Breaking Hag - The Erik ten Hag Thread

He didn't even lose the dressing room , imagine how bad it's going to be if he lost it

 

What is weird was SAF, Sir Ratcliffe and other directors present at the Villa game. Eyes on him for real. Incidentally, he benched his summer signings, all of them. That was weird.

 

He is super lucky to be still the manager. I wonder how long he can last at the club after such results.

 

Ten Hag keeping his job while sitting 14th in the Premier League with a goal difference of -3 is crazy man.

— TheEuropeanLad (@TheEuropeanLad) October 6, 2024

Ten hag seems to be unsackable

 

Good writeup on potential managerial candidates should ETH be let go:

Analysing Manchester United manager alternatives to Erik ten Hag: Hoeness, Van Nistelrooy, Tuchel and more - The Athletic (nytimes.com)

For me Hoeness looks like someone to definitely look at:

Beyond Xabi Alonso’s invincible Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart were the Bundesliga’s overachievers after Sebastian Hoeness led them to a second-place finish above Bayern Munich. Having been appointed at the end of the 2022-23 season, the 41-year-old guided Stuttgart away from the relegation zone and into this year’s Champions League within 18 months.

From a low-possession, counter-attacking team last campaign, Hoeness has transformed Stuttgart into a dominant, progressive side that can suffocate teams in their own defensive third (Field tilt, 86 out of 99) and press from the front (Intensity, 78 out of 99).

Only Alonso’s Leverkusen (73) generated more shot-ending high turnovers than Stuttgart (61) last season, as Hoeness had a tangible impact on Stuttgart’s style across the board.​

 

I still feel that Ruud was brought in as a “potential” caretaker and the possible replacement who would be given the time and INEOS support.

 

He sure as hell wasn't brought in to make our forwards and wingers score.

 

These players have such a great record of getting coaches sacked with their woefully efforts.

 

He was on the doomed Mission because he wasn't the guy that the new management team brought in. So he was on a shorter leash with more expectation.

He will go home, lick his wounds. I expect to hear of him again doing well in Bundi..

 

Elated. Hopefully we can execute something within the abilities of the players we have, AND it’s entertaining. On to the next.

 

You’re an apologist. It was his third year, with mostly players he picked, hundreds of millions spent, two preseasons, no consistency, and no real progression in tactics, style, or formation. He was lucky to keep his job in the summer. The only positive thing I’ll say is, I hope whatever youth level changes that were made, including style and tactics, remain in our academy. Beyond that, it was past time for him to ******** off.

 

^ Sounds like SAF in his first few years at United.

Ten Hag should do well if he goes to a properly run club.

We are a mess of a club. He should have been let go in the summer. The FA cup win changed that obvs, but that was the right time and now we signed a bunch of players we will likely have to sell next few windows. Stupid.

 

Thanks for trying ETH but it was time to go. I really don't know what he had them working on in training because there hasn't been any progression in terms of identity or patterns of play on the pitch.

 

For the best at this stage. He had to go really. 14th place and almost November in your third season is garbage.

Long term, God knows what we do now. I just want some hope again. Truly.