Manchester, England — Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim don talk say him fit handle di issues wey no replace Marcus Rashford and Antony because he believe say, in di long run, e go benefit di team. Di Portuguese gaffer wey take charge of di Red Devils in November after Erik ten Hag sacked, don lose two key players on loan before di January transfer window close.
Amorim no feel say Rashford and Antony fit into im philosophy, so e let dem go to Aston Villa and Real Betis respectively. Di risk wey e take by no bringing in new players to fill di gaps don worsen wit di injury wey don sideline Joshua Zirkzee for di rest of di season. As wey United dey sit for 15th position for di Premier League, e dey look like dem go finish for dia worst league position since dem relegated in 1973-74.
“In January we lost players and didn’t bring in new ones,” Amorim talk. “That was a risk. But there are things here that are more important than scoring 10 more goals this season. We are trying to do something that is more important. We can hurt di squad now but in di future, it will help di club.”
Amorim admit say he prefer to complete di season with Sporting Lisbon before joining United, but dem tell am say e be ‘now or never’, so he accept di job immediately. While he dey reflect on di past few months, e don question if e suppose stick to him original plan and start di job at di beginning of di next season.
“If you ask me four months ago, with all di problems, maybe I have di feeling I should be stronger in saying I will start at di beginning of di season,” Amorim say. “But today, I am feeling it is something that is going to help us in di future.”
Di 40-year-old manager don face plenty frustration with di team’s performance as dem look for win against Bournemouth on Sunday to boost dem chances of avoiding relegation. Amorim no neglect di support wey di fans don show despite di team wahala. “I think that is special, but I also know say people understand wetin we dey try to do,” he talk. “But I also know say dis moment, without results and sometimes without performances, and still have dat support from di fans go finish maybe in di next season.”
Amorim also explain say di decision to allow Rashford to leave for Aston Villa no be mistake as he believe say e dey part of di long-term plan for di club. “We are trying to do something that is more important. Di club fit suffer now, but in di future, wetin we dey do go help di club,” he insist.
As United dey prepare for di Europa League sef, di team go face Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, while dem look forward to avenge di 3-0 loss wey dem suffer from Bournemouth earlier this season. Amorim don gather all di information to prepare di team better for di next few years, and him ready to face di critics as di season dey draw to a close.
