United legend says manager’s stubborn refusal to change his system was a huge gamble, but recent wins justify his approach.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is seeing his unwavering faith in his tactics finally bear fruit, following a period of intense scrutiny that saw the club endure its worst-ever Premier League season. The Portuguese coach has defiantly stuck to his preferred 3-4-3 formation through a rocky start, even suggesting the club should fire him if they wanted a different style of play.
That stubbornness is now yielding results. After a victory over Sunderland, United stunned rivals Liverpool at Anfield, kick-starting their first consecutive league wins under Amorim. The team has now secured three wins in a row, climbing to sixth in the table and level on points with Manchester City.
The dramatic turnaround has caught the attention of United legend Rio Ferdinand, who admits Amorim’s gamble could have cost him his job. “I admire it to a certain extent, but I think he is playing Russian Roulette with his job,” Ferdinand stated on his podcast. He suggested that the manager hasn’t completely overhauled his approach but has instead made crucial tweaks, conceding that the squad couldn’t sustain his initial high-press style for a full match.
As United suddenly find themselves in the conversation for European qualification, the narrative around Amorim is shifting. What was once seen as reckless inflexibility is now being viewed as a committed long-term vision—one that is, at last, showing promise on the pitch.
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