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Ruben Amorim (39), the youngest head coach in Manchester United's history, raised expectations from his first training session.
Amorim, who entered Old Trafford to replace former Manchester United coach Erik ten Hach, who was dismissed due to poor performance, led the team's training for the first time since his appointment at Carrington Training Center in Manchester, England on the 18th (local time).
He sweated with small groups including players who did not play for the A team, Marcus Rashford, Kobe Mainu, Casemiro, Luke Shaw, Johnny Evans and Lenny Yoro who recovered from injury.
A Manchester United fan claimed that Amorim trained three-back by setting up Yoro-Evans-Shaw side by side from the first training session based on a short 33-second training video released by the club. Amorim has used his main formations for the Portuguese club Sporting CP.
The fan claimed Antony-Casemiro-Mainu-Tirell Malacia built a four middle, while Ahmad Diallo-Rashford-Mason Mount built a three-top.
Coach Amorim is expected to use the 3-4-3 formation in the 12th round of the English Premier League (EPL) away game against Ipswich Town in 2024-2025 at Portman Road Stadium on the 25th, his official debut, but it is unlikely that the players who participated in the training will start.
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Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Licht, Nousair Mazraoui, Rasmus Höirun, Alejandro Garnacho and Manuel Ugarte will return from their national team schedules.
Coach Amorim's coaching style also drew attention during the training session. Manager Amorim himself had a physical fight with Evans on the ground. He's only three years apart from veteran center back Evans. In their own practice games, they blew the whistle themselves, and they explained to Malacia and Mainu, taking action one by one. Fans say, `This is why we have a young coach. I saw this in the training of Mikel Arteta (Arnall) and Xavi Alonso (Leverkusen)', 'Amorim still competes with Evans' he cheered.
Amorim, who signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester United, said "I know I need time. To do this, you have to buy time, and to buy time, you have to win. But for me, the most important thing is identity."
He added "I'll start with identity on the first day of training. Of course, I'll prepare for the game, but I'll focus a lot on the game model. You should focus on the way you play, how you press, and small details. Of course, you can't focus 100% on every detail. It's because the players will be confused."
Manchester United is in 13th place among 20 teams due to a slump of only four wins (3 draws, 4 losses, 15 points) in 11 games. Former coach Ten Hag stepped down and succeeded in rebounding from the atmosphere by racing unbeaten (3 wins and 1 draw) in four consecutive games, including the Cup, under the acting coach Ruud van Nistelrooy.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
