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Reuben Amorim Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche’s claims that he would have won more matches as Manchester United manager have been mocked as the pair prepare to face off.
saturday’s Premier League The visit to the City Ground coincides with the one-year anniversary of the Portuguese’s appointment as Eric Ten Hag’s successor.
Amorim was unable to see an immediate turnaround as United fell to 15th in the Premier League and lost. Europa League The last, which led to criticism from all and sundry.
Dyche was one of the first to comment about the Portuguese’s set-up, saying in May that he could have won more matches if he had been in charge by simply playing a 4–4–2 formation.
Amorim dismissed those comments before facing the recently appointed Forest boss, saying: “First of all, maybe it is true that if we play 4-4-2 we have won more games.
“But I have always said that I have a way of playing that will take some time and then it will get better in the future, so we don’t know.
“Then I can see sean dyche As a manager and then as a pundit. If you’re a pedant and don’t say very strong things, I don’t want to see you! I am the same.
“So, I can understand that it’s a completely different job and I know Sean Dyche is really smart, and he knows how to play the game.
“He also understands that one thing is when we are watching the game and talking about the game. The other thing is to train a team, so I understand it, I have nothing to say. I just want to win the next match.”
United head to the City Ground on the back of three consecutive wins as things finally start to look up for Amorim after a checkered start to life.
“It was a trip,” he said, laughing. “It was a big journey. It was hard, it was really hard. Good moments and bad moments.
“I learned a lot and that’s really important. I learned that even in my lowest moments I can stick to the things I believe in and that’s a good thing for anyone to understand.
“The answer today is different from three weeks ago, so it’s important to understand that.
“Living here is one of the greatest honors of my life and I want to stay here for many years.”
United had a full week to prepare for the trip to Forest, which saw the defender lisandro martinez Trained with the group on Wednesday for the first time since suffering an ACL injury in February.
“He wants to go on it, he’s not going to go on it, it’s going to take him time,” Amorim said.
“He started training with us, but we had to change some things in practice for him, so gradually he is getting better.
“It’s really good and he gives us an edge in every training session. It’s really good for us too.
“The rest of the guys, we’ve got one more day. I don’t know about Harry Maguire. I think the rest of the guys are fit.”