Amorim believes Kobe Menou can try different playing positions

The "Red Devils" Manchester United will face the "Eagles" Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in the 24th round of the 2024/25 Premier League. Amorim said in an interview that the more comfortable and happy the players are on the field, the better their performance will be, so he believes that Kobe Menou can try different playing positions.

With Lisandro's goal, Manchester United beat Fulham 1-0 away in the last round of the league. After 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 5 rounds, Manchester United is currently ranked 12th in the standings with 29 points.

In addition, in the 8th round of the UEFA Europa League earlier, Manchester United relied on goals from Dalot and Kobe Menou to beat Steaua Bucharest 2-0 away and advance to the round of 16 with third place.

Manchester United coach Amorim said at a press conference, "I don't think it was the contract renewal talk that improved his condition. Everyone in England knows that Kobe Menou is a very good player. He participated in the European Cup final, so I think the key point is the change in position. He has always been a fixed starter, but now sometimes he plays and sometimes he doesn't. Maybe this has affected his condition. But I think the most important thing is the difference in position, and the requirements for him are higher. "

"I feel like he's more comfortable playing in that position, it's as simple as that. I don't just look at his movement or the way he touches the ball, I can tell from the way he's out there on the pitch that he's having fun. That's important to me because if players are having fun, they play better. So I think he can try a new position."

Amorim also said, "The club can indeed raise funds by selling youth players, but I would rather have players like Kobe Menou and Ganacho. Our focus is on improving the youth training system and cultivating more talents. This is a resource that all English clubs should make good use of."

As for defender Luke Shaw's current recovery, Amorim said, "It may take a little time for him to recover. I think he needs to participate more in training and participate in small-sided games with his teammates, not just training alone."

"He's staying at the training base and doing some different training programmes and when we get back he'll rejoin the team and start his recovery from there. When I feel the time is right we'll gradually give him some game time."