Hojlund and the evolution with Amorim: “It’s getting better and better”
The Danish coach stated that the situation is not yet ideal, due to the short training time, but he assured that the Portuguese coach’s ideas are being passed on to the players.
Since Ruben Amorim arrived at Manchester United , Bruno Fernandes has been a starter in every game and was again in the visit to Plzen , having been decisive in securing another three points in the Europa League .
Before the Manchester derby , the Portuguese international summed up the European game: “It was a good overall performance. I think we could have kept the ball a little longer in the final third, but it was difficult to escape the opposition’s marking. Sometimes you have to pass and run to try to find space at the back. In the first half we did it better than in the second, when we let the game follow the course they wanted, a little more transitional. Then we dealt with that and in the end we got the win,” he began by telling TNT Sports , downplaying Onana ’s mistake , which resulted in the Czechs’ goal.
“We want to play from the back and everyone knows that we have to make the right decision on the pitch. André [Onana] thought Matt [ De Ligt ] could get to the ball, but he missed and they scored a goal. It’s not about André making a mistake, here we don’t look at individuals when something goes wrong. We have a lot of faith in him. He knows he made a mistake because he’s an intelligent guy, he’ll help us a lot and we trust in his qualities on the ball. Mistakes are part of football. If they don’t happen, there are no goals, but we did well to show the resilience to come back and find the win,” he explained.
Rasmus Hojlund was the hero of the match, scoring twice and turning the score around in the second half, with the second goal being assisted by Bruno Fernandes, and he analysed the moment: «I’ve seen Bruno [Fernandes] do that before. I remember the goal with Anthony Martial where he chipped the ball to him. I thought I had a good chance, because I’m strong, I could push the defender, turn him and finish.»
Finally, the Dane asked Ruben Amorim for more time: “We still need more time. It’s still very early. It’s a question of organising our routines and we’re getting there, but we still need to practice and have time. I know it sounds strange, but we don’t have enough time on the training pitch, so we have to train him during the games. But he’s getting better and better,” he concluded.
