Manchester United coach Erik ten Hach continued his bad relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo (39, Al Nasr).
Dismissing his public sniping, he maintained a middle-of-the-road stance that the outside noise around the club was not a problem for him. Coach Ten Hag said at a press conference against Southampton on the 11th (Korea time), `If you read carefully, that's not what it means. He has the right to speak his mind. That's fine, but he's in Saudi, far from Manchester"The outside noise doesn't affect me. I know where we are in the process, what we need to do, where we are going," he said.
And "I've said before that we're still in a transition period. We have to integrate a lot of young players into the team, we still have to deal with injuries and bring players back into the team. "Of course, we have to win every game before anyone thinks of excuses, and we know that. The team is aware of that as well."
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The A-match break is over. The English Premier League (EPL) will resume. Manchester United will play Southampton in the fourth round of the EPL in the 2024-2025 season at 8:30 p.m. on the 14th.
It's a crisis again. United are back in a 1-2 slump after the opening of the new season. United won 1-0 against Fulham in the first round but lost 1-2 to Brighton in the second round. In the match against Liverpool, he also shed tears and fell into a swamp of two consecutive losses. Manchester United is currently in 14th place.
If he loses to Southampton, it will be his worst start in the 1986-1987 season. At that time, Manchester United had only one point in their first four games. In the end, Ron Atkinson was replaced in two months, and Alex Ferguson, the "legendary protagonist" took over.
Ten Hag managed to survive last season. Taking the helm of Manchester United in the summer of 2022, he led his team to third place in the EPL in his first season, won the League Cup, and made a soft landing as the runner-up in the FA Cup.
Last season, however, was the opposite. Manchester United has never fallen below 7th in the EPL, but only ranked 8th. His 14th loss is also the most. Manchester United's humiliation was also the biggest number of runs and negative goal difference.
Ahead of the FA Cup final, which is the last stage of the season, the prospect that coach Ten Hach's future was virtually concluded with 'hardness' prevailed. There was a dramatic twist. Manchester United beat Manchester rival Manchester City 2-1 to lift the trophy, and manager Ten Haq was revived. However, he was on the verge of being replaced again this season.
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Ronaldo said on YouTube run by Rio Ferdinand, a former teammate of Manchester United, released on the 12th that "We cannot win the Premier League and the Champions League." As United manager, you can't say you can't fight to win the league or the Champions League"Mentally we can say we don't have that potential, but I didn't accept it. All I wanted from Manchester United was from myself. It was to be the best team", he pointed out.
He is a man who shared United's heyday. It was one of the pillars of the brilliant Alex Ferguson era. Ronaldo from Portugal made his professional debut with Sporting CP and built his nest at Manchester United in 2003 at Ferguson's hands.
Ronaldo played for Manchester United for six seasons before moving to Real Madrid, where he played in 292 games and scored 118 goals. It has won a total of nine cups, including three Premier League, one European Champions League, two League Cups, and one FA Cup.
After playing for Juventus after Real Madrid, he was once again at a crossroads in the summer of 2021. Manchester United's transfer to Manchester rival Manchester City was likely. Ferguson, however, changed the tide once again. He persuaded Ronaldo himself.
Ronaldo eventually returned to Manchester United. In his first season, he played 38 games and scored 24 goals, living up to his name. But in the second season, the world has changed. Coach Ten Hach took the helm of Manchester United.
It didn't match. Coach Ten Hag kept Ronaldo away by emphasizing pressure. He spent longer on the bench than he played. He only scored three goals in 16 appearances, eventually losing patience.
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He made a bombshell in a 90-minute exclusive interview with Piers Morgan ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Ronaldo said "I feel betrayed. I felt some people didn't want me here. It was not only this year, but last year as well."
As for Ten Hag, "I have no respect for him. Because he also showed no respect for me." United have terminated Ronaldo's contract. Ronaldo chose a new challenge. headed to al-Nasr, Saudi Arabia
Ronaldo said "I like Manchester United. I'm not the kind of person who forgets the past. Since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, Manchester United have not made progress" he diagnosed.
He continued "Manchester United is still one of the best clubs in the world. We need time to rebuild, but we need to change. They also know that this is the only way around it. "I believe the club's future will be bright. But you shouldn't rely solely on talent. You have to rebuild from the floor. Otherwise, you can't compete. It would be impossible."
