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Last season’s FA Cup final was the highlight of a disastrous season in which Manchester United finished eighth and missed out on Europe at the group stage.
Changes were made and Erik ten Hag survived a thorough review, but his coaches were sacked as INEOS brought in a whole new coaching staff to help the Dutchman.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake have joined as assistant coaches and Jelle Ten Rouwelaar has joined as goalkeeper coach.
Andreas Georgson comes from Lillestrom as set-piece coach.
However, the results did not improve and eventually Ten Hag was given his marching orders. And after four games as interim manager, Van Nistelrooy was also shown the door following the arrival of Ruben Amorim.
Georgson gets off to a tough start
And while almost the entire coaching staff has departed, along with the former club striker, Georgsson and Darren Fletcher remain among the four current United managers.
It is clear that the Swedish coach is an INEOS employee and not someone Ten Hag was involved in recruiting. And he revealed in an interview with Skanesport that it was Jason Wilcox who convinced him to join.
And so far the storm has raged. He was asked about how his coaches have coped with the difficult times he has faced and the media and all the external pressures on the club.
“We are struggling in 13th place in the league and the pressure on United is enormous! It places a huge burden on players and coaches.
“I don’t read much of what is written in the media and those of us in the innermost core don’t really meet supporters or the media. We are housed in a fully secured training facility where no media can access us.
“One of the consequences of that is that a lot of what is written about the club becomes pure speculation and assumption, so you don’t read much of what they write.”
his role
Fans want to know his exact job duties and the former Arsenal and Brentford coach has explained them in detail.
“I am responsible for fixed situations and individual development, and together with the manager, I pursue the work with an identity as a team.
“My first specialty is set pieces and throw-ins, which is what we focused on the most during the first period. This is where I have a unique bank of knowledge and unique methods that have worked for every club.
“Over time, we laid the groundwork for our personal development program and our identity as a team, and slowly we started that process as well, which was a lot of fun.”
Guidelines for United players
Regarding whether there are players who enjoy his method, he said, “Few people find practice fun. But we all know that a third of goals come from set pieces.
“We have to make it clear to the players. The saying “less is more” is often true. I would rather practice a fixed situation with full attention for 10 minutes than practice for 2 hours without commitment. These are the details that allow us to statistically determine five table positions up and down.”
He also admitted the team is struggling to score goals and therefore sees the importance of the group working harder to fix their problems under Amorim.
“It turned out exactly as I had hoped. A clearly defined role. Life is as complicated as I hoped it would be. But we are struggling to score goals and get points. My situation is trying sportingly.”
Georgson enjoyed great success in London and Southampton and will be hoping to finish the season well by working with Amorim.
