Pre-match press conference with Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United v West Ham United at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Amorim explains why he shuts out social media abuse to protect his family and mental health, insisting no one is tougher on the team than he is. He delivers key team news as Matheus Cunha returns to the squad, while Harry Maguire and Benjamin Sesko remain out and two other players are doubts.
Amorim discusses Cunha's influence despite a modest goal return, urges him to forget the numbers and keep improving both defensively and offensively, and praises Leny Yoro's character after a difficult afternoon at Crystal Palace.
He outlines his plan for highly rated youngster Shea Lacey, saying the winger is ready to play once he adapts to first team tempo, and highlights Diogo Dalot's importance, versatility and set piece threat.
Amorim also assesses the challenge of facing Nuno Espirito Santo's organised West Ham side and stresses the need for United to build on their comeback win at Selhurst Park.
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00:00Ruben, BBC has done an investigation around social media posts on a specific weekend that they gave against Tottenham.
00:15I think given the extreme reactions that you get to defeat and victory at this club and every other club,
00:23you're not surprised to know that managers, yourself, Premier League managers, women's managers, get a lot of this abuse.
00:33Could you just explain from your perspective how you deal with that and what that feels like
00:39and how you think about dealing with that in terms of your family as well?
00:45First of all, nowadays it's normal in any profession.
00:50When you are exposed like we are exposed, it's harder.
00:54But I don't read it. I'm not fake it.
00:57I don't read it. I protect myself.
00:59Everything that I don't watch TV when they are talking about Manchester.
01:05Not because I don't agree.
01:08Most of the times I agree with a lot of things that you say, guys.
01:10But it's a way of me being healthy.
01:14Because it's enough when we lose, when we draw, when I know that we play bad.
01:20My feeling as a coach is enough.
01:23I don't need other feelings around the club.
01:29So for me, the only way, there is no other way.
01:32The only way is protect myself.
01:35Of course, I lose money in sponsors, in Instagram.
01:37I could win a lot of money.
01:40But for me, the quality of life, the protection of my family,
01:45the way I can live a normal life, because I guarantee you I live a normal life,
01:49is not worth it.
01:52Some more dollars or pounds is not worth it.
01:57So I protect myself.
01:59And no one can be tougher than me when we lose and when we don't play well.
02:07So that is the only way.
02:08But nowadays, it's really normal to have that abuse.
02:13So for me, it's the only way to survive in this world.
02:19Hi, Rudin.
02:19We've seen Mateus Canua is in training.
02:22I presume he's bit for tomorrow.
02:24What's the rest of the squad looking like?
02:26We have two doubts for the game.
02:31I will not tell you today, because we'll change the way we are going to approach.
02:37Let's see if they can play tomorrow.
02:40But the rest of the squad is good.
02:44Mateus is back, but I have two players that maybe they cannot play.
02:47Harry Maguire is still out.
02:49And Cescou.
02:49And Cescou, yes.
02:51Just on Mateus Canua.
02:53Obviously, this was a frustrating setback.
02:55What have you made of his start and how many more levels has he got to go?
02:59I think he has more levels to go.
03:01He's in a different club, different pressure.
03:05But I think he coped with that really well.
03:07He was struggling because he was not scoring.
03:10And because of social media abuse, he was thinking too much about the numbers.
03:14But the influence that he has in the team is so important for us.
03:20But I think Cunha has so much to grow defensively and offensively.
03:26Hi, Ruben.
03:27Lenny looked a bit upset when he came off on Sunday.
03:32Just wonder, first of all, how is he?
03:33But then also saw Mason Mount after the game comfort him a little bit.
03:36So what does that also say about the culture and maybe how close the group are becoming?
03:42It's really important.
03:43Of course, I also spoke with him because he thinks too much.
03:48He makes some mistakes in the game and then he struggles because he's too young.
03:52And he wants to do everything so well.
03:54And he's growing.
03:58He's growing in one moment that everyone here is growing with games, with setbacks.
04:04So it's not easy for him as a young guy.
04:07Of course, he cannot give that to the people the way he came to the bench.
04:13So he understands that.
04:14But he was really frustrated on the good side.
04:17He shows that he cares.
04:19And he was knowing that it was not the best game.
04:21But he did some things well.
04:22And I show him that also.
04:25So he's fit and ready for the next challenge.
04:29I know we've asked you a few times about Shea Lacey.
04:32And it seems like he could be getting closer, potentially, to a debut.
04:36You've talked a lot about the players playing for Manchester United, the pressure it comes with.
04:40Just wonder how ready do you think he is for that kind of limelight?
04:44And how do you prepare young players for that attention that they'll receive once they start playing in the first?
04:49First of all, trying to explain every day how to play.
04:52Because if you are comfortable in the way you have no many doubts when you are playing, that will help the kids to play.
05:00Then it's to work the physicality, to understand that when he's training with us, give him time with us, to understand that the speed of the pressure, the moment to have the ball, to pass the ball is completely different if you compare to under 21.
05:18So that is the only way that I know how to prepare a kid to play for a club, especially for this club.
05:24So we will have to go there to have the chance.
05:27I don't know when, but he's ready to play.
05:30Ruben, the next challenge is West Ham and Nuno has recently gone in there.
05:39What have you made of what he's done and the changes he's made and what kind of challenge do you face?
05:43I have no doubts that he would have success.
05:47No matter what the club, he's really experienced.
05:50He knows how to work with different squads.
05:55He understands really well the league and that is a plus when you are a manager.
06:00We know that he's going to be tough.
06:03He's really smart preparing the games, understanding the environment of the game, who has more responsibility.
06:09All these things around the game is really good on that.
06:12But I expect I'm just more focused.
06:15Of course, the preparation is about the opponents, but I'm really focused on what we need to do, what we need to improve, especially if you look at our first half against Crystal Palace.
06:27So it's going to be a tough match.
06:30Can I ask you about Diogo, his role in the team this season?
06:35Him is playing in your squad.
06:39What's he bringing to you?
06:41What can he do better?
06:42I think he can do a lot of things like other players better.
06:47I think when you see a very good game of Diogo, he can show that he has the quality and sometimes he drops a little bit.
06:56But if you look at our team, everyone is a little bit like that.
07:01He's really powerful.
07:03He's good on set pieces.
07:04And you have to understand that in this league is really important.
07:07He can play both sides.
07:08It depends on what you want, the system that you are going to face.
07:11And to have that ability of playing both sides, changing position during the game, that can help you also to even to think about the squad for all the league.
07:25So it's one player, he's international, always playing for National League.
07:30So it's a very important player for us, but he needs to improve like any other player.
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