Amorim: We looked too relaxed during the game and should have been more aggressive

Hupu News on November 9, Premier League, Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United. After the game, Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim attended the press conference.

For two consecutive weeks, you took the lead on the road and seemed to be in control, but in the blink of an eye the game was out of control. I know you will be happy to get 1 point, but if this happens continuously, is this a serious problem?

We currently have many problems and the team is still in its infancy. I know sometimes the record makes it look like we're making progress - and we are, but there's still so much to do.

The last 10 minutes of this game can be mentioned separately: we had to replace Harry Maguire and Casemiro at the same time, and then we lost two goals in a row, and Ben (Sheshko) also retired from injury. Even before the opponent scored the second goal, we had a chance to seal the victory early.

However, it is a positive to be able to overcome all these difficulties and finally equalize the score. But looking at the whole game, we actually played very calmly and should have done better and been more aggressive. The atmosphere in the stadium clearly suggested that we could score three points, and there were a lot of spaces on the court, but we seemed too relaxed during the game.

We must realize that any offensive and defensive round may change the direction of the game and the atmosphere of the stadium. This was the case today. So, although we controlled the game overall, we still need to improve because a win like this is within our reach this season.

De Ligt, who scored the ultimate goal today, is not in the leadership team you built in the summer. How is the team's leadership team built? Is there a clear leader player on the team?

No, some players play a leadership role through their on-field performance, while some players are involved in team affairs in other ways on a daily basis at the Carrington training base. I just try to incorporate different styles into the leadership team, but at the end of the day, everyone has to be a leader and help each other and support each other.

Matias performed very well, was very aggressive, and did a great job on the defensive end. I think he's better on the ball than he's shown so far - he just doesn't want to make mistakes on the ball at this stage, which he's doing well and that's a smart choice for a player.

But like I said, when our three central defenders are at their best, they will control the rhythm of the game and the quality of offense and defense, and our team still has room for improvement in many aspects.

What is the injury situation of Ben Sheshko?

We must check further. There is something wrong with his knee, the details of which are yet to be determined.

Before the game against Nottingham Forest, you mentioned to the players that there was an opportunity to move up to second place in the table, but they failed to take advantage of it. Today is also an opportunity to hit the second place. Do you think the players face psychological challenges at this critical moment of hitting the top spot?

Today’s situation is different, and the team’s aura is different from before. I felt the team had more control today than against Nottingham Forest. If you want to compare these two games: against Nottingham, we lacked enough energy; and today, it was because we were too calm in the game, which led to a decline in the second half.

This has nothing to do with "impacting second". Today's turning point stems from an offensive and defensive round, coupled with a series of things that happened before - Maguire and Casemiro came off the field at the same time, too many emergencies and lineup adjustments affected the situation.

The opponent scored a goal with a cross and a great opportunity, and then everything became difficult to control. But we withstood all the pressure and finally equalized the score.

I know everyone is most concerned about Benjamin’s situation, but he actually had two good scoring opportunities today. Do you think he lacks confidence?

No, I don't think this is the biggest issue to worry about. He had been in a scoring drought before, but then scored two goals in the next two games. This is very common with forwards. What I'm more worried about is his injury - it's a knee problem after all, and the situation is unclear at the moment. We need Ben, he can make the team stronger.

Boamad and Mazrawi will travel to the African Cup of Nations next month. We all know that the team has trouble controlling the tempo of the game when Casemiro is not on the court. So do you think the squad needs to be strengthened in January? Because right now it seems like the pool of players you can rely on is very limited.

We must fully evaluate all situations, especially Ben's injury. Of course, this will cause us problems, but we have actually known the impact of the African Cup for a long time - we could have prepared in the summer, but at that time because there was only one game a week, many players did not have many opportunities to play.

So it will be very challenging to deal with this situation, but when the transfer window opens, we will see if we can strengthen the team and make up for the existing shortcomings. Until then, we must seize the opportunity in front of us, and we are willing to do so. We will look at the specific situation.