Breaking Hag - The Erik ten Hag Thread

Fab says agreement with EtH is very nearly done (final meetings today/tomorrow).

Says contract includes changes to support team and that Ruud will "be EtH assistant".

So presumably either a demotion or exit for van der Gaag.

For sure, Ruud needs the proper number 2 job, but other end of the scale also dont want to go the Liverpool two-manager Evans / Houllier route either

 

Ruud did a good job as manager at PSV before he decided to leave and has also has a job offer to manage Burnley. So being an assistant is a bit beneath him given he is fairly young and on the rise tbh.

The Liverpool two-manager situation came about because the board were too afraid of upsetting the fans by firing Evans but wanted their own man in Houllier.

Not saying this is the same, just saying we dont want it to head that way - as there can only be one boss.

 

As expected, no news on his staff yet ...

Ten Hag signs new Manchester United deal until 2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cd17d871gj9o

Needed to be done I guess so players we are trying to recruit know for sure who will be managing them.

Is just a year extension over what he had which makes more sense to me given Ineos clearly has reservations as most likely does Erik about them - so both can see how things pan out.

 

Some places reporting that this is a year extension to his existing terms and not the new terms that Ineos wanted.

So looks like Erik dug in on the reported issues such as having a say on club recruitment and being called manager rather than head coach etc. which they wanted to alter in his contract.

 

Ruud is back - official

Also Rene Hake.

Mitchell van der Gaag and Benni McCarthy leave.

Was also confirmed today two of our medical team have left.

https://www.manutd.com/en/amp/news/...d-refreshes-coaching-staff-for-2024-25-season

🚨 Manchester United confirm Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake as assistant managers on contracts until June 2026.

Benni McCarthy and Mitchell van der Gaag have left the club. Steve McClaren and Darren Fletcher remain "key parts" of coaching staff.

🗣️ Erik ten Hag: “I am… pic.twitter.com/Tv9tbz4bOs

— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) July 11, 2024

 

We have a new set-piece coach - Andreas Georgson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/czd9l1q27z7o

United confirmed another addition to their coaching team in former Lillestrom and Malmo boss Andreas Georgson.

The 42-year-old previously worked in England at Brentford, Arsenal and Southampton and joins former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and ex-Go Ahead Eagles coach Rene Hake in a much-changed backroom unit.

"We did a review of the staff and did some profiling for what we want to fill in," Ten Hag said. "He will do his work in areas such as individual development, winning culture and set-piece."

 

Kinda feel the same. The Spurs game was a real turning point for me as that was back to the chaos of huge shots and xG against that we saw last season when there was some excuse of injuries etc.

EtH tactics were just clearly plain wrong for Spurs and there was no in-game management to correct.

The Porto game following on from the Twente capitulation where the players just didn't seem to want it adds to that too.

All the player issues will remain though. Plus have low confidence in Ineos making the right call from the small pool of available managers.

I love Ruud but his management cv is very lightweight, but if the alternative is Southgate or Potter then Ruud as an interim is far preferable to those particular wrong turns.