'Shock!'5 consecutive wins → 14th place in the league...But there's no replacement? Manchester United reporter's claim of shock"Ten Hach crisis has been overcome"

Oct 07, 2024

'Shock!'5 consecutive wins → 14th place in the league...But there's no replacement? Manchester United reporter's claim of shock'Ten Hach crisis has been overcome'
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'Shock!'5 consecutive wins → 14th place in the league...But there's no replacement? Manchester United reporter's claim of shock'Ten Hach crisis has been overcome'
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Despite the shocking performance, there was a claim that coach Erik ten Hach avoided the worst situation of being replaced.

Rory Whitwell, a Manchester United reporter for the global sports media The Athletic, reported on the 7th (Korea time) 'Ten Haah prevented the worst, but it is still unstable'

Manchester United drew 0-0 against Aston Villa in the seventh round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 6th (Korea time).




Manchester United was desperate for victory because it had three draws and one loss in the previous four games. However, despite his desperate efforts, he played a difficult game against Villa, and until the end of the second half, both teams did not score and ended up in a draw. Manchester United has not won in the last five official games due to the draw, and the league standings remain in 14th place, facing the A-match period in October.

'Shock!'5 consecutive wins → 14th place in the league...But there's no replacement? Manchester United reporter's claim of shock'Ten Hach crisis has been overcome'
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Manchester United reportedly attended the match, including owner Jim Ratcliffe, team leaders, and former coach Alex Ferguson. After the match against Villa, it is known that the meeting could be held over Ten Hag's future. In this situation, when Ten Hach scored a draw against Villa, more attention was paid to whether he would be replaced.

But Whitwell insisted Ten Hach had escaped the crisis. He added that he would then receive more opportunities for a rebound. Whitwell said: 'Despite a lot of interest in Ten Hach's managerial job, the story from within Manchester United is that the club did not come to an early end to his term.' Nevertheless, Ten Hach knew the importance of the Villa game after the defeat against Tottenham and the draw against Porto. If he had lost against Villa, it could have been fatal from the outside at least,' he said, avoiding defeat against Villa, allowing Ten Hag to continue his tenure further.




Then 'Also, choosing Johnny Evans and Harry Maguire is a practical choice. Both centre-backs were excellent. United need to achieve more than that after their 0-0 draw with Villa. Still, the focus is on Ten Hach. Ten Hach avoided the worst with an unexpected decision, and would hope for a similar upturn, Manchester United said, but added that a rebound was essential as there was still a crisis.

Ten Hach said after this match against Villa "We played four scoreless games. We've shown that we can defend properly and stop counterattacks"We are open and transparent in our communication. You can say you're talking to them every day and we talk to them. I said it nicely. It's just outside noise. Internally, I had to be disappointed, so I know I have to do better."

'Shock!'5 consecutive wins → 14th place in the league...But there's no replacement? Manchester United reporter's claim of shock'Ten Hach crisis has been overcome'
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Meanwhile, as a replacement for Ten Hag, head coach Rut van Nistelrooy's temporary manager system is being discussed. England's Mirror said on the 2nd that `Manchester United's squad will not oppose Rut vannistelrooy taking over the baton.'




Van Nistelrooy, who was an active Manchester United striker from 2001 to 2006, is a Manchester United legend striker who scored 150 goals in 219 games at the time. After leaving Manchester United, he became a coach for the Dutch national team after retiring as a player and settled in Eindhoven, and won the cup as coach of Eindhoven in the 2022-2023 season. Van Nistelrooy, who was recognized for his leadership, received a lot of attention even after leaving Eindhoven. Manchester United may also have considered Van Nistelrooy as a managerial candidate to take charge of Manchester United in the future, not just as a coach.

This is not the first time that the possibility of Van Nistelrooy's appointment as Manchester United manager has emerged. In August, England's cutoffside agreed with him to take on a coaching-focused role, and is training a Dutch head coach to succeed Ten Hag by 2026. Reporter Steve Kay says Van Nistelrooy will be Manchester United manager in the next two yearsHe explained that Van Nistelrooy is the leading candidate to take charge of Manchester United after Ten Hach left. Depending on the situation, if Ten Hach is replaced, the timing of Pannisteloy taking the helm of Manchester United could be accelerated.

It has been claimed that Ten Hach has overcome the crisis with the opportunity of the draw against Villa. However, questions about his performance and performance are still a task to be solved, so it is unclear whether he will be able to overcome all the ongoing trials.



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