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Ruben Amorim says Rasmus Hojlund’s objective drought is a “group drawback” forward of Manchester United’s Premier League conflict with Brighton on Sunday.
Talking after the Southampton match on Thursday night, the top coach was requested to touch upon his striker and mentioned:
“I feel it’s a group drawback, not simply now, nevertheless it’s additionally from the previous.
“We now have clearly an absence of targets and menace. Whenever you tread close to the opponents, perhaps they don’t press you so excessive; every little thing is linked. Each participant has moments in a season.
“I feel after we began this journey collectively, Rasmus was the participant that was at all times scoring, so he can come again.
“I feel it’s extra a group drawback than a Rasmus drawback.
“Up to now, United had been a group of transition. And we nonetheless are. You possibly can really feel it. To create possibilities within the last third, we wrestle so much. However for that, it’s probably the most tough second to coach.
“It’s a group that extra enjoys ready for the play after which transitioning and creating issues, so it’s one thing we now have to vary. And to have time to vary, we’d like coaching and to win video games.”
Requested about potential strikes for gamers equivalent to Antony, the boss replied:
“I need to maintain my gamers. I don’t know what will occur this window, we’ll see, however he did job towards Southampton.
“They’re our gamers. We now have management [who leaves or stays]. Typically it’s more durable for the gamers as a result of typically they’ve info [on their futures]. For me, it’s more durable to organize the sport after we lose. After we win, we will handle every little thing: the expectations, the temper for some gamers. We simply deal with the following recreation.”
Amorim additionally mentioned the schedule.
“It’s going to be laborious till the top of the season,” he mentioned.
“Will probably be a bit of little bit of a rollercoaster. Then it relies on the time we now have to coach.
“We’re nonetheless within the Cup, we now have Europa League video games, then it’s additionally essential to deal with the Rangers recreation as a result of if we win, we take two video games off our schedule, then we will have a full week.”
Talking extra on gamers being drained, he mentioned:
“Ugarte was drained as a result of he did job towards Liverpool and Arsenal. However Ugarte and Fernandes had been the perfect gamers towards Liverpool.”
United once more conceded from a set piece towards Southampton and was requested about that ongoing drawback.
“In opposition to Southampton, it looks as if a easy header. Typically within the second, you are feeling like every little thing is towards you. Ultimately, issues change.
“We now have to enhance. We performed towards perhaps the perfect group on this planet on set items [Arsenal]. This season goes to be a rollercoaster. We now have to enhance in all of the areas of our recreation.”
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