Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim on their last gasp 1-1 draw with Bournemouth thanks to Rasmus Hojland's 96th minute equaliser
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, UK
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, UK
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00:00What was the death game of the game, how much significance you played in the way the players kept going to the end?
00:29It was a tough game, the start of the game was hard for us, high pressure from the opponent, we lose some possessions in our build-up and the goal is like that and if you look at our games it's always a little bit our fault the way we suffer goals and then everything is so much harder to do.
00:52But if you look at the game, especially second half and especially with a cent-off, we arrange ways to get inside the box and that is something that we are improving, we create chances, we manage to score one but I feel that we lost two points today.
01:13You mentioned where to get into the box, on the formations there was a lot of conversation with you and the players, was that because they weren't quite sure exactly where to go on the pitch?
01:22When?
01:23After the substitutions towards the end of the game, you and Rasmus, you and Bruno, there was lots of communication there.
01:28Yeah, it was just to adapt and you can see that we changed a lot of players, players in positions that they never played.
01:36So it was just a way to, not a tactical aspect, but just to also to understand the players that it will have extra time.
01:46So if you suffer a goal in transition, you lose your head, you have more 10 minutes, but if they score one goal in transition, one against one, could kill the game.
01:57So these small things, not so much a tactical aspect.
02:01How's that true in the fact of it about the attack of the left of it?
02:07I think it's okay.
02:09Yeah, you'll be ready, but in these kind of situations, in this moment, anything that could be a danger for a player that in one position, we lost the law, we try to save that.
02:23And obviously, could you agree to knock it injuries going into the game on Thursday, what were your views on the tackle on the national first half and on the tackle on the left of it?
02:33No, no, nothing, nothing to say. It's Premier League and we need to play like that because it's the way we want the game and sometimes things happen, but I have nothing to say about that.
02:47That could be a big goal for Portland personally. Was it always your intention to keep him on stage, to give him as much time as possible?
02:54I see the trainings, I see the way they behave, the way they want to improve, I see the games also, and I try to put the best 11 to win games, that's all.
03:07Of course, I want to support my players, I was a player and sometimes you have bad moments, difficult moments in the big club, so I think it was a good moment for him, but it's just a goal, let's focus on Thursday.
03:17Not, was not the plan to have 90 minutes, but then when you, you need to win games, and you can feel that it was like overload in that part of the field, he's really good on crosses, he's really good in the final third decision, he has a lot of quality,
03:40and when we are losing and drawing, you don't think about the next game, you need to win, so I was not focused on the next game.
03:51A lot of them are kind of pessimistic about what's going to happen over the next few years, I realise you can only deal with now, but how do you feel what you're trying to achieve is kind of bedding in,
04:18that gives the hope that the United can at least challenge?
04:22The first thing is to focus on ourselves and not on the other teams, the next thing is to be really honest, we are in the different levels in this moment,
04:32but then explain that everything can change, and I remember when I started seeing Premier League, it was the opposite, so everything can change,
04:40so we need to focus on step by step, not trying to think too far ahead, we have an ultimate goal, that is winning the Premier League,
04:49and again, I'm not crazy, I know that it's not going to be next year, but we are trying to build something,
04:55and the small things are really important, and we did that during this year, we need to improve next year,
05:00but I know that is important for the fans, we know that, but we need to be honest with them and to work hard every day.
05:08We have a lot of things to do still this season, and we are focused on, we like our strikers, we are improving our strikers,
05:35we will see what happens in the next season, but in this season, Josh cannot play, Shido is not in the list,
05:43unfortunately, for the Europa League, has the Premier League games to win every minute to work on,
05:49and Rasmus is scoring, so we will see.
05:51Do the things that I believe, and then work hard every day, and then like today, when things are hard, we have to push,
06:14and we have to believe, and that's the only way to put the mentality, and try to win every game,
06:20that is our mentality, and we want to win.
06:23We'll leave it at that.