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Manchester United can be going by a brand new routine previous to kick-off this season, beginning with Sunday’s Premier League opener towards Arsenal.
When Erik ten Hag was in cost, he insisted on the gamers arriving at Outdated Trafford 4 hours earlier than kick-off. Previous to the Dutchman’s tenure, United gamers usually stayed at a resort the night time earlier than.
However now, following the revamp of Carrington, Ruben Amorim needs his gamers to satisfy up on the membership’s coaching floor, after which attain the Theatre of Desires solely two hours earlier than kick-off.
Amorim defined that following the revamp of the coaching floor, the gamers now have all of the services to arrange in the easiest way doable for video games.
Change in routine
He additionally didn’t need the momentum of a match to fizzle out on account of arriving 4 hours earlier than. Gamers will now have the optimum time to signal autographs, really feel nearer to the followers, earlier than stepping onto the sphere.
“I all the time had the sensation that we arrive at Outdated Trafford and Outdated Trafford have to be the centre of the sport – however we can not spend 4 hours there ready for the sport,” the Portuguese tactician was quoted as saying by The Solar.
“And I really feel with these services we will be right here, getting ready for the sport away from Outdated Trafford and after we arrive at Outdated Trafford, we now have to really feel the followers after which go on to the sport, not killing the momentum of the reference to our followers.
Amorim’s rationalization
“We all know that we now have lots of people ready there for us, to be with the gamers and to signal autographs. We are going to attempt to do the identical. So, it’s going to be the identical expertise for the followers.
“However for us it’s going to be higher as a result of we’re going to really feel, nearer the sport, the momentum with the followers and we are going to spend much less time in there.”
Whether or not this new pre-match routine will bear fruit stays to be seen.
Followers can be hoping for lots extra from the gamers this season, after the frustration of the earlier marketing campaign.
Fairly a couple of stars have identified how keen they’re to proper the wrongs of the 24/25 season. Time for discuss is over. Now for motion!
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