A frustrated Ruben Amorim told Sky Sports, "my job is so, so hard here," following Manchester United's 1-0 defeat against Tottenham. The loss leaves United in 15th place in the Premier League, with just four wins from Amorim's 14 top-flight games since taking charge.
While there is still some hope for success in the FA Cup and Europa League, injuries and poor form have hampered the team's performance since Amorim's arrival in November. Sunday's defeat to Spurs highlighted these challenges, with several key players unavailable.
Leny Yoro, Kobbie Mainoo, Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte, and Amad Diallo were all missing for the match in north London. Amad Diallo's injury, sustained in training, is expected to rule him out for the rest of the season.
Reflecting on the game, Amorim said, "In the end, they score, we didn't. That was the big difference in the game. We had a lot of chances but in the end they scored one and we didn't."
The victory marked Spurs' first home league win in eight games, while United's struggles continue as they battle to improve their league standing amidst ongoing injury setbacks.
"The first step is to create situations. We have had games where we are around the box and not created situations. This game we create situations. But in this game with two teams not doing well, one goal was always going to make the difference.
"You start with one idea. We were asking about a long week for so long. And we worked our principles but day after day you lose players that change your approach to the game. I could not play the same way with Joshua [Zirkzee] as I can with Amad [Diallo].
"Sometimes you want Bruno [Fernandes] to reach the ball in the build-up because he's really good switching the play. But then you want Bruno also to press and it's really hard. And when you are changing all the time to get the players to react to the base, it's really hard."
While there is still some hope for success in the FA Cup and Europa League, injuries and poor form have hampered the team's performance since Amorim's arrival in November. Sunday's defeat to Spurs highlighted these challenges, with several key players unavailable.
Leny Yoro, Kobbie Mainoo, Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte, and Amad Diallo were all missing for the match in north London. Amad Diallo's injury, sustained in training, is expected to rule him out for the rest of the season.
Reflecting on the game, Amorim said, "In the end, they score, we didn't. That was the big difference in the game. We had a lot of chances but in the end they scored one and we didn't."
The victory marked Spurs' first home league win in eight games, while United's struggles continue as they battle to improve their league standing amidst ongoing injury setbacks.
"The first step is to create situations. We have had games where we are around the box and not created situations. This game we create situations. But in this game with two teams not doing well, one goal was always going to make the difference.
"You start with one idea. We were asking about a long week for so long. And we worked our principles but day after day you lose players that change your approach to the game. I could not play the same way with Joshua [Zirkzee] as I can with Amad [Diallo].
"Sometimes you want Bruno [Fernandes] to reach the ball in the build-up because he's really good switching the play. But then you want Bruno also to press and it's really hard. And when you are changing all the time to get the players to react to the base, it's really hard."
