Amorim Admits Man Utd Are Underachieving

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said criticism from legendary former players is to be expected because the club is “underachieving”.
United go into their Premier League game with Bournemouth on Monday knowing victory will keep them in the top six for a second successive week.
Remarkably, it would be the first time that has happened since the end of the 2023-24 season, just before a 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace that could have seen Erik ten Hag sacked before the FA Cup final win that followed.
While it would represent an achievement of sorts for Amorim, it is a massive step down from Sir Alex Ferguson’s time, when United never finished lower than third following his first title in 1993.
It is from this standpoint Paul Scholes argued on his The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast last week that Amorim is not “the right man” to take charge of his old club because his system does not fit the United tradition of playing with wingers.
Asked if he had an issue with former players repeatedly criticising him, Amorim said: “I think it’s normal.
“It’s a fact that me as a manager of Manchester United, I think we are underachieving. We should have more points, especially this season. So, I take that naturally.
“Sometimes they don’t have all the information and see Manchester United with the standards they lived here, always winning. It’s hard for them to see their club in this situation.”
Amorim rejects the theory the attacks make his job more difficult. His assessment is more simplistic.
“No,” he added. “Not winning is the issue.
“The problem is that me as a manager, I’m not doing good enough. That is a fact also and I can accept that. The only problem for them is that Manchester United is not winning and is not in the position that it’s supposed to be.
“If you are winning, there is no issue.”