Last season, it felt like there was an implicit agreement among supporters of Manchester United. Regardless of the chaos on the scene, even if the new lows reach, Old Trafford loyalists remain behind manager Reuben Amorim.
Despite his desire to take part this summer, he was parachute midway through the campaign, but the Portuguese coach was given the last free hit.
The night at Bilbao was monotonous and disappointing, but the 40-year-old teased a brighter day following his final clash with Aston Villa. “A good day will come,” he cried.
But five games to the new season, and those “good days” have yet to return. Perhaps we need to pay attention to the cry of patience, but this all feels the same.
I had the desire to “suffer” in 2024/25. Amorim with the conditions that he will get it in the summer window, a full season, a week between games. Four points and four points from the Carabao Cup exit suggest that it is not the case.
Naturally, debate about the future of former sports CP Man is on the rise – is it time for change before too much damage occurs?
Comparison of the beginning of the season of Amorim
Although Amorim’s integrity and honesty of pre- and post-match meditation was to his achievements, the former Braga boss can speak, he has failed to take a walk so far.
Refusing to fine-tune the flawed 3-4-2-1 system, the latest Alex Ferguson appointment may soon fall on the sword as he has overseen the club’s worst start since 1992 to a Premier League campaign.
Of course, that first season on the new look of top flight saw United clinch the title under Fergie’s watch, but in an era that was almost perfect to end at the summit, the current crops appear far away.
With the next international break three games away, Amorim could be heading towards a critical period in his relatively short Red Devils tenure, reaching the end of the Eric 10 hug last October.
The Dutch were actually garnering even more points this time in the sixth inning since last year’s opening four-league match, with United finishing 14th at the table, but his loss to West Ham United was his final straw.
Overseeing another massive summer investment in the £250 million region, Amorim may soon find himself in the chopping block, but who can replace him?
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There is a sense that the Ineos hierarchy has almost jumped over the guns with Amorim’s appointment. Rather than taking the approach of adopting a safe pair hand in the dugout, there has been a considerable change at the boardroom level, but Ir Jimratcliffe and Co gambled on Portugal’s two title winners and his highly debated three systems.
This risk has yet to be paid off so far, and the 2025/26 season is still early, but it could be that they are hoping to get things stuck in the buds sooner later than simply seeing another campaign drift into nothingness.
If changes were made in the administration, there was a whisper that longtime target Mauricio Pochettino could be in the equation, with Argentine coaches currently at the helm of the US national team.
The record of seven losses in 18 matches hosting the upcoming World Cup was clearly unfriendly during the 53-year-old Post Tottenham Hotspur, amid cruel looting in both Palisen Gelmaine and Chelsea.
That being said, it may suggest that his time at the international level is not the case, but the 4-2-3-1 manager is not a busted flash. At Stamford Bridge, for example, he overcame the confusion in order to lead the Blues to a respectable sixth place finish. Meanwhile, the Parc des Princes claimed three domestic honors against the League One Giants.
There was also a time when Ferguson considered him the “best manager in the league” – as relayed by MP David Lamy – Pockettino was a revelation following his appointment with the Spurs in 2014.
Just as the former Southampton coach, “genius” coach – journalist Alex Kebble, was welcomed, he piloted the youthful side of North London and unleashed the exciting brand of football led by Harry Kane, Hyun Min’s son, Dere Ally and others.
In his five full seasons in charge of Lily White, “Pochi” finished fifth or higher.
The trophy was elusive, but the former Espanyol boss ignored the odds that took the club to the Champions League final in 2019. As Kebble stated, he was undoubtedly “too good” for the Spurs, and he “beyond taxation, the chairman didn’t know what to do.”
Amorim is currently “branding” a Premier League record of just 31 points from 31 games, so Pochettino is definitely an upgrade in that division.
In fact, the latter man won 150 matches in competition from 294 outings.
Pockettino’s career record | ||
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team | game | Points per match |
united states of america | 18 | 1.83 |
Chelsea | 51 | 1.78 |
psg | 84 | 2.15 |
spur | 293 | 1.84 |
saint | 60 | 1.45 |
Espanyol | 161 | 1.22 |
Via TransferMarkt |
The experienced coach, still a relatively young person in the world of coaching, appears to have missed the boat multiple times when it comes to moving to Manchester.
This movement took a long time. Pockettino is able to offer its long-term approach, along with the ability to achieve results at the Premier League level in the short term.
Amorim is the number to go back, but this is the business of outcomes, and the outcomes were simply not scratching.