Ruben Amorim reportedly seems to be suffering worsening relationships with key figures at Manchester United, it has emerged.
The Portuguese tactician has been in charge at Old Trafford for just over a year, winning only 38.71% of his games in charge so far, compared to the 71% he achieved in his last job.
Despite being highly regarded for his work at former club Sporting Lisbon, Amorim has been unable to have that same kind of positive impact at Man Utd, and there is the growing sense that he’s under pressure.
According to the Daily Mail, Amorim has not been having the same kind of positive conversations with director Jason Wilcox.
Meanwhile, another director in Christopher Vivell is said to have complained about the 40-year-old in a WhatsApp conversation.
| Ruben Amorim | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses |
| Sporting Lisbon | 231 | 164 | 34 | 33 |
| Man United | 62 | 24 | 17 | 21 |
What’s going on with Ruben Amorim at Manchester United?
The Mail state that “In recent weeks it has become increasingly apparent through Amorim’s comments that those conversations (with Wilcox) are more fraught.”
Meanwhile, they explained what led Vivell to question Amorim’s tactics in a WhatsApp chat with other senior figures at the club.
Vivell had been surprised by comments made by Fulham manager Marco Silva and midfielder Alex Iwobi about how seemingly predictable Amorim’s approach to their game was.
The report states: “Vivell was understood to have been so surprised at the comments that he sent them to the WhatsApp group of United’s senior leadership and is said to have outlined the need to evolve to a less predictable system.”
Can Amorim survive at United?
Amorim has been quite stubborn about sticking to a 3-4-3 formation, despite it not producing that many good results in his reign so far.
It may have worked well for him at Sporting, but he’s in a far more competitive league now and doesn’t seem to have the players to make that system work.
It would appear that key figures at United are clearly not happy about it, with the Mail also stating that the tactics are not replicated by the club’s youth teams.
It’s hard to see Amorim surviving for much longer unless he shows more of a willingness to change, or unless his system suddenly clicks and produces far more convincing results and performances.
Amorim’s System will never work at Man. Utd. The fans know it and other managers and teams find it easier to beat us. The United way was always 4 at the back and we would get better results by playing a 4-3-3 or a 4-4-2 system.
It’s time now that Ineos stood in and make him change, or else bring in a new manager or we won’t get into top 4/5. We will never win any trophies with Amorim, imo, as he doesn’t have the nous and tactical knowledge to beat other managers, and because of his stubbornness to change, we will never win any trophies.
Changing the manager will not make it better. He needs the right players for his system to work. The club is NOT helping at all. Fergie became successful with time. Swapping managers every second season will only make it worse. Stick with him and NEXT season you may have a formidable team ready to challeng for top honors.
Amorim should have been sacked a year ago. From the start itself it was obvious that he was way out of depth in his tactics and understanding that in todays football flaxibility is rule number one. His comments that he will stick to his system show that, that is the only way he knows how to play. That is not going to work no matter how much time he is given or howmany more players are bought.
As a fan, I lost confidence in Amorim from the very first. His public feuds with players, belittling his players, stubbornness, lack of tactical awareness, useless substitutions. Man Utd will never succeed under Amorim as the coach. You can take that to the bank.