Threat of sack remains if results don’t improve, says Amorim as his struggling Man United side face Sunderland.
Ruben Amorim will not walk from United but admits sack threat beckons if results do not improve.
Although Ruben Amorim acknowledges that he will be fired if results do not improve, he maintains that he will not leave Manchester United despite the team’s difficulties.
The team is now in 14th place in the Premier League after finishing 15th the previous season, and the head coach has amassed 34 points in his 33 Premier League games. Despite losing to Grimsby in the Carabao Cup, United has won two of their first seven games this season. Last Saturday’s loss to Brentford prolonged Amorim’s quest for his first consecutive league wins since joining the team 11 months ago. On Saturday, Sunderland will visit Old Trafford, and a loss will increase Amorim’s scrutiny.
Amorim, asked whether he would consider resigning, said: “No, that is a decision of the board. I cannot do that. Sometimes I have that feeling and losing is hard, not to create the momentum. It’s so frustrating when you create the momentum, go to the next game, something happens. That feeling sometimes hurts me a lot. Also the players and especially the staff here. But that is not my decision and I think it would be really hard to leave if I don’t do everything to follow my career here.
“It’s a dream to be here and I want to continue here and I want to fight for this. But the problem is now what makes me suffer is to lose games, not to lose my job. You fear to lose your job when you have to pay the bills and I don’t have that feeling.”
In addition, the 40-year-old passionately defended his 3-4-3 system, which has drawn a lot of criticism. Despite using the formation in every game, Amorim has not been able to achieve the desired consistency.
“Nobody here is naive,” Amorim said. “We understand that we need results to continue the project. We will reach a point that is impossible for everyone because this is a very big club with a lot of sponsors, with two owners. So it’s hard, the balance is really hard. What I want is to see my team – winning or losing – playing the same way and we are not doing that.”