Manchester United shareholder Sir Ratcliffe has had a meeting with this Portuguese manager (Amorim) this week. Do not underestimate Sir Ratcliffe's level of involvement and oversight within Manchester United—he wants to know why the team has failed to perform at the level it should this season. That is why he flew to the Carrington Training Ground earlier to meet with Amorim.
It is worth noting that Sir Ratcliffe has already held several meetings with the club's senior management, and sources at Manchester United have made it very clear that these meetings were all planned in advance. "All of Sir Ratcliffe's meetings with management and staff were planned internally before the Manchester Derby," the sources added.
Naturally, he also had a direct face-to-face conversation with Amorim. Sir Ratcliffe wanted to understand what is happening at the club and why their performance is falling short of expectations. Additionally, he wanted to discuss Amorim's perspectives on the matter.
During his conversation with Sir Ratcliffe, Amorim took a very clear stance. He believes that the club's poor performance is tied to the team's intensity—not the system. In the head coach's view, the system itself has not caused any problems for Manchester United. For this reason, he stated: "If you want to change the team's philosophy, you have to replace the person in charge." This is a message he has repeatedly conveyed to everyone at the club, including directors, managers, and co-owners.
Manchester United has not yet initiated any formal discussions with other head coaches, as the club intends to show respect to Amorim and continue cooperating with him. However, it must be pointed out that if Manchester United's poor performance persists, this situation cannot last forever—and Amorim is fully aware of this.
