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Rúben Amorim’s first year at the helm at Manchester United has been nothing less than baptism by fire, but the young Portuguese coach feels joining the Red Devils is most likely the “most important moment” of his career. The 40-year-old manager, who joined Man United from Sporting CP, has won 1.43 points on average in 53 matches since moving to England, while he averaged 2.29 at his previous club in 231 matches.
The numbers lay bare how difficult life at United has been for Amorim, who had to wait for almost a year in the job to win three consecutive games. His first anniversary at Man United ended in a comeback 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Amorim: ‘Man United most important moment of my career’
Amorim caught up with DAZN Portugal recently as he discussed the troubled first year at the English Premier League club. While admitting that it has been a difficult year for him, Amorim said that his United tenure has made him a better coach.
“If I get to the end of my career, I’ll see that this maybe was the most important moment of my career. It all happened well, because I started to win a lot of games and titles early in my career, which gave me some ability to choose the next project, to have some peace of mind and then yes, I spent a bad time and therefore that is part of the coaching life,” Amorim said.
“If I go to see my whole story, maybe this was the best thing that happened to me. Today it’s easy to say why we’re winning. But I’m much better, I think I’m a much better coach now. It’s weird to say, but I think I am, because I learned to get over things that I didn’t know what it was like.”
In a separate interview, Amorim added that he is not going to move away from his preferred 3-4-3 formation despite criticism and even if transitioning to other formations may help in short-term gains, as he is aiming at a “better future.”
“Maybe it’s true that if we played in 4x4x24x4x2, we would get more games. I’ve always said that I have a way of playing that takes time, but that will allow for a better future. I can say we’re a better team now. We feel it and it can help us overcome difficulties,” he said.
Manchester are currently eighth in the Premier League with 17 points, and next face Tottenham away from home on Saturday.
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