Ruben Amorim insists that he has the support of the Old Trafford Board, although Manchester United's decision not to sign a striker in the transfer window, could have the opposite effect on him.
The United Boss admitted that not replacing Marcus Rashford and Antony – who went on loan to Aston Villa and Real Betis – a 'risk' is that could add to the problems that give him sleepless nights.
Amorim has difficulty changing United's playing style and has lost eight of his 19 games prior to the FA Cup collision of Friday FA Cup with Leicester City in Old Trafford.
“I knew that when I came here, I looked at the schedule, I looked at the team and I understood my decision to change everything in the middle of the season without new signing sessions, it's a danger for a coach,” he said .
'I am not naive, this is an athlete of results and we are in a difficult situation. But since day one I have been taking these risks because I eventually think it will fruit.
'I feel the support of the board if you ask. I am not the least worries about that. It is just the pain of losing, that is the hardest to cope.
“I explained all the risks for the board and they said the same:” We have to start now “. We do that. Everyone has to decide, it's not only the coach today who decides one thing and then we change everything.
'We try to find the right players with the physicality for this competition; Young players, hungry players. Sometimes we can't spend a lot of money.
'What I feel is that the club takes its time. We know the urgency of the moment of the team, but everyone here does not want to make the same mistakes from the past. In the summer we will see, but as I said, we are really careful with transfers because we have made some mistakes in the past. We take a few risks, but it is the way we want to continue.
'I understand it at the moment with a lot of losses, especially at home, the environment is really difficult.
'Of course you have difficult moments, difficult to sleep, whatever. A good thing that I learn at the moment is that even at the right or bad moments my idea is so clear that I make the same decisions without any other worries.
'Even if you win, you doubt yourself. That's a good thing. I always doubt myself about everything. Even when I won all the games in Portugal, it is the same situation.
“On the other hand, I know that we have to survive right now, because in football when you don't win, you have problems.”
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