Coach Ruben Amorim understands that he is accepting a difficult task when taking over Manchester United. However, the scale of the reconstruction process has surprised even him.
Amorim has now been in charge of nine games as head coach of the Red Devils. During this period, Man United won 4, lost 4, drew 1, scored 17 goals and conceded 17.
The 4-0 win over Everton and the 2-1 comeback against Manchester City showed the promise of Man United under Amorim. However, the instability of the Erik ten Hag era is still present.
The 3-0 loss at Old Trafford to Bournemouth last weekend showed how much effort the Portuguese strategist needs to put in. The January transfer window could be a viable solution, but it is a difficult time to buy players. Remember, Man United have considered losing tens of millions of pounds to sell Marcus Rashford.
When contacted by Man United, Amorim offered to take over at the end of this season. However, he was forced to leave Sporting immediately and now needs to speed up the progress of the job.
When talking about his squad, Amorin also faces a dilemma like Sir Jim Ratcliffe with the stadium issue. Try to improve and modernize or build a new one?
At the moment, the 39-year-old strategist cannot break up and start rebuilding Man United's squad, but the changes must be as comprehensive as possible.
It can be said that many Man United players are currently responsible for the mediocrity that is eating into the squad. Players like Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Joshua Zirkzee, Casemiro and Christian Eriksen are either too old or not good enough to fit Amorim's future plans.
In fact, the players who are likely to have a long-term future at Old Trafford seem to be only Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Lisandro Martinez and Alejandro Garnacho. Amorim needs some world-class midfielders and a proven striker. And the reconstruction task must begin in the January transfer window.
A common theme at Man United is that new managers come and go, but the problem is still there. Since Sir Alex Ferguson left, many veteran coaches have arrived at Old Trafford but have failed.
Ruben Amorim clearly knows what he is doing, as his experience at Sporting seems to have been of little help.
