Manchester United’s Next Head Coach: Ruben Amorim Emerges as Top Candidate Amidst Ten Haag’s Struggles

[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = If Manchester United coach Eric ten Haag (Netherlands), whose position is rapidly shaking due to poor performance, is sacked, Sporting CP coach Ruben is likely Amoring (Portugal) is the next head coach. Coach Amoring is already known as an outstanding strategist among young leaders.

According to what reporter Ekrem Konur, an expert on the European football transfer market, said on his social network service (SNS) on the 28th (Korean time), Coach Amoring is still the main target for Manchester United’s next head coach if coach Ten. Haag is sacked.

Gamblers are also similar. According to local betting companies, the coach Amoring and the head coach of Manchester United Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands) are ranked first and second as the candidates who are likely to succeed the coach Ten Haag. Gareth Southgate (England), former coach of the English national football team, and Thomas Frank (Denmark), coach of Brentford, are following suit.

Manchester United are in a serious slump this season. While playing 9 games in the English Premier League (EPL), they have only got 11 points (3 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses) and are still in 14th place on the leaderboard. However, this does not mean that they are doing well in the UEFA Europa League (UEL). They have 3 draws in 3 games.

Naturally, it is possible that the Ten Haag coach will be fired due to poor performance. The high-ranking officials, led by Manchester United co-owner Jim Rockcliffe (England), are already holding an ’emergency meeting’ about the future of the Ten Haag coach and are fiddling with his ‘ ability to eliminate him.

Meanwhile, if Manchester United fires coach Ten Haag, they plan to bring in coach Amoring as the next head coach. Although it is the middle of the season, coach Amoring has a buy-out clause (the minimum allowed for a transfer) and can be appointed if he exercises it. It was reported that the purchase clause was 20 million euros (about 30 billion won).

Coach Amoring, known as the ‘master of the next generation’, played for Belenense, Benfica, and Braga during his active career, and also played 14 international matches for the Portuguese national team. After taking off his football boots in 2016, he started his career as a coach in 2018. After working at Casa Pia and Braga, he has been in charge of Sports since 2020.

Coach Amoring began building his reputation as a leader by helping Sporting win the Portuguese Primeira Liga for the first time in 19 years in the 2020-2021 season. In addition, he led the team to victory in the Portuguese Professional Football Federation (LPFP) Tassa da Liga for two consecutive seasons and once in the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) Supertasa Candido de Oliveira .

Coach Amoring, who mainly follows attacking tactics based on the back three, achieved 161 wins (33 draws and 33 losses) in a total of 227 games at Sporting. The ability to develop players was also good, allowing many talents to reach their potential. Representative examples include Pedro Foro (Tottenham), Joao Palinha (Bayern Munich), and Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).

Coach Amoring is also the person named as the next head coach of the Korean national team by Park Joo-ho, who was a member of the Korea Football Association’s national team strength enhancement committee. Former Commissioner Park revealed through his YouTube channel Captain Pachuho that he had recommended Director Amoring to the Power Strengthening Committee.