After Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town prevented the new head coach from winning his first game in charge, Rúben Amorim stated that the team will have to “struggle for a long time” before his strategies help them experience success once more. At Portman Road, Marcus Rashford’s first goal after 81 seconds had given United a fantastic start. However, Omari Hutchinson’s equalizer gave Kieran McKenna’s team a draw, and the home team would have won but for two vital saves made by United goalkeeper André Onana.
The former coach of Sporting CP used his preferred 3-4-2-1 formation on the training field despite having less than a week to work with his new team. He claimed that this caused his players to overthink their performance.
We will suffer for a long period
It will be disappointing for any United supporter hoping for a speedy resolution to the issues that plagued Erik ten Hag’s tenure at the club and left them in the Premier League’s bottom half. Amorim says United would have to “struggle” until he puts his new ideas into practice. According to him, waiting would be completely ineffective.
“I know it is frustrating for the fans, but we are changing so much in this moment with a lot of games,” he stated. “We will endure a protracted period of suffering. We’ll make an effort to win games, but it will take time. We must take a small risk today in order to improve the following year; otherwise, we would be in the same situation with the same issues.”
