Lisandro Martinez’s disagreement with Ruben Amorim gives Man Utd boss food for thought
Lisandro Martinez’s disagreement with Ruben Amorim gives Man Utd boss food for thought
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Lisandro Martinez has offered a different perspective to Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim's recent bleak assessment of the team. Following their 10th Premier League loss of the season to Brighton earlier this month – a result which left United 13th in the table – Amorim had labelled his squad "the worst team maybe" in the club's history. He later admitted to "failing" his players, but Martinez's recent remarks tell a different story.
After netting the decisive goal in United's 1-0 triumph over Fulham on Sunday, the defender insisted that Amorim had been a source of confidence for the team since his November arrival, noting an improvement in their teamwork. "I feel very confident. The coach gives us that confidence," Martinez told Telemundo Deportes.
"The connection we have... at the back, they [the players] know that if you are attacking, if you are in front, you know they are covering you. So when you already know and when you go back a little bit and your colleagues are there, covering, you go with more confidence.".
Despite less than stellar results under Amorim, United's performances have seen a general uptick since Erik ten Hag left. They've secured victories over Manchester City and Arsenal (albeit via penalties) and held Liverpool to a draw in the past six weeks, and after consecutive wins against Rangers and Fulham, United are now looking up both domestically and in Europe, rather than down.
Amorim, who reportedly lost his cool and smashed a TV in the dressing room after United's 3-1 loss to Brighton, will have no doubt found some solace in recent results. After the Brighton game, the Portuguese coach sounded desperate as he spoke of the urgent need to "survive".
