Ruud van Nistelrooy ended his journey to replace Erik ten Hag on the Man United coaching bench after a 3-0 win over Leicester City in round 11 of the Premier League. Together with Van Gol, the "Red Devils" were unbeaten in 4 matches and had 3 wins.
During his time as interim manager, Van Nistelrooy showed his strong love for the Old Trafford team, where he had a successful time playing as a player. Van Gol shared that he was willing to be an assistant as long as he could serve Manchester United. Currently, The Red Devils fans are hoping that new captain Ruben Amorim will keep their legend.
Last week, Ruben Amorim talked about the new coaching staff at Old Trafford. The Portuguese captain shared that he would bring the entire assistant team from Sporting to Man United. That was true when on the afternoon of November 11, Amorim's private plane landed in England from Portugal, along with all the old staff in the Sporting coaching staff.
However, Amorim has never said that Van Nistelrooy will not be needed. It is almost certain that the Dutch coach's future will be decided during FIFA Days in November. There is currently no information to show that Van Gol will have to leave or be kept. Everything is still waiting for Amorim's decision.
"We are talking about a Man United legend. He did very well. I will speak to Van Nistelrooy tomorrow. Then I will speak to everyone directly," Amorim said in a press conference after Sporting's final match, a win over Braga in the Primeira Liga.
Keeping Van Nistelrooy is both beneficial and harmful for Amorim and this young strategist must weigh up the pros and cons. Van Gol is the embodiment of the spirit and glorious past of Man United, very popular with fans. Besides, the experience and understanding of M.U of the Dutch strategist will help Amorim a lot.
However, if we look at it from the opposite direction, if Van Gol is kept in the coaching staff and the two sides have disagreements, it will be very difficult for Amorim to remove someone with a voice like the Dutch coach. With a decisive working style and dislike of scandals behind the scenes, Amorim does not want any relationship within the club to become an obstacle to the team's development.
Amorim may make a decision right after the meeting. Or it may be until the end of FIFA Days in November that the 39-year-old strategist will make an official statement. In the context of no transfer targets being recruited, keeping or parting ways with Van Nistelrooy is becoming the first difficult problem for Amorim to solve.
