New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim must show patience if he is to succeed at Old Trafford, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been told; The club’s 10-year cycle of sacking managers has been criticized by an expert and Barcelona chief Deco has also issued a warning. Over the Portuguese coach.

The 39-year-old signed a two-and-a-half-year contract as United’s new manager at Friday lunchtime until the summer of 2027. Manchester United Since Sir Alex Ferguson backed out in 2013.

While Ratcliffe and fellow United directors hope they have finally found the man to return them to the elite of English and European football, former United star Danny Higginbotham has spoken out to warn the club about the ongoing appointment cycle. Sacking managers and why he thinks they should play the long game Amorim.

Rinse and repeat, that’s what bothers me. “Every executive that comes in seems to have the same shelf life (about two and a half years) before they walk out the door again.” NBC pundit Higginbotham to start.

“Since the greatest manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, left, there has been David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ralf Rangnick and now Erik among others.

“Are you telling me they’re all bad managers? When do you realize that the source of the problems you are experiencing may not be the manager? When do you get to the bottom of it and realize that the manager is not the problem? “When the new guy comes in, everything has to look very different,” he said. SportBoom.

“Consistency is everything in football,” Higginbotham continued.

“That and patience. If you are not going to be patient, you need better systems and strategies.”

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Higginbotham asks Amorim for patience as Deco fires Man Utd warning

Higginbotham continued: “Listen, I’m not putting Erik in the same league as those three, but Pep (Guardiola) at Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool and Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, none of them got great starts in the 19th minute for their respective clubs? Did? They all had bad seasons by their own standards.

“The difference was that there was a sense of purpose and direction around them, which I don’t see at Manchester United at the moment.”

The pundit also questioned the timing of United’s decision to sack Ten Hag, adding: “What strikes me as odd is why they kept Erik in the summer, gave him huge sums of money to spend and clearly have control over the transfers coming in.” just to get rid of it now.

“Is it because he won the cup last summer or because others are available? “Either way, it’s not a very good strategy because the new manager may come in and think: I don’t want most of the new players.”

Transfer to United – While the club confirms his start date and first match in charge – It ended the long wait for Amorim, who had strong links with both Liverpool and West Ham over the summer, to land a major job.

He had also previously been in talks for the job in Barcelona when it became clear that Xavi would be leaving, but the Blaugrana ultimately preferred Hansi Flick.

Now Barça’s sporting director Deco has explained why he turned down the chance to appoint the 39-year-old, which could be a huge red flag for United.

“How many Portuguese coaches are ready to take on the weight and responsibility of taking charge of Barcelona, ​​especially with all the challenges it faces?” he said Nasser do Sol I returned in February. “Tell me.

“I know Ruben Amorim did a good job at Sporting and, on top of that, plays in a style similar to ours. But he also has little experience.”

Deco’s comments caused a stir in the Portuguese media; Amorim responded harshly to Deco: “It’s a fact and I just want to have the experience of being Sporting’s coach.

“As long as my fans don’t remind me that I’m inexperienced and have only been coaching for four years.”

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United’s new manager is expected to quickly implement tactical and formation changes when he starts at Old Trafford; The 39-year-old player prefers a 3-4-3 approach; It is very different from the 4-2-3-1 formation adopted by Ten Hag.

This could lead to several personnel changes at Old Trafford and one of Ferguson’s former assistants. Rene Meulensteen reveals he expects both Casemiro and Christian Eriksen to fall out with new boss very quickly.

Amorim is also supported Immediate raid on Sporting Lisbon for striker Viktor Gyokereshis price tag is coming to light, but one expert explains why one of Ten Hag’s summer signings could be shown the door if it is a blockbuster move.

However, according to sources revealed to TEAMtalk, he is not at the top of Amorim’s wish list. Names of three other Sporting CP stars the new boss would like to bring to Old Trafford Players are already coming to the discussion as part of discussions with Ratcliffe and sporting director Dan Ashworth.

Ashworth also has some strong transfer ideas of his own and Sunderland’s Chris Rigg has also been described as an excellent addition to their ranks. Getting the teenager away from the Black Cats may be much harder than initially expected.

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