Rio Ferdinand names three things Ruben Amorim needs to turn Man United around
Former Man United defender Rio Ferdinand threw his weight of support behind head coach Ruben Amorim following the Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand is adamant Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim "needs more time" to turn the club's fortunes around following their Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
United were beaten 1-0 at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao on Wednesday evening, meaning they missed out on a first European trophy since 2017 and Champions League qualification for next season.
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Brennan Johnson netted the only goal of the game for the Londoners, turning the ball home from close range after United failed to deal with a Pape Matar Sarr cross from the left.
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United were unable to find a route back into the game, meaning they have failed to salvage anything from what has been a forgettable campaign. However, Ferdinand wants United to continue backing Amorim, insisting he needs this summer's transfer window, a full pre-season and time on the training ground to start turning things around.
"I think he needs to be afforded a window," Ferdinand told TNT Sports. "You can't invest in a manager and not give him the ability to shuffle the pack and get some players in that fit the profile of players that he requires to implement his philosophy.
"I have said this before on numerous occasions: his way of playing compared to the past regime is very, very different in terms of formation and what he wants them to do.
Article continues below"It is not like he is a manager that has come in and had to tweak a couple of things because his philosophy and identity of his team was similar to the past regime.
"I think he needs more time. He hasn't had a pre-season and he hasn't had time on the training pitch to coach these players as much as he would like, I am sure.
"I think he needs a couple of those things and a recruitment window to then give him real judgement and be as harsh as you want to be. Listen, there is no doubt, and I think he has said it himself, it has been a terrible season. It has been a disaster of a season domestically.
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"Now, not winning this after putting all your eggs in this basket, this is a disaster as well in that sense. I think rather than being emotional about it, and there will be a lot of people out there that are, and they are entitled to be, but in the cold light of day, I think he needs some time and some of those things that I have said before."
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