Before Ruben Amorim arrived at Sporting CP, the club was in complete disarray.
They were struggling both on and off the pitch, with fan unrest boiling over in dramatic fashion.
Just a couple of years prior, angry supporters stormed the training ground, confronting players and staff.
This chaos led to several key players tearing up their contracts and leaving the club.
By the time Amorim took over, Sporting sat fourth in the league.
Amorim replaced Silas, who was sacked following a humiliating Europa League exit against Istanbul Basaksehir, losing 4-1 in the second leg and a 3-1 league loss to Famalicao.
Sporting faced problems similar to those plaguing Manchester United today: a lack of identity and an inability to maximize individual talents.
Despite these challenges, Amorim began to steady the ship.
In his first 11 games, Sporting won six, drew three, and lost two, both defeats coming against their fiercest rivals, Porto and Benfica.
These early results highlighted that while progress was being made, there was still significant work ahead.
The following season, Amorim’s vision came to fruition as Sporting secured the domestic double, losing just one league game.
After looking at what could be learnt from Amorim’s last 5 games in charge of Sporting CP, this article examines how quickly Amorim’s ideas took hold at Sporting, focusing on his first five games.
Could he replicate this transformation at Manchester United?
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