{"id":154752,"date":"2026-01-12T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=154752"},"modified":"2026-01-12T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:00:32","slug":"eric-cantona-on-why-amorim-said-hes-manager-not-the-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=154752","title":{"rendered":"Eric Cantona on Why Amorim Said He&#8217;s Manager, Not the Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YvzZHkgCbZQ?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Ruben Amorim stood in front of cameras and made a distinction most people missed. He said he came to Manchester United to be the manager, not the coach, and then he said it again. When a man has to explain that his title should mean authority, something has already been decided without him. Cantona examines what happens when a club gives someone responsibility but refuses to give them the tools to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>DISCLAIMER:<br \/>\nThis video presents a fictionalized speaking persona inspired by Eric Cantona.<br \/>\nThe views expressed belong to this character and are part of a narrative commentary format.<\/p>\n<p>This content is intended for discussion, critique, and interpretation of football, culture, and modern systems.<br \/>\nIt does not represent factual reporting, personal advice, or instructions.<\/p>\n<p>No individuals or groups are targeted.<br \/>\nViewer discretion is advised.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YvzZHkgCbZQ\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruben Amorim stood in front of cameras and made a distinction most people missed. He said he came to Manchester United to be the manager, not the coach, and then&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10369,"featured_media":154753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-how-to-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=154752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/154753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=154752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=154752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=154752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}