The head coach of Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, looks beyond current disappointments in order to focus on the club’s long-term goal of winning a 14th Premier League title.
All 13 earlier triumphs from United were under the administration of Sir Alex Ferguson, who revolutionized the British game during a 27-year term in Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have never placed eighth place in every Premier League campaign, but will almost certainly have completed this trend when the 2024/25 campaign comes to an end. United are currently 14th place in the table, ten points from Brighton in eighth place and have lost 12 of the 27 games they played.
The United Fa Cup is over after the defeat against Fulham in the fifth round on Sunday, which means that the European qualification for the next season can only be achieved by winning the Europa League – Real Sociedad await 2016/17 in the 16th round.
Amorim, who won ten, has lost five and nine of his 24 responsible games, has often lowered an abandoned figure in United’s Dugout, which has not checked the inability of his team to adapt to his tactics and to summarize consistent performances.
But he was optimistic after the recent setback from United and explained that the ambitions remain high despite the current turbulence.
“The goal is to win the Premier League,” the former sporty CP leader told reporters. “So I know that we lose games and lose trophies this season, but the goal is to win the Premier League again.
“I don’t know how long it will take, but that is our goal. If you think that way, we can suffer a little with this defeat. Sometimes a lot. But we have a goal, no matter what happens, we continue to concentrate on it. It is impossible to know [when it can happen]. I start to understand the players better and better understand the league. I know what to do with the squad with the future and we will see in the future. “
As is well known, United won the title of Premier League in 1995/96 after introducing Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and David Beckham to the first team. As the leading expert Alan Hansen, he has proven to be wrong after stating at the beginning of the campaign that “they will never win anything with children”.
Imitation that the success for the current harvest of United is probably too far, as best they are, although Amorim is more than added to the services of replacement disorders Chido Obi and Ayden Heaven against Fulham, the latter made his debut after recently from Arsenal.
“They are players with talent and then they have to be ready if they have this moment with some injuries,” Amorim noticed from his young duo. “It is our tradition to bring players into play, especially at that moment.
“We have to concentrate on everything, the future is right there and the young children can feel the club and sometimes change things for us without buying players. And I think Chido did it really well today. Of course he was a bit naive in some moments, but they had the feeling that he had the ball in the box – something that has the strikers and he has.
“Ayden was really relaxed during the game, so I’m very happy about you, but it’s a difficult first [home] Play for you. “