Amorim: We had winning feeling in second half
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim was pleased in the most part with his side’s performance during Monday night’s 4-1 Premier League victory away to Wolves.
The Reds were dominant in the first half, but the scoreline read 1-1 at half-time, after Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s stoppage-time equaliser cancelled out Bruno Fernandes’s opener.
Our hosts’ leveller on the stroke of half-time was a kick in the teeth, but Amorim says there was a winning feeling about his team in the second 45, when United took the game away from Wolves with another goal for Fernandes, after strikes from Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount.
Amorim spoke about Mount, the collective display and more in his post-match interviews with BBC Sport, MUTV and Sky Sports. Read the key quotes below…
Our hosts’ leveller on the stroke of half-time was a kick in the teeth, but Amorim says there was a winning feeling about his team in the second 45, when United took the game away from Wolves with another goal for Fernandes, after strikes from Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount.
Amorim spoke about Mount, the collective display and more in his post-match interviews with BBC Sport, MUTV and Sky Sports. Read the key quotes below…
Amorim: We played well most of the time Video
Amorim: We played well most of the time
INTERVIEW | The boss was pleased with how the Reds reacted in the second half after conceding…
WE PLAYED WELL
“I’m feeling good. I think we played well, most of the time. I think we disconnected a little bit after the first goal, that hurt us. But in the second half, everyone felt we were there to win the game and that was a good feeling.”
CONCERN ABOUT CONCEDING
“It’s really good that [fight in the second half], but we need to be concerned about how we concede a goal when we have full control of the game. We are so near to score a second goal to kill, a little bit, the game. But I’m pleased with the response after half-time.”
“I’m feeling good. I think we played well, most of the time. I think we disconnected a little bit after the first goal, that hurt us. But in the second half, everyone felt we were there to win the game and that was a good feeling.”
CONCERN ABOUT CONCEDING
“It’s really good that [fight in the second half], but we need to be concerned about how we concede a goal when we have full control of the game. We are so near to score a second goal to kill, a little bit, the game. But I’m pleased with the response after half-time.”
WHAT WAS SAID AT HALF-TIME
“It wasn't tactical. It was so clear we are dominating the games but not finishing the plays as we should do. We need to be better in the details. [I was] trying to explain to the players we have 45 minutes to win the three points that are crucial for our life.”
MOUNT’S ‘A REALLY GOOD PLAYER’
“It's not just the goal he scored, it's the way he plays the game - how he attacks, he defends, he understands his technical qualities. You don't need to have many touches. He's a really good player and works hard. He knows sometimes he needs to start on the bench.”
“It wasn't tactical. It was so clear we are dominating the games but not finishing the plays as we should do. We need to be better in the details. [I was] trying to explain to the players we have 45 minutes to win the three points that are crucial for our life.”
MOUNT’S ‘A REALLY GOOD PLAYER’
“It's not just the goal he scored, it's the way he plays the game - how he attacks, he defends, he understands his technical qualities. You don't need to have many touches. He's a really good player and works hard. He knows sometimes he needs to start on the bench.”
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FRONT THREE’S FLUIDITY
“They have the quality to do that. They can change positions, especially if you have a guy like Matheus Cunha. He moves more than a typical number nine, so we took advantage of that.”
WE HAVE TO BUILD ON THIS
“We have always to build momentum. We need to reach a point in this club that we can have 20 wins in a row, the next one is so important and crucial to win. For us, every training, every game is important, so we need to focus on the next one and to win the next one.”
“They have the quality to do that. They can change positions, especially if you have a guy like Matheus Cunha. He moves more than a typical number nine, so we took advantage of that.”
WE HAVE TO BUILD ON THIS
“We have always to build momentum. We need to reach a point in this club that we can have 20 wins in a row, the next one is so important and crucial to win. For us, every training, every game is important, so we need to focus on the next one and to win the next one.”
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