Rooney: The pressure to coach Manchester United has overwhelmed Amorin, he looks almost on the verge of collapse

Sports     11:44am, 29 August 2025

Manchester United was eliminated by the England 4th League team in the League Cup for the first time in the history of the League. In the BBC podcast "Wayne Rooney Show", celebrity Rooney talked about Manchester United, which was at the forefront of the new season at the beginning of the new season.

◉ About being eliminated by Greensby

Rooney said: "There were many positive factors against Arsenal, but Fulham was disappointing. When it came to Greensby, it was obvious that the best player played, but he lost in that way, which was really chilling." After the League Cup, Amorin did not avoid the media, but accepted an interview with MUTV, with a bleak self-examination in his tone: "We must focus on the next game, and then have time to think. We have work to do, prepare, and then stop to reflect."

Rooney believes that Amorin's remarks reflect deeper problems: "His words are accusing the players. If the head coach says this, it means that something has broken."

◉ Rooney believes that the pressure from the Manchester United coach may make Amorin was exhausted physically and mentally

Rooney said: "Don't forget that he is only 40 years old and is still a young coach. Manchester United is completely different from Casapia, Braga, and Portuguese whom he coached in the past. You have to deal with the media, public relations, business and a huge fan base. Manchester United's pressure is something he has never felt before. When you can't win, this pressure will quickly swallow you, and it looks like he is almost on the verge of collapse."

"I don't think the players have not tried hard. Maybe they took it lightly, thinking that they could win by playing against the English League Two teams. But the game will soon be out of control. This situation will happen to other teams again, but Manchester United's current situation makes such a loss particularly difficult to accept."

◉ Rooney is also worried that Amorin's current dilemma may discourage other coaches and are unwilling to take over the position of Manchester United coach. Since Sir Ferguson retired in 2013, Manchester United has replaced six official coaches.

"The question is, who else is willing to come now? This sounds crazy, but you are facing one of the largest clubs in the world, and now no one wants to take over. This has changed too quickly. I hope the club will succeed, and I have no doubt that it will return to the top. But the dilemma at this moment is hard to see."

"At that time, other teams came to Old Trafford, we didn't even talk about tactics, they just said to run and suppress it desperately. When the opponents couldn't hold on, we often scored last-minute goals. Manchester United can't do this now, especially at Old Trafford, which is incredible."

"The players seem to be a little lost, and this situation continues since last season. If I continue, it's hard to see the team's possibility of moving forward."