It has been a little over three months since Manchester United paid one of the highest compensation fees in football history for a manager and appointed one of Europe’s most promising coaches as their head of staff. Ruben Amorim earned iconic status among Sporting Lisbon fans, but the undeniable fact remains that he is only 40 years old and has just six and a half years of coaching experience.Amorim is still a young manager, and it often seems that he is trying too hard to impose his authority on Manchester United players, but such things clearly don’t work that way. He smashed televisions, shouted, maintained strict communication with players—doing everything that even much more experienced coaches often don’t have the legitimacy to do—but none of that has led to even a short string of good results.When the Red Devil gets angry, TVs sufferThe Red Devils suffered a defeat against Tottenham on Sunday, and after 25 Premier League rounds, they sit in 15th place. Statistics show that under Portuguese coach, United has collected only 14 out of a possible 42 points in the league—a mere 33.33%—an abysmal record for a man whom a significant portion of fans believed would finally bring the club back to the heights it enjoyed before Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013.Not even Ange’s Spurs are that bad! Amorim’s side now flirts with relegationAt the press conference following the Tottenham defeat, the 40-years-old coach once again sought an alibi in the squad situation.”I have a lot of problems. My job is very difficult. I am here to continue doing my job and to set up tactics again next week with all my beliefs. I will try to do that, I will try to win again. At this moment, the questions are bigger than the idea or the system. Right now, it feels like survival and focusing on small things. We need to improve the little details for the next match—we don’t even have to look at the table or the schedule, that is irrelevant at this moment,” Red Devils’ strategist stated.Ruben Amorim since joining Man United pic.twitter.com/XQxQkkvuw4— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) February 16, 2025 Against Tottenham, United was missing Amad Diallo (likely out for the rest of the season due to an ankle ligament injury), Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, Toby Collyer, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, as well as the ill Christian Eriksen and Leny Yoro. However, the Portuguese coach was still able to field a strong lineup featuring Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Noussair Mazraoui, Andre Onana, and the newly signed Patrick Dorgu.🗣️ Rúben Amorim: “I have a lot of problems, my job is so, so hard here. But I stick with my beliefs.” pic.twitter.com/xQK1yyfKib— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 17, 2025 “I have a lot of difficulties because we have many matches and are playing in three competitions with a limited squad. Everyone is at Carrington, just focusing on the next match, the next training session—that is our goal. We just focus on the next game and do everything to win some matches until the end of the season, then we can think about the bigger picture. Right now, the priority is keeping players healthy, recovering some of them, and focusing on what we need to do for the next game,” Amorim added, offering little innovation in his statements.Ruben Amorim’s win rate in the Premier League compared to Man Utd’s last five permanent managers 😒📉 pic.twitter.com/bsc8W5fkwR— LiveScore (@livescore) February 16, 2025 There are 13 rounds left in the Premier League season, and United has just 29 points from 25 matches, currently sitting 15th on the table. If they continue collecting points at the same pace, they will finish the season at their lowest position since 1974 when, in a 22-team league, they ended in 21st place and were relegated to the second division.Meanwhile, United is still competing in the FA Cup and Europa League, having reached the round of 16 in both tournaments.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 25FridayBrighton – Chelsea 3-0 (2-0)/Mitoma 27, Minteh 38, 63/SaturdayLeicester – Arsenal 0-2 (0-0)/Merino 81, 87/Aston Villa – Ipswich 1-1 (0-0)/Watkins 69 – Delap 56/Fulham – Nott.Forest 2-1 (1-1)/Smith Rowe 15, Bassey 62 – Wood 37/Man.City – Newcastle 4-0 (3-0)/Marmoush 19, 24, 33, McAtee 84/Southampton – Bournemouth 1-3 (0-2)/Sulemana 72 – Ouattara 14, Christie 16, Tavernier 83/West Ham – Brentford 0-1 (0-1)/Schade 4/Crystal Palace – Everton 1-2 (0-1)/Mateta 47 – Beto 42, Alcaraz 80/SundayLiverpool – Wolves 2-1 (2-0)/Diaz 15, Salah 37 pen – Cunha 67/Tottenham – Manchester United 1-0 (1-0)/Maddison 13/
