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Ruben Amorim inherited a mess but his position being under threat so early is simply life in football?s hottest seat
Soap opera, wall-to?wall media coverage, a sporting Truman Show and real-life panopticon. Ruben Amorim, like those before him, blinks in the glare of the endless fascination with Manchester United?s leading man, and may wonder whether this is the impossible job.
Three games into a first full campaign the 40-year-old seemed to believe so. The desultory 12-11 Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat at Grimsby followed a 1-0 loss to Arsenal and 1-1 draw at Fulham. Three matches, zero wins, and the executioner?s song began to wail for the Portuguese?s job security.
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Soap opera, wall-to?wall media coverage, a sporting Truman Show and real-life panopticon. Ruben Amorim, like those before him, blinks in the glare of the endless fascination with Manchester United?s leading man, and may wonder whether this is the impossible job.
Three games into a first full campaign the 40-year-old seemed to believe so. The desultory 12-11 Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat at Grimsby followed a 1-0 loss to Arsenal and 1-1 draw at Fulham. Three matches, zero wins, and the executioner?s song began to wail for the Portuguese?s job security.
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