Job cuts at Old Trafford our responsibility, says Amorim ahead of bleak and uncertain times at Manchester United.
Job cuts at Manchester United are ‘affecting the environment’ of those associated with the club, says boss Ruben Amorim.
Amorim has admitted that he and the first team are to blame for Manchester United’s football club shortcomings, which have led to the layoff of large numbers of people.
As part of cost-cutting measures, Old Trafford’s minority owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, plans to eliminate 200 more employee positions in an effort to correct years of financial mismanagement and restore the team to stability.
Major clubs’ financial success is inextricably related to their on-field performance, and United’s league woes and Champions League elimination from the previous season compounded their issues, which were further aggravated by a history of subpar hiring.
Amorim’s issues are getting worse, as Amad Diallo will be out for the remainder of the season due to an ankle injury he sustained during practice. The Ivory Coast international, who has scored six goals in the last 14 games, is expected to have a lengthy layoff as a result of the loss. Amorim has limited midfield options as a result of injuries sustained by Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer during training this week.
Amorim has had a difficult time turning things around, and United will visit Tottenham on Sunday. The two teams began the weekend as 14th and 13th in the league, and they have only won five of their last 22 games together.
Asked if poor morale among staff at the club was affecting the team, Amorim said: “I think it’s really important for us in the first team, coaches and players, to not ignore that. People are losing their jobs so we have to acknowledge that and the biggest problem is the football, because we spend the money, we are not winning, we are not in Champions League, so the revenues are not the same.
“We spent a lot of money in the past and now we have to be careful with the finances. We cannot rebuild the team the way we would like. People are losing their jobs, of course it’s hard to have that feeling of people safe in their job and it affects the environment. We cannot ignore, we acknowledge that problem and I want to say that the responsibility is the first team.
“We have to change that. The first part, what we should do is to win at Tottenham. That is the small step to try to help these people, to try not to push the prices of the tickets higher. We are responsible for that.”