One former Premier League boss has stated his dream is to manage Manchester United, claiming he’d win more games than Rúben Amorim.
Rúben Amorim has had a tough start to life at Manchester United, with his side wining just six of 25 games in the Premier League since he joined the club in November.
However, the club have found more success in Europe, with United preparing to face off against Tottenham in the Europa League final next week.
Should Amorim defeat Ange Postecoglou’s men next Wednesday, they would secure Champions League football for next season, which makes their summer transfer window much easier.
Although United are reportedly closing in on signing Matheus Cunha and Liam Delap, the club are said to still want further reinforcements as Amorim looks to gut and revamp his current Old Trafford squad.
Dyche reckons he would win more games than Amorim at United
Amorim has lost 15 fixtures across all competitions at United so far this season, winning 16 and drawing eight – and former Everton boss Sean Dyche has stated he thinks he would have done a better job than the 40-year-old at Old Trafford this season.
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Dyche commented on Amorim’s season so far, stating: “He’s not going to change the way he plays. He better win some games – pretty quick.
“I reckon if I went there and played my way, we’d win more games. Just 4-4-2 – give them basic rules of principles. We’re all going, ‘Fair play’ – but, he’s been there a while now so you better start bringing some wins soon.”
Dyche continued: “Howard Wilkinson (former Leeds United manager) had a great saying, he said, ‘Win, survive, succeed’. Basically, you have to win first, and then you can survive because you’re winning, and then success is when you do lay down all your principles and your playing style.
“So, if he can win enough, which is the worry at the minute, and then survive the process, and then succeed – then that’s going to be better.”
Dyche speaks on wanting to manager United
Speaking further on the podcast with former United players Roy Keane, Gary Neville, and Paul Scholes, Dyche was asked which team he always wanted to manage, to which he revealed Manchester United to be his too choice.
“It was always Manchester United because of the size of the club, not because it’s Man U – but due to the sheer grandeur, particularly back then,” Dyche revealed. “I know they are going through a tough run at the minute, but the whole worldwide feel of it. That’s a big superpowered club.”
The 53-year-old then continued to speak on Amorim, explaining he feels Amorim is set to be under an increased amount of pressure very early on next season, but admitted that the Portuguese head coach must be given the benefit of the doubt for this campaign.
“I’d be surprised if Rúben Amorim is not under pressure [early next season],” Dyche added. “Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt this season – he’s laying down his platform for success, the future, and educating, let’s say.
“Then you get your pre-season, because now you’ve got that window to actually work on it, day in, day out. Shift a few players out who maybe don’t buy in, shift the players in who do buy in. Then, if it’s not early next season, how long do you go?
“The easiest answer would be pre-season up until the halfway point, but it’s not always designed like that, is it? You get the job, and it’s halfway through the season.
“If it’s not early next season, then I’d be saying, it hasn’t worked. So, if I’m the Director of Football, I’ll go right, “You’ve either got to change what you’re doing and make it work, or we make a change”.
“The perfect scenario is at least if you get a pre-season and juggle the transfers, then by Christmas, if you’re not having some form of success, most people go, ‘Things need to start working pretty quickly’. You probably get the next window, and then by January/February, they are going, ‘It’s not working’.”
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