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The Portuguese manager has gained a reputation for struggling to contain his temper both on and off the pitch during his career.
It is the kind of rage that fans and players at Old Trafford got used to when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.
Amorim, 39, who impressed United supporters by beating their rivals Man City 4-1 in his penultimate game in charge of Sporting Lisbon this week, is charged with bringing back the glory days achieved by Fergie in the 1990s and 2000s.
The former midfielder has admitted letting anger get the better of him as a player, and he was banned from the touchline as a manager for three months after allegedly telling a referee: “I’ll smash your face in.”
Amorim, who played 14 times for his country, also conceded that he struggled to hide his frustration when his team wasn’t doing well and got “impatient” with young stars. He has gained inspiration by reading about great leaders such as Barack Obama and the late Apple boss Steve Jobs.
Different atmosphere
He is also said to be a fan of Peaky Blinders and has seen every episode of the BBC gangster drama starring Cillian Murphy, reportedly telling pals he was “addicted” to the show, which was mainly shot in Birmingham, but also in Manchester.
And thanks to some anger management therapy, he is said to be calmer now.
But Amorim, who gives few interviews, once admitted: “One problem I have is I can’t control my body language when something is, in my opinion, incredibly wrong.
“Because there are things that should be known at a certain level and when I see players making certain mistakes I quickly get frustrated and can’t hide it.”
Amorim is set to earn around £8million a year as boss at Manchester United.
It is a huge change of fortunes for the man who was raised on the breadline in a household in Lisbon.
His parents split up when he was a year old, and money was tight as he and older brother Mauro were raised by their mother Anabela.
When Amorim was 13 they moved to the Corroios area of Almada, across the river Tagus from Lisbon, and matters got worse. Amorim’s father Virgilio said: “We were separated and it was an important change for our sons.
“Ruben was used to a quiet school and I remember he was attacked once or twice in Corroios, it was a different atmosphere.”
Amorim, who has a half-sister, Catia, is said to have been teased at his new school for preferring water to Coke.
His friend Daniel Oliveira said: “We teased him a lot because at meals we nearly had to force him to drink something else.”
But that healthy approach proved wise, as Amorim’s footballing talent was noticed by local side Belenenses, which signed him in 2003. — Sun.
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