Manchester United’s woes deepened at Old Trafford as they suffered a 2-0 defeat to West Ham, a team winless in eight previous league games. Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen found the net for the visitors, exposing United’s lack of fight and focus throughout the match.
After the match, manager Ruben Amorim did not hold back in assessing his team’s lack of urgency and mentality. “If this feeling is still here next season, we should give the space to different persons,” he warned while speaking in a post match interview.
He spoke of a worrying culture creeping into the club. “We had no urgency to defend or attack. The second goal summed it up—Vati loses possession and just stays on his knees. No one reacts,” Amorim said, describing a moment emblematic of United’s mental and physical collapse.
The manager accepted responsibility but also pointed to deeper issues. “I’m not talking about individual players. It’s a team issue. And when it’s a team issue, it’s a manager issue,” he said.
He rejected suggestions that the players lacked technical quality. “It’s not the system or the talent. It’s the feeling—this idea that it’s okay to lose, that we can just move on. That feeling is the most dangerous thing in a big club.”
Despite United’s run to the Europa League final, Amorim insists the focus must return to rebuilding for next season. “We need a new beginning. This summer will be the turning point. We need to reset or make way for others who can.”
