La Jue: You cannot manage Manchester United on impulse, Amorim has three years to prove himself

Hupu, October 9th, Sir Jim Ratcliffe was interviewed by "The Business" podcast jointly launched by "The Times" and "The Sunday Times" and talked about his attitude towards Manchester United coach Amorim.

"His performance in the past season was indeed not ideal, but Ruben needs to prove himself as a top coach within three years. My attitude on this is very clear."

"Sometimes I really can't understand the media. They always want overnight success and think it is as simple as flipping a switch - flip the switch and everything will be the next day. Become perfect."

"You can't manage a club like Manchester United on impulse just because a reporter makes some emotional remarks every week."

Since February 2024, Ratcliffe has held nearly 30% of Manchester United's shares through his Ineos Group and has taken over the club's football operations.

However, the Glazer family still retains overall control of the club. Since taking over Manchester United in 2005, the family has sparked numerous fan protests over its management of the club.

When asked how he would respond if the Glazer family asked him to sack Amorim, Ratcliffe said: "That won't happen."

The Ineos boss added that the Glazer family supported his takeover of football operations: "That's more or less the situation. We are local and they are across the Atlantic."

"To manage Manchester United, which is as big as Manchester United, It is unrealistic for a football club with a complex structure to be separated by an ocean. "

"They have indeed received a lot of criticism...but in fact they are very good people and they really love this club."

Previously, Ratcliffe had also been criticized by the outside world for implementing controversial cost-cutting measures (including laying off about 450 people and canceling employee subsidized lunches and other benefits).

"The club's costs were too high at that time. Manchester United had many excellent employees, but there was also a certain degree of mediocrity, and the overall organization was too bloated." He said.

"I got a lot of flak for taking away the free lunch, but no one ever gave me a free lunch."

"Whether you are willing to accept it or not, the most critical link between game performance and any external factor is profitability. The more money you have, the stronger the team you can build."

"So a lot of what we did in the first year was to spend a lot of time getting the club back on a sustainable, healthy track."

"We're not there yet. The full effect of these restructuring measures is to be seen - as evidenced by the latest figures (United reported last month a loss of £33m for the financial year despite record revenue of £666.5m) and our failure to qualify for the Champions League last season. "

"But these data will gradually improve. In my opinion, Manchester United will eventually become the most profitable football club in the world, and I also hope that on this basis, the team can achieve long-term, sustainable high-level competitive performance. "