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Ruben Amorim has responded to Sheffield Wednesday loanee Harry Amass’ deleted Instagram post from earlier this week.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has hit back at Sheffield Wednesday loanee Harry Amass after he took to Instagram in response to his recent comments about United’s academy, labelling him and fellow youngster Chido Obi "entitled”.
Amorim created a storm earlier this week after he said Amass was “struggling” on loan at Hillsborough, although The Star is of the understanding the United boss meant the 18-year-old is playing in a struggling team.
Obi, too, also took to Instagram after Amorim said he was not starting regularly for United’s Under-21s. The Danish youth international, who is also 18, posted an image of him celebrating a goal for United’s Under-21s before soon deleting it.
Amorim’s comments are understood to have gone down badly with both players, each of whom made their senior debuts for United under the Portuguese chief last season.
Amorim, speaking to the media on Friday lunchtime to preview his side’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday, insisted his comments weren't negative and said the response of the duo summed up the sense of entitlement that he believes is lingering around at Old Trafford.
Amorim hits out at Amass and Obi
“I think it’s the feeling of entitlement that we have in our club,” Amorim said, as quoted by The Sun. “And sometimes strong words is not bad words.
“Sometimes, difficult moments is not the bad things for the kids. We don’t need to be always with accolades in everything, in every situation.
“We are not helping, that’s why you guys talk about a lot of players nowadays that they speak and they go against the clubs and everything happened because they feel entitlement. And then you have legends of the club, saying that if you don’t play, leave, because everyone is wrong.
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Harry Amass and Chido Obi uploaded posts on their Instagram stories before deleting them. | Harry Amass and Chido Obi on Instgram.
“No, let’s think about, let’s stay, let’s fight. Let’s overcome maybe the manager is wrong. So I have that feeling all the time that we need to fight against this feeling.
“And again, sometimes I’m the first one to say that I’m failing this club inside the pitch. I have that feeling, we are not performing the way we should be.”
Amorim added: “We as a club sometimes forget who we are. And that’s the feeling that I have. So I understand everything, it’s the environment, it’s the moment of the players, the kids, they feel entitled.
“They feel free to respond to the manager with a picture. My office is open. Nobody is coming to talk to me. And that is the way we can solve things.”
Amorim is consistently having to fend off questions about Kobbie Mainoo’s role at Old Trafford amid his lack of minutes this season. It was a question about Mainoo in the embargoed section of his pre-Bournemouth press conference that triggered his comments about Amass and Obi.
Mainoo’s half-brother, Jordan Osei Mainoo-Hames, wore a ‘Free Kobbie Mainoo’ T-shirt during Monday night’s 4-4 draw with Bournemouth, prompting more debate and interest in the midfielder’s Old Trafford future.
As far as Amass is concerned, he has been a shining light for Wednesday so far this season, starting every Championship game since joining the club on loan in September. He has also chipped in with one goal and one assist.
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