by Ruben Amorim said he prefers to appoint his 63 -year -old goalkeeper coach as a substitute for Marcus Rashford or any Manchester United player who was not ready to give “the maximum”.
The manager looked at his starting advantage, Rasmus Højlund, enduring a hot period in the 1-0 victory of the club in Fulham on Sunday evening; He was forced to replace him with Joshua Zirkzee, who had little impact.
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Amorim frozen Rashford, having become frustrated by his request and the idea was to move him during the January window. It has not yet happened and, over time, Amorim was asked if Rashford could still be the answer. Højlund has scored seven goals in all competitions this season; Zirkzee has four. Was there a way to come back to Rashford, who did not present the last 11 games of United?
“It’s always the same reason,” replied Amorim. “Reason is training, the way I see what a footballer should do. In training, in life and every day, every detail. So if things don’t change, I won’t change. »»
Amorim was pushed to know if the situation would remain the same if Rashford had remained in United after closing the window on February 3, which led him to push Jorge Vital, his veteran goalkeeper coach under the spotlight.
“This is the same situation for each player,” said Amorim. “If you do the maximum, if you do the right things … we can use each player. You can see it today on the bench – we lack a little rhythm to go, to change the game, to move a few pieces, but I prefer [it] like that. I will put vital [on the bench] Before putting a player who does not give the maximum every day, so I will not change. »»
Amorim is 40 years old on Monday and he joked: “It’s not 40 years old, I am 50 years old. After two months in Manchester United, it is 50 years. You cannot see a great improvement in the team and it is a fact. But winning helps us improve. We had a bad luck in some games. Today was not the best match, but we managed to win. »»
