亚特兰大，乔治亚州——曼联夏季美国巡回赛的叙述总体上是积极的。但当鲁本·阿莫林周日晚些时候从亚特兰大的哈茨菲尔德-杰克逊国际机场登机返回曼彻斯特时，他感到整个俱乐部——球员、工作人员和球迷——都受到了一次现实的冲击。在新泽西对阵西汉姆联队和芝加哥对阵伯恩茅斯队取得轻松胜利后，与埃弗顿队在亚特兰大猎鹰队的梅赛德斯-奔驰体育场进行的2比2平局暴露了一些熟悉的问题。布鲁诺·费尔南德斯赛后表示，比赛中的某些部分显得“懒散”，尽管阿莫林并不完全同意，但他也没有驳斥他的队长。阿莫林说：“我认为我们今天有点挣扎。”“感觉没有达到我们应该达到的表现水平，但还好。我认为这是回到卡灵顿的最佳时机。我们带着需要做很多事情（做得更好）的感觉回去。”阿莫林认为自己天生是个乐观主义者。然而，他非常清楚地了解将曼联从50多年来最糟糕的一个赛季转变为接近成功的赛季所面临的挑战有多大。阿莫林和他的球员们传达的主要信息是，重返欧洲赛场是他们的目标。即使这样，也需要弥补超过20分的差距。- 阿莫林问答：曼联主帅在新赛季前接受采访- 被阿莫林放逐，才华横溢的加纳乔的未来会怎样？- 奥汉隆：过去25年最佳25支足球队排名自从被任命为埃里克·滕哈赫的继任者以来，经历了八个月的痛苦时光，阿莫林尽可能地试图将这个夏天描绘成一个新的开始。这位曼联主教练从董事会那里获得支持，决定将亚历杭德罗·加纳乔、贾登·桑乔、安东尼和泰勒·马拉西亚排除在美国之行之外，并向球队表明，只有那些全身心投入的球员才会受到欢迎。在美国的一切都是以团队为先，制定了新的规则来鼓励球员花更多的时间在一起。为了防止小团体坐在一起，芝加哥市中心华尔道夫酒店的餐厅特意订购了更大的圆形桌子。Hislop: Amorim is doing 'the best he can' at Man UnitedShaka Hislop和Craig Burley讨论了曼联积极的季前赛是否会改变他们对即将到来的英超联赛的看法。阿莫林之所以对马库斯·拉什福德（后来租借加盟巴塞罗那）如此失望，部分原因是由于他倾向于只与一位密友保持亲密关系，而不是充分融入球队。阿莫林的想法是，场外更好的关系可以创造场上更好的联系。在芝加哥，球员们在训练结束后晚上被允许自由地在壮丽大道散步。季前巡回赛通常包括两节训练课——一节上午，一节下午——但阿莫林希望大部分下午都保持空闲，以便有更多时间加强团队凝聚力。工作人员很高兴，在一个休息日，整个球队自发地一起去TAO亚洲小酒馆用餐，而不是各自分开行动。阿莫林坚持球队内部有一定的纪律性，但他特别注意确保他的球员不会觉得自己像孩子一样被对待。这源于他在本菲卡和布拉加踢球时的经历，在那里他觉得“铁腕”式的管理方式不利于球员在球场上表达自我。滕哈赫对时间要求严格，球员们对他微观管理感到厌烦。阿莫林则对一些事情比较宽松，比如早餐必须几点到，但他不会接受他们在乘坐大巴去训练时迟到的情况。Amorim and his staff were keen for players to return to preseason fitter than last season and asked them to follow tailored programmes during their holidays. At their U.S. base (also known as Chicago Fire's training ground), each member of the squad was fitted with GPS trackers to monitor the intensity of sessions. Anyone falling below the desired standard is called out in front of the group. "If you don't train in the right way, I have footage to show you," said Amorim in a 30-minute sit-down interview with English reporters. "And I show you in front of everybody."阿莫林和他的工作人员希望球员们在季前赛期间比上赛季更健康，并要求他们在假期期间遵循量身定制的计划。在他们的美国基地（也被称为芝加哥火队的训练场），每个队员都被安装了GPS追踪器，以监测训练强度。任何低于预期标准的人都会在全队面前被指出。“如果你没有以正确的方式训练，我有录像给你看，”阿莫林在接受英国记者30分钟专访时说道，“而且我会当着所有人的面展示给你看。”Amorim is hoping that the dressing room -- with the help of a new six-man leadership team -- will eventually begin policing itself. There was a feeling last season that Bruno Fernandes would often be left shouldering the responsibility on his own. This season, he will have help from Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Noussair Mazraoui and Tom Heaton -- players chosen specifically to ensure every corner of the squad is represented. Small issues will be dealt with by the group; only bigger problems will make it to Amorim's desk.阿莫林希望更衣室——在一支由六人组成的领导团队的帮助下——最终能够自行管理。上赛季有一种感觉是，布鲁诺·费尔南德斯经常独自承担起责任。本赛季，他将得到哈里·马奎尔、迪奥戈·达洛特、利桑德罗·马丁内斯、努萨伊尔·马兹拉维和汤姆·希顿的帮助，这些球员是专门挑选出来的，以确保球队的每个角落都有代表。小问题将由小组处理；只有更大的问题才会提交给阿莫林。Despite delegating some responsibilities, Amorim has made it very clear that he's in charge of training. He keeps his distance during the warm-up, and leaves set pieces to his assistant Carlos Fernandes. There's been more emphasis placed on gym work -- sessions can be up to an hour long -- after staff noticed United players struggling in one-on-one duels last season.尽管已经委托了一些职责，阿莫林非常明确地表示他是负责训练的。他在热身时保持距离，把定位球交给他的助理卡洛斯·费尔南德斯。在工作人员注意到上赛季曼联球员在一对一对抗中挣扎之后，更加重视健身房训练——每次训练可能长达一个小时。One exercise, led by first-team strength and power coach Michael Clegg, involves doing pulls-ups at timed intervals. Players are expected to achieve eight or nine before failure. On the grass, running drills are disguised as shooting practice to keep it fun.一项由一线队力量和体能教练迈克尔·克莱格带领的练习包括定时完成引体向上。球员们需要在失败之前完成八到九次。在草地上，跑步训练伪装成射门练习，以保持趣味性。Meanwhile, Amorim leads the tactical walk-throughs. Club media are not allowed to film, as players are physically moved to show them where they should be during different phases of play.与此同时，阿莫林负责战术讲解。球员们被带离场地，以便在不同阶段展示他们在场上的位置，因此俱乐部媒体不允许拍摄。"I think we will reach a point, hopefully, where we can almost play with our eyes closed," said Dalot. "We know where everybody is going to be on the pitch."“我认为我们将会到达一个点，希望到时候我们可以几乎闭着眼睛踢球，”达洛特说，“我们知道每个人在球场上的位置。”After criticism from players about how the 2023 U.S. tour was set up, club bosses including COO Collette Roche have changed the way preseason trips are organised. Commercial work has been scaled back and effort has been made to reduce travel and keep the squad in one place for as long as possible.在球员们批评2023年美国巡回赛的安排之后，包括首席运营官科莱特·罗奇在内的俱乐部高层改变了季前赛旅行的组织方式。商业工作被缩减，努力减少旅行，并尽可能让球队在一个地方停留更长时间。"Everything's honestly been world-class," said Luke Shaw when asked about United's preseason base in Chicago. "We had that conversation before we came over here. We had a meeting and [the club] just said we've tried to put everything in place to make sure that we have the right facilities and the right things around the team to help everything we can to prepare us for the season."卢克·肖在谈到曼联在芝加哥的季前赛基地时表示：“一切都确实是世界级的。”“我们在来这儿之前有过这样的谈话。我们开过会，[俱乐部]只是说我们已经尽力把一切安排妥当，确保我们拥有合适的设施和围绕球队的合适条件，尽我们所能帮助球队为新赛季做好准备。”But for all the positivity around United's tour, Amorim has been keen not to get ahead of himself. He knows better than anyone that any optimism will disappear if the first five games of the Premier League season -- three of them against Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea -- do not go well.尽管曼联巡回赛充满积极气氛，但阿莫林一直不愿过于乐观。他比任何人都清楚，如果英超联赛前五场比赛（其中三场对阵阿森纳、曼城和切尔西）表现不佳，那么任何乐观情绪都会消失。Much of the talk in the U.S. -- from players and staff -- has been about a reset. A fresh start and a clean slate. But at one fan engagement event at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Chicago, it was left to Joshua Zirkzee to sum up United's situation.在球员和工作人员之间
