I’m always open for talks’ – Manchester United legend offers to join Ruben Amorim’s coaching staff

Manchester United great Jaap Stam has offered to join Ruben Amorim’s coaching staff to help fix the club’s leaky defence.

The Red Devils’ defensive struggles have continued since Amorim took over the reins from Erik ten Hag, with the club managing just one clean sheet in the Portuguese’s opening nine matches at the helm.

After a humbling 3-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth, Amorim will hope to oversee a turnaround in fortunes in the second half of the campaign, starting on Boxing Day away to lowly Wolves.

Five members of Sporting’s backroom staff followed Amorim from Lisbon to Old Trafford last month, including Carlos Fernandes, who took over as United’s assistant head coach.

Adelio Candido and Emanuel Ferro joine โปรโมชั่น ufabet as first-team coaches, while Jorge Vital took up the role of first-team goalkeeper coach and Paulo Barreira arrived as United’s physical performance coach.

Speaking to former United star Stam expresse his disappointment that he had never sounde out by the club over a possible coaching role after retiring from the game in 2007.

The legendary ex-Netherlands defender is confident he has the experience and coaching skills to help steer the club towards major trophies again should Amorim be intereste in bringing him back to the Theatre of Dreams.

‘I’d love to coach at Manchester United but they haven’t picked up the phone! I think everyone who has been associate with the club would love to go back and help,’ Stam explained.

‘Having been in management myself I have coached and helping them in any role would be great.

‘I’m always open for talks because I’d love to see the club back winning trophies and maybe I could help coach the defence, but with the manager lots of new staff have come in so they have plenty of options. But you never know.’

Stam, an integral member of Sir Alex Ferguson’s treble-winning squad of 1999, is expecting ‘a lot of change’ at United while Amorim figures out which players he is able to trust.

‘Everyone is hoping that Manchester United can compete for the Premier League next season and the manager will as well, but in the meantime it’s very important to win matches and climb up the table,’ the Dutchman added.

‘It’s a transition period and the players need time to adapt, but there is still pressure to win matches with his new style and to be in a decent position in the table.

‘Ruben Amorim will be working hard to see which players best suit his system but until then there will be a lot of change.’