Matheus Cunha came to the defense of Ruben Amorim and expressed his appreciation for the Portuguese coach's work at Manchester United, at a time when the club is experiencing a new phase under Michael Carrick's leadership. "I have always been very grateful for everything Ruben has done. I think it’s very easy, when things change, to see the previous situations as just problems, but it’s quite the opposite; he was an incredible person," he stated in an interview with DAZN. "Many new players came because of him, so I think there’s a lot of him in the success we are having now," he added. The Brazilian international admitted that the demand for results has influenced the assessment of the coach's work. "The pressure for that tactic to work was so great that we forgot how simple the overall context was and focused too much on the negative." Finally, Matheus Cunha downplayed the excessive emphasis placed on tactical systems, arguing that football goes far beyond the numbers on paper. "But, to be very honest, I think the numerology of football is very misleading. We attack in various ways and end up defending with the formation that everyone says is Ruben's."
Matheus Cunha Much of United remains central to this story.
Matheus Cunha Much of United remains central to this story.
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