Reduced to the worst start to the game in Manchester United's history, does Amorim still have time to redeem himself?

The reporter reported coldly The biggest bad news for Manchester United was not the first consecutive home league defeat since 1979, nor the substitution of Zirkze in the first 33 minutes of the first half, which led to the near collapse of the Dutch centre-forward and magnified the failure of Amorim's tactics and personnel; It's not even the dazedness, stupidity and sloppy performance of only one shot on target that the whole team is used to seeing in the game, and they have lost five of the last six Premier League games "with peace of mind" - the real bad news is that Ipswich Town in the relegation zone actually won against Chelsea, so the distance between Manchester United and the relegation zone is still narrowing!

While the three teams in the relegation zone are too poor so far this season, let's not forget that United have lost six games in all competitions since Amorim took charge, and the remaining 19 Premier League teams in the same period have only six points at the bottom of Southampton, who are likely to book a relegation place early (seven). Manchester United have lost four of their last five Premier League games, including a defeat to Wolves in the relegation zone. Amorim reluctantly said that "Manchester United will fight for relegation", which is not unfounded, after all, in the previous 32 seasons of the Premier League, four teams ranked 14th at the end of the year and were finally relegated.

After a 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle, Amorim's aura has completely dissipated. Manchester United legend Neville has denounced the team as the worst since Alex Ferguson's retirement, and the cruel thing is that this is not a subjective assumption but an objective fact. This is United's worst year-end ranking since 1989 (15th). It was also after that year (50 points) that Manchester United scored the lowest score in a calendar year (51 points). Manchester United lost five league games in December, for the first time since 1962; Six losses in a single month in all competitions, the first time since September 1930 (seven). Amorim, who was recruited by Manchester United at a cost of 11 million euros, won 2, drew 1 and lost 5 of his first eight league games in charge of the Red Devils, and was the Manchester United coach who lost the most games in this statistic, tied with Albut (October 1982) and Chapman (October 1921), leaving behind a record of shame that spanned 100 years.

What the British media and Manchester United fans can't accept is that the Red Devils, who aim for the Champions League or even European qualification, now want to take relegation as a realistic goal, and lower their mentality to the point of being with Ipswich, Wolves, Crystal Palace and Everton, and there is no hope of getting points for the time being, because Manchester United's first opponent in the new year is Liverpool, and on January 17, it has become a "six-point battle" against Southampton at the bottom.

Amorim is still holding on: "I'm not going to change my style and tactics, and if I deny myself just because of my poor results, it will be self-terminating. ”

Amorim insisted on style, and must have seen the lessons of the past. Former Ten Hag was also in high spirits when he first arrived at Manchester United, hoping to bring Ajax style here, but the Red Devils players were clearly unable to adapt to the new tactics, so he chose to concede, but the more pragmatic changes did not lead to victory, and he had no choice but to leave; Going back to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Louis van Gaal, the fate of both coaches was that they failed to stick to their style and failed to compromise with the outside world.

But that doesn't mean Amorim shouldn't be introspective, as Liverpool legend Carragher believes that after Manchester United's Manchester derby, the starting line-up that should have been winning was a stabilisation and morale boost, but he rotated as many as five players in the Carabao Cup against Tottenham. As a result, United started from three goals behind and were eliminated 3-4, and the morale inspired by the derby win was shattered. After that, Manchester United returned to the bad cycle of players being at a loss, losing and losing confidence constantly. Neville also made similar remarks, believing that Amorim should stick to the starting line-up against Nottingham Forest, "Amorim has never been stable in the starting line-up since then, and now the Red Devils, what they need most is stability." ”

To Amorim's embarrassment, he is now the worst of United's three managers this season. When INEOS poached him, he was tasked with saving the Reds, not letting them fall from 12th to 14th. But even so, INEOS Group should not deny itself anytime soon and fire Graham Potter like Chelsea's American owner Boehly.

At the moment, United need new blood, but given the team's financial situation, it will be difficult for Amorim to get new signings in the winter window, but it will be even harder for him to make a difference with just the cards in his hand.

Now, one can only console Amorim with the story of Alex Ferguson, who also failed in 1989 and was called for sacking by Manchester United fans at the end of the year. But six months later, he led the team to the FA Cup, and finally started a dynasty.

What about Amorim? Regardless of future results, will Ratcliffe give the Portuguese just as much time?