Amorim ‘not naive’ to ‘difficult’ Man Utd tasks
New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says he is under “no illusions” as to the difficulty of the job facing him at Old Trafford.
The 39-year-old was appointed on a two-and-a-half-year deal earlier this month.
While he moves to Old Trafford this week, he will not be able to officially start work until he gets his visa, which is expected to takea couple of days.
Amorim signed off from his time at Portuguese side Sporting with a 4-2 win against former club Braga on Sunday night.
“I feel ready for the new challenge,” Amorim told reporters after the match.
“I’m not naive, I know it’s going to be very different, very difficult.
“I’m at peace now. I can focus on my new job and I’m looking forward to starting tomorrow.
“I know it will be difficult to reproduce what I have here anywhere else but there are other places with different exposure and pressure.”
Amorim will have 13 days during the international break to prepare for his first match in charge away against Ipswich in the Premier League on 24 November.
A combination of the number of players leaving for international duty this week, and some of those not called up being given time off, means that it will be largely those who are injured that Amorim first gets to see when he reports for duty at United’s Carrington training complex.
SOURCE: BBC
