Ruben Amorim backroom staff member breaks silence on Manchester United frustration

Former Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim was sacked at the beginning of January after just 14 months in charge of the club.

Ruben Amorim's former assistant coach believes his ideas were not "fully implemented" at Manchester United. Amorim was sacked in January after just 14 months in charge at Old Trafford.

Amorim was appointed from Sporting Lisbon in November 2024. He oversaw the worst season at United for 51 years and suffered defeat to Tottenham in the Europa League final.

In the Premier League, Amorim had the worst win ratio (32%), the worst goals conceded per game ratio (1.53) and the lowest clean sheet ratio (15%) of any United manager.

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Amorim was sacked after an explosive post-Leeds press conference at Elland Road, which saw him suggest other staff members at the club should focus on their own jobs.

Adelio Candido was one of two assistants in Amorim's coaching staff during his tenure. The 29-year-old was a key staff member for Amorim and oversaw the warm-ups with players before games.

Speaking in an interview with The Ball, Candido was asked what he liked about his time coaching at United, and what he liked the least about the experience. He responded: "Experience is always experience, whether the outcome is good or bad, we always come away with learning.

"In Manchester, I really liked the city and the way the fans experience football, more focused on the project than on the immediate result. What I liked least was, without a doubt, feeling that our ideas weren't fully implemented."

Amorim's formation was a talking point throughout his time at the club. He was wedded to his 3-4-3 formation and only tinkered with the approach after an intervention from Jason Wilcox.

The 41-year-old's coaching staff were also scrutinised for having a lack of experience. Candido was asked whether being part of such a young coaching staff helped him to cope with intense pressure and said: "I think the fact that we were young helped us deal with the pressure.

"We always had a positive daily routine at work. With the existing pressure, it's normal for people to get more annoyed than usual in a technical team, and that wasn't the case for us."

Speaking about dealing with criticism, Candido said: "Honestly, I don't follow opinions outside of my work group. Something always ends up coming through social media, but I really don't pay any attention to any of that."

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