Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has insisted that not even the Pope could persuade him to change his regular playing style.
Recall that Amorim lost Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium, drawing many criticism about his leadership with the club.
The Portuguese adopted a light-hearted tone when he was asked to explain what had been discussed: “He was offering me a new contract,” laughed the former Sporting boss, whose side have managed just one win from four Premier League games this season and been knocked out of the EFL Cup by League Two Grimsby.
He even managed a joke when the questioning turned around the more serious matter of whether Ratcliffe had suggested he may wish to change the 3-4-2-1 formation Amorim is stubbornly refusing to alter, despite widespread criticism.
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Speaking with newsmen on Friday, in another must win game with Chelsea on Saturday, Amorim said: “No, no, no, no one. Not even the Pope will change. This is my job. This is my responsibility. This is my life. So, I will not change that.
“If I’m a player and I have a coach that, with a lot of pressure and [people] all around the world, are saying ‘you need to change the system’, says ‘I’m going to change’, they will look at me in a different way.
“Everything is important when you think about the impact that a decision is going to have on the team.
“I’m doing things my way. I hope to have the time to change but it will be an evolution.”
