Man Utd's Ruben Amorim on England move, more

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Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim opened up about his move to England and his aspirations for the team.

RUBEN AMORIM ON MOVING TO ENGLAND

Portugese football manager Ruben Amorim revealed that he had to adapt to the weather in England, when he moved to the country to join Manchester United as head coach on 11 November 2024. He expressed that he enjoys it because he is working for a “dream” club.

“The weather is something that you feel in the beginning but I really enjoy the country. I really enjoy it. I think it’s different for me than for my family because I’m always here working in this dream club. They will adapt and we will be very happy here,” he said in an interview shared with The South African by Showmax.

He went on to say that his home country, Portugal is best at improving players.

“I think the academies are really important and also because we need to sell players every year, even the big clubs, to generate money, it gives us the chance to focus a lot on the academy. Also, we are a Latin country that loves football, the passion and then the necessity of selling players combined. Portugal is really good at improving players,” he continued.

Amorim also revealed that his goal as the head coach is to win the Premier League.

“It’s simple. It’s to win the Premier League, more than anything. I just want to help this club. I felt a great connection with everybody here. It’s a hard thing to do, to be confident in this moment, but we are confident in my dream, which is to win the Premier League, in our stadium, with our fans, after so much time with a lot of problems. Winning again I think is the best goal we can achieve,” he added.

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RUBEN AMORIM ANSWERS MORE BURNING QUESTIONS

Who’s one Premier League legend that you wish you could have played alongside?

Eric Cantona would have been fun. But I was a midfielder, so I would love to have played with Roy Keane. He does all the job and I can focus on playing with the ball, but I think it would be fun.

If you could master any skill, not sports related, what would you choose?

I would like to speak any language – that is really a good thing. It’s really important for a coach to transmit the message, it’s really important to speak any language.

We know you worked with José Mourinho. You were his apprentice at one point in your career. How special was it to work with the special one?

It was special because more than just the training, the time we spent during lunch, speaking about the way he engaged with the players, the experience in different clubs, winning titles, when you lose, that was special. Everything was really important to understand the whole idea of being a coach.

Ruben, what’s been the proudest moment of your career so far?

I think winning the first league at Sporting, as a coach. It was really important for me after 19 years without a title. It was not my club as a young kid, but I think it’s the proudest moment of my coaching career.

Obviously, you’re a former player yourself. Which one teammate from your playing days do you think you’ve learned the most from?

That is a hard question, but I really liked playing with Pablo Aimar. Argentinian guy, really smart. He was a number 10, wasn’t he? An attacking midfielder? Like a number 10, like a third midfielder. I think a false 9 could be a great position for him. He was a top player with a lot of injuries, but he was a special player.

So, was it always football? If I could make you choose, what other job do you think you may have done, or may have been good at?

I didn’t have a plan B, so that is really hard to say. I love all sports so, maybe a sports teacher.