Where it was jubilation for Tottenham Hotspur to win their first trophy in 17 years, the problems for their counterpart, Manchester United, do not seem to be reducing anytime soon. The Ruben Amorim side, who sit 16th in the Premier League, lost 1-0 to Spurs in the Europa League final in Bilbao on Wednesday.
Manager Amorim took over at United last year in November, with the side struggling in the Premier League at 13th in the table. Since then, the club has only succumbed under pressure, slipping down three places with manager Amorim knocked out of the three cup competitions in the process.
However, Amorim still believes he is the right man for the job. “If the board and the fans feel I’m not the right guy, I will go in the next day,” said Amorim after the Europa League final. “But I will not quit again. I am confident in my job. As you see, I will not change anything in the way I do things.”
He added, “In this moment, I am not here to defend myself. It’s not my style. I cannot do it, it is really hard for me….. I have nothing to show to the fans and say ‘I’m going to improve because of this, I have these problems,’ I will not do nothing.”
“In this moment, it is a little bit of faith. Let’s see. I’m always open, if the board and the fans feel that I am not the right guy, I will go the next day without any conversation about compensation,” said a dejected Amorim.
There have also been questions and concerns about Amorim’s appointment, with voices suggesting whether United might have gone backwards since Amorim took over the managerial role from Erik ten Hag.
Speaking on this, the Portuguese said, “I don’t agree (that we are going backwards),” Amorim said. “We’ve had some bad results but I think we have improved in certain areas. We were competitive in more games that we didn’t score in. I understand I’m a young guy. But I also understand that if we have the chances that we had in the second half, if we managed to score one, the game should have been different, this press conference should be so different.”
