Ruben Amorim has been at Manchester United for almost six months now, and it’s still difficult to get a grip of what he’s all about.
Amorim has been questioned in recent times, and results on the pitch have been nothing short of terrible for the most part.
However, some still speak highly of Amorim, and there’s still a feeling within the Manchester United fanbase that the Portuguese gaffer is the right man for the job.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Joshua Zirkzee has been taking part in a word association challenge where he’s had to describe numerous footballing themes using just one word.
The attacker was asked to describe his manager using just one word, and he gave an interesting answer.
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Joshua Zirkzee’s one word to describe Ruben Amorim
The Dutch forward was asked to describe Ruben Amorim using just one word.
The attacker thought about it for a little while, and, ultimately he ended up using the word ‘passion’ to describe his manager.
Zirkzee was asked to expand, and he says that he’s motivated a lot by how passionate Amorim is.
“Ruben Amorim?” Zirkzee was asked
“Passion,” Zirkzee wrote.
“How much does that passion inspire you? Zirkzee was asked.
“Yeah, a lot, it makes you want to just go, it makes you want to go and let’s go. It just motivates you a lot, yeah,” Zirkzee said.
Joshua Zirkzee record under Ruben Amorim
Zirkzee says that he’s motivated by Amorim as a manager, but these two don’t seem to be gelling too well together.
Indeed, Amorim hasn’t been able to get the best out of Zirkzee so far, as his record shows.
| Joshua Zirkzee record under Ruben Amorim | |
|---|---|
| Games | 26 |
| Goals | 5 |
| Assists | 0 |
Zirkzee has been heavily criticised since signing for Manchester United, and some at United have questioned Zirkzee’s signing since he arrived.
The former Bologna ace had a much better record under Thiago Motta during his time in Italy.
Amorim does appear to have the backing of his players – Rasmus Hojlund also recently praised the manager, but, for one reason or another, he can’t get a tune out of them.
Of course, patience is the name of the game, especially when a new manager takes over halfway through a season, but, so far, there’s not been tons to suggest that Amorim is taking Manchester United in the right direction.
