“Mançester Yunayted”in keçmiş sol cinah müdafiəçisi Patris Evra, “qırmızı şeytanlar”ın portuqal baş məşqçisi Ruben Amorim haqda söhbət açıb.
Arena.az fransalı veteran futbolçunun müvafiq fikrini təqdim edir:
“Ona həmişə etibar etmişəm, hətta belə asan olmayan vaxtlarda. Amorim bu komanda üçün ölməyə də hazırdır. O, birinci yerə öz maraqlarını deyil, klubun maraqlarını qoyur”, deyə Evra vurğulayıb.
Xatırladaq ki, Ruben Amorim məşqçiliyə 2018/2019-cu illər mövsümündə “Kaza Piya” klubunda başlayıb. Bundan sonra gənc portuqal mütəxəssis “Braqa”nın “B” komandasını, ardınca isə əsas komandasını çalışdırıb. 2020-ci ilin mart ayında isə Amorim “Sportinq”in sükanı arxasına keçib.
Amorim rəhbərliyi müddətində “şirlər”ə 2 dəfə Portuqaliya Premyer Liqasını (2020/2021, 2023/2024), 2 dəfə Portuqaliya Liqa Kuboku (2020/2021, 2021/2022) və Portuqaliya Super Kubokunu (2021/2022) qazandırıb. Həmçinin Amorim “Braqa” ilə Portuqaliya Liqa Kubokunun (2019/2020) qalibi olub.
“Mançester Yunayted” Amorimi 2024-cü ilin noyabrında baş məşqçi postuna gətirib. Portuqal mütəxəssisin İngiltərə nəhəngi ilə müddəti 2027-ci ilin iyun ayının sonuna qədər qüvvədə olacaq müqaviləsi var.
Amorim “Mançester Yunayted”in sükanı arxasında 58 oyuna çıxıb, 24 qələbə, 12 heçə-heçə, 22 məğlubiyyət yaşayıb. Topların fərqi isə 114:106 nisbətindədir.
Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is reportedly someone who could be a prospective transfer target for Bayern Munich, according to Christian Falk.
Writing in his latest column for CF Bayern Insider, Falk explained that Mainoo is not currently thought to be a top priority for Bayern, but he is an option that could be one to watch.
The England international is struggling for playing time at Man Utd at the moment, having started only one game all season, and none in the Premier League.
Given that the World Cup 2026 is approaching, Mainoo will surely want to be playing regular first-team football in the second half of the season to give himself a chance of making Thomas Tuchel’s England squad.
Kobbie Mainoo to leave Manchester United?
Kobbie Mainoo warming up for Man Utd (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Mainoo might not currently be a top target for Bayern, but he’ll surely be leaving Old Trafford soon after an unhappy first half of the season under Ruben Amorim.
Amorim has had some criticism for his treatment of Mainoo, and it would certainly be a risk to let him join another top European club as the backlash from fans could be fierce if the 20-year-old goes on to develop into a world class player.
Napoli are another big name being strongly linked with Mainoo by La Repubblica and others, so that might be the one to watch out for if Bayern aren’t pursuing him.
Will United live to regret Mainoo decision?
Mainoo showed great potential when he first broke into the MUFC first-team as a teenager, becoming a regular under Erik ten Hag and even scoring the winning goal for the club in the 2024 FA Cup final victory over Manchester City.
It’s not clear why Amorim won’t make more use of Mainoo, and it could end up being a decision he and United live to regret.
Not only is Mainoo a fine young player with what is surely a big future ahead of him, but replacing him with another midfielder of that calibre would surely cost huge money, whereas Mainoo rose up from the club’s academy, so cost them nothing.
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen admits he can’t fathom why current Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim has been unable to find a place in his team for Kobbie Mainoo.
It’s been a frustrating season for Mainoo, who has started just one of his 11 appearances for Amorim’s side so far this term – the defeat to Grimsby in the Carabao Cup.
The highly-rated young England international was previously a key player for Man Utd, playing 37 games in all competitions last season and 32 the year before that, including starting and scoring for the club in their FA Cup final victory over Manchester City.
Kobbie Mainoo now surely heading for Man United exit, says Rene Meulensteen
Speaking to BestNewBingoSites, as quoted by the Daily Mail, Meulensteen now believes we’re going to see Mainoo leave the club after his lack of opportunities.
Kobbie Mainoo in a Manchester United training session (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)
Meulensteen, who worked at Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson, clearly isn’t happy with how Mainoo has been treated, however, saying he cannot understand why Amorim wouldn’t make more use of him alongside Bruno Fernandes in midfield.
Meulensteen said: “I think there’s a strong possibility that he leaves the club in January on loan. I think he tried to leave in the summer to follow Scott McTominay to Napoli, but the club blocked the move.
“Kobbie Mainoo played himself into the United team and the England set-up by playing absolutely fantastic football for someone so young. He established himself in this team as a starter, and the club and United fans love to see a young player from the academy being successful in the first team,” the Dutchman added.
“For whatever reason, Amorim doesn’t seem keen to play Kobbie which frustrates the fans and myself as I think he is a really talented player.
“I think the reason his game time has been significantly reduced is due to the signings United made over the summer and the formation they play. Signing Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo meant Bruno Fernandes has slotted back into a more defensive position, where we have seen Mainoo play in recent years.
“I can’t fathom why Mainoo and Bruno can’t play together, but maybe Amorim thinks they’re too similar. I would definitely like to see them play together.”
Man United to make changes in midfield?
One imagines Mainoo would have been given his chance by now if there really was any plan for Amorim to do so.
Things can change quickly in football, of course, but Mainoo surely isn’t going to wait around for much longer as he’ll need to play regularly in order to have any chance of making it into England’s squad for the 2026 World Cup next summer.
Napoli continue to be linked as the frontrunners to sign Mainoo, as per La Repubblica and others, so it will be interesting to see if he ends up following former teammate Scott McTominay to Serie A.
In a chaotic season, Manchester United look even harder than most teams to figure out at the moment.
Yes, there will be far tougher tests than the awful Wolves side they thumped 4-1 on Monday night, but it’s still a result that moves them to 6th in the Premier League table, level on points with Chelsea.
Despite so much of the criticism that has come Ruben Amorim’s way, the Red Devils are also only six points behind rivals Manchester City. If they’d beaten Everton and West Ham they’d be only three points behind Arsenal right now.
Even if you frequently bet on football you’d probably struggle to work out what to make of this Man Utd side, who look as though they’re only ever one or two good results away from being in the title race, or an equal number of bad results away from finishing in the bottom half like they did last season.
Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring for Man United against Wolves (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Manchester United are part of an extremely close mid-table group
While the last decade or so has been characterised by the so-called ‘big six’ in the Premier League being some distance away from the rest, that’s no longer really the case as clubs like Newcastle United and Aston Villa have broken into the Champions League places in the last few years.
Indeed, Villa are once again in the top four, as are Crystal Palace, and only six points separate fourth from 13th place.
Can United break away from this cluster of teams? Perhaps we’ll have a better idea after seeing who navigates this busy Christmas period better, but it would also be fair to say that getting back to the top alongside the Arsenals and Citys of this world looks like a bigger challenge than ever.
The Premier League is becoming the Super League by stealth
In the past, United were just battling to get ahead of three or four teams, but now the Premier League as a whole is stronger than ever, and there’s no big secret as to how that’s happened – money.
Wage bills are strongly correlated with success, and for 2025/26 you can see that ten English clubs feature in the top 20 for biggest wage bills in Europe’s big five leagues…
Top 20 wage bills in Europe
So, yes, although we still have the usual suspects like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the top four, the reality of the modern Premier League is that United are competing against teams like Spurs and Villa, whose wage bills are higher than Serie A champions Napoli, while Nottingham Forest and West Ham aren’t far behind.
If it feels like the margins are so fine for MUFC at the moment, it’s because they are. It looks like it will be Arsenal or City for the title, five or six teams battling against relegation, while the rest of the places in the league table are up for grabs.
This is the new reality for United, let’s see how they grapple with it.
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