Amorim is able to stop Man United with out compensation; says it is ‘laborious’ to defend himself

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim stated that he was assured he was nonetheless the best man for the job after the membership’s woeful
Europa League loss to Tottenham Hotspur
, however would stop with no compensation if the membership’s board believed in any other case.

Amorim and his males had hoped to salvage one thing from a woeful season that has them languishing sixteenth within the Premier League with one sport remaining.

Amorim: ‘Actually laborious to defend myself’

As an alternative, Brennan Johnson bundled in a first-half objective in a 1-0 win that clinched Spurs a spot within the Champions League subsequent season – leaving United out of European soccer solely.

“On this second, I’m not going to be right here defending myself, it’s not my fashion,” Amorim advised reporters. “I can’t do it, it’s actually laborious for me.

“So I’ve nothing to point out to the followers and say ‘I’m going to enhance due to this, I’ve these issues,’ I can’t do nothing.

“On this second, it’s a little bit of religion. Let’s see. I’m at all times open, if the board and the followers really feel that I’m not the best man, I’ll go the subsequent day with none dialog about compensation.”

Lacking out on the Champions League is dear with co-owner Jim Ratcliffe estimating the monetary good thing about qualification between 80 and 100 million kilos ($107 – $134 million) in broadcast, matchday and industrial revenue.

“It’s robust for a membership like us to not be within the Champions League however now now we have to take care of that with a distinct plan, even with the market,” Amorim stated. “However which means now we have extra time, extra time to suppose and work in the course of the week and to be higher within the Premier League. This will probably be our focus.

“I do know it’s going to be robust, I do know we misplaced to an English staff, I do know the strain of the followers goes to be actually brief within the subsequent season. However I assure you I can’t stop, I can’t go away, so I’m actually assured.”

United performed like a staff extra afraid to lose than one targeted on profitable on Wednesday, notably within the first half, which proved pricey as horrible defending led to Spurs’ objective.

United fared higher within the second half and threatened to equalise within the dying minutes with Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Luke Shaw all forcing terrific saves.

“I used to be at all times actually sincere with you guys. We didn’t carry out completely right now however we had been higher than the opponent,” Amorim stated. “Within the second half we tried every little thing with the centre defenders extensive, crosses, going contained in the field. I believe right now was not the day.”

There have been questions on whether or not United have gone backwards for the reason that Portuguese succeeded Erik ten Hag after the previous supervisor’s sacking in late-October.

“I don’t agree (that we’re going backwards),” Amorim stated. “We’ve had some unhealthy outcomes however I believe now we have improved in sure areas. We had been aggressive in additional video games that we didn’t rating in.

“I perceive I’m a younger man. However I additionally perceive that if now we have the possibilities that we had within the second half, if we managed to attain one, the sport ought to have been totally different, this press convention ought to be so totally different.”