Amorim on Utd players' flexibility as he suffers ahead of Newcastle
shot 26/12/2024 embargoed until 27/12/2024
Molineux stadium, Wolverhampton, UK
shot 26/12/2024 embargoed until 27/12/2024
Molineux stadium, Wolverhampton, UK
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00:0030 PM.
00:02Simon.
00:03When Omar Barrada went to speak to you,
00:07you said in Portugal that your first reaction was to say,
00:12can we do this in the summer?
00:14And it was, no, you've got to go now.
00:18When you said that, was what is happening now
00:21at the back of your mind and how difficult it would be?
00:25There's no point to talk about that and to think about that.
00:28I'm here.
00:28I have to focus on the job.
00:30It's part of football to have these difficult moments.
00:33I already knew that it's going to be tough.
00:36Of course, you expect to win more games,
00:38to have players with more confidence,
00:42to sell the idea and to work and to improve a lot of things.
00:46In this moment, it's really hard.
00:48Like I said, we have to survive, to have time,
00:51and then to improve the team.
00:53Chris.
00:54You talked before very openly about how big clubs have to win.
00:59It's a ruthless business, we've seen that at Man Utd.
01:03We've seen it at your Open Sports and at your place.
01:07Obviously, it's absurd at the moment to be talking about
01:10your future, but are you comfortable that you have
01:15the time and the space to do the job that you need to do?
01:18The manager of Manchester United cannot be never,
01:23no matter what, comfortable.
01:24I know the business that I'm in.
01:29I know that if we don't win, regardless if they pay the buyout
01:34or not, I know that every manager is in danger.
01:38I like that.
01:39I like that because that is our job.
01:43So, I understand the question.
01:45You can say that I'm here in a month ahead for training,
01:49but we are not winning.
01:51So, that is a reality, and I'm quite comfortable with that.
01:56Because you're going to be without your captain suspended,
02:00could you have Harry Maguire as your captain?
02:03He's been a skipper before at the club.
02:05Would you consider having him as captain?
02:08We'll have to wait until the game and we'll see the captain.
02:11What do you think of Harry, now he's come back and playing for you?
02:14He's had a rough couple of years, have you been impressed?
02:17Yeah, he works really well.
02:20He's focused on the job, not what people said.
02:25He has no excuses, even if he had some tough moments.
02:30So, I think in that department he's an example.
02:33So, he's there to play, to help the team, he's trying to do that.
02:37Good question.
02:38Good evening.
02:39You mentioned the goalkeeper in the top of the game and this game.
02:43Do you think that referees need to make sure
02:46that they're protecting the players or do you want your players to be stronger?
02:49I don't want to, after a defeat I don't want to talk about that.
02:53But you can see that every corner nowadays is an opportunity.
02:58So, sometimes you forget the small guys and the talented guys,
03:02you put 11 guys, two corners or two free kicks,
03:06if you can do everything inside the box.
03:09But that is the rules and we have to not cry about it,
03:14but do the same thing.
03:15So, we have to focus on doing the same thing to the opponent.
03:20So, that is my goal at the moment.
03:22Do you need some bigger players?
03:23No, what I'm saying is that if set-pieces are becoming so important,
03:28you can do everything.
03:29So, we have to learn it and I have to do the same thing,
03:33even with the small guys.
03:34We just have to copy and do the same thing,
03:37and not try to change the rules.
03:39Just use the rules to score also goals in set-pieces.
03:43Salve.
03:44Newcastle up next.
03:46What kind of challenge are you expecting from them?
03:48They're signing with Bournemouth,
03:49and obviously the struggles you had against Bournemouth,
03:51you felt the atmosphere in the stadium.
03:54Yeah, we have to fight against everything,
03:58because our supporters are always there,
04:00but they are tired of this moment.
04:06We have to expect that any play from Newcastle near our box
04:10is going to put the stadium nervous,
04:13and our players have to cope with that.
04:16So, it's a very strong team, very fast,
04:18with a lot of pace, with a lot of time working with the same coach,
04:21and we want to be competitive and try to win the game, that's all.
04:25Last question, Andy.
04:27What do you want from the fans against Newcastle?
04:29Nothing.
04:32I'm not even there to ask anything to our fans.
04:37They gave us everything.
04:38Full stadium, always supporting, clapping, after loss, after loss,
04:43so I just want to give something to the fans,
04:46not asking something to the fans.