Amorim Will Be Judged On Our Identity

It’s not surprising that we do not have anything to spend in January. I think the reason for it is just how much we’ve spent recently. It’s not an unsubstantial amount by any stretch of the imagination. Manchester United spent 600+ on Erik Ten Hag signings. Amorim is going to have to come in and work with what he has. The thing he will be judged on is how he utilizes that team to a style of play.

That’s the most important thing for him to establish. I think that just because there is no money in January, I don’t think that he won’t be supported in the long-term. As we know, Sir Jim even stated as much at his ‘boat race’ event. He realizes that in order to win things you actually need to compete and invest in the team to make it better. There are no short fixes here. The problem we’ve had is we’ve just not had an identity in what seems like a long time. You think about the core players and how Amorim can work with them to improve and get them firing on all cylinders again? Then you look at the five promising youngsters that he has to mould into even better players than they are right now. It’s going to be a lot of work and we’re going to need to have patience here.

That’s what Amorim will be judged on in the long-term. Our identity of the future. Of course, the results as well. If anything, though, and I cannot ethicize this enough. We need to make sure we support this manager and give him the best foundations to build from. For as many transfer windows as it takes and for however long it takes to clear out those that don’t have a future here.

There will be unsettling results and blips in the road. All of this is not something we haven’t experienced before. If, however, we find that we can garner a level of consistency in our identity and the way we move forward as a club. Anything is possible as long as we get behind Manchester United as a whole.