim against Manchester City (4-1) in the Champions League, a surprising win, which served as an endorsement and exciting letter of introduction for Amorim new fans. His election, for now, sows hope and no doubts.

Portman Road debut

Their first match is against Ipswich Town, away at Portman Road, when the Premier League resumes on Saturday, November 23, after the international break. Amorim He has revealed that, for now, he is not thinking about big revolutions, but about applying his usual playing system, a 3-4-2-1 formation, with two deep full-backs. “I knew how I was going to play from the beginning because you have to start with a structure that you know, and we didn’t have a lot of time to practice,” he said. Amorim in Manchester, with a good command of English. The United dressing room is closing. The captain Bruno Fernandes He was quick to praise his compatriot’s systems and abilities: “He will change our energy. “He is a brilliant coach who has done very good things for Sporting tactically,” said the Portuguese.

It is, therefore, the turn of Amorimthe sixth permanent coach of the ‘post-eraFerguson‘. For the fans and the United board, the plot of this new ‘movie’ is promising and exciting. Sowing hope that he can finally reorganize the club, with the team 13 points behind leaders Liverpool, after the first 11 days of the Premier League. The challenge is huge, but it has the advantage that the club has already reached the bottom in results, and has all the support and potential of what is considered the most powerful club in the world.