Ruben Amorim has criticised Manchester United’s young players for having a sense of ‘entitlement’, and told Kobbie Mainoo to stay and fight for his place at Old Trafford.
Mainoo’s half-brother Jordan Mainoo-Hames stoked the tension between the England midfielder and United over his future and lack of playing time by wearing a ‘Free Kobbie Mainoo’ T-shirt at Monday’s 4-4 draw with Bournemouth.
Amorim won’t take any action against Mainoo because of something a family member did, but urged the unhappy 20-year-old to ignore the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt who have advised him to leave United in January for the good of his career.
The United boss also took aim at Harry Amass and Chido Obi, who responded to Amorim’s observation last week that they have struggled this season by posting photos on social media aiming a subtle dig at him.
‘I think it is the feeling of entitlement that we have in our club,’ said Amorim. ‘Sometimes strong words is not bad words. Sometimes difficult moments is not a bad thing for the kids. We don’t need to be always with accolades in everything, in every situation. We are not helping.
‘Nowadays they speak and go against the club because they feel entitlement, and then we have legends of the club say, “if you don’t play, leave, because everyone is wrong”.
‘No. Let’s stay, let’s fight, let’s overcome. Maybe the manager is wrong. I have that feeling all the time that we have to fight against this feeling.
‘Sometimes I am the first to say that I am failing this club inside the pitch. I have that feeling we are not performing the way we should but outside the pitch I guarantee you I am not failing this club.
‘I think it is something in our club. The players sometimes forget what it means to play for Manchester United. We as a club sometimes forget who we are and that is the feeling I have.
‘I understand everything. It is the environment of the players, the kids. They feel free to reply to the manager with a picture. The door to my office is open, nobody is coming to talk to me and that is the way we can solve things. So I think we need to change as a club.’
Amorim brushed off the T-shirt protest and said it wouldn’t have any bearing on his team selection as he chooses between Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte to replace the suspended Casemiro at Aston Villa on Sunday.
‘It was not Kobbie who wore the T-shirt,’ said the United boss. ‘He is not going to start because of the T-shirt, or go to the bench because of it. He is going to play if he is the right player to play.
'I am not going to do something to Kobbie because someone in his family is doing something. If he is going to play he is going to play, if he is not going to play he is not going to play.’
wimbdetu
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Amorim is a career killer for young players that's why they can't attract stars
ShaneDoe
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The coach is right. Some of us have been saying this since Fergie retired. The culture at United has been so toxic for the last 13 years to the extent that players at United have a sense of entitlement. They show up late for training. When they get benched, they posted rubbish on social media and their family/agents post nonsense on social media as well. If you doubt what am saying look up Ole Solskjaer's interview after leaving United when he complained about the same thing. And you know what's even more interesting? When these players leave United, they stop putting up this prima donna kind of behavior. All of a sudden Rashford no longer throws parties and turns up late for training at Barcelona, Sancho doesn't rant on social media anymore even though he's now a proper bench player at Aston Villa, Garnacho is a bench player at Chelsea and he doesn't complain about it but sitting on the bench at United was reason for his brother to spew rubbish on social media. Clearly the culture and mindset at United needs cleansing.
ShaneDoe
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The coach is right. Some of us have been saying this since Fergie retired. The culture at United has been so toxic for the last 13 years to the extent that players at United have a sense of entitlement. They show up late for training. When they get benched, they posted rubbish on social media and their family/agents post nonsense on social media as well. If you doubt what am saying look up Ole Solskjaer's interview after leaving United when he complained about the same thing. And you know what's even more interesting? When these players leave United, they stop putting up this prima donna kind of behavior. All of a sudden Rashford no longer throws parties and turns up late for training at Barcelona, Sancho doesn't rant on social media anymore even though he's now a proper bench player at Aston Villa, Garnacho is a bench player at Chelsea and he doesn't complain about it but sitting on the bench at United was reason for his brother to spew rubbish on social media. Clearly the culture and mindset at United needs cleansing.
Mateiklnz
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we Don't Force Anyone if U Think you're important.. Man United Will Get U Out like U Mean Nothing to Us i love Amorim we Got Your Back sir U are the one for us this zgermjjj
ImoukhuedeGeorge
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If Rodrigo in Madrid can be benched who is Maino, Obi and Amass. I can’t believe this is Manchester United these players would be happ to be on the bench or even given 10-20mins on the pitch when Sir Alex was there.
Fouabdimsy
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Well spoken coach,,,always behind you🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
zutbklnsuy
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Gaffer decision is ultimate, Mainoo, Obi, or Hamass need to be humble & fight, train hard. U are always under radar in big club like United. What Mainoo has achieved is a big question. Will he start @ Villa park ? I think he will,grab that opportunity.
Fueabcilpu
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Amaas is far far better than that stupid durgu you just buy, atleast give a chance to Chibo odu and he might prove you wrong at this time that we don't have a proper striker
ThomasH80
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Seriously. You played 4-4 against Bournemouth. Like you know how is the right player to play.
abdulgg
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go and. reporting to the court than he started to playing. stupid 👊🤛
hosmnptz
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Agreed
Haaacimpsu
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You stupid mainoo played in a defeat against fucking crimspy or whatever they call that team fa rounds still didn't start
Jobklnopuz
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how will they fight for a place when u dnt play them even in FA cup nd carabao and u dnt want them to stay
Huaabcepst
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well said Amorim,but sometimes respond ing to useless people like Mainoos brother is wastebof breadth.thatvone is a LEECH like the Pogba brother trying to squeeze his brother of a living.let him join a club and try it for himself!
EmieGold
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Even Man United cannot avoid the guilt of feeding this sense of entitlement of these kids. How did Man United sign both Chido Obi and Heaven from Arsenal? They made them feel the best in the world and Arsenal pays them little for their worth! Next they put them straight on into the first team game. Now the rest is history as they have come to realize these kids are still kids. Chido haven't even been starting some U-21 games in Man United! So Reuben Amorim should stop crying wolf and focus on his work to develop the kids and win games ....
rafaeljoel
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Sometimes it's hard to defend u coz you're full of arrogance you have yet to prove us by results rather u talk match we as fan's watched every goal bornmouth scored were clear errors the fast one was very avoidable by brilliant defender but heaven doesn't need to start any game mbeum wasn't good at all mount was sleeping the whole game you're here with your attitude talking thrash
veecmpsuz
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he ain’t wrong. man u is way overdo for an overhaul. it’s been too slow so it’s never a full rebuild for them. just do it all over 2-3 transfer windows