Gary Neville has rubbished Ruben Amorim's claim that pundits are influencing Manchester United's players and warned that 'excuse mentality' and 'blaming other people' is the 'worst thing' this squad can do right now.
Speaking on Friday, United head coach Amorim said that he feels his players are susceptible to reading and hearing a lot of the criticism about his system through high-profile pundits such as Neville.
Amorim's job came under significant scrutiny after a dire defeat to Brentford but a win over Sunderland on Saturday has slightly eased things going into the international break.
But put to Neville that he is part culpable for the problems going on at Manchester United right now, the Sky Sports pundit was totally unimpressed.
'I've not got a lot of time for that,' he said on the Gary Neville podcast.
'If pundits are getting in your head you shouldn't be playing for the club, simple as that.
'Do people not remember Alan Hansen criticising us as young kids, saying "you can't win anything with kids?" That was the greatest centre back in that moment, the most successful centre back of all time at that moment talking of us as if we were inferior and nowhere near good enough. Do they not think we got criticised during our football careers?
'I'm sorry, you're playing for Manchester United, it comes with the territory. You've got to step up.'
They finished Saturday night ninth in the Premier League table with goals from Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko enough to down a Sunderland side that had been one the surprise packages so far this season.
But that remains just their third win from the opening seven league games and two of those have now come against newly-promoted sides.
Neville's biggest gripe with what Amorim said was that, in his eyes, the glaring problem with this side is a lack of accountability when the going gets tough.
'I never blamed anyone else when we lost football matches,' he explained.
'I played in a dressing room whereby when you lost football matches you came in and said, "sorry about that today lads, I was a mess for that goal", there was accountability.
'Why would you blame other people when you're losing matches? That's a pretty big problem in itself.
'I've not got any time [for the suggestion pundits influence players]. Excuse mentality, shortcuts, blaming other people, it's the worst thing you can do that in life.
'They need to concentrate on doing their job and doing it well and win football matches. That's the only thing that's going to shut people up and that's winning football matches and they've not won anywhere near enough football matches.'
Zayadeklm
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Sack this amorim
Neuikoptuz
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Mr Neville is the worst manager in the history of football so the best he can do is SHUT UP his big mouth. Untied won and kept a clean sheet and heโs kept his mouth shut about the great performance against Sunderland.
jaubclmnu
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Man U is suffering from too much media interference, particularly ex - man U player, Man U is always in the news, no other club is experiencing this distraction from media, criticism, condemnation and unjust judgment is slowly killing the club bright success legacy.
as if they have become too jobless
jaubclmnu
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England pundits can talk too much as if there are not pundits in Spain and Italy. This so called Gary Neville tried coaching few clubs but failed tottaly.
like he was chased at Valencia after almost relegating it
fapaekpyz
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Man U is suffering from too much media interference, particularly ex - man U player, Man U is always in the news, no other club is experiencing this distraction from media, criticism, condemnation and unjust judgment is slowly killing the club bright success legacy.
big clubs lost over the weekends but no news from their pundits. United win or lose pundit everywhere
deudekptz
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Amorim blames everyone and make excuses. He blamed players, the players left: he blamed the lack of time to work with the team, now he had a preseason. Now he is talking about media. What we are expecting is results. He is a good manager but should question his system if it is adaptive in the EPL
how many coaches have been there with different systems and they had succeeded in United with it guys come on
TanIsRed
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Shut up... So called Pundits.. Go on and talk with the squads and give them confident.. Some so called legend of ours.. Phew... Now comes the management -> Come on Amorim stop whinning and start winning.. ๐ค We aren't going to see you destroy our club.. Grow up and get your job done..
Emmaveli29
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Gary Neville remember you are one of the worstest coach of all time,, we can't forget that so quick, so shut your f**king mouth, we all know how you failed during your time as a coach
Hassle78
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Amorim is spot Onn Here
Gberto
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Amorim blames everyone and make excuses. He blamed players, the players left: he blamed the lack of time to work with the team, now he had a preseason. Now he is talking about media. What we are expecting is results. He is a good manager but should question his system if it is adaptive in the EPL
Tocilostyz
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But the coach was telling as it is though
juhdelmpsy
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truthfully saying Neville is right Amorin is just looking for an necessary excuse from the public should concentrate more on team selection n other concerned jobs for change into our club
Nonsense just got some knowledge before commenting....
OverloadElidemaskino
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Manchester United in my opinion has a good squad to compete with the elite but look how Amorim complicates things. today he makes this good squad which looks organized and competitive tomorrow he dismantles and make something complicated that when you watch them Play, you can't even recognize the pattern and system of the team selection. so it's the players the gets erupted and distracted by Pundits comments and opinions, it's Amorim himself who get things wrongly and later try to criticize someone else for his own errors
samizayn007
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Gary Neville, shot your mouth, what the coach said is true when you were playing, I'm not sure if there is a pundits who is going after player's like you. If I may ask, what did you do during your playing time, just allow the coach to do his job as it's deemed fit.
Gary Neville won the prem so many times and yes he was criticised back then by ex players as well, its not the first time in history that has happened so Amorim should stop whining about it. The only reason its a problem now is because of social media
redackryz
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Garry is right pundit criticism is a big part of the game and can't be avoided, maybe in Portugal it is not like England but it is always there
Niccdortu
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In Gary Neville world managers have no opinions. Only he gets to have them and shove them up everybody else's arses because football owes him something. Phil Neville is a gentleman on the contrary. He seldom speaks but when he does it's always something sensible. Amorim is right, players listen to these comments that are disruptive and on repeat.
Yarimz
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L
Sumclpruy
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Gary Neville, shot your mouth, what the coach said is true when you were playing, I'm not sure if there is a pundits who is going after player's like you. If I may ask, what did you do during your playing time, just allow the coach to do his job as it's deemed fit.
you're very stupid for asking someone with 7 premier League titles and a champion league that question. He has earned the right to question the manager of a club he spent half of his life playing for and supporting
Sumclpruy
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Neville and Ronnie, please shut up and sit quietly and give Ruben some time . I am sure he prove you wrong
which nonsense time are you talking about again ? he's had enough time . more than any other manager . if he doesn't improve immediately he'll should leave
nedenprtyz
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Neville and Ronnie, please shut up and sit quietly and give Ruben some time . I am sure he prove you wrong
Hucadmsz
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Gary Neville, shot your mouth, what the coach said is true when you were playing, I'm not sure if there is a pundits who is going after player's like you. If I may ask, what did you do during your playing time, just allow the coach to do his job as it's deemed fit.
Butcenou
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the most useless pundit who should be ashamed of attacking other coaches is Rooney. he never lasted even a year in the club he managed in his coaching career. he will take United to relegation if he was the coach but he is the one who criticizes coaches alot boss he is jobless now.
restart
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England pundits can talk too much as if there are not pundits in Spain and Italy. This so called Gary Neville tried coaching few clubs but failed tottaly.
jameshero
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booorrriiinnngg coming from someone that has a useless coaching career
kidcdlnotz
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Man U is suffering from too much media interference, particularly ex - man U player, Man U is always in the news, no other club is experiencing this distraction from media, criticism, condemnation and unjust judgment is slowly killing the club bright success legacy.
Huubcensuz
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truthfully saying Neville is right Amorin is just looking for an necessary excuse from the public should concentrate more on team selection n other concerned jobs for change into our club
when Neville was coaching in Spain what did he achieve before being sacked
yekablmotz
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very useless coach. I wish Edwoodward was still around by now
vunadkno
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Gary Neville please go coach M.U . stop criticize your friends coachs
yekablmotz
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truthfully saying Neville is right Amorin is just looking for an necessary excuse from the public should concentrate more on team selection n other concerned jobs for change into our club
ketadnoy
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Amorim is right
Pozekstuyz
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Gary you are not even capable of coaching, you are just too talkative useless
layilmnotz
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Gary is telling the truth. Go and win that all we want from them.
fuwackortu
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Sack Amorim
yumacikmrt
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Gary Nevile pls go and manage a football club... worse Valencia manager ever
Viydkmnruz
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Gary Naville. A true definition of an armchair general. All talk, zero competence
QueriisFiasi
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No wonder that many of these so called former ManUtd greats all fail as managers. They are a real pessimestically negative bunch that can suck the life out of any promising situation.
jaybcklpyz
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let that neval shutdown
Mukemnorst
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I think everyone of them want the best for Man United but the Coach have to understand. with the present form of Sesko I know Man United will be great again from Chelsea fan
what form? ๐๐๐ One goal against Sunderland?
nuedeklnst
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this guy use to be a manager what happened. now he talks as if he can better do the job. nonsense
tomceioyz
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Soccer pundits and bachelors degrees in criticism, they tried coaching and failed. Now, they are the ones claiming coaches and are not doing their work or not performing ๐ ๐ ๐
Sovoty
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These idiotic former players - now turned pundits are just a JOKE and HYPOCRITE . Of course Mr Neville, you were never critised as these players are 2day. The big reason is not most of us had smart phones, and football wasn't easy to watch as is now. Some of these social platforms weren't even in use (talk of Instagram...).
Sadmnops
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my respectable legend, Gary Neville, don't mind this Amorim, for he always blamed the players, the fans or the media. He has never taken the blame as other big coaches do. He is jumping all over the place because of this victory which may last very short in time. He should allow useful advice from legends to permeate his brain so he effect wise changes to make victories more permanent.
Huadektz
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But this Neville of a man thinks that coaching is being a pundit. he expects all to fail like he did with Valencia before he was shown the exit after relegating it almost.
when you are a coach act like a coach and when a pundit act like a pundit so he is right to Cane Amorim for allowing the pundits talk influence his team or games,,,,,he need to learn from Arteta or the other EPL Seniors in this business
siwcklouyz
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So Fergie did not blame you when you did wrong and didn't exclude the media in his time are you right in your head Neville? ๐ค
Maubcptuyz
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Nonsense legend
AbdulrazakSalisu
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Wonderful talk thatโs what you people donโt know about the team just he works hard and letโs see what the players they can do
Tashi15dorji
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Sometime pundits act like my ๐
Jaocikmst
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...his time is gearing up at old Trafford. He lacks alot, no experience,no good tactics and formations, not adaptable for changes, not ready to learn....
KHMMURU07
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Gary talks too much,pipe down mate .Leave space for your old team to grow man .
Iffy106
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I think everyone of them want the best for Man United but the Coach have to understand. with the present form of Sesko I know Man United will be great again from Chelsea fan