Bruno Fernandes says Manchester United players need to take a step back and focus on implementing the changes proposed by Ruben Amorim.
The Red Devils face Ipswich Town in Amorim’s first game in charge on Sunday afternoon, knowing a win will take them into the top half of the Premier League table.
United have already moved up to 12th, thanks to Bournemouth’s home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, but have a lot of work to do if they are to live up to the standards and expectations set by the club’s supporters, board and new technical staff
Amorim has noted that he needs time to implement his ideas, but ultimately his long-term ambition is for United to become Premier League champions for the 14th time – the previous 13 successes came under Sir Alex Ferguson.
talking with Sky Sports ahead of Amorim’s Premier League bow, Fernandes has revealed that the players are working on things that need to change following the departure of Erik ten Hag, with a key step in unitedevolution by looking at the here and now instead of looking too far ahead.
“It’s still the beginning, but obviously you can already see what he’s about, how much intensity he wants to put into each training session. But then he and his staff are very strict, but at the same time open,” said Fernandes.
“They came to one of the biggest clubs in the world, they know the expectation will be high, there will be doubters, others will think he will do everything at once and be brilliant, so he knows what people expect.”
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“The coach pointed out some things that he thinks we need to change for us and we need to follow them. Obviously not everyone starts, not everyone plays, but everyone will participate, and he wants everyone to feel the same attention and the same attention. desire to win”.
Regarding Amorim’s philosophy, Fernandes continued: “He’s very direct, what he wants, what he demands, and we just have to follow the rules. I think communication was part of his success and I think it’s very good at that
“We can’t focus too far because I think that’s been our problem lately, working too much ahead of us.
“My role is to push everyone to join the coaching staff, with new ideas, so that everyone understands that we are going in a different way now and we have to be the most excited about it.”
Amorim’s appointment at Old Trafford came as a result of a superb four-and-a-half-year spell at the helm of Sporting CP which saw him win two Primeira Liga and two Taca da Liga titles, the Portuguese equivalent of the League. FA Cup.
Sporting have also soared under Amorim this season, winning their 11 league games a combined 39-5, while also annihilated Manchester City 4-1 in the Champions League, a result that has started the worst streak of results in Pep Guardiola’s managerial career.
