Amorim 'pretends to be busy, plays checkers' when his team is losing

After Manchester United's defeat to Grimsby in the second round of the Carabao Cup, coach Ruben Amorim was ridiculed for experimenting with the tactics board when his team was 0-2 down.

Amorim was mocked while adjusting the tactical board

The television camera caught Amorim struggling to move small pieces on the tactical board in the 62nd minute. At that time, Manchester United players were playing weakly with a 2-goal lead.

Fans were immediately outraged on social media. One wrote that Amorim “should be sacked before the bus leaves the stadium. Unforgivable”. Another angrily mocked him for “playing tic-tac-toe in the middle of the game”, while another sarcastically said Amorim was “pretending to be busy with work”.

There is no denying that Amorim's adjustments worked. Manchester United managed to equalize 2-2 thanks to a neat finish from Bryan Mbeumo and a header from Harry Maguire. Unfortunately, the "Red Devils" still lost, so there was no praise for the Portuguese coach.

Instead, fans found other reasons to be angry with their coach. During the penalty shootout, Amorim was spotted sitting on the bench, avoiding looking at the field as if he was “hiding” because he was afraid of witnessing the long shootout.

Bruno could not save Man Utd.

Since taking charge, Amorim has won just one of his last seven games in all competitions, a win ratio of just over 37%. After the defeat to Grimsby, he indirectly admitted that his players no longer seemed to be fighting for him. Amorim said that the result of the game was less important than the signal the team gave: how they entered the game, how they played.

According to Amorim, Grimsby were the only team that really showed up on the pitch, and their victory was well deserved. He also stressed that the Manchester United players “spoke very clearly” through their lack of energy, lack of pressure, and complete loss of character from the start of the match.

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