"I'm going to say that sometimes I hate my players, sometimes I love my players, sometimes I want to defend my players. This is my way of doing things and I'm going to be like that. In that moment I was so frustrated and annoyed. And I know you have a lot of experienced people talking about the way I should perform with the media, to be more constant, to be more calm: I'm not going to be like that."
"If you are in one way, if you have this kind of behaviour, you have to understand that you have things that are good [from] that type of behaviour, that you have the other side of the coin. So I understand that. And again, sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years. Sometimes I love to be with my players, sometimes I don't want to be with them."
Ruben Amorim's temperament causes oscillation between wanting to quit and wanting a 20-year tenure as Manchester United head coach. Amorim continues to deliver emotional post-match interviews and expects similar reactions after future defeats. The post-Grimsby response reflected frustration and annoyance, alternating expressions of love, hate and a defensive stance toward his players. Advice to adopt a calmer, more consistent media persona is acknowledged but resisted, with acceptance that personal improvement will be difficult. Players' behaviour during the Grimsby defeat increased uncertainty about his future and reinforced his sense that change is necessary.
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