What Bruno said at the press conference

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says it will not be difficult for him or other players to learn Ruben Amorim’s style, as they are used to switching it up at international level.

Fernandes appeared alongside Amorim at Carrington on Wednesday, for the press conference to preview the upcoming meeting with Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League.

Our new head coach was his usual charming self when asked about the Norwegians, coaching at Old Trafford for the first time and even Ed Sheeran!

His compatriot also faced several questions, including one about whether it’s tougher for players to adapt to new systems the older they get.

Scroll down to read what the skipper had to say…

Ruben and Bruno’s press conference Video

Ruben and Bruno’s press conference

PRESS CONFERENCE | Get ready for Thursday’s kick-off by hearing from Ruben Amorim and Bruno Fernandes in full…

FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE

“Obviously if you change a manager mid-season, it’s because things are not going as you want and if things are not going as you want, everyone has to take the blame, obviously everyone in their department. As I said before, it’s easier to get rid of a manager than 15 or 20 players, but now our focus is on what the future can bring and get as soon as possible and as quick as possible on the ideas of the new manager.”

PLAYERS ALSO HAVE A ROLE

“You always have to adapt to a different idea, different positions, even sometimes playing in the same system you have to adapt to different ideas of playing, on the ball and off the ball because the manager can ask different things. So, it’s not difficult for me to adapt in any position, I’m really aware of what we do in training. I try to absorb everything from every position, obviously it’s not possible to get everything but I try to have an understanding of the game because being the captain, the manager can give the message from the bench to the pitch because of the noise or whatever so you have to try and solve the situations together with your team-mates. Knowing or having the knowledge of every position, what movements that they have to do, what kind of pressure the manager wants us to do, that’s also a little bit of my role.”

I’M USED TO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS

“I think it probably could be worse for the younger players because, for me, I know very well what the players of Sporting were doing, I know exactly what they were doing in their positions, not because I was reading what the manager was doing there but because I was watching their games. Obviously, as the manager said, we are international players and every time you go to the national team, you probably play in a different system. For example, when I go to the national team sometimes we also play with a back three. Sometimes I play as a 10, sometimes I play a little bit deeper, sometimes I play a little bit wider so already in the national team I had that experience of a manager with a [different] formation. Like the manager said, we play with a three at the back but we rotate and play different ways. You press them in one way, you defend in another way, you attack in a way, you always have to move. In the national team we do that a lot, so I don’t think age should be a problem, either older or younger, it’s about carrying the most you can from the dynamics and the players you have around. Then, I think every training session try to get something from the game and understand what the manager demands from us. At the end, as the manager said, you don’t need to overthink things, you just have to know that we have a base, a foundation and from there on you still have to play and do your game.”

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