Manchester United head Ruben Amurim said that scheduled redundancies of staff have “a lot to do” with the team’s bad time.
United made 250 members of the personal unnecessary as part of cost cutting measures last year and others have to follow, as the owner of the part Jim Ratcliffe seems to return the club to profitability.
The club said on Monday that 200 more staff members could lose their jobs, with Red Devils publishing loss every year since 2019.
Amorim’s side is currently in the 15th place in the Premier League with just 30 points and the ASD is the result of being on the road to comfortable their lowest end to the competition.
On whether the redundancies are the result of their poor showing that Amorim said: “We have to deal with all the problems in the club, but an important part is how we got to this situation. It must do a lot with its lack of success Football team.
“We are the club’s engine. I want to help the team with my job that is to help the team, to help the players and the success.”
As for how difficult it was to see staff members lose their job, the Portuguese Director, who was appointed in November, said: “It is always difficult for everyone.
“They see their friends and teammates losing their jobs. But again. I have to focus on what I can do to help the club right now and we as a club must understand what we did wrong to get to it the situation ”.
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‘This year was difficult for everyone’
United won only four and lost eight of the 15 Premier League games since the former CP Amorim sports coach replaced Erik Ten Hag.
They face Ipswich in Old Trafford on Wednesday as they seek to improve a series of five defeats in the last six Premier League games.
On whether the negative atmosphere affects the team, Amorim said: “It is quite difficult to win football matches. This year was really difficult for everyone, because as a club we had many changes.
“If you have a football club that is playing well and winning games, it is easier for fans and everyone to feel the changes. At the moment, we are in a difficult time in the club and on the pitch.
“We have to do our job and try the best to help the team perform better.”
In their poor form in their home, Amorim added: “Since I arrived, I expect to win all the games at home. I don’t feel the pressure because I don’t feel it – supporters are amazing.
“Every time you go to Old Trafford you feel the support to the end. I don’t feel the pressure and we have to stop and think about the last game. It’s a new game and can be a new story. ”
