Manchester United’s coaching staff has undergone a complete overhaul following the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach, but one member of staff from the Erik ten Hag era remains
Manchester United’s coaching staff has undergone a complete overhaul following the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach, but one member of staff from the Erik ten Hag era remains Manchester United’s coaching staff has undergone a complete overhaul following the appointment of Ruben Amorim as head coach, but one member of staff from the Erik ten Hag era remains
Manchester United coach Andreas Georgson has explained his role at the club after surviving the cull that came with the arrival of Ruben Amorim.
Amorim took over as United head coach on Monday and brought with him his trusted staff from Sporting Lisbon. Assistants Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido and Emanuel Ferro, goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital and sports scientist Paulo Barreira have all joined the club, prompting a whole host of departures.
United confirmed on Monday that interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy and Erik ten Hag’s former coaches Rene Hake, Jelle ten Rouwelaar and Pieter Morel had all left. The statement concluded: “We wish them all well for the future. We will confirm the full men’s first team coaching composition in due course.”
That is yet to happen, but the Daily Mail has reported that, like Darren Fletcher, Georgson will stay on and work under Amorim’s leadership. Like Van Nistelrooy, the 42-year-old only joined United in the summer, arriving from Norwegian club Lillestrom, where he had been head coach.
Georgson has been focusing on set pieces since joining United and it’s thought that his pre-existing relationship with United technical director Jason Wilcox from their time together at Southampton has helped insulate him from the departures. His limited scope could see him contribute to the Portuguese coaching set-up that has taken over.
“I am responsible for fixed situations, individual development and [to] drive the work with our identity as a team together with the head coach,” he told Swedish outlet Skanesport. “The job was perfect, but the timing was bad.
“My first special competence is set pieces and throw-ins and that is also what we have prioritised during the first period. That’s where I have a unique knowledge bank and a unique method, which has worked in all clubs.
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“Over time, we have also laid the foundations for the individual development programme and our identity as a team, and slowly I have also started those processes, which is very fun. Few think it’s fun to practice, but everyone knows that a third of goals are scored on set pieces. I have to be clear to the players. ‘Less is more’ is often true.
“I’d rather practice fixed situations with full attention for ten minutes than for two hours without commitment, these are details that can statistically decide five table positions up or down.”
Georgson was originally brought over to England by Arsenal ‘s set piece coach Nicolas Jover while he was working at Brentford. The Swede went on to work at Arsenal and Southampton and has also served as a caretaker boss of Malmo. Amorim’s first game in charge will come against Ipswich at Portman Road next Sunday and he is yet to officially confirm his coaching staff.
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