Ruben Amorim regrets claim team may be Manchester United’s worst ever
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Ruben Amorim regrets saying his Manchester United team may be the worst in the club’s history and giving the post-match dressing down that reportedly damaged a television screen. The head coach claimed his public comments after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Brighton at Old Trafford were aimed more at his underperformance than his players. He also suggested changing-room criticism of his squad had been an error because he does not usually address them after a game.
Reflecting on his press conference remarks, Amorim said: “I was talking more for myself than for my players because I was talking that [I am] a coach who starts out losing seven games in the first [15]. So it’s more for me. I was talking more about myself than the players.
“It’s the same players doing worse with a new coach – that is my only concern at the moment. I also talked in the same response about how I was not helping my players and if you look at every time you [media] push about the players [not being] good enough I never put the spot [blame] on my players.
“So I understand I give you that headline and I am frustrated sometimes. Sometimes I should not say it in these terms but it is what it is and that’s it. Sometimes it’s really hard to hide the frustration in the moment. But the good thing is I said the same things in a different way in the dressing room five minutes before.”.
Amorim wishes he had not spoken to the players straight away. “I’m a young guy and sometimes I make a mistake,” the 39-year-old said. “That’s why I don’t talk after the game. This game, I needed to talk and maybe it was a mistake and then I get more nervous [frustrated] and went to the conference really nervous and say things I shouldn’t say. That’s it.
