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As a master tactical wizard, Erik ten Hag has a well established system of football.
Donny Van De Beek is jumping in the air. Donny will finally get a chance in the starting eleven, Ten Hag already knows how to use Donny in his full potential.. One of the most talked about managers in world football today, Erik Ten Hag’s work with Ajax has seen him linked with almost every elite club in Europe. And this season finally feels like it could be his last.
Promising Man Utd superstars like Jadon Sancho, Mason greenwood, Anthony, Elanga are Marcus Rashford will only get better with with ten Hag appointment. Cristiano Ronaldo too stands to re-evolve massively in front of goal when the new boss takes over.
Following the untimely and rather embarrassing departure of Ajax director of football Marc Overmars, one of the key components of the operation which has helped him achieve such great success at the Johan Cruyff Arena, now could be a good time for Ten Hag to seek a new challenge.
The good news is that Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Erik ten Hag to become their next permanent manager. Ten hag has managed Utrecht, Ajax, and Bayern Munich youth before.
And with rumours that Mauricio Pochettino could leave PSG in the summer, Man United on the search for Ralf Rangnick’s successor, Borussia Dortmund yet to consistently impress under Marco Rose, and even a club like Real Madrid rumoured to be assessing potential alternatives to Carlo Ancelotti, he may have no shortage of options come the end of the season. With recent polls showing United fans overwhelmingly preferring Ten Hag over the Premier League-proven Pochettino, it’s clear his stock is at an all-time high.
But what makes Erik Ten Hag such an enticing managerial prospect? And how did he become the manager he is today? Here, we’re going to find out why Ten Hag is the best manager to replace Ole at United.
What people forget about Ten hag (as amazing as he is) is that he describes himself purely as a coach , he puts his trust in the people above him to make all the footballing decisions , he’s not as hands on as other managers. So unless the people making sporting decisions at United miraculously change the way they operate, this could be a recipe for disaster.
Tactically, ten hag is the best manager after pep, klopp and tuchel. His tactics are very bold and also have variation, he promotes youngsters and polishes flop players into world-class players.
Erik ten Hag’s tactics and style of play for Manchester United have been explained by one of his former players Ruiter.
You could tell he was at a very high level tactically from the start,” Ruiter explained. “Especially in the beginning it was every 20 seconds during training games it was: ‘Stop.’
“You would have to stop and he’d explain what he wanted. But a few weeks later, everyone knew and the impact on the team was so positive so no-one needed to stop.
“Every single detail was covered – not just the opponents but our own team. You could tell Erik was special, something very different.
“His level of obsession with football is something else, it is 24/7 for him. He was a great coach and a great person.”
Over the past few years, Ten Hag has had to evolve since those Go Ahead Eagles days. At Utrecht, he departed away from his 4-3-3 formation to utilize two versatile strikers instead. It worked again. They finished fifth in his first season and fourth in his second – taking the club into Europe.
I’d really love to see him feel comfortable enough with the replacement of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. I think Ten Hag would be the best choice of an heir apparent to continue the culture United have built over the past handful of years. His philosophy would fit well with the talented roster Man utd already have, he’d have an excellent academy to develop young talent in, and he’d have an exceptional operational and organizational culture backing him.
If united had signed Mauricio Pochettino over ten hag, it’ll take at least 5 more years of the same problems and it’ll be a bigger mistake than paying 80million for poor Harry maguire
I think Ten Hag will leave after this season but not necessarily because of Overmars. I actually expected him to leave after last season because he’s had massive success with Ajax for 2.5 seasons at that point and he really deserves a step up in my opinion. For whatever reason, he wanted to continue his success with Ajax for another season but everyone knew he’d be out of the Netherlands sooner rather than later. I’m convinced he would have left after this season even if Overmars had still been there.
Club | Dates | Win Percentage |
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Go Ahead Eagles | July 1, 2012 – June 6 2013 | 46.2% |
Bayern Munich II | June 6, 2013 – May 22, 2015 | 66.7% |
FC Utrecht | May 23, 2015 – Dec. 27, 2017 | 50.5% |
Ajax Amsterdam | Dec. 28, 2017 – Present | 74.0% |
Erik ten Hag, 52 year-old , hails from Netherlands and he has a win percentage of 63.61% across his career thus far.
On 16th January 2022, Ten Hag became the fastest manager in league history to reach 100 wins with Ajax, achieving the feat in 128 games.
Let’s look at the Career history for Erik ten Hag who is available on manager profile below performance section.
Erik ten Hag manager profile is showing manager’s average points per match, performance of his career results (win/draw/loss), career history and specific data like “time spent as manager” and “time spent without team”.
Overall, his illustrious career profile shows that There are plenty of reasons Why Ten Hag is So Good and Man Utd Want Erik Ten Hag.
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This weekend will be the 10th time that the Premier League title has been decided on the final day of the season.
But rarely before will those in charge of the competition have been so grateful for a captivating conclusion to the campaign.
Liverpool’s challenge ultimately faded, scuppering their fans’ dreams of a triumphant farewell for departing manager Jurgen Klopp and the prospect of an unprecedented three-way battle going the full distance.
But Manchester City or Arsenal will be crowned champions in the final act of what has been a classic duel.
Sunday may not provide the unforgettable drama of 2012’s last day, which saw massive fans’ participation at MT online sportsbooks, when Sergio Aguero’s stoppage-time winner sealed a first Premier League title for City. But whether it ends with a record fourth consecutive title for the champions or a first in 20 years for Arsenal, league bosses, broadcasters and neutrals will have the special finale they hoped for.
Off the field, however, these have been troubled times for the top flight.
The points deductions handed to Everton and Nottingham Forest this season for breaching financial rules have been hugely contentious, the punishments – and subsequent appeals – leading to uncertainty over the league table, resentment by fans and fears that the relegation battle could be decided by the rulings of commission panels.
While both teams have ultimately stayed up, the controversy surrounding the profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) is not going away.
Newly promoted Leicester City have been charged with breaking spending rules when they were in the top flight (and are now taking legal action against the league), while Chelsea have also been under investigation.
And 16 months after City were charged with more than a hundred rule breaches, a hearing in their case is not thought to be scheduled until the autumn, contributing to the mounting scrutiny of the league’s governance and processes.
While City deny wrongdoing, a sixth league triumph in seven years would only intensify questions over the fairness of how they assembled their squad over several seasons, the time the case has taken, and whether the club’s wealth has distorted the competitiveness of the league, alongside admiration for the team and their coach.
Meanwhile, a split has emerged between clubs over plans to introduce a new spending cap, and the Premier League is facing the threat of more legal action from one of its members over amended rules around associated party transactions.
As if all that was not enough to contend with, the league’s chief executive Richard Masters has also warned of the “unintended consequences” of the forthcoming independent football regulator, amid mounting criticism of the failure by his clubs to agree a new financial settlement with the English Football League (EFL).
The Premier League is also known to be deeply concerned about the increasingly congested calendar, with Masters recently warning of a “tipping point”, after criticism following the scrapping of FA Cup replays. The league has also admitted that the VAR system must improve after a series of controversies.
With the title race going right to the wire, Sunday’s final-day drama will provide a welcome distraction from such matters for Masters and his colleagues – but, one suspects, only a temporary one.
Clock ticking for Commonwealth Games
A few weeks ago in Birmingham, Katie Sadleir, the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), told me that any further delay beyond May in announcing a host for the 2026 event would be “very problematic”.
Since then Glasgow has emerged as a possible back-up option if no replacement is found for Victoria in Australia, which pulled out last year, plunging the event into crisis.
But there has still been no official announcement by the CGF.
Insiders claim they remain hopeful a host will be confirmed in the next two weeks, but the clock is ticking.
Super League heading stateside?
The National Rugby League (NRL) season kicked off in the US for the first time in March, with a Premiership double-header staged at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as part of a multi-year deal designed to grow the sport in the US.
So could Super League clubs follow suit?
Talks have taken place over the Club World Challenge being staged in the US, and some Super League bosses are keen on regular season matches being part of the tie-up too.
Wigan and Warrington played each other in Milwaukee 35 years ago, albeit as an exhibition match. And with rugby league currently ‘re-imagining’ itself as part of a 12-year deal with agency IMG intended to boost its appeal, anything seems possible.
The fact that Southgate is on that list tells how serious you should take it
No manager on earth could do anything with Manchester United until Someone takes responsibility for the club and has a viable plan for the future.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group, the club’s new partial owners, are exploring options to assume the role. According to Team Talk, the Red Devils are considering the 41-year-old as a candidate for the manager position.
After achieving success as a player with Barcelona, Inter, and Paris Saint-Germain, winning numerous titles, the two-time Champions League winner transitioned to coaching at the senior level.
ESPN loves ManUtd. As much they say that they hate talking about ManUtd they can’t stop talking about ManUtd 😅😅. They have spend 15 mins speaking on rumours – Hypocrites.
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It’s not Ten Hag fault when players like rashford do not put in all the effort after signing a new contract. Also ten hag had to deal with incredible amount of injuries which ESPN deliberately overlooks. So getting another manager isn’t going to solve anything.
It’s so funny how the English media fails to realize that the structure & the players is the problem at united…..but they trying to sack ETH who is an elite manger under a proper management structure 💯
The best manager that seems to be being overlooked shouod be n1 on the list for bayern utd liverpool is someone inzaghi. Hes done great things with Lazio and inter. Loads of experience and has got to european finals and won domestic leagues.
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It is very different getting an underdog /dark horse to perform vs going to an environment where the spotlight in on you everyday from day 1. The same thing happened at Bayern with a couple of their coaches…
Afcon 2024 victory is well deserved for Ivory Coast they left no stone unturned and they dominated throughout. If there is a one person who deserved to win the AFCON it was Sebastian Haller. In 2022, he was diagnosed with cancer but he recovered and he returned to play football in 2023 only to bottle the Bundesliga title on the final matchday to Bayern but here we are in 2024 where he scored the winner in the AFCON final to win Cote d’Ivoire AFCON title so congratulations🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🏆
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Afcon 2023 is over. What a remarkable end to a tournament dripping in drama.
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The night has only just started in Abidjan.
But Ivory Coast won fair and square. They played better. Congratulations champs.
What Adingra did in the African Cup of Nation was phenomenal. Nigerians will remember him as a nighmare forever. The boy has a great future ahead of him.
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Haller beats cancer, then comes to the AFCON and scores the most important goal in the final, the winning goal what a beautiful story for that man and Ivory coast, congratulations to them👏👏
Congratulations to Ivory Coast from cameroonian👏👏👏you organized and won the most beautiful AFCON in story, unbelievable achievment when we look how things went for you.
One of the best tournaments I’ve seen.
Almost every team demonstrated that they were not afraid of their opponent and played above expectations.
Congratulations to Côte d’Ivoire who never gave up and believed and implemented their progress towards goal as much as possible until the last second in this tournament. Kudos to Nigeria for high yield and quality.
Thank you for making the spectators so emotional and congratulations and best wishes to the Ivory Coast and the Ivorian people.
Congratulations to Ivory Coast for winning the Africa Cup🏆! The team showed strength and desire to win and to not give up until the end. And the fans were absolutely amazing
P.s Haller deserved it the most, since he suffered a lot.
The story of Côte d’Ivoire’s victory in the African Nations is one of the most beautiful stories in the history of football. We sympathized with this team’s version a lot and we will tell it to our children in the future 🧡
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