Ruben Amorim brutal next Man United manager truth explained as Ineos reality glaringly clear

Manchester United have identified their man, and who can blame them? The head coach is trendy, seemingly tactically astute, proven in European competition, good with young players, has a defined style of play, and five trophies at senior level on his CV.

The domestic league win percentage from their previous job stands at an impressive 78.3. In full seasons completed (of which there are three), this manager had an average points tally of 85 from 34 league games. Yes, this is Erik ten Hag at Ajax you're looking at.

Now compare that to Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP. The stuff about style, tactics, and Europe are all true. His side have and are continuing to use and develop young players into bigger stars, whilst he ended a 19-year title drought and then won it again last season as well.

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So yes, Amorim is good. Everything about him looks good, from the gelled hair and nice beard to perhaps more importantly his actual footballing success. Two domestic titles since 2019 as well as two domestic cups in Portugal.

At Sporting he has a win percentage of 76.9, which rises slightly to 78.6 in full seasons, and therefore above Ten Hag at Ajax. Can you start to see the problem here?

This is not so much meant as a criticism of Amorim, who has done everything in his short managerial career to get himself in line for a job like United, but it is a warning. Ten Hag was also meant to be the guy who had buckets of aura and other buzzwords. Most top managers can look good on paper, talk a good game, and seem destined to sort it all out quickly. No, no, this one is the one