Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim. (Photograph by Gareth Copley/Getty Photos)
Ruben Amorim says the blame for Manchester United’s poor set-piece defending lies with him.
The Purple Devils misplaced 3-2 at dwelling to Nottingham Forest on Saturday night, with Amorim already feeling the magnitude of the job forward of him.
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United shall be significantly disillusioned with Nikola Milenkovic’s opener, with the Serbian centre-back heading dwelling from a nook inside simply two minutes.
That’s the seventh time United have conceded from a set-piece within the Premier League this season, with solely the underside two sides Southampton (8) and Wolves (11) enduring a worse document.
There’s little doubt United’s lack of ability to defend their very own field is hindering them and until they will eradicate that flaw quickly, they’re unlikely to enhance on their present Thirteenth-place standing.
Ruben Amorim takes accountability for Man Utd set-piece flaw
Nikola Milenkovic scores a header towards Man Utd. (Photograph by Clive Brunskill/Getty Photos)
Amorim has solely been within the United sizzling seat for 5 matches, with that hardly sufficient time to make any significant modifications to the membership’s fortunes.
However, the Portuguese coach is taking accountability for his or her set-piece woes, insisting it’s on him to enhance performances on this space.
“When this occurs, it’s extra my fault as a result of I’m accountable,” Amorim instructed reporters (through Man Utd’s official web site). “We attempt to do it in one of the simplest ways. We did quite a lot of work on this space as a result of we noticed it towards Arsenal. It was actually laborious on this context, struggling within the first play [of the game], to place power into the staff however we managed to do it. We had been drawing the sport, however then within the second half, the identical factor.
“Then you definitely really feel it in all people, the followers, the gamers…it’s actually laborious to transmit one thing, like proceed to your job. We managed to attain another however then it was extra like we wished [to score again], however there was not quite a lot of high quality.”
Up subsequent for Man Utd — who’ve been rocked by the shock exit of Dan Ashworth — is a visit to Czech aspect Viktoria Plzen within the Europa League on Thursday.