Ruben Amorim discussed why **Man United**dropped points against West Ham.
Just like against Everton, the Red Devils dropped the ball when they had the chance to go into the top five, drawing 1-1 with the Irons in another frustrating evening at Old Trafford. Now, the players have a chance to put things right against winless Wolves, and the head coach wants to stay grounded.
“I think it's not a mental thing. I think they are not thinking, ‘We are going to top five’. No, no. I think it's some moments we play good, sometimes we play bad and we are not getting the results.
“I didn't feel the team [was] anxious. I feel the environment was a little bit anxious because it's normal, because we prove in the past when people understand that nothing is certain here, but we didn't draw because of that. We draw because in one second ball, we have advantage, we let a corner and, in the corner, and anything can happen.”
*“We can win second balls. We were winning second balls, and after the goal, we lost a little bit, the second ball, especially with Matheus Cunha. It's moments of the game and that's why I try to put Manuel Ugarte and Mason Mount. They are aggressive, trying to win the second ball, and that can happen in moments of the game, not all the time.*
“Maybe it's more tactical than physical, to be prepared for fighting for the second ball. Maybe because we score a goal, we are a little bit more relaxed. I have the feeling that we had the game under control because the opponent is not even near our box. I don't know. I have to check.
*“Everything can happen [against **Wolves*], and that will change. There is no team in the Premier League history that didn't win one game. So, it can be any game. So, we need to try to improve, to rest the players, work really well, and prepare a tough match because, with us, it’s always a tough match.”