Ruben Amorim has been in charge of Manchester United for less than a week but has already made his mark at Carrington with a number of changes being implement.Amorim
has begun stamping his authority on the Manchester United squad, admitting he will end the practice of players treating international breaks as bonus holidays. This comes amid the buzz caused by Marcus Rashford and Casemiro’s recent jaunts during their time off from national team duty.
The new boss found himself with a limited squad due to international commitments. While Rashford was spotted at an NBA game in New York, Casemiro took a family trip to Disney World in Florida and also enjoyed some basketball action.
Although not laying placing blame on Rashford and Casemiro, Amorim made it clear that such trips wouldn’t be permissible in the future under his watch. He clarified: “Would I set a different structure? Yes, for sure. But we cannot put this on the players. They told them they have five days off so they can fly anywhere. Because nobody in the club says you cannot fly. So we cannot, this time, put that on Rash or Case.”
Meanwhile, Red Devils icon Gary Neville criticised the duo’s decision, particularly given their less-than-stellar performances and the current turmoil surrounding the club.
He expressed his opinion that not only did it look bad, but it wasn’t the wisest way to spend their recovery period.
He commented: “I’m not that wound up about [Marcus] Rashford and Casemiro going over to the United States, but what I’m asking is, if you’ve got a four-day break, Portland is a 12-hour flight and an eight-hour time difference, your jetlag is bad, and you feel a bit [rough].
“They went to Portland, and I’m asking the question based on professionalism – you’re playing badly, the team are losing, your 13th in the league, and there is a new manager coming in – would you choose that trip as a break to recharge your batteries? That’s not a recharging trip. It’s not right that.”
Amorim remarked on the reforms he plans to introduce: “Us as a club have to set the standards and have to manage that. It’s my decision if they can have five days, or three days, or three days to rest and you cannot fly. This is something that us as a club have to decide. So this must be started in the club, with us and me being responsible in that area.”
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