Furious Amorim has had ‘enough’ after Grimsby defeat saying something has to change after penalty shootout defeat.
Furious Amorim insists ‘something has to change’ after Manchester United’s collapse at Grimsby.
A shell shocked After Grimsby’s penalty shootout victory eliminated Manchester United from the Carabao Cup, Ruben Amorim expressed regret to the supporters and questioned his players’ desires, claiming they “spoke really loud about what they want.”
Tyrell Warren’s and Charles Vernam’s strikes put United behind 2-0 at halftime. Harry Maguire’s header 60 seconds from the end and Bryan Mbeumo’s goal in the 75th minute both prompted penalties for the frantic visitors. Mbeumo missed his second kick and the 26th of the tie-breaker, however, and United fell 12–11 on penalties—their first loss in the competition against fourth-tier opponents.
Amorim’s full statement
Amorim was clear the defeat has to be the nadir. “I think this is a little bit the limit,” he said. “Something has to change. In this moment, we need to focus on the weekend and then we have time to think.
“Everything [was wrong]. The way we started the game, we were not even here. When everything is so important in our club, everything that happened – it’s a problem in our club. We should do so much better. I just have to say sorry to our fans. I felt my players spoke really loud today about what they want.”
Amorim was asked to expand on the last comment. “I think it’s easy for you [to know],” the head coach said. “Let’s focus on the next game and then we have the stop for the international games. We will think things through. I think football was really fair today. The best team won.”
Amorim was asked if he could believe what had been witnessed. “No, but I’m the manager,” the Portuguese said. “It should be my job to understand what happened. Again, I’m really sorry for our fans. Let’s focus on the next game.”
Ruben Amorim admitted that his side has not improved. “That is more than a result. That is the biggest problem in the team. I think it was really clear today. I would like to say very smart things and very important things but I have nothing to say.
“This is the biggest problem also – to see the same mistakes. I’m really sorry for our fans. It’s too much sometimes. You cannot change so much – you cannot change everything in one summer. You need to win games. You need to not show this kind of performance.”