Former colleagues at Manchester United spoke about the new coach of the ‘Red Devils’
With Rúben Amorim officially at Manchester United from November 11th, reactions to the signing are beginning to emerge. Rio Ferdinand, who played 455 times for red devils, tried to find out about the still Sporting coach. To do so, he turned to an old teammate, Nani.
Rio Ferdinand holds the champion’s trophy and Nani, with his fist raised, also celebrates the title won at Manchester United (IMAGO)
“I spoke to Nani the other day and he said: ‘Rio, we can talk about tactics or whatever, but the players play for him, they love him and respect him”, began by saying the former defender of Man. United about the testimony of the Estrela da Amadora player. «The big difference with Erik ten Hag is that, said Nani, Amorim is very direct», he added.
This is not, however, the biggest difference between Rúben Amorim and his predecessor, according to Ferdinand. «From what I’ve heard, from people who played with him, for him and who were also around him, in human terms, character and charisma will be the big differentiators, compared to Ten Hag», he analyzed.
