Ruben Amorim leaves Manchester United as their worst manager in the Premier League era, but even he leaves with the legacy of creating something crucial and lasting.
Every manager since Sir Alex Ferguson at Man Utd can be called a failure relative to expectations, but there have been mitigating factors for them.
Ruben Amorim doesn’t have much, as he didn’t win a trophy, didn’t play good football, didn’t blood youngsters, and was backed well in the market.
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Despite all those shortcomings, his legacy at Man Utd might end up ageing as the most important one.
Ruben Amorim’s legacy at Man Utd
David Moyes had Adnan Januzaj, regardless of how that ended. Louis van Gaal had Marcus Rashford. Jose Mourinho had Scott McTominay and trophies.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got the DNA of the club in its perfect form and put smiles on the faces of United fans, and even Erik ten Hag had two trophies plus Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho.
However, none of them can say their legacy is what Amorim managed in just 14 months at Old Trafford, and which, if handled correctly, will make the biggest long-term change to the club’s prospects.
For once, any new manager who walks into the club will not have to deal with difficult characters who are prone to downing tools for the manager.
The squad, as built currently, is largely full of model professionals, as evidenced by the flood of messages wishing Amorim the best.
He has, in essence, finally achieved the cultural reset in the dressing room that was the undoing of basically every manager that preceded him.
Part of the credit for that also goes to Ineos’ recruitment, because they’ve identified characters who would suit the dressing room instead of just going for players who play well.
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But Amorim’s hard stance on commitment will see his successor walk into a dressing room fully confident that everyone in there wants to play for the club.
Impact of Amorim’s reset is equally as crucial and lasting
Players come and go as the managers do, and trophies are won and forgotten before the chase for the next one starts.
However, if the club is to achieve long-term success, the foundation needs to be right, which begins with having certain day-to-day standards in the dressing room.
It’s why Amorim’s cultural reset is equally as crucial, and much more long-lasting than any debut he could have given, or a trophy he could have won.
Nobody is mistaking him for a success at Old Trafford, but if the managers who follow him see some success, Amorim should be credited with tackling the rot at the ground level to begin with.
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