Created Date: October 30, 2024 22:11
Having parted ways with coach Erik ten Hag, Manchester United is preparing to appoint Sporting Lisbon’s coach Ruben Amorim as head of the team. While the European press was waiting for the transfer to be announced soon, Portuguese Amorim’s close relationship with Mourinho was revealed.
The search for Manchester United, one of the English Premier League teams, gained momentum after parting ways with coach Erik ten Hag.
Dutch Coach Erik ten Hag, whose performance at Manchester United was highly criticized, was dismissed after the last league match in which they lost 2-1 to West Ham United.
Portuguese Coach Ruben Amorim is the target of the Manchester United management, who accelerated their search after parting ways with Erik ten Hag.
Ruben Amorim, who has been coaching the Portuguese team Sporting since 2020, won the cup 5 times with Sporting during this period, and attracted the attention of giant clubs with his performance in Europe.
HIS COACHING CAREER STARTED IN 2018
Ruben Amorim, who started his coaching career as coach at Casa Pia in the 2018-19 season, soon became the coach of the Braga B team.
AFTER THE CUP VICTORY, HE HEAD TO SPORTING
Ruben Amorim, who became the technical boss of Braga in December 2019 and achieved an average of 2.38 points in 13 matches, took over as head of Sporting Lisbon for a transfer fee of 10 million Euros after winning the Portuguese League Cup.
WON 4 CUP WITH SPORTING
Ruben Amorim, who achieved great success with Sporting Lisbon, won the Portuguese League championship twice and the Portuguese Cup twice.
THE TRUTH OF MOURINHO HAS BEEN REVEALED
A remarkable fact has recently emerged about Ruben Amorim, who is expected to become the new coach of the British giant.
It was revealed that before starting his coaching career, Ruben Amorim interned with Jose Mourinho, who was the coach of Manchester United in the 2017-18 season, and studied Mourinho’s style closely.
It was revealed that Fenerbahçe’s Coach Mourinho accepted Amorim to do an internship while he was at Manchester United.
MOURINHO: “AMORIM HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY”
Speaking about Amorim in May 2024, Jose Mourinho said: “I like Amorim very much as a manager and a trainer. He has the capacity to do his job successfully in any league and at any club.” he said.
“THERE WILL NEVER BE A NEW MOURINHO IN HISTORY”
After the UEFA Europa League match in which Sporting Lisbon eliminated Arsenal last season, “Are you the new Mourinho?” Answering the question, Amorim said, “Mourinho is one of a kind. We communicate constantly. I am not the new Mourinho. There will never be a new Mourinho in history.” He used the following expressions:
“MY ONLY IDEA IS MOURINHO”
Ruben Amorim, who said his idol is Mourinho in his statement to Tribuna Expresso, said: “Mourinho is my role model. Every coach has different approaches to the game, I like some of them. For example, I like Guardiola, but there is only one idol for me, and that is Mourinho. How do I like him?” “I watched him play, I got my perspective on the game from Mourinho. He analyzes his opponents extraordinarily well and prepares his team accordingly and adapts many ways to his team to win.” He used the following expressions:
