The Portuguese has won just nine of his 33 league games since taking over last November, but speaking ahead of Saturday’s match against Sunderland, he said he “cannot walk” away from his role, despite “sometimes” having “that feeling”.
Asked whether there is any scenario in which he would choose to leave Old Trafford, Amorim told reporters: “That is a decision of the board. I cannot do that.
“Sometimes I have that feeling, and losing is hard. It’s so frustrating when you create the momentum, go to the next game, and something happens.
“That feeling sometimes hurts me a lot. Also, the players and especially the staff here.
“But that is not my decision. And I think it would be really hard to leave if I don’t do everything to follow my career here.”
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Much of the criticism aimed at Amorim has been over his deployment of a 3-4-3 formation and his reluctance to veer away from that system.
But the 40-year-old insists he will not let the media dictate his tactics, and that his team’s struggles go beyond the system they are using.
Asked if any player has suggested a change in formation, he said: “No. Guys, I’m the manager of the club, the big club. Is the media going to dictate what I’m going to do? It cannot be. It’s not possible to sustain that.
“I talk with the players every day and I explain point by point what is happening with our team. So again, it’s not a 3-4-3 all the time.
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“I think we are thinking about the system, but I think we need to look at all of the parts of the game. This team (has played) in different systems for many years, and you were talking about the lack of identity, no idea, whatever.
“So it’s not the system. It’s the small details, the way we play the game. And I understand what people think. ‘What would this team be in a different system?’ I don’t know. Maybe this team would win more games.
“But if we don’t change certain things, we are not going to win titles, whether we change to 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.
“And that is my point with the players – not with you, I don’t want to change your mind – but my players. I guarantee you they are listening to you. All those opinions, they are putting that inside because we are not winning games.
“And they have to believe in me because I watch more (Man Utd) games than you guys combined.”
Amorim added: “It’s the results. Imagine that we won the first game against Arsenal and then you don’t miss the penalty and you win against Fulham, even without playing really well. Imagine that this happened.
“The trust in everything about our club, the system, the way we play, would be completely different.
“So, if you win, everything is okay. If you lose, you are doubting everything about yourself, about your team-mates, about the coach, everything. And that is normal.”
