{"id":236976,"date":"2025-11-01T01:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/236976\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T01:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T01:51:14","slug":"ruben-amorim-admits-europa-league-final-defeat-made-him-fear-for-his-job-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/236976\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim admits Europa League final defeat made him fear for his job | Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruben Amorim has indicated that the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham<\/a> was among the moments that made him fear he would not last a year at Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The head coach admitted he has wondered more than once whether it was \u201cmeant to be\u201d for him in the job he was appointed to a year ago on Saturday. He has lost 19 of his 52 games since signing a two-and-a-half-year contract and last season took United to 15th, their lowest Premier League finish. The Portuguese was asked whether he had worried about completing 12 months in charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo lose so many games, that was so hard for me,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause this is Manchester United<\/a>. Putting all the attention on the Europa League and not winning, that was massive. So I had some moments where I struggled a lot, and I was thinking: \u2018Maybe it\u2019s not meant to be.\u2019 Today is the opposite \u2026 Today I feel that it was the best decision in my life [to join], and I want to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amorim has drawn scrutiny for his 3-4-3 formation and refusal to change it. The 40-year-old outlined why he trusts it. \u201cWhen I started thinking about the system, nobody was playing 3-4-3, so I can understand how to rotate players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven in the way we buy players, if you have a clear idea how to play, it\u2019s easy for you to [say]: \u2018This is the guy that I want.\u2019 And that can help you. When [today] is 4-3-3 and tomorrow is a 4-4-2, it\u2019s harder to make the characteristics right for the players, so I try to use all this knowledge to search for the right players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amorim was asked whether he would like to sign a midfielder in January. \u201cA lot of things can happen. We have the World Cup, some players who are not playing, they will ask to leave, so I have to manage everything,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then we want to bring players that we can see have a big future in Manchester United.<\/p>\n

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