Amorim is no longer employed. Who’s next?
“I always said that only a miracle can save us” — it’s a little odd that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has not said that yet from the movie “Shirley-myrly.” He probably doesn’t even know that the film exists either. However, in many ways this film, which is a comedic-farce, depicts the present situation at Manchester United — both presently and since Sir Alex Ferguson left.
“Shirley-myrly” is a comedic-farce. Modern Manchester United is the exact same style as “Shirley-myrly”. There are twins in the film — and now there are twins at Manchester United as well (welcome back the Fletcher brothers). The details aren’t important. What is important is the feeling of it. Chaos everywhere. Only a miracle can fix it. The only difference between “Shirley-myrly” and Manchester United is that in the film the miracle occurs early on — you’re told about it at the beginning. Manchester United is still waiting for their miracle.
The red half of Manchester simply cannot make a rational decision or a good decision. Or put differently — Manchester United can make a decision, but they can’t stick to it. Changes can happen to them at anytime. Then everything prior is erased, a new blank slate is created. New optimism, endless confidence, then disappointment arrives. Confidence becomes despair, and then the cycle begins again. It’s similar to the cycle of another team that also wear red-and-white colors.
Who does the firing of Ruben Amorim harm more — the coach or the club?
Ruben Amorim – skysports.com
The coach didn’t produce results. This isn’t arguable, all of the statistics confirm it. Winning the Europa League would have made a difference for the time being. At least a trophy would have arrived, Champions League qualification would have arrived, and a great deal of money would have arrived along with it. Unfortunately for Amorim and his fans, Manchester United lost to Tottenham in an embarrassing loss in the final of the Europa League.
On the other hand — Amorim was hired for the long-term and seriously. If a club hires a coach on those terms, it needs to have the patience. Amorim worked for over a year, which is not a lot of time. He didn’t even finish one whole season. That doesn’t mean that Amorim shouldn’t be expected to perform, however in a scenario like this, the coach always has an unrefutable reason to say “I didn’t get enough time.” Because nobody knows what would’ve occurred if United had given Amorim more time. Perhaps things would’ve started to turn around for the better.
However, United has shown the world that it has been patiently waiting for far too long and is now exhausted from it. United has attempted every strategy possible — and the cart is still in the same location. After Ferguson, United attempted to hire the biggest names in football — Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho. United also hired Eric ten Hag and Amorim — two coaches that performed wonderfully in lower divisions and were thought to have grown into a big club. They even offered a chance to “one of their own” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. By the way — among all of the post-Ferguson managers, the Norwegian is likely not the worst. Nevertheless — it wasn’t enough.
It’s almost a shame for United’s owners — both the old ones (the Glazer family) and the new ones. They’ve tried everything. United invited various different types of managers. United spent crazy amounts of money on players of all kinds. Therefore, the conclusion is that only a miracle can assist United at this point in time. When United attempts to think logically and try to plan something — it always fails. United has proven this multiple times before.
Therefore, the rumors surrounding Oliver Glasner (who will be leaving Crystal Palace in the summer) are so puzzling. On paper, he seems like the perfect candidate. He was excellent at Eintracht and Palace, he has already adapted to the Premier League, he is able to work with whatever resources he is provided, he is tactically versatile and he is capable of many different approaches to the game. He is basically the Austrian version of Unai Emery. He certainly deserves the opportunity to work at a club with high aspirations. Additionally, in the summer, he will become a free agent — no compensation will be required.
Once again — this is a far too logical choice. Amorim and ten Hag also seemed like logical choices when they were first appointed. Everyone knows how the story concluded for them at United. Logical choices don’t work at this club! A miracle is necessary.
In this regard, it would be a miracle if Glasner declines the offer. In that case, he will save himself and spare United from another cycle of empty optimism and the same vicious cycle: “he is here to conquer!” → the inevitable and sad dismissal. Good luck to Glasner! He is an incredible coach, and it would be fascinating to see if he can succeed at a truly ambitious club. His coaching-twin Emery already attempted to succeed at a truly ambitious club — PSG and Arsenal — and failed. Whether Glasner will succeed — that is the big mystery of the upcoming season.
Whether Glasner – skysports.com
And Manchester United — good luck searching for your miracle. Anything can occur through a person nobody knew existed until today, somebody nobody was thinking of as an option at United yesterday. That is precisely how miracles operate.
Of course, we can hope that United will eventually develop a proper organization, begin working properly, find the correct manager (or head coach?), provide the manager with true authority and ultimately achieve success. However, when watching the club over the past few years — believing in a miracle, in a random lucky finger pointing towards the sky, feels much more plausible.
