Ratcliffe support welcomed by Amorim, but says that ‘You cannot control the next day in football’ ahead of Liverpool clash.
Ruben Amorim welcomes Ratcliffe support but admits ‘football is not like that’.
Despite saying that he and the minority owner are aware that “football is not like that,” Ruben Amorim has praised Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s support as Manchester United’s head coach.
Ratcliffe announced last week that, following a poor first 11 months in command, Amorim would be given three years to establish himself. To win back-to-back Premier League games for the first time, the 40-year-old leads United to Anfield. His side finished 15th last season, is now in 10th place, has given up 37 points in his 34 league games as manager, and was eliminated from the Carabao Cup in August by Grimsby of League Two.
Amorim was asked about Ratcliffe’s support. “He tells me all the time, sometimes with a message after games,” the Portuguese said. “But you know, I know and Jim knows that football is not like that. The most important thing is the next game. You cannot control, even [the] owners, you cannot control the next day in football.
“But it’s really good to hear, also because of the noise, but Omar [Berrada, chief executive] and Jason [Wilcox, director of football] tell me that all the time.”
Amorim is clear that he wants to turn United around as soon as possible. “Sometimes the pressure that I put on the team or on myself is so much bigger than them,” he said. “I know that it’s going to take a while, but I don’t want to think like that because it will give a feeling that we have time to work things out. So I don’t want that feeling here in our club.”