Bomb Squad revelation
Ruben Amorim’s decision to isolate the “Bomb Squad” of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyrrell Malacia may have looked brutal but appears to have the backing of the players who flew with him for the US leg of their pre-season campaign.
Amorim, too, has no regrets. In his eyes, unquestionably, he did what was needed – for the good of the entire club.
He added: “When you are losing, you have to change the culture, the standards.
“I didn’t feel that last season and that is more of a club thing than a manager thing.
“Of course, the manager is an important piece. Because if the manager doesn’t want that, it’s really hard.
“The manager cannot do that by himself but I feel that we are more organised nowadays, everybody knows their places.
“This is my job and everyone knows that. That looks like a small thing, but it’s a big thing.
“There are some things that I don’t know. So I need to have top people around me to help me to change the culture.
“I have the authority. It’s my job. The club wants that. But it’s bigger than that. I need all the club in the same direction.
“We’ve improved everything – the medical department, the nutrition, what we eat, the way we behave on tour, on the pitch. The rules.
“Everything is important. I know that they are not kids and I don’t treat the players like kids. But I think these small rules can help a group to be strong.”
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