Ruben Amorim took an unusually candid line on criticism from Cristiano Ronaldo, acknowledging historical failings at Manchester United while outlining immediate priorities ahead of Saturday\u2019s trip to Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n
\u201cManchester United, right now, they don\u2019t have a structure,\u201d he sniffed. \u201cI hope that changes in the future.\u201d Those comments were raised during Amorim\u2019s prematch press conference and he did not seek to dismiss them.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, he knows he has huge impact on everything he says,\u201d the United head coach began. \u201cBut what we need to focus on is in future. We know as a club we made a lot of mistakes in the past. We are trying to change that. Let\u2019s not focus on what happened. We need to focus on the future. Let\u2019s focus on the way we are doing things.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are changing a lot of things, the structure, the way we want the players to behave, we are improving. Let\u2019s forget a little bit the past.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amorim has presided over a visible improvement in performances and points over the last month, but he remains exacting in his assessment of the team\u2019s work. United have managed only one clean sheet in 11 games this season, that shutout coming at home to newly promoted Sunderland, a record the coach flagged as worrying.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a problem,\u201d the 40-year-old said of the clean sheet drought. \u201cIf you see the league nowadays, the team that is winning is not conceding goals. That\u2019s a big thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you have talented players, if you defend well, in one moment, you can score and win a game. But it\u2019s a team thing. We need to defend well and be more aggressive. Everything is connected.<\/p>\n
Faced with the defensive shortfall, Amorim pointed to the example of Arsenal as the kind of record he believes United should emulate. His message was consistent: acknowledge past mistakes, continue the internal restructuring and prioritise defensive improvement as part of a broader plan to change the club\u2019s structure and habits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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