Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a minority shareholder of Manchester United, said he wanted to spend 3 years giving the current "Red Devils" coach the opportunity to prove his ability. The British billionaire wants Ruben Amorim to assert himself as an excellent coach, while emphasizing the importance of patience with the players.
"Sometimes I can't understand the media. They want everything to succeed overnight. They think it's like a light switch - just turn it on and everything will be fine tomorrow. But you can't run a club like Manchester United based on quick reactions," said the British billionaire.
Man United's director of football, Jason Wilcox, spoke with some of the team's players - as he often does in his daily talks on the pitch - and found that everyone agreed that the team was happy with Amorim.
Of course, there is still sympathy and understanding that players like Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee are not really satisfied with not being able to play regularly this season.
However, in general, up to now, the Portuguese coach seems to have received support from the whole team. Some players - most notably Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount - have even publicly expressed that in recent interviews.
The Red Devils have had a turbulent start to the season. Although they are only 10th in the Premier League table after 7 rounds, they are only 3 points behind their neighbor Manchester City - currently ranked fifth - only.
After all, this is a team that still has many "scars" from the previous difficult season, when they finished in 15th place and lost in the Europa League final. Under Amorim, Man United have suffered 21 defeats in 50 matches, a number that clearly reflects the instability that this team is still trying to overcome.
However, despite disappointing failures and performances against opponents like Grimsby and Brentford, the atmosphere inside Carrington's training centre is still fluctuating optimistically.
According to British media, this is the time Man United has shown the greatest solidarity under a coach, since the club went through a long period of difficulty.
Despite the unsatisfactory results, the coaching staff believes that the data and professional statistics show that the team is showing signs of improvement. On-field reality partly reflects that, especially through his performance against Arsenal, along with impressive first half in the matches against Burnley and Sunderland.
The match against Sunderland also showed Amorim's tactical flexibility - something he was criticized for lacking. Man United defended with a 4-4-2 formation but switched to 3-4-3 when attacking, bringing a clearer balance.
In addition, the Old Trafford team seems to own a promising emerging star, goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
"He looked very confident in his debut match. The important thing is that Senne's teammates helped him have a good performance. We are all focused, make few mistakes, and we play together as a team.
He needs time to adapt to the new country, the new coaching program, and the great pressure that you put on the goalkeeper. Now he has only one game, still needs to work harder and prepare the mind that at this club, everything is always very harsh" - Amorim said about Lammens.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Sesko had a performance that was considered the best since joining Man United. The Slovene striker's pressing ability and smart movements, creating space for his teammates, also left a strong impression.
