Failed At MU Amorism Ready To Be Fired, Ronaldo Gives Defense

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. (X/@ManUtd)

Ruben Amorim has a different fate from Arne Slot, who immediately took Liverpool to the top position. Amorym played a difficult period when replacing Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. He admitted that he was ready to be fired following the slump of MU. However, former MU star Cristiano Ronaldo defended Amoram.

Slot replaces Juergen Klopp in charge of Liverpool. Losing Klopp didn't make Liverpool lose target. Virgil van Dijk was actually successful in the English Premier League. In the first half of the competition, the Reds were already stuck at the top of the standings.

Likewise in the Champions League, Liverpool even set a perfect record and occupied the top position. The change of manager at Anfield did run smoothly without obstacles.

Kontras dengan MU yang memecat Ten Hag untuk digantikan dengan Amoram. Pilihan Amorium sebenarnya tidak salah karena dia sukses menangani Sporting Lisbon. Bahkan di laga terakhir sebelum pindah ke Old Trafford, Amorim memberi hadiah cinta bagi Sporting dan fans MU karena timnya menghancurkan Manchester City 4-1 di Liga Champions.

However, the Amorism journey in England did not match the expectations if Manchester United fans wanted the manager to duplicate what Slot was doing at Liverpool. Even Amorim failed to improve Manchester United's performance. The team's position in the standings has slumped even further after swallowing four defeats from seven Premier League matches. MU only won twice when beat Everton 4-0 and then beat Manchester City 2-1.

It's just that the good trend of winning at the Etihad could not be maintained by the Ambitious Forces. They lost 3-0 against Bournemouth at Old Trafford. Finally, the Red Devils were forced to surrender 2-0 when they visited the headquarters of the team, which was in danger of relegating Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The bad result made MU jump to the bottom by being ranked 14. MU has 22 points and is only eight points ahead with the team in the relegation zone.

In the aftermath, Amorima is under pressure. Moreover, of the 10 matches played in various competitions, MU has lost five times. Compared to Ten Hag's achievements in the last 10 matches before being dismissed. MU only lost twice.

Despite receiving full support from the club and fans, Amorim admits that he is self-aware. This 39-year-old Portuguese man understands that fans are 'excited' with the bad situation of his favorite team. If he fails, he is ready to face the threat of dismissal. It doesn't matter if he has only been at MU for a few months with a contract until 2027.

"Being a Manchester United manager is never comfortable. When it comes to me, the club has to pay the buy out clause. I also understand that if you fail to win, any manager will definitely be in danger. But I like it because this is my job," said Amorim as quoted by The Sun.

"You could argue that I've only been here for a month [to deal with MU] and I've only been in training a few times. So it's natural that it still fails. But the problem is we failed to win. That's the truth and I really don't feel comfortable with it," he said again.

"We certainly fight to do everything because supporters always support us. But they are already tired. This is indeed part of football when we go through difficult times. I know this will not be easy," said Amorim.

Despite the pressure, Amorim actually still has full support from the club and supporters. Only the renewal steps to be carried out are still hampered. One of them is the purchase of the player the manager wants. The club may limit the purchase of players or not even at all with the consideration of financial fair play rules.

Unlike Ten Hag, who was immediately given a check to buy players. As a result, MU came to the players from Ajax Amsterdam who were previously handled by Ten Hag. In addition, there are Casemiro and Andre Onana who apparently failed to replace David de Gea.

Support for Amorism also came from Ronaldo, a former Manchester United star who is also a Sporting alumni. He was bought directly from Sporting and Ronald's career immediately skyrocketed. Ronaldo stated that Amorism was the right person to stop the storm at MU.

"He did a fantastic job in Portugal when he handled my former club Sporting. However, the Premier League is indeed far different. The Premier League is the most competitive in the world," said Ronaldo.

"I know it won't be easy. They're still going through the storm. But the storm is coming to an end and the sun will shine again," Ronaldo said.

"Everything that happens will end well with him. I wish the best for Manchester United because I really love the club," he said.

Only Ronaldo had returned to Old Trafford after leaving Juventus but then left for Saudi Arabia to strengthen Al Nassr said that MU's problem was not really the manager. Ronaldo said MU is like an aquarium and in it there are sick fish.

"You have to take the sick fish and then fix the aquarium. If you put it back in, the fish will hurt again. That's the problem at Manchester United. The problem remains the same," he said.

MU returned to play an important match by hosting Newcastle United at Old Trafford, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 in the morning WIB. In that match, MU lost captain Bruno Fernandes who got a red card against Wolves.