Ruben Amorim is set to replace Erik ten Hag as the manager of Man United over the coming weeks and the Portuguese coach is already making the same mistake as his predecessor at Old Trafford.
The Manchester club removed the Dutch coach from his role on Monday following the Red Devils’ 2-1 defeat to West Ham last weekend, which added to the underwhelming 2024/25 campaign being experienced by the Premier League giants.
The hierarchy at United moved fast to secure Ten Hag’s successor and got a deal wrapped up for Sporting CP’s highly-rated coach Ruben Amorim in days.
The Portuguese coach has already agreed to become the new manager of Man United and it will see the Red Devils part ways with €11m in order to lure him away from Lisbon as that is the release clause in the 39-year-old’s contract, reports Sky Sports.
Amorim will begin work at Old Trafford on November 11, reports Fabrizio Romano, and the Sporting coach may already be making a mistake that Ten Hag made regularly whilst the manager at Man United.
Will Ruben Amorim make the same mistake as Erik ten Hag at Man United?
Although Amorim has yet to officially be confirmed as the new Man United manager, it is being reported that the Sporting coach could be about to make the same error Ten Hag did at Old Trafford.
According to TEAMtalk, the Portuguese coach has asked United to reunite him with Sporting’s Goncalo Inacio, Marcus Edwards and Pedro Goncalves in 2025.
This would be a huge mistake on the 39-year-old’s part as Ten Hag regularly brought players he worked with in the Netherlands to Old Trafford and given the gap between the Premier League and Eredivisie, many of these players failed – Antony being the prime example.
History is likely to repeat itself if the Sporting coach goes down this path but given that Amorim has yet to step through the door at Old Trafford, it is hard to believe that the Portuguese coach is already making demands regarding future signings.
To compare the not yet appointed Ruben Amorim to Erik ten Hag’s total failure and ineptitude is unfair and misplaced.
Erik ten Hag’s mistake was he was obsessed with Dutch 🇳🇱 players, without being able to unlock their talents and skillsets to blend them into a fighting unit.
What is the problem with that? These are the players Man utd would want anyways and we have and continue to enjoy shopping from Portugal and most especially from Sporting. So what are you saying.
Difference is: Amorim developed Nunes, Ugarte, Porro, Mendes, and Palinha.
His coaching staff and previous clubs did that… Amorim simply HELPED develop them by playing them lol its not solely down to Amorim
It’s too early to compare someone who has not been given the job yet nonetheless it’s only normal for a coach wanting to use players he knows and trust though there’s a bit of risk involved in the fact that they coming from a different environment and weather.
And so it starts. The guy hasn’t even been officially announced as the new manager and the Media have their knives out. There wouldn’t be a word if he was taking over at Liverpool or City and wanted these players. How long will it take before you lot are spewing out your rubbish to turn the United fans against him. We have been linked with all 3 of these players in the past. If the new structure doesn’t want these players we won’t be trying to buy them. And before you start Amorin won’t be buying any players Ashworth and Wilcox will be doing that job
When Ron Atkinson came, he brought Bryan Robson and Remi Moses. If there is half a degree of similar success, i won’t complain