Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim got compared to Conservative Party leader Ruben Amorim.
Ruben Amorim’s failings at Manchester United have permeated into the political space in the UK, as Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party, was compared to the Portuguese tactician.
What happened
Despite her obviously Nigerian, Yoruba first name, Kemi’s politics are ultra-conservative and nationalist, championing initiatives like anti-immigration policies and regularly demeaning her West African country of origin.
She has not had much success as the leader of the Conservative Party, however. Badenoch faces deep internal party dissent, defections to Reform UK, and plummeting poll numbers under her leadership. Hence, she was compared to struggling Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim in an interview with LBC’s Nick Ferrari.
DON'T MISS
“If this was football … The manager of Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, keeps saying ‘give me time’ and keeps losing matches,” he said. “You’re losing councillors, you’re losing support, you’re losing members. You are the Ruben Amorim of politics.”
Badenoch was not having any of it. She flatly rejected the analogy. “Well, that is certainly not the case,” she said, asserting instead that her mission is “shedding a lot of the baggage of the last 14 years” in Conservative politics. She argued that defections and polling dips are part of rebuilding, not failure.
Amorim’s struggles
Amorim has struggled to implement his ideas at Manchester United, finishing 15th last season, the worst position in the club’s Premier League history.
They have only managed three wins out of seven Premier League games this campaign, losing thrice and drawing once. They were also knocked out of the EPL Cup by lowly Grimsby Town, but like Mrs Badenoch, Amorim insists things will improve with time.
