Ruben Amorim speaking in his post-Everton press conference. (Image: Sky Sports.)
will have struck fear into the chiefs who placed him in charge, admitting he has no idea how to fix their inconsistency.
The Red Devils are winless in their last three games, having been spared defeat at on Saturday when .
But a lack of consistency, even within matches, has proven difficult to come by. They were miles off the pace at Goodison Park as the Toffees went 2-0 up by half-time, but performed to the high standards expected in the second half to rescue a point.
The man tasked with the job of addressing that shortcoming is Amorim, having despatched over similar shortcomings.
However, Amorim has brazenly admitted that he is not sure how to make United more consistent, saying: “I don’t know what I need to do to bring more consistency. If I knew, I would change it.
“We have to continue to think in the next game, everything we do in the week we have to use it in the game. If we do that, we are near to winning games like we did in the second half. In this moment we need to focus on day by day.
“We need to survive this season, and then to think ahead. We have so many problems, and then when we go to the game and let the time pass, it’s really hard.
“I don’t want to just say the negative part, the second half was so much better in the belief. In the end we were near to winning this game.”
A frustrated Ruben Amorim on the Everton touchline. (Image: Getty)
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That remarkable admission will strike fear into the hierarchy that out of his Sporting contract.
Especially when there is such an urgency to get United back on track or risk their season ending in just 11 days’ time.
Up next for United is a home match against , who sit only three points behind Amorim’s outfit. While relegation is not a serious fear, United will be desperate to move up from their 15th place in the league table.
Though priorities lie elsewhere for Amorim this season, the represents one of their biggest chances of qualifying for a European competition next season.
With , , and all out of the cup, United need to capitalise on this rare opportunity at home to next Sunday.
Then begins United’s last 16 journey, as they travel to Real Sociedad on March 6.
While they have , a two-legged affair against Spanish opposition has proven tricky for United and they will be under no illusions how difficult a test they face.
And if Amorim is repeating the same bewildered statements in a fortnight’s time, United’s season may well be over and further pressure will ramp up on the Portuguese coach.