Oh look, we did need this thread after all. Who would have thought…
It appears there has been a fairly limited brief to the Man Utd journos that he’ll remain in charge for the next 2 games, but it sounds a bit weak.
Ultimately INEOS made a complete mess of their first big decision since joining the club. It was obvious to almost everyone that Ten Hag wasn’t a good fit, and the new owners obviously agreed, leaving Ten Hag in the dark and openly searching for a new manager to replace him. They’ve come in and aggressively rung the changes at all levels of the club, yet this was a disastrous oversight; the manager is the most important figure, and they should have got a new one. Their one defence is that it was early days and the new directors and executives weren’t officially in place - something Berrada and Ashworth both mentioned recently.
For people to ignore an entire seasons worth of games and want to keep him for an FA Cup win was madness, a competition where we were quite literally millimetres away from being knocked out by a lower league side at Wembley.
I don’t think Ten Hag has ever come across particularly well. His communication style is very unclear and strange - compare this to his compatriot, Arne Slot, who is much more relaxed and clear when he speaks. He doesn’t seem to know what his tactics are, and nor does anyone else. The players don’t seem to like him. He’s looked consistently out of his depth.
Of course, as usual, the players are to blame too. Many do not apply themselves well enough, they are mentally fragile. There is some quality within the squad though, we’ve seen before how a mental shift can make all the difference, even with a lesser manager like Solskjaer.
Tuchel is the simple answer. He’s an elite manager who is available and would join although they weren’t able to find an agreement in the summer. However, he seems a bit of a difficult character too and isn’t exactly known for expansive football. Others, like Amorim, would be great, but that would likely need to be in the summer. I like Thomas Frank too, obviously his top level experience is limited, but he seems to have a big personality and his teams play very much on the front foot, even against the best teams.
It appears there has been a fairly limited brief to the Man Utd journos that he’ll remain in charge for the next 2 games, but it sounds a bit weak.
Ultimately INEOS made a complete mess of their first big decision since joining the club. It was obvious to almost everyone that Ten Hag wasn’t a good fit, and the new owners obviously agreed, leaving Ten Hag in the dark and openly searching for a new manager to replace him. They’ve come in and aggressively rung the changes at all levels of the club, yet this was a disastrous oversight; the manager is the most important figure, and they should have got a new one. Their one defence is that it was early days and the new directors and executives weren’t officially in place - something Berrada and Ashworth both mentioned recently.
For people to ignore an entire seasons worth of games and want to keep him for an FA Cup win was madness, a competition where we were quite literally millimetres away from being knocked out by a lower league side at Wembley.
I don’t think Ten Hag has ever come across particularly well. His communication style is very unclear and strange - compare this to his compatriot, Arne Slot, who is much more relaxed and clear when he speaks. He doesn’t seem to know what his tactics are, and nor does anyone else. The players don’t seem to like him. He’s looked consistently out of his depth.
Of course, as usual, the players are to blame too. Many do not apply themselves well enough, they are mentally fragile. There is some quality within the squad though, we’ve seen before how a mental shift can make all the difference, even with a lesser manager like Solskjaer.
Tuchel is the simple answer. He’s an elite manager who is available and would join although they weren’t able to find an agreement in the summer. However, he seems a bit of a difficult character too and isn’t exactly known for expansive football. Others, like Amorim, would be great, but that would likely need to be in the summer. I like Thomas Frank too, obviously his top level experience is limited, but he seems to have a big personality and his teams play very much on the front foot, even against the best teams.
