Amorim navigates tricky Malaysia poser with ease
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It used to be a feature of Manchester United trips to Asia that Sir Alex Ferguson would get asked in media conferences what he thought of the standard of football in that particular country and whether there were any players he was keeping an eye on.
Ferguson generally fell back on the catch-all answer that football was growing 'in this part of the world' and the standard is getting better.
In somewhere like Japan, he might mention a well-known player; in other countries he would just say there were 'a few' that he liked and left it at that.
Back in Kuala Lumpur for the first time since 2009, yesterday, it was Ruben Amorim who had to field the same questions.
He dealt with them pretty well.
"We want the best players in the world," he said. "If I see someone with real value and he performs he could be on our list.
"I don't have a lot of knowledge in this region. I know it is getting bigger. I know in Malaysia, you have football and badminton.
"But it (football) is a global sport and is improving in every region."