Ruben Amorim - Manchester United Head Coach

Plant0x84 said:
So was Ole (in Norway) and he even won the FA youth cup here, but he was still a physical Ed teacher to some.
Nobody is harsh but he still has plenty to prove, especially with a giant dinosaur of a club like United.
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So did LVG and Jose.. the difference here is that he didn't win it years ago.. he isnt past his best, he is probably not even in his prime.

He left a club where they hadn't won a league in 19 years, has won 3/4 cups as well and is currently leaving a team 10/10 wins.
 
ROFLUTION said:
Cheers - How important is dribbling and crossing for a wide player in his system?

Do they dribble, or mostly just receive the ball after running "behind" the defence? What type of player is the perfect fit for this? A winger or a wingback? or a "pure" wide midfielder?
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Most of the players that do that position are wingers, so they're fast with the ball and can dribble, cross and even shoot.
But not all are wingers, sometimes he uses wingbacks or even midfielders, depending on the opposition and also injuries/discipline.
We've had a ton of players there. In the 1st title run we had Nuno Mendes (now in PSG) and Pedro Porro (now in Spurs).
This year we have Geny, Quenda, Araujo, Nuno Santos (now injured), Fresneda, Matheus Reis (plays CB sometimes too) and Esgaio.
They're not all wingers, some are more defensive in nature, but most are.
I'd say the most typical representation of a player for those positions is Geny Catamo, so if you want, you can check his video highlights to get an idea of what they do there.
I'd put a link to a couple, but I don't have the privileges yet. :angel:

Fanta Stick said:
So few of us can speak a second language as we are still trying to figure out our own.

I'm an Irishman that doesn't even speak his own language but that's a whole other conversation.

Anyway, welcome to the caf and sorry for pinching your very nice genius (we hope) manager.
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We knew it was coming, we were just hoping he'd stay til the end of the season... :(
I do really hope INEOS doesn't screw it up.
 
Plant0x84 said:
Ok, whatever. I’m not going to argue with you about your native language. All I would say is in English INE and EEN makes the same sound so regardless of how i spelt it I think we are arguing about the same thing. :+1:
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Pine, wine, dine, line, mine, nine.

Peen, ween, haha peen and ween...
 
JB08 said:
It’s ok to say you fancy him, you won’t get in trouble :)
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:lol:

It's just nice to have a coach that seems to have a bit of charm and charisma about him. I've been saying for a long time that Ten Hag was severely lacking here, and the players looked like they weren't enjoying their football at home. I'm hoping he can lift the mood about the place.

You could actually argue that we've never had this since Fergie. Ole was a different character all together. Jose has it but we saw the other side of Jose more. LVG was just a bit odd. Maybe this is what we've been missing? I don't know, I just feel like he'll be relatable to the players and fans, and it'll turn out good.
 
tenpoless said:
I don't like this hype surrounding him. Feck sake. He's just a Portugese nobody. He was a shite football player and only got to where he is because of Jose connection. LEAVE RUBEN ALONE!! He is not a superstar. Just stop.
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The parallels to Pep are on the nose, this would read like his own backstory just swapped with being Spanish rather than Portuguese :lol:
 
I for one welcome our new Portuguese overlord and would like to remind him that, as a long time caf poster, I will be useful to him helping to round up others to be set to work in his underground rondo caves
 
I'm really hopeful Amorim is going to be the manager that really takes us back to true competitors, not in the sense that we're going to be actual title contenders straight away, but that we aren't going to be so far behind like we have been recently. Granted, I did say this about ten Hag too, so what do I know! There is an aura about him that screams success, though, something ten Hag didn't have.
 
Rolaholic said:
Nothing on the hire but he has given him a moniker in the past



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Thanks. I bet Ronaldo’s a bit gutted considering he said he wants to end his career with sporting even if it’s just for 1 year.
 
Rolaholic said:
Nothing on the hire but he has given him a moniker in the past



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Bookmarked for when some coach leaves in a year and does a podcast saying something along the lines of.

'Ruben is top when it comes to binding with the players and managing the dressing room, maybe where he needs to work is on the tactical side.'
 
Rams said:
I like the way he introduces himself to the staff by saying his name. Small details like that are immediately important.
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He is ruben it in a little bit too much for my liking.
 
Iron Stove said:
Release the MUTV interview already. I want to hear him tackle Stewart Gardner's hard-hitting questions. Amorim's first big test.

Oh, he's gone as well I see now.
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I hear his robotic monotone voice crop up in Press Conferences every so often though.
 
Plant0x84 said:
So was Ole (in Norway) and he even won the FA youth cup here, but he was still a physical Ed teacher to some.
Nobody is harsh but he still has plenty to prove, especially with a giant dinosaur of a club like United.
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Ole flopped hard at Cardiff
 
jderbyshire said:
I see a lot of potential line ups everywhere, on sky sports, fan channels and on here putting Garnacho at wing back...

I can't see him playing there. He's one of our biggest goal threats - you need him closer to goal.
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In Ruben’s system, the “wing-backs” (more like wingers) are many times the Players who “mess up” the game and the opponent’s defense. They are there not to circulate and pass the ball, not to cross, not to defend - they’re there to force 1x1, attack the opponent/adversary full back and destabilize the game.

A little like the role Doku and Savinho have on City.

All the other Players, Play in central areas of the field and have to Play more collectively and not retain the ball many time in their possession/feet.
 
goncaloc10 said:
In Ruben’s system, the “wing-backs” (more like wingers) are many times the Players who “mess up” the game and the opponent’s defense. They are there not to circulate and pass the ball, not to cross, not to defend - they’re there to force 1x1, attack the opponent/adversary full back and destabilize the game.
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We have just the man for the job in Antony.

Well, he destabilizes the fanbase so that's something to work from.
 
Plant0x84 said:
Feck Cardiff. They were a bigger shitshow than we are.
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I understand that point of view, it’s one I also thought. And it’s right to an extent. I believe they had that guy who changed the kit colour as owner.

But I did research and looked at what 1) Ole spent 2) What Cardiff fans thought of him.

He was one of Cardiff’s highest spending managers. Also most Cardiff fans felt that ole was pretty bad. I remember reading analysis of his stint, tactics, sub, ‘style of play’ signings etc. These fans all wrote acknowledging Ole had a pretty eccentric boss
 
JediSith said:
I understand that point of view, it’s one I also thought. And it’s right to an extent. I believe they had that guy who changed the kit colour as owner.

But I did research and looked at what 1) Ole spent 2) What Cardiff fans thought of him.

He was one of Cardiff’s highest spending managers. Also most Cardiff fans felt that ole was pretty bad. I remember reading analysis of his stint, tactics, sub, ‘style of play’ signings etc. These fans all wrote acknowledging Ole had a pretty eccentric boss
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Yeh he even acknowledged he was too early in his career and made a lot of mistakes. He was not a good manager there he trusted his contacts too much and therefore bought players who weren’t good enough and also inversely didn’t understand the quality of his players. Thought they could play at a higher standard than they could. Which is an issue a lot of top level footballers have as managers.
 
Plant0x84 said:
Feck Cardiff. They were a bigger shitshow than we are.
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That’s a convenient excuse, he had a great start in a very weak league in Norway but prior to joining Cardiff he finished 6th with Molde, then he flopped hard at Cardiff in the Prem and followed that into the Championship.
His second spell at Molde was “meh” with no league titles won.

So his history prior to joining United was:

Molde 1st
Molde 1st
Molde 6th
Cardiff relegated
Cardiff shite in Championship- sacked
Molde - tiny part of season 6th
Molde - 5th
Molde - 2nd
Molde - 2nd

No other top 15 club in the Prem would’ve considered him at the point we hired him as interim.

It’s not quite the same as Amorim’s current situation, it had been 6 seasons since Ole’s last league title, with some very questionable seasons in that spell.
 
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No matter if he succeeds or not. To become Manchester United manager at the age of 39 is an amazing achievement.
 
Plant0x84 said:
Okay, I’ve got this……

Ruben is a boy's name of Hebrew origins meaning “behold, a son”. This name stems from the Hebrew name Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob in the Old Testament.

Amorim is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from any of the various places named Amorim, originally (villa) Amorini, from the name of the estate owner.
Amorim is derived from Latin, and means dating/love or couples place. The Portuguese surnames Amorim and Morim can be traced to this parish.

So therefore the easiest thing to call him is Sonny McLovin. Nice. :cool:
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I’ll repeat what I said earlier somewhere:
Rubeus = red.
Amor = love

Ruben Amorim = Lover of Reds
 
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