A three-lose deal? Comparison of data from Amorin coaches Portugal Sports with Manchester United this season

Amorin's debut season at Manchester United is about to end in turmoil. The 40-year-old young coach once ranked among the most remarkable young coaches in world football with his brilliant record in Portugal Sports. He led the Lisbon giants to the top of Portugal and gained the opportunity to coach Manchester United and revive the declining giants.

However, this challenge proves too difficult. After the first disastrous season in England football, Amorin's halo was much dimmed in Old Trafford. The glory of Portugal's sports period is difficult to replicate, and the defeat in the UEFA Cup final once again reminds people that the road to revival is long and stagnant.

But how serious is Manchester United’s problem? Let's take a deeper look at Amorin's 2024-25 season.

2024-25 season data comparison: Portuguese Sports vs Manchester United

After the Portuguese Sports easily won the championship in the 2023-24 season, Amorin and his disciples are determined to defend the title this season. Although the Super Cup lost to Porto 3-4 and suffered a bad goal, this was the only loss to the Portuguese young coach during his coaching in Lisbon. Then he led the team to 16 wins and 1 draw incredible ways, including a 4-1 sweep of Manchester City, a league double-killing Porto and Braga.

The winning rate of 88.9% in the first 18 games of the season prompted Manchester United to lock in Amorin after firing Tenhach. The former Portuguese sports coach entered the Dream Theater after the November International Competition Week. In the last five games before leaving office, his team scored 19 goals. Such a sharp offensive football made Red Devils fans look forward to the new era.

However, the process of taking over as Manchester United coach was contrary to expectations. In his first draw with Ipswich, who had been relegated, he lost six games in a single month in December, and Manchester United players have always been unable to adapt to the 3-4-2-1 system. There have been few signs of improvement since then. If the UEFA Cup had not been performed well, the Portuguese might have been dismissed.

coached the Red Devils and won only 16 wins in 41 games, the same as his winning numbers to lead Portugal Sports in the first 18 games of this season. The number of losses is the same as the number of winning games (16 losses), with 8 draws, the team slipped to 16th place in the Premier League and suffered repeated humiliating losses. The 39% winning rate is embarrassing, and hopes of bottoming out and rebounding next season are equally slim.

2024-25 season, Amorin, and Amorin, has become the latest victim since Ferguson retired. This excellent coach who has proven his strength in Portugal, the data contrast after leaving office just highlights his value to his old club.

João Pereira served as interim coach of Portugal Sports until Rui Boggs officially took over at the end of December. Although Portugal Sports won the league championship again this season and will compete with Benfica for the Portuguese Cup this weekend, the dominance of the game has significantly decreased compared to the Amorin period.

The two successors only won 20 games in 36 games, with 9 draws and 7 losses. Four of the losses were concentrated in the transition period of Amorin's five games after leaving office, and the team's form rebounded in recent months. But the winning rate still dropped to 55.6%, with 8 points fewer points than the same period last season. If Amorin hadn't established an advantage in the early season 11 consecutive league wins, Benfica, who ranked second with only 2 points, might have made a counterattack and won the championship.