Man Utd news: Ruben Amorim promises ‘good days are coming’ despite major issues
Following Sunday’s controversial win over Aston Villa to end what has been a disastrous season, Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim promised fans at Old Trafford that the “good days are coming”.
United finished 15th in the Premier League standings this term, having lost 18 games and won only 11.
Despite an atrocious campaign, the Portuguese tactician has vowed to deliver better results next season, but the club has bigger issues that cannot be solved by mere promises.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s seasoned United fan Vanely Barumire offers her take on the struggling Red Devils.
A club plagued by legacy
At one point, the name Manchester United struck fear into the hearts of rival teams, Old Trafford was a formidable fortress, and there was an aura around the Red Devils that was simply unmatched.
Unfortunately, United now find themselves a club steeped in history yet cursed by legacy.
Since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, the club has desperately tried to replicate what the Scotsman did – and has nine managers and zero Premier League titles to show for its efforts.
As a United fan, I have reconciled myself with the fact that I probably won’t see a United team match the treble season of 1998-99, but it goes deeper than that as the club seems unable to let go of the past.
Indeed, the future of Manchester United appears to rest on its reminiscing about the past.
The club needs to shift its focus to a new generation of players and management and allow them to try something new.
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More managers than trophies
Pressure is continually placed on new United managers to be just as good as or even better than Ferguson, with every mistake and decision being weighed up against the legendary gaffer.
Before the club can start to move forward, there must be an acceptance that no one can replace Sir Alex Ferguson – and they shouldn’t be expected to.
Managers need freedom to experiment with players and formations, but that seems like a foreign idea to the club.
There remains little patience for managerial shifts or deep-rooted change, and that is a big problem.
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Better conditions elsewhere
Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Antony, and Jadon Sancho have painted an ugly picture about United this season.
While the Red Devils were finishing 15th in the Premier League, Rashford helped rejuvenate an exciting Aston Villa side; McTominay led Napoli to a Serie A title; Antony scored more goals for Real Betis in 17 games than he did for United in two seasons; and Sancho performed adequately in a young Chelsea team on the up.
If I was a marketing agent, I would say that this is bad for the brand.
But since I’m a football fan, I’ll say this instead: it’s like the red shirt is cursed and players are performing much better out of it than in it.
The way forward
As I write this, I keep asking myself what comes next? And truth be told, I don’t know.
The only thing I do know is that it’s unlikely the team will lift a Premier League or Champions League title in the next few years without major changes, and those changes will only be found in the future and not the past.
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