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Ruben Amorim slams ‘entitled’ Man Utd players for social media blunder
Ruben Amorim has given a firm response to Harry Amass and Chido Obi for their Instagram posts in response to his comments about the Manchester United academy last week
Ruben Amorim has hit out at Harry Amass and Chido Obi for sharing images on Instagram following his remarks about the academy last week, branding them "entitled" and claiming it reflects the atmosphere within the Manchester United squad.
Amorim had criticised the duo last week, stating that Amass was now "struggling" at the bottom of the Championship and that Chido wasn't featuring regularly for the club's Under-21 team.
The comments didn't sit well with the players, who both uploaded pictures celebrating their achievements to their Instagram profiles on Monday when the quotes emerged. Amass shared an image of himself with a player of the month trophy at Sheffield Wednesday, whilst Chido posted a photo of him celebrating a goal for the Under-21s.
Amorim maintained his remarks weren't meant negatively and suggested the reaction from the pair of 18-year-olds epitomised the sense of entitlement he believes still pervades the club. "I think is the feeling of entitlement that we have in our club," he said.
"Sometimes strong words is not bad words, sometimes difficult moments is not the bad things for the kids. We don't need to be always with accolades in everything in every situation, we are not helping.
"That's why when you guys talk about a lot of players nowadays that they go against the clubs and everything happened because they feel entitlement. I have that feeling all the time that we need to fight against this feeling.
"Sometimes I'm the first one to say that I'm failing this club inside the pitch, I have that feeling we are not performing the way we should be but outside the pitch, I guarantee you I'm not failing to this club.
"I think it's something in our club, and we talk about the players sometimes forget about what it means to play for Manchester United.
"We as a club sometimes forget who we are and that's that's the feeling that I have. I understand everything is the environment, is the moment of the players, the kids they feel entitled.
"They feel free to respond to the manager with a picture, my office is open, nobody is coming to talk to me. And that is the way we can solve things. I think we need to change first as a club and then everything is going to change."
Amorim emphasised that his office door remained open if either of the young players had concerns about his comments during the press conference before the Bournemouth match.
"I didn't say anything wrong. I just spoke about how the luck of playing for Manchester United," he explained. "Sometimes you play for Manchester United and you go see different realities and you understand that football can be so different and that you are really lucky to be in Manchester United.
"That was my point but, again, let's move on and with the time that I think these things will change."
Daily Star Sunday
Ruben Amorim has given a firm response to Harry Amass and Chido Obi for their Instagram posts in response to his comments about the Manchester United academy last week
Ruben Amorim has hit out at Harry Amass and Chido Obi for sharing images on Instagram following his remarks about the academy last week, branding them "entitled" and claiming it reflects the atmosphere within the Manchester United squad.
Amorim had criticised the duo last week, stating that Amass was now "struggling" at the bottom of the Championship and that Chido wasn't featuring regularly for the club's Under-21 team.
The comments didn't sit well with the players, who both uploaded pictures celebrating their achievements to their Instagram profiles on Monday when the quotes emerged. Amass shared an image of himself with a player of the month trophy at Sheffield Wednesday, whilst Chido posted a photo of him celebrating a goal for the Under-21s.
Amorim maintained his remarks weren't meant negatively and suggested the reaction from the pair of 18-year-olds epitomised the sense of entitlement he believes still pervades the club. "I think is the feeling of entitlement that we have in our club," he said.
"Sometimes strong words is not bad words, sometimes difficult moments is not the bad things for the kids. We don't need to be always with accolades in everything in every situation, we are not helping.
"That's why when you guys talk about a lot of players nowadays that they go against the clubs and everything happened because they feel entitlement. I have that feeling all the time that we need to fight against this feeling.
"Sometimes I'm the first one to say that I'm failing this club inside the pitch, I have that feeling we are not performing the way we should be but outside the pitch, I guarantee you I'm not failing to this club.
"I think it's something in our club, and we talk about the players sometimes forget about what it means to play for Manchester United.
"We as a club sometimes forget who we are and that's that's the feeling that I have. I understand everything is the environment, is the moment of the players, the kids they feel entitled.
"They feel free to respond to the manager with a picture, my office is open, nobody is coming to talk to me. And that is the way we can solve things. I think we need to change first as a club and then everything is going to change."
Amorim emphasised that his office door remained open if either of the young players had concerns about his comments during the press conference before the Bournemouth match.
"I didn't say anything wrong. I just spoke about how the luck of playing for Manchester United," he explained. "Sometimes you play for Manchester United and you go see different realities and you understand that football can be so different and that you are really lucky to be in Manchester United.
"That was my point but, again, let's move on and with the time that I think these things will change."
Daily Star Sunday