Harry Maguire has defended former manager Ruben Amorim while reflecting on the season at Manchester United and the tactical shift under the interim staff. In an interview with The Guardian almost three months on from his dismissal, the centre back spoke openly about why the Portuguese coach\u2019s ideas did not yield results at Old Trafford and why he still believes in Amorim\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really have much bad to say about Ruben,\u201d Maguire insisted in an interview with The Guardian almost three months on from his dismissal. \u201cI really like Ruben, he\u2019s got great ideas. The ideas just didn\u2019t work at Manchester United. I do believe he\u2019ll go on and have an amazing career, and at his next club he\u2019ll probably go and win many, many football matches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maguire identified the formation as a central issue. The 3-4-2-1 system that had brought Amorim success at Sporting CP \u201cjust didn\u2019t click\u201d with the squad he inherited. \u201cIt just didn\u2019t click,\u201d Maguire admitted. He was clear that responsibility did not lie only with the head coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cUs, as players, have got to take a lot of responsibility for that as well,\u201d the center back claimed. \u201cHe has led the club in a direction and I do think he deserves a lot of credit for that, where he\u2019s built a good, solid squad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the managerial change, Michael Carrick has moved the team towards a 4-2-3-1 shape. Maguire believes that tactical adjustment has played a role in improved form. \u201cThe change of manager happened and that has helped with the form of the club and the formation we play,\u201d the England international reflected. \u201cIt [going to a four] has had a part to play. It must have because the results before weren\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maguire praised the smoothness of the transition and backed Carrick as the club approaches the summer decision. \u201cI feel like it has been a great transition,\u201d Maguire added. \u201cCredit to Michael and his staff for making it so smooth.\u201d He concluded: \u201cWe\u2019ve got to finish strong and I think he should go right into the mix of the other candidates [for the permanent job] and let the process begin,\u201d the 33-year-old noted. \u201cI\u2019m sure it will do and I\u2019m sure it\u2019s going to be a thorough process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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