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Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire has explained that adapting to Ruben Amorim was always “going to be difficult” because of the dramatically different style of play he is trying to introduce.
Amorim was appointed Eric ten HagueA permanent successor in early November. The former Sporting CP head coach did not take charge of his first competitive fixture until late in the move after seeing his notice in Lisbon. In this window of several matches and few training sessions, the 39-year-old has deployed a new formation and defensive approach.
its whole Ten match starts at the helmAmorim has suffered a record-breaking five defeats – the worst start by any United boss since the Second World War. Maguire has seen this dismal sequence of results from the bench and the heart of the defence, including a current run of three straight defeats, and puts it down to such a drastic change in style.
“It’s about managers and styles, not that they’ve come in and have similar styles,” Maguire said. Sky Sports When comparing Amorim to Ten Hag, who didn’t work with a back-three or try to press high up the pitch. “They are complete opposites in terms of what they want and what they want.
“So the transition period is going to be tough. We all have a lot of faith in the manager and all his coaching staff. I’m sure things will turn around. He knows exactly what he needs to do to get this club back together. He’s got to come in and do what he has to do. The need has been done.
After Amorim’s Manchester United debut – one 1-1 draw With newly-promoted Ipswich Town – the Portuguese boss claiming his players are “thinking too much”. That provisional display is bolstered by the weight of information that spans Amorim’s brief, and thus far unsuccessful, reign.
Despite the disclosure, Maguire No one was making excuses. “We are doing everything we can to climb the table,” said the centre-back. “We can’t really set a target at the moment because we are nowhere near where we want to be in the league table.
“What we’ve done so far is really disappointing. Everyone knows that. We know it’s not good enough for this club.”
