Man United’s players AREN’T feeling the pressure of Ineos’ redundancies at the club because they live in ‘a bubble’, claims boss Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim says Manchester United’s players aren’t affected by the latest job cuts at the club because they live in ‘a bubble’.
United have announced another round of redundancies that could take the total number of job losses to 450 since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos began running football operations at Old Trafford.
Although Amorim accepts that he and the team are partly responsible due to United’s failure on the pitch, he also believes the players are preoccupied with problems of their own.
‘They don’t feel that pressure of people losing their job,’ said United’s head coach before Wednesday night’s clash with Ipswich at Old Trafford.
‘They have one life, they live in a bubble. It’s completely different for them than it is for me and everybody in the club.
‘I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. They are a young kids that live in a different world, but they suffer a different pressure and sometimes it’s harder.
Ruben Amorim said that his United players are in ‘a bubble’ away from other issues at the club
Manchester United have announced up to 200 more redundancies as cost-cutting continues
Amorim explained that his players ‘suffer a different pressure and sometimes it’s harder’
‘They feel the pressure that they need to win at Manchester United, and every time we lose or they don’t perform, people are talking about them; their friends, social media and former players.
‘They take it so personally and sometimes it’s really hard for them to turn things around. Then they go to the pitch and try to fix things but not in a good way: thinking too much, not playing the way they’re supposed to play.’
Amorim believes that saving money by making staff redundant is one thing, but United still have to spend it wisely in the transfer market.
‘We have to improve recruitment, that is crucial,’ he added. ‘We need to be a better team and not make a lot of mistakes in that department.
‘They are paying the price for our lack of success and I can’t say anything now that is going to convince the fans and all the staff that we’re going to do it.
‘It’s important to understand how we got to this situation, and it has a lot to do with the lack of success of the football team because we are the engine of any football club.’
