Ruben Amorim says Manchester United are a large membership however not a large crew as he continues to try to flip round a gaggle that must “run like mad dogs” if they’re to grow to be winners. A poor begin to Erik ten Hag’s third season in cost final month led the Crimson Devils to show to the 39-year-old, who instantly lifted the temper after swapping Sporting for Outdated Trafford. Amorim adopted a draw at Ipswich in his opening match with entertaining wins towards Bodo/Glimt and Everton, but he repeatedly tried to handle expectations. The Portuguese stated United would “suffer for a long period” after which warned a “storm will come” forward of Wednesday’s 2-0 loss at Arsenal – a actuality verify earlier than internet hosting Nottingham Forest on Saturday. “I think that is very clear,” Amorim stated of the dimensions of the job. “We are a massive club, but we are not a massive team, and we know it. It’s no problem to say it. “So, we want to improve, we are in a different moment from Arsenal, but you could feel it during the game. “I think we have to believe more because we were not dominant in the game, but we had control in the game. “Not so many chances for Arsenal – of course a lot of set pieces – but we were OK, especially in the first half. We had some good things in that moment, but you could feel that there’s so much to do. “We need to be better in the final third, we have to create more danger, they have to feel it. “I felt that Arsenal had problems to block our build up but then when they were defending the goal it was quite comfortable for them, so we are learning these things and trying to improve in two days.” United’s issues imply they enter the weekend thirteenth within the Premier League standings – fairly the sight for followers of a membership who’ve received an English file 20 league titles. Requested if perceptions across the membership want to alter, Amorim stated: “That will not change because this club has glories in the past. “Our players have to understand that this is a very difficult position, so we are not the best teams in the league, and we have to say that and to think that clearly. “But our past, our club is maybe the best one in the league, so we have here a problem, but we have to focus on the little things, the little details. “If you think in everything, it will be a problem. Let’s focus on the small details and then we will improve it as a team.” Amorim has had treasured little time to work on such particulars having began throughout a global break adopted by a relentless winter schedule. Saturday’s dwelling recreation towards Forest is United’s third of 9 matches in December and got here with a requirement for effort on prime of technical high quality. “It’s impossible to win the Premier League without a team like that – that every moment runs back, runs forward,” Amorim stated. “It is impossible to win. If you want to win, we have to do it. “Even with the best starting XI in the planet without running they will not win nothing, so that is very clear. “If we want to win the Premier League, we have to run like mad dogs. If not, we are not going to win.” Curiously, Amorim’s feedback come six years after compatriot Jose Mourinho spoke about United’s lack of “mad dogs” following a December draw at Southampton. “It doesn’t matter about the system,” the previous United supervisor stated. “It has to do with the characteristics of the players and we don’t have many, with all the respect, mad dogs – the ones who bite the ball all the time and press all the time. We don’t have many with that spirit.” Amorim will hope to not be feeling related after dealing with Forest, having beforehand stated he wants to enhance the “physical aspect of the team”. “The problem to be fit enough is if they can cope with that,” United’s head coach stated. “If they are used to do that in training, they will do that in games. “So, they are professional athletes, they can improve this. You cannot be faster, but you can run more with training. We are in that path.”
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