After a matter of months, INEOS are already reportedly plotting to cut Ruben Amorim‘s Manchester United reign short by hiring a veteran replacement who’s won as many as six Serie A titles.
Man Utd already eyeing Amorim replacement
When looking back at the last year of INEOS’ decisions, it’s clear that they haven’t exactly helped to drag Manchester United out of the position they currently find themselves in. First and foremost, they rewarded Erik ten Hag with a new contract after much deliberation. They decided that FA Cup glory was enough to make the Dutchman their man despite all the Premier League failure that came before.
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What came next felt inevitable. Even after a summer of investment which saw the likes of Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt arrive, it quickly became apparent that United’s FA Cup victory was an off-day for Manchester City rather than the beginning of a renaissance and Ten Hag was soon sacked as a result.
He wasn’t the only one shown the door either – and at a price. Soon following the manager was Dan Ashworth, who was shown the door just months after INEOS chased and chased to secure the sporting director’s arrival from Newcastle United.
In between those two departures, however, it looked as though Sir Jim Ratcliffe had made his first positive call by hiring Amorim. The Sporting Club boss was a young, successful manager who had just thrashed Pep Guardiola’s City side. It simply had to be the right call.
Alas, even as the curse of Sir Alex Ferguson’s throne looked destined to end, that has proved far from the case. Four months on from taking hold of the poisoned chalice, Amorim has picked up just five Premier League wins in 16 games to leave United in the bottom half and leave INEOS wondering whether it’s time to make another expensive decision.
INEOS and Man Utd plotting Allegri move
Now, according to reports in Spain, INEOS and Manchester United are plotting a move to hire Massimiliano Allegri and hand the Italian his first job since his departure from Juventus at the end of last season.
In a move that would swap the young for the experienced, Allegri doesn’t need much of an introduction – his Serie A legacy speaks for itself. Winning the famous Scudetto six times, with five of those wins coming at Juventus and the other coming at AC Milan, Allegri is an undeniable winner who perhaps has the know-how which Amorim lacks at this stage of his career.
Whether the 57-year-old would finally solve United’s problems is another question entirely, however. Just like Amorim, Allegri’s preferred 3-5-2 system features wing-backs rather than wingers, which would hand the Red Devils the same issue they currently face with a squad full of players unable to fit into a back five.
It could also be argued that Allegri is past the peak of his managerial powers. Whilst the Italian does have six Serie A titles to his name, the last of those six came in the 2018/19 season, highlighting his struggles to take hold of Italian football in recent years.
