Sir Jim Ratcliffe insists Ruben Amorim needs three years to "prove him as a great manager", while emphasizing his absolute confidence in the criticized captain of Manchester United.
If Ratcliffe is right, Amorim will become the first manager since Sir Alex Ferguson to be with the Red Devils for such a long time.
The Scotsman's glorious tenure ended in 2013. And since then, a series of famous coaches have tried their best but failed to repeat his resounding success.
As a result, everyone was fired - early, late - and now, Amorim is the one assigned the responsibility of bringing Man United back to their heyday.
Amorim is about to celebrate his first year leading Man United, but the recent period has been a nightmare for him. However, the Portuguese strategist still receives absolute trust from the board. Ratcliffe shows no signs of considering sacking him at this time.
If Ratcliffe does indeed give Amorim three years to prove his worth, he will become United's longest-serving manager since Ferguson, despite currently having the lowest win tally among the club's official managers.
To date, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains the longest-serving player since the Ferguson era, with a tenure of nearly three years.
In an interview with The Times' The Business podcast, Ratcliffe frankly shared about the Portuguese head coach.
"He hasn't had a good season. Amorim needs to prove himself as a great manager in the next three years. That was the time I was willing to give him."
David Moyes has failed to make a full season after being heavily charged with succeeding Ferguson. Louis van Gaal was then given the opportunity to lead the team for two years, but his failure to qualify for the Champions League in the second season saw him fire.
Jose Mourinho, one of the two rare managers to help the "Red Devils" finish as Premier League runners-up, was in charge for 2 years and 7 months before giving way to Solskjaer.
After that, Erik ten Hag became the first coach to be fired by Ratcliffe and the INEOS Group. The Dutch captain was only with the team for more than 2 years before having to leave the hot seat at Old Trafford.
Amorim is the first coach to be directly appointed by Ratcliffe and his new team. Therefore, they are determined to defend their choice, determined to prove that this is the right decision. However, statistics and performances on the pitch show that Amorim is still struggling to turn things around at M.U.
However, Ratcliffe has dismissed any speculation about Amorim's future, asserting that many are too hasty, wanting change and succeed immediately.
"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.
