The new MUFC manager's first interview dropped last night in which the Portuguese spoke about many things such as the honor he feels to manage United, being hungry for success, getting excited about the plan for the future and much more. This interview is here.

But the thing that got me really hard was when he said that his first and main goal is to have an identity.

This is it for me. Above all us, identity is the thing.

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Regardless of what happens to us under the Portuguese, I feel that we need to succeed or fail in a certain manner, a manner that is the 'Amorim way'.

One of my major disappointments with Erik ten Hag was his lack of a clear identity throughout his time at United. I still don't know what we were under him.

And as much as I do feel that those players need to take a lot of the blame, identity is something that falls onto the manager, the style of play is on him. It is then up to the players to try and implement those ideas as best they can and if they cannot, then they need to be moved on.

With the manager changing his identity and style constantly and to suit his players, then it made things easier for the club to say that perhaps he ain't the guy. Sticking to your guns and seeing that the squad isn't good enough may have made the decision to sack ten Hag slightly more difficult than it was.

An identity is something that you get the more often you do it. The more often a manager implements a style of play the more chance there is of the team implementing it. It's kind of like giving a player a run of games to get some rhythm before showing us exactly what he's all about.

Erik ten Hag failed in this as while he may have had the intention of playing like he did at Ajax, it never really materialized at United. I think his problem were those two opening matches in which he lost badly to Brighton and Brentford.

All plans were quickly abandoned and United went into a defend and counter mode, a style to keep things tight at the back and try to get at least one goal going forward. That worked for a period but when you come up against the better sides, you get found out.

It is also not a style one associates with United. We not only have to win but win in an entertaining and exciting manner.

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However, why that style sort of worked was because I believe that our squad is only really capable of playing that very basic brand of football. This is why they were beaten badly by the likes of Brighton, Brentford, City and Liverpool.

We couldn't compete with teams that had a modern style and players who were top quality.

Once those oppositions got the goal, it was difficult for us to get back into games.

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I've said it so many times before that the whole reason I wanted ten Hag at United was because of how he played at Ajax. That football was beautiful and modern and brought them a lot of success. We hadn't seen any of those things at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

This is why I was so excited with the appointment of ten Hag and why ultimately, I was so disappointed in him.

Because of this, I am somewhat reserved with Amorim, not because I think he's a crap manager but because we've been down this exact same road before. If Amorim also abandons his play style then what's the difference?

However, I do feel like there is a difference with ten Hag and Amorim, other than their nationalities.

There seems to be something about our new boss that has a different air about him.

I spoke about why I like him smiling a lot (yes, smiling) here.

The fact that he's come in and said that his first and main goal is to get a clear identity is exactly what I want to hear. I want to know what my team is all about whether we win or not. I want to know what we're trying to do.

Erik ten Hag didn't go the short term pain for long term gain route and ultimately, caused a lot of people to get on his back because we didn't know what type of team we were.

Ruben Amorim simply CANNOT do that.

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With these words though, I don't think he will. I think he will stick to his principles whether it will work or not.

What I also think will happen is that we will see which players are capable of playing his style and who can't which will cause the club to try and move them on and bring in those who do suit what the manager wants.

INEOS look to be taking things a lot more seriously than the previous board and this is a big call from them. To sack ten Hag and bring in Amorim almost immediately shows that they were lining the Portuguese up for a while and that as he is their man, they will want him to be as successful as possible and provide him with the necessary tools to do so.

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But I'm really happy with the appointment they made. I'm really happy with Amorim. Like I said in that smiling post, I just feel much more connected with him already than I ever did with ten Hag. That is not something easy to do especially so early on yet I feel it all the same.

He does seem to have an aura about him.

Ruben AmorHIM.

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What did you make of Amorim's first interview with United? And how excited are you that we're going to win the league this season 😅?

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Background Image: Ruben Amorim conducting his first Man Utd interview | Image via Manchester United official X (@ManUtd)