Amorim on struggling Manchester Utd's boxing day trip to Wolves

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Amorim on struggling Manchester Utd's boxing day trip to Wolves  22/12/2024  embargoed preview from post Bournemouth game  Old trafford stadium, Manchester, UK

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00:00He coached in Portugal, he won two titles, he did a great job in Porto, so I know he's

00:14a very good coach, he will prepare the game, he will understand our moment, he's also in

00:21a difficult moment but he knows big clubs, so he understands that for us it's really

00:26hard this moment, and he will try to take advantage, but we will be prepared for the

00:31game.

00:32I know it's not the main talking point, I already asked the game, but there's lots of

00:33talk about Mark has been omitted from the squad, what is the situation there, have you

00:34spoken to him about the interview he did?

00:45Normal situation, when I feel that is the right moment I will change something, until

00:51then I will continue to think what is the best for the team.

00:57I speak with him every day, not about the interview, about the performance.

01:04We've spoken about the short term project, but looking at the long term as well, you've

01:21rotated players because of their physicality and fitness, you've also said it's a really

01:28tough moment to lose again at home, can you afford to rotate players?

01:34No, but in this moment it's not rotation to see the players and prepare for the future,

01:39it's simply to not have injuries.

01:43Mata is sick, Harry Maguire did 90 minutes against City, he cannot play three days before,

01:52because he played 90 minutes for three months, during three months he just did one time 90

02:00minutes against City, so we have to rotate him during the week, today he's playing.

02:07Kobi Maino played, he returned from injury, so I have to think if he's ready to cope with

02:14both games, so sometimes I have to play two games at the same moment.

02:20Rasmus played two games, the third game I think today we needed fresh legs, so we are

02:27trying to address everything, I just want to win games, because I know there's a long

02:33term project and we are focused on that, but I also know that in big clubs you don't have

02:39a lot of time and you have to win games, so I have a clear idea of the responsibility

02:45that I have here, but I'm trying to manage this team to not have injuries, if we have

02:51injuries it's a massive problem, and try to win games and manage all the players, so I'm

02:56not rotating to see the future, I just want to win games and not have injuries, if we

03:01have injuries it's a big problem.

03:13Nothing, it's just from us, I cannot see better things for the fans.

03:19What I'm trying to say to the fans is that we understand, I understand as a coach,

03:25so I understand the moment, I understand the frustration, the disappointment, I understand

03:32and we will improve, it will take time, I said the same thing here after Everton and

03:40people were talking about the top four, so I know it's going to be really tough, but

03:44I think it's important for us that in this side to say to the support, we understand,

03:51I understand and they are incredible.

03:54The support that we have, we are doing a season that maybe we cannot see for a long years

04:00and we know that, so the only way to face it is to prepare the next game like we won,

04:08as you can say that, and then go again, try to win a match.

04:15It's just from us, they need our help, not the other way around, they are doing everything right.

04:28No, I don't think so, not for me, not for the other players, because everybody is there

04:35every day during training, so they understand and that is the key point.

04:40For the media and for the other people, I cannot control that, but I'm really focused

04:45and they know, I'm so clear in my message, everybody in Carrington knows what I'm talking

04:52about and what I want from Marcos and everybody else, so it's not a distraction for us,

04:57maybe it's for the media, but that is not my concern.

05:00So what would you like to see from him?

05:03Like any other player, the best that they can be.

05:07If you have big talent, big performance, big responsibility, big engagement,

05:13like push forward everybody in this moment and some guys have a big responsibility here

05:19because they are here for a long time, so this is maybe one of the lowest moments in our club.

05:27So we have to face it and be strong in this moment, that's what I want for every player

05:33on the team.

05:36Does Marcos want to play?

05:38I mean, does he want to play and it's your decision, your choice not to play?

05:42Yeah, it's my decision, he wants to play, he's trying, it's my decision, only my decision.

05:48It's not as though you sat down with him and you had a chat and decided he's the best?

05:52I spoke with a lot of players individually during training, so I'm trying to do things my way.

06:01It's the only way I know, if I don't do that I will lose myself and I will not lose myself,

06:07I know what I'm doing.

06:11What do you think about the English culture of playing matches around Christmas?

06:15You're not used to it in Portugal, you're looking forward to playing on Boxing Day just before New Year's Eve,

06:20do you think that maybe this country...

06:22I just want to win, I don't care about Christmas, nothing, I'm just focused on, we need to win

06:30the next match, that's the only thing.

06:32I think it's very good for the fans, we adapt, we are privileged, so we can play on Boxing

06:41Day to give some happiness to the fans and we won't be so bad to win another game.

06:50Speaking about low points, you're 13th in the Premier League, it's not all of you obviously,

06:57but 13th, Bournemouth might have a capacity stadium of 13,000, why are Manchester United

07:0613th? Real Madrid wouldn't be 13th, Bayern Munich wouldn't be 13th.

07:12It's a difficult question to answer and we have to know that, don't let this become normal.

07:21I understand that it's a tough moment and it's on me, since the first day that I arrived

07:29it's on me because I'm responsible for the team.

07:32We cannot think about that, we just have to think about improving, to understand the context

07:38and not focus on what happened in the past, the present is this, what we have to do for

07:44the future not to happen again.

07:46If I knew I would solve all the problems of this club, I know what I'm going to do,

07:56that is so clear for me, that's why I think I feel so, I'm not saying relaxed because

08:02I'm really frustrated, also like the fans, but I know what to do.

08:08But then we have to solve some problems step by step, finding answers for everything,

08:14but it's a very difficult moment, we understand the fans and we will fight that.

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