Ruben Amorim claimed his first win as Man united manager on Thursday
Amorim has now been working with his new set of players for two weeks
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By CHRIS WHEELER
Published: 08:31 EST, 29 November 2024 | Updated: 08:34 EST, 29 November 2024
Ruben Amorim has revealed that he is literally walking Manchester United’s players through training drills to try and speed up their learning of his football philosophy – because they cannot concentrate on a video for more than 12 minutes.
Amorim has wasted no time ringing the changes since taking over as United’s new head coach, introducing a 3-4-3 formation and pressing game that brought him success at Sporting Lisbon.
The process has been made even harder because United have two games a week until the New Year, meaning that time with the players on the training ground is at a premium.
Amorim and his coaching staff have taken to guiding the players through it in slow motion rather than using lengthy video demonstrations.
‘I was a football player,’ said Amorim with a smile. ‘Videos more than 12 minutes? Forget! Because they lose concentration. Instead of video, we do it like walking – and jogging – it’s a way to do it. Showing some video.
‘Then we have all the staff. For example, Carlos (Fernandes) is with the strikers. They will show individual moments. So we will try to cope with that. Everyone has a job in the staff and they are more important maybe than me.
Ruben Amorim has revealed that he is literally walking Man United’s players through training
Amorim claimed his first victory since taking charge of Manchester United on Thursday
‘We try to see the game and what is missing. They are very good players, they need to believe and we will show individual stuff. Team stuff. And if you cannot run, you can jog.’
Amorim has no choice but to use games to build up his players’ fitness and get his ideas across, which is why he will rotate the squad again for Sunday’s game at home to Everton after drawing his first game at Ipswich and beating Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League.
Everton have had a week to prepare but there are no complaints from the United boss. ‘It is what it is,’ he added. ‘We already know that it will be like that so no excuse. We should be ready for Sunday and we have to win.
‘We will rotate players and we will be ready. We had to use four subs to manage the fitness, not the game (against Bodo/Glimt). We manage the fitness. We have to do it.’
The 39-year-old may be new to the Premier League, but he already knows what to expect from Sean Dyche’s side. ‘It’s going to be a different match with a lot of fighting, long balls, second balls,’ Amorim predicted.
‘They have a quality coach that understands the league and the moment of the opponent. We need to have the ball. We have a short time to recover. I hope for a win and I hope to see different things and to see my team improve like we did from Ipswich to tonight (Bodo), with Everton, without training. I expect to see different things and better things.’
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