Amorim says Manchester United were nervous in rout by Bournemouth
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Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United’s players were nervous on Sunday during their 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth, which left the club 13th and in the bottom half on Christmas Day for the first time since 1989. The defeat was a second in a row by that scoreline at home against Bournemouth, almost exactly a year after the first. United went behind to the seventh goal they have conceded in the past six games at a set play.
Amorim said: “This game was hard on us. We suffered again on set pieces and we were a little bit nervous – also the stadium at the beginning of the game, I felt it … It’s a lot of mental [nervousness]: you can feel it not just with the players, the fans too.
“I felt it from the first minute, there’s a lot of anxiety; that’s normal because of the context [needing to win] and it’s really disappointing. It’s a tough moment but we have to face it and prepare for the next game.”. Dean Huijsen’s 29th-minute opener derived from a free-kick at which he was left unmarked. This occurred after United were drilled before kick-off by Carlos Fernandes in defending set pieces. Amorim was asked whether he might replace Fernandes in coaching set pieces.
“It is my responsibility to coach them, not Carlos – it is all on me,” he said. “Of course we want to improve. In this moment, everything is so much harder – a club like Manchester United to lose 3-0 at home, it’s really tough for everybody. And of course the fans are really disappointed and tired.
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