Ruben Amorim delivered a forceful press conference at Elland Road after his side secured a battling draw with Leeds on Sunday afternoon. He described his own substitution as an improvement on recent performances and defended summer signing Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko, who has now gone 11 straight games without a goal.<\/p>\n
Amorim saved his strongest words for Manchester United\u2019s transfer structure and the club hierarchy. He had previously hinted at disagreements with director of football Jason Wilcox but refused to expand until asked directly about whether he still had the board\u2019s support. \u201cGuys, stop with that,\u201d he shot back. \u201cI noticed that you receive selective information about everything. I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United. And that is clear.\u201d<\/p>\n
The head coach was unveiled by Manchester United on Nov. 1, 2024 as the club\u2019s first ever \u201chead coach of the men\u2019s first team,\u201d a title chosen deliberately instead of the traditional \u201cmanager.\u201d That structure was implemented during an overhaul led by minority co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who appointed Jason Wilcox as technical director and Dan Ashworth as sporting director in an attempt to create a long-term sporting model. United later sacked Ashworth and replaced him with Wilcox.<\/p>\n
Amorim said his role has not changed, but that he is determined to be recognised as the manager in practice as well as name. \u201cI know that my name is not [Thomas] Tuchel, is not [Antonio] Conte, is not Mourinho, but I\u2019m the manager of Manchester United ,\u201d he continued. He pointed to the length of his deal as a safeguard: 18 months\u2019 time marks the end of his current contract in summer 2027, and he vowed to remain. \u201cI\u2019m not going to quit,\u201d he declared. \u201cI will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to say that I\u2019m going to be the manager of this team, not just the coach. And I was really clear on that. And that is going to finish in 18 months. And then everyone is going to move on. That was the deal. That is my job, not to be a coach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turning to critics, he added: \u201cIf people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticism of everything, we need to change the club,\u201d he sighed. When pressed again he interrupted: \u201cNo, guys, I just want to say that I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach. ]\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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