First of all, he's staying.
On the 14th (Korea time), the BBC, a British public broadcaster, said 'Eric Ten Hag will return to Manchester United's training ground. He said: 'We prepare for the home game against Brentford on the 29th. Manchester United will play Brentford in the eighth round of the league at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, at 11 p.m. on the 19th, and then play Fenerbahce in the third Europa League phase at 4 a.m. on the 25th at Shikru Sarazolu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye.
Coach Ten Hag's future during the A-match period, which had a lot of talk and troubles, was ultimately decided to remain in office. Manchester United could not decide on their future course of action against Ten Hag. On the 9th, The Sun held a marathon meeting of '7 hours, but the meeting ended without announcing any results. Ratcliffe did not answer questions about Ten Hag's future. Earlier on the 7th, the BBC reported that Coach Ten Hach had drawn two games in a row. If one of the two games had been lost, especially against Aston Villa, Ten Haach's situation would have been much more disadvantageous.' As a result, Ten Haach will hope that the senior Manchester United players will postpone the replacement, but the A-match break is a good time to change. At this meeting of management, the replacement of Ten Hag will be the most important topic. As reported, the discussion continued, but no conclusion was reached.
The watershed moment for Ten Hag's future was the Europa League match against Porto and the league match against Aston Villa. Manchester United drew 3-3 with Porto and 0-0 with Aston Villa. Manchester United drew with Aston Villa and remained at eight points, their lowest point in their opening seven games since the 1989-1990 season. At that time, Manchester United remained in 13th place and was the lowest since former coach Alex Ferguson took office, but now it is 14th, lower than that.
United were still hesitant. According to ESPN Rob Dawson on the 8th, the leadership of Manchester United does not want to replace Ten Hag. I'm feeling pressure about breaking up in just two months. Coach Ten Haah, who knows this atmosphere, said after the match against Aston Villa "It's the fourth clean sheet this season. As you can see, we have very good organization and unity. I had a good spirit as a team." Then "We talk about the future every week"They're all on the same page, and they know what they're doing. This is a long-term process."
Coach Ten Hag went on vacation as if to prove his imposing attitude. The Sun added 'Ten Haach is currently on vacation. He is confident that the club will never fire him during the A-match period. That's why I went on vacation with ease, and as a result, he was right.
Nevertheless, Ten Hag's theory of crisis is expected to continue. This is not the first time that Ten Hach has been dismissed. In particular, the sixth round defeat against Tottenham at home on the 30th of last month poured fuel on angry public opinion. On this day, Tottenham was not in normal power, with captain and captain Son Heung-min missing. Manchester United, on the other hand, sent out all the main players. It was a favorable atmosphere for Manchester United, but the result was shockingly 0-3 defeat.
The atmosphere is abysmal. Manchester United fans are raising their voices that Ten Hach should be replaced immediately. Manchester United retained manager Erik ten Hag ahead of this season. At first, the break-up was likely. United are eighth in the league. It was the worst performance since 1990. In the European Champions League, he also suffered the humiliation of being eliminated from the group stage. Manchester United, which has set up a new leadership beyond the Glazer family era, said goodbye to coach Ten Hach and fiddled with the new manager's card.
There was a big twist. He beat his rival Man City to win the FA Cup. In the end, he continued to accompany coach Ten Hag. They re-signed for two years. Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, Hoobeng Amorim, Roberto de Gervi and Xavi Alonso were mentioned as new candidates for the coach, but they decided to give Ten Hag a boost once again.
Manchester United opened their wallets again this summer. Matthijs The Licht, Nusair Mazwari, Lenny Yoro and Joshua Zirkji have been recruited to upgrade their power. Of course, it's not a championship record, but it's definitely a squad that can threaten the championship. But Manchester United are not meeting expectations.
In this situation, coach Ten Hag is only complaining to the media. He told a press conference ahead of the match against Liverpool "In the last two years, we have lifted the most trophies in England after Man City. This is the fact"We want to win this season. I'm sure we'll be able to achieve this." Then "I had to rebuild this club. He took young players to develop, and he lifted trophies. What more can I do here?" Then "As far as I know, the paddle is satisfied with me. I don't care that I don't get credit. It's not me that matters, it's Manchester United."
It was like the coach just before he was replaced. Manchester United leaders have made a decision once again. Manchester United leaders expressed their support for Ten Hag through Sky Sports. Manchester United CEO Omar Verada said on Sky Sports that `We still believe in Eric. I give him my full support" he said. "We think Eric is the right coach for us and we're fully supporting him," he said. Dan Asheworth, Manchester United's sporting director, also said there was nothing to say other than reiterating that he had really enjoyed working with Eric in the last eight weeks.
Nevertheless, there was no rebound. Coach Ten Hag's mouth is getting rougher. Manchester United is also bouncing the abacus, but it is not easy to be replaced right now. According to reports by the British media, if Ten Hach is replaced, Manchester United will have to pay a penalty of about 17.5 million pounds (about 30.9 billion won). The amount is inevitably a burden for Manchester United, whose financial condition is not good enough to fire its employees right away. This is why it is not easy to decide to replace him.
There are also voices of support for Ten Hag. Benny McCarthy, who coached at Manchester United in the past, said in a recent interview, `Who else is better than Ten Hach?' and `We won't be able to find a better manager unless Pep Guardiola moves from Manchester City to Manchester United.' "Tactically, I think Coach Ten Hag is the best. He lacks a little bit of fiery enthusiasm. That's the difference between coach Ten Haach and me." Among Manchester United players, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot poured everything they had with their amazing concentration, but some did not. In the end, Manchester United's progress was limited."
Of course, the decision to remain in office does not mean full confidence in Ten Hag. England Football Insider says if Manchester United lose their next two games, they will replace Ten Hag. Team Talk in England also said Manchester United is still looking for a replacement manager. England's The Sun said Manchester United had included former Dortmund coach Edin Terzic in Erik ten Hag's replacement list. Terzic led Dortmund to the final of the European Champions League last season, but eventually broke up with Dortmund. Der Sun said there are a number of people inside Manchester United who support Terzic.
Terzic has acquired coaching credentials in England and has the strength of being familiar with English football while coaching under former Chelsea manager Graham Potter and former West Ham coach Slaben Wilic. However, as the shortcomings are clear, such as a bad appearance in the league and a bad relationship with the inside of the Dortmund squad, if this report is true, the head is tilted. The Sun reported that Potter, Gareth Southgate, Thomas Tuchel, Thomas Frank, Hoobeng Amorim and Simone Inzaghi are also being considered as Manchester United's replacement managers.
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