Darren Fletcher was addressing the media this afternoon in his first press conference as interim manager of Manchester United.Fletcher was speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow ...
Darren Fletcher was addressing the media this afternoon in his first press conference as interim manager of Manchester United.
Fletcher was speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow evening’s Premier League encounter with Burnley at Turf Moor.
The first part of the presser can be read in full here.
Here is every word of the second, embargoed section.
The first question was whether he will revert to a back four.
“Well, we don’t know yet. I can’t disclose that,” he said. “I think when you talk about the Under-18s teams, that’s a style and a system that the club thinks is best for developing players. So I think it’s a system that we use. I think it’s something that’s come in in terms of how we set up in midfield, how we set up with defenders. So I think for developing players, it’s a really good formation and system. And at Under-18s, it’s about development. So I think that’s the important thing for us is when I’m leading the Under-18s, I’m trying to develop players. So you’re picking teams, you’re experimenting, you’re doing different things, you’re challenging them, you’re playing young players. So of course, you try and win every football game, but fundamentally, we’re trying to develop players, and that formation definitely suits that. So that’s a club formation that we – and it’s a formation that I’ve been used to playing for a long time as well.”
Fletcher was then asked if he spoke to Ruben Amorim before he left.
“I didn’t have the chancem,” he said. “I’ve reached out to him, I’ve not managed to make contact yet, but that’s understandable. He’s obviously got a lot on his mind and I have been really busy, so I’ve not had the chance to. I’d love to because I had a good relationship with Ruben. He was great with me. He was very welcoming to me and to his staff at the end of last season in terms of being the Under-18s coach, in terms of small communication I’ve had this year because I’ve been on another side of the building.”
“Always good interactions. And ultimately, he’s the manager who gave my son his debut as well. So as a father, I’ve got a lot to thank him for. And Tyler, although the boys have gone on there and that themselves, he was the manager that did that. So I’ve got a good relationship with Ruben, so I’m disappointed, and obviously for him. But what’s happened, has happened, and I’m here to try and help the club, and we have to move on quickly. And as I said before, everything I do is with the best interests of the club, and that’s why all my focus is energy, is going into Burnley.”
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