Amorim pleased after Utd grab a point at rivals Liverpool

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Amorim pleased after Utd grab a point at rivals Liverpool   05/01/2025  Anfield, Liverpool, UK

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00:00I want to see my team to play so much better, but I think the most important thing to address

00:18today is the mentality and that is the key for everything.

00:22So today we were a different team, not because of the system, not because of the technical

00:29aspect of the game, the tactical aspect of the game.

00:32We face the competition in the way that we are supposed to face every day, training and

00:39match.

00:40It doesn't matter the place, the opponent, we need to face every day like that.

00:46Is there a method to try and get a reaction from them?

00:58I'm trying that every day.

01:01I'm trying to push this team every day.

01:03Sometimes maybe it's not the best way because I'm always challenging these players in everything

01:08I do because I feel that we are not just the players, but everybody in Manchester are too

01:15comfortable.

01:17So I think we need sometimes a shock and you can see it today.

01:22We were a different team, it's not about the system, it's the way we face this competition.

01:38I think it's a very good sign and it's really clear.

01:43We lost three games in a row at home.

01:47Some of the games we suffered two goals without doing anything.

01:51So I'm upset today, really upset because I'm pleased for the performance.

01:59But everybody today is going to say to that team that they did a good job.

02:03So today I'm allowed to be the only guy upset with the team, but today we were a team.

02:11Did the break in the Premier League help you to get team-complex and more training

02:18sessions with them to understand their roles?

02:22I don't want to use that.

02:25Of course when you train you understand better the way we play, the positioning, the characteristics

02:31of the team-mate, those things are really important.

02:34But I don't want to use that today.

02:36Today is all about the focus when you are playing football.

02:41The focus on set-pieces, the focus on passing the ball, not in the sloppy way, but in the

02:46way that we cannot lose one ball because in the other part of the pitch is Salah, is Diaz.

02:53So you don't lose the ball.

02:55If you lose the ball in some parts of the pitch, you know that we are going to suffer.

03:01If you have that mentality every day, you are a different team and I think that is really

03:05clear.

03:06Is that the kind of performance you feel is best in, when he is intercepting and playing?

03:17I don't want to talk about just Huguart, Huguart is the only guy that I know really, really

03:24well.

03:25Everybody, even on the bench.

03:27So today they faced the competition in a different way, it's so simple but so difficult to explain

03:35here, so it's so clear for everybody.

03:37The mentality side of the performance, is it the platform you want to use for the rest

03:45of the season?

03:46Of course.

03:47Not just the end.

03:48The end of the season is so long, but we had some good games during this last month.

03:56Good games, but then we dropped again.

03:58It's something that we need to be really consistent.

04:01So if we have this talk after one, against City it was the same.

04:06So we can talk, but we need to show and to do it.

04:11The best thing is, right away tomorrow.

04:14Tomorrow we have training and we have to maintain the same level of mentality.

04:18Can I just ask you one about the penalty decision, it was clearly very close to the next half.

04:27No I didn't see the image.

04:31It seems like someone touched the ball before touching a hand.

04:35I think McAllister ended it onto his arm, his arm was raised but it was so close.

04:41I don't know, the focus on the performance was a shame because it's really hard in the

04:46moment when you touch the ball, you change the direction of the ball, it was really hard

04:51for us.

04:52But when we were losing 2-1 you feel that we could draw and maybe in the end win the

04:59game.

05:01I think that is clear also.

05:04Last question, Mark.

05:14For me I think it was the perfect decision because he can shoot but he put the ball more

05:21in the centre for when the guy is running back.

05:24I think the ball was really slow for Eric to score but sometimes you cannot do it but

05:34Josh made a good decision in my opinion.

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