After losing 1-3 to Brighton at Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim was in a storm with his players. Normally, the Portuguese strategist is very calm regardless of the result of the team. However, the silly mistakes leading to the loss to Brighton like a drop of water overflowed the cup, making the 39-year-old coach unable to ignore them any more.
In the team meeting after the loss to Brighton, Ruben Amorim was said to have scolded the players without any pity. Some of Man United's stars even almost cried and felt hurt. The TV in the dressing room for tactical discussing was praised by Amorim.
This information was initially published by The Sun but was not trusted by many people because the newspaper's reliability was quite low. However, when The Athletic investigated and confirmed the truth, it became a huge scandal. Normally, Ruben Amorim does not criticize the players. Ruben Amorim is often silent and chooses to respond the next day. This time everything went in the opposite direction.
At a press conference before the UEFA Europa League against Rangers, when asked why he had such an angry act, Amorim was forced to apologize.
"I didn't do it to shock the players, absolutely not. I'm still quite young and of course I will make mistakes. Therefore, I often don't answer much after each match.
The last match against Brighton had many mistakes that made me more worried. After that, when the worry was too much and the emotions were very uncontrollable, I said things I shouldn't say. I don't promise everyone that I won't do it anymore but everything needs to improve soon" - Amorim shared.
After losing to Brighton, Man United are still in the bottom half of the Premier League rankings after round 22 and 10 points above the relegation zone. If they lose two more games, things could get worse than ever, true to Amorim's comments of "the worst version in history".
"All the problems should be focused on me more. I am a coach who has lost a lot in the first period. Sometimes when I read the newspaper and saw the title like that, I felt very sad and disappointed.
5 minutes before that action, I was sincere with the players. At that time, they reacted very normally because I said directly what I was thinking. I think everyone should be honest with each other at the moment" - Amorim shared.
Currently, Man United only have the FA Cup and Europa League to dream of a title this season. Europa League will have a hard time before reaching the knockout round. Ruben Amorim and his team aim to finish in the Top 8. They need to beat Rangers at home to gradually realize that.
