Ruben Amorim getting sacked as Man Utd manager probably brings about some immediate improvement, but even beyond him, there are problems to be solved.
Jason Wilcox is also coming under the scanner, wanting Ruben Amorim to succeed beyond any reasonable doubt as one of his biggest backers.
Then there’s Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Omar Berrada, who oversee everything, and have now made four poor decisions on the trot (keeping, then sacking Erik ten Hag, followed by hiring and firing Ruben Amorim).
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Amidst all this chaos, however, there is a bigger problem that the club need to solve, and it has nothing to do with Amorim or Wilcox.
Man Utd’s operations are being dictated by Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Firstly, it is worth mentioning that Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s getting involved with the club’s operations is expected, and probably even welcomed.
After nearly two decades of the Glazers’ apathy, it is refreshing to see an owner take an active interest in the day-to-day workings of the club.
However, if the Glazers left everything to the people on the ground, which led to some decisions being taken unchecked, Ratcliffe swings too far the other way.
The Athletic report that Ratcliffe was extremely frustrated with Amorim’s 3ATB system, and that pressure also influenced Wilcox to push for a change in his talks with Amorim.
The interference didn’t just stop there, as the United part-owner made suggestions like playing Bryan Mbeumo at wing-back at one point.
Nobody is shedding tears at the manager’s departure, but it is easy to see how actions like that can grate on a qualified person hired to do his job.
There’s a balance to be struck between keeping an oversight over the club’s operations and micro-managing every department of the club.
Ratcliffe seems to be dictating every minor thing at the club, and that is not an environment any manager will feel comfortable working in.
Ineos are giving off an indecisive image
For an ownership group who have marketed itself as “best in class”, Ineos are making an awful lot of decisions which can be described as knee-jerk, to put it politely.
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Be it the hiring and firing of Dan Ashworth, or how the Amorim and Erik ten Hag tenure has gone, Ineos are yet to make a good decision in the dugout.
The player recruitment has been good, but that’s about it, and the latest reports coming in don’t inspire confidence either.
Romain Molina is now reporting that Ineos want to hire a sporting director, less than a year after firing Ashworth and promoting Wilcox to that position.
If that doesn’t scream indecision, then nothing does, because Ineos are effectively using Man Utd as a learning spell on how to operate a football club.
Ratcliffe’s whims and fancies are complicating that already indecisive scenario, and that won’t fill Man Utd fans with any confidence, regardless of whether Amorim is head coach or not.
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