Ruben Amorim says that it is important that Manchester United immediately focuses on her upcoming Europa League in the last 16 against Real Sociedad.
The Red Devils crashed from the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon and lost their fifth round against Fulham in punishments after the shooting of Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee missed failures.
United fell back in Old Trafford and allowed Calvin Bassey from a corner home, but pulled out excellent low finish through Bruno Fernandes. The chances went and went for the side of Amorim and they had to pay for their inability to make clear openings to fashionable, when Bernd Leno’s heroic heroism sent through Fulham.
For Amorim and his team, it is another desperate disappointing result that can now only qualify for European competition next season by winning the Europa League this season. This would catapult the club into the Champions League despite its catastrophic domestic form.
“It is really important [to focus on the upcoming clash with Real Sociedad]. We have to restore the players and push the other players who are on the go, “said Amorim after the match.” As you saw today, they were really tired. We have a lot of recovery to be ready for the game.
“I think we improve. I think the players are safer with the ball and positioning. But I can see that we have to win games in the end. The win can help the team maintain the idea, but we show it every day in the video and the training, we just have to concentrate on what we need to do.
“I only know how I can help my players try to urge them with friendly words. It is only to concentrate the next game, the characteristics of the opponents. Rate this game and it is the only waiting to win self -confidence because I don’t know how to teach my players to be more confident. If we win, we will concentrate on the next game.”
United travels to San Sebastian on Thursday, before she was welcomed to Old Trafford for a collision with the Premier League in the heavyweight a week later, four days later, four days later.