{"id":248698,"date":"2025-09-23T10:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/248698\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:36:21","slug":"rio-ferdinand-names-the-wild-decision-ruben-amorim-keeps-making-as-he-criticises-the-man-united-boss-id-have-hated-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/248698\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand names the ‘WILD’ decision Ruben Amorim keeps making as he criticises the Man United boss: ‘I’d have hated it!’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By TARA ANSON-WALSH, WOMEN’S FOOTBALL REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:40 EDT, 22 September 2025 | Updated: 05:09 EDT, 23 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Rio Ferdinand<\/a> has criticised Ruben Amorim<\/a> for an in-game tactic that he said he \u2018would have hated\u2019 when he was a player.<\/p>\n

Manchester United<\/a> came close to dropping vital Premier League<\/a> points in Saturday\u2019s 2-1 victory over Chelsea<\/a> at Old Trafford, with Trevoh Chalobah\u2019s late goal setting up a nervy finish.<\/p>\n

United looked to be in full control when Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off in the fifth minute for a rash challenge on Bryan Mbeumo.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bruno Fernandes<\/a> and Casemiro<\/a> then gave the hosts a comfortable lead, but momentum shifted just before half-time when Casemiro was shown a red card, reducing United to 10 men.<\/p>\n

Chelsea improved after the break and Chalobah\u2019s 80th-minute strike almost inspired a comeback from the visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ferdinand suggested this was the result of Amorim\u2019s decision to alter his defensive line in the closing stages, bringing on Leny Yoro<\/a> for Harry Maguire<\/a> in the 70th minute.<\/p>\n

\"Trevoh <\/p>\n

Trevoh Chalobah’s 80th-minute strike almost inspired a Chelsea comeback at Old Trafford<\/p>\n

\"Ruben <\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim has made at least one centre-back substitution in five of Man United\u2019s six matches across all competitions this season – the only exception in the 3-2 win over Burnley<\/p>\n

Amorim has made at least one centre-back substitution in five of United\u2019s six matches across all competitions this season. The only exception came in last month\u2019s 3-2 win over Burnley – though even then, Noussair Mazraoui came on for Yoro late on, effectively operating as a third central defender before Bruno Fernandes\u2019 late winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I look at teams that win,’ Ferdinand said. ‘Whether it\u2019s my team, whether it\u2019s the old Arsenal teams with Tony Adams, Martin Keown or Sol Campbell etcetera.<\/p>\n

\u2018Or John Terry and (Ricardo) Carvalho, William Gallas. Now (Virgil) van Dijk and (Ibrahima) Konate. The same centre-halves play every week. There\u2019s a consistency with team selection with that pairing at the back.<\/p>\n

\u2018Paris Saint-Germain: same two centre-backs all the way through. Champions League, bang, (they) win the trophy.<\/p>\n

\u2018The consistency of players in that area of the pitch gives you a better chance to win and this (Ruben Amorim\u2019s) chopping and changing, I find it wild. I wouldn\u2019t like it if I played.\u2019<\/p>\n

Maguire, one of the club\u2019s more capable players at set pieces in both attack and defence, was off the pitch by the time Chalobah struck – though some may wonder if his presence might have prevented the goal.<\/p>\n

Maguire\u2019s substitution was all the more puzzling given he had been performing well up to that point. The England defender had even provided the assist for Casemiro\u2019s goal, making his presence felt in the Chelsea box.<\/p>\n

\"Former <\/p>\n

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand criticised Amorim’s ‘chopping and changing’ of his back line during games, adding that he ‘wouldn’t like it if I played’<\/p>\n

When asked about the difficulties for a centre-half coming on mid-game, Ferdinand explained: \u2018Picking up the pace of the game. The rhythm of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Your first one, two or three sprints, you\u2019re hanging onto things. Your lungs are on the floor, red raw.<\/p>\n

\u2018Getting into a game is difficult, and they\u2019re just getting into that speed of the game and the rhythm of it is hard.\u2019<\/p>\n

After being dropped in favour of a centre-back trio made up of Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Luke Shaw, Maguire has impressed in parts this season.\u00a0Yet the \u00a380million man can’t seem to escape the spotlight, even when he’s not on the field.<\/p>\n

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