Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he never considered altering his tactical setup despite Sean Dyche’s earlier remarks this season.
Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche, who was appointed to guide the club in October, had previously criticised Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 formation while working as a pundit, suggesting he could achieve better results with the squad using a 4-4-2 setup.
“He’s not going to change the way he plays. He [Ruben Amorim] better win some games – pretty quick,’ Dyche had remarked earlier in the season.
‘I reckon if I went there and played my way, we’d win more games. Just 4-4-2 – give them basic rules of principles.”
After struggling for early parts of the campaign, the Red Devils have enjoyed a recent upturn in results, winning all four of their last five league matches.
Their impressive streak also included results against the likes of Chelsea, Sunderland and defending champions Liverpool.
Speaking ahead of their clash against Forest this weekend, Amorim responded to the comment made by Dyche when asked by interviewers.
“Maybe it’s true if we play 4-4-2 we would win more games. But I always said that I have a way of playing that is going to take a while, but in the future it’s going to be better. So we don’t know that”, Amorim responded.
“Then I can look at Sean Dyche as a manager and then as a pundit.”
Manchester United look to make it four consecutive victories when they visit the City Ground on Saturday.
Sean Dyche, meanwhile takes charge of his first home league game since his appointment.
“If you are a pundit and you don’t say very strong things, I don’t want to watch you! I’m the same. So I can understand that it’s a completely different job. I know that Sean Dyche is really smart and he knows how to play the game”, the Portuguese added.
“And he also understands that one thing is when we are seeing the game and talking about the game, the other thing is to coach a team.”
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