Amorim: “This team is not used to…”
The Portuguese coach said his players were tired and regretted the performance, but highlighted the result and… Amad Diallo
Despite being inferior in terms of performance, Manchester United defeated Southampton and won again at Old Trafford, rising to 12th place in the Premier League . Good news for Ruben Amorim, who was also not pleased with the game, but was pleased with the three points.
“In the end, it’s good. A very difficult game, a game of two halves. Southampton did a good job, they created space between the lines. The number 20 [ Sulemana ] had a lot of space. We had a lot of difficulty stopping that player. When they lose their physicality, we find the space to use him. The feeling is that we have a lot to do, the team is very tired. It was a victory, it was good, we’ll continue”, he began by saying, after the final whistle, highlighting the man of the match, Amad Diallo , who scored a hat-trick.
“He played well, but I know he can improve even more. He needs to keep improving. Even in the first half, whenever Amad gets the ball, he can push it. He pushes the other team into the final third and that is very important. We didn’t play a good game, but at the moment, winning is the most important thing,” he said, explaining that his team did not have control of the game.
“We have difficulty pressing high at the moment. This team is not used to doing that and then it seems to be a lack of enthusiasm. Ugarte arrives late, Kobbie Mainoo arrives late, Bruno goes wide and the ball goes in. Then a transition and Yoro can’t catch the guy. It’s little things and then we get nervous without the ball. I want to be fair to my players, today it wasn’t a lack of enthusiasm, it was a lack of speed and a lack of control of the game,” he added, speaking again about his system.
“It’s a different system, completely different from what they’re used to. The profile, understandably, is sometimes not the most suitable, but we have to improve the players, we know the situation at the club. We have to continue,” he concluded.
