How Erik ten Hag fixed Man Utd
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Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson departed Manchester United the club has struggled to find a successful manager. That is until this season and the arrival of Erik ten Hag. The dutchman has revolutionised the way United play. Seemingly overnight he has moved the team from a counter-attacking style under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, to a possessional style similar to the Ajax team he created.
So how has he done it? Which players have improved the most? How far are United from challenging the very best clubs?
Jon Mackenzie explains. Henry Cooke illustrates.
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The club still has a long way to go, but the path is the right one and ETH is absolutely the right man to lead.
100% the right attitude. This is only the beginning, much work yet to be done.
Exactly! Though, admittedly, it is hard to avoid getting on the giddy bus!
Buy ETH
OLE at the wheel
Lies again? BTB BOB
Ten Hag might also just be the first United manager since Fergie that has had the unequivocal support of the entire fanbase. Any decisions he's made all of us stand by it. In the past u could always see loads of fans chanting for our manager's sack not even a week into the job and which only grew as time went on.
with the noise from cristiano and his fans gone things getting better for united and eth.
Go back a couple of months and see how much support he got. He has only been getting more support after he kept winning. The fanbase are worthless, they don't trust people. Only after people have fixed their team do they finally see the manager's worth. But when ETH joined people were reluctant to show support
So does Ole he got 3rd and 2nd, until Ronaldo come and ruin it
@@kamui4708 everyone knew Ole was just this happy little hobbit standing by their boys and his motivation talk was remembering CL final for 6542 time in a row
@@WRNWRW ole is a decent coach...but the others took it for granted...the fact that erling haaland is such good finisher is primarily because of ole's teachings...his work before cr7 arrival is under appreciated...if he would've won that Europa league that year you wouldn't be saying these...
As an Ajax fan, I've watched him develop and adjust to difficult situations. Ten Hag lifted Ajax and gave us again the international recognition we deserve. I knew he would be a success, this guy is so driven and has clear views of what he wants to achieve and how to achieve them.
And then he went on to England and took all your best players with him.
@@lonestarr1490 I'm used that our top players are sold, so that's nothing new
@@lonestarr1490 Overpaid TBH. We do miss Martinez tho, he is rocksolid. But 90mlns for Antony is way too much, he is a good player and i loved him, but he became a bit too predictable. Everyone knows he only has a left leg. It was a huge amount of money, an offer we could not resist. And thank you Eric / Man UTD for that! I knew the man loves Ajax, but to us it feels like he gave us a goodbye present there.
@@jeroen2954 Ok, if you feel that way, then I guess there's no harm done. And after all, Ajax turned around and retrieved Steven Bergwijn and Brian Brobbey with that money, both of them scoring quite reliably, as far as I can tell from the numbers. Also, Calvin Bassey seems to do well.
you ajax fans chat the most wass
The signing of Casemiro canât be understated. A huge problem under Ole was the ease with which teams could transition into directly attacking our centre backs and his commanding presence in midfield has played a massive role in helping us in all phases of play.
That was their main issue. The midfield was terrible. And it made McGuire look even worse than he was. And the attack would struggle without midfield control.
Casemiro completely turned it around. Nothing to do with Ten Hag
deffo mate no idea how it took all this time to sign a proper player for that position.
Ole relied on Bruno,Greenwood and dreaded Maguire, while ETH rely on Casemiro, Rashford and Martinez.. it seems to be working as of now..but man utd have to start targeting next Casemiro..failing to do so will hinder their progress.
@@bibubabobi9190 đŻ
@@danm2756 ETH benched and gotten rid of CR7 (forget about right or wrong), it still speaks volume at MU. In Ole's time that was unthinkable! To all the under performing players that was a big wake up call. In the end people really should thank CR7 instead.
I think the punishment he gave the players after the loss against Brentford was the turning point.. Running almost 14km in scorching heat.. And he even participated with them even though its physically exhausing for a 52 year old.This earned him massive respect from the players. With a manager like him you cannot even think of not giving your best on the pitch.
52? Wow he looks young đ€Żđł
We also may not have gotten Casemiro if we donât lose those first two games. Iâd love those two games back but Iâd sacrifice those points for years of Casemiro
@@ryanharber4512 I agree and the those two very bad games where maguire/ Mcfred finally died once and for all. I wasnât happy with Mcfred and maguire starting at all but it was his way of giving them the final resting place to destroy them and start over with different players that way no fan can say maguire/ Mcfred deserved a chance after those two games if you get what Iâm trying to say. Since then we havenât seen maguire play regularly or Mcfred anymore.
Wow, I didn't know that. This does give me a lot of respect for him. What a well thought out and appropriate punishment, especially with him joining in. Great leadership there.
@@ryanharber4512 We didnât start playing Casemiro straight after that game, there were a few games after where we were playing great without him, including the wins against Liverpool and Arsenal but ofc also the loss against City where I believe Casemiro came in the game after. Donât get me wrong, I love Casemiro and he has absolutely helped us more than I couldâve ever imagined but people are giving way too much credit to Casemiro and not enough credit to ETH. We are definitely worse without Casemiro but I genuinely think weâd still be comfortably top 4 without him and thatâs saying something. Even better if we actually got a back up CDM instead of having to play players out of position when he canât play.
The way he handled Ronaldo, Maguire and Man city cemented him as the manager post fergie
Exactly Ole was too scared to drop Ronaldo (also cos he is a friend)
Ralf was initially planning to drop ronaldo but he fell from the pressure applied by ronaldo fans
ETH did none of that bs
Not easy to bench a club legend who just so happens to be one of the greatest players ever despite coming to the club quite recently
You also got to keep in mind Ronaldo was the only one scoring, after ten Hag he was the only one not scoring. Making it much easier for ten Hag to drop him with much less fan pressure
Not United fan, but the moment that happened, I told one of my friends this is the turning point. It's takes great leaders to take bold decisions.
@@letsseetofindout2560 even if he was scoring, his non existent pressing will never work in ten hag system.
@@ggmu4656 too scared to drop Ronaldo? Ronaldo was keeping the man in his job and everytime they dropped him they lost - also he signed the guy himself đđ
The importance of Casemiro cannot be mentioned enough.
Eriksen equally too.
And martinez
Cassamiro is the master of choke holds
Why not?
ETH had a rough start, and he saw fit to fix the cracks right away, benching a fatigue and low confidence maguire, tackling the Ronaldo situation with letting him go and even giving Sancho space to recover from mental health. In this time he made utd dominant in midfield, gave us the unlikely partnership of Licha x Varane (which is simply world class) and has made rashford a baller again. If he keeps doing this and everyone stands behind him he could be the next SAF and stay with us for years bring back the dominate utd once more.
Didnât know that about Sancho, is he getting better? MH in football needs to get looked at more than in it currently is.
@@andrewthornton6192 Apparently Sancho lost three close friends in a year. Not sure if it's true though.
@@andrewthornton6192 He only came back last week against Nottingham Forest from the bench, received great reception from Old Trafford, had some nice touches but little rusty which is expected given he's not played for so long. Ten Hag was preparing to bring him against Palace but Casemiro red card happened and Ten Hag had to throw every defender we had in the squad to salvage the win. Apparently Antony is injured,so maybe he could start tomorrow against Leeds
@@zhiyuanchen6211 I thought one of his closest friends died
Donât forget Eriksen.
I don't see Rangnick as a failure. He was not a yes man. He blew the lid on the incompetent way the club is run in the backroom. And it costed him the job he was promised when he took over.
This
The players wouldn't give him the respect they ought to because they all knew he was a caretaker. But my main issue with him was his inability to bench Maguire and give Eric Bailly chances.
Never forget that Rangnick had a list of players he thought United should buy to invest in the future and wasn't given a single one. These included:
Luis Diaz
Dusan Vlahovic
Julian Alvarez
Gvardiol
Christopher Nkunku
Look at what they've already achieved/how valuable they are since he suggested them 2 years ago.
@@HobbesJnr rlly? Where did u see that list? Or are u just putting that together right now when those players have already become good
Him taking the Austria job cost him his job
1- Bench Maguire
2- Got rid of Ronaldo
3- Fixed our midfield with Case and Eriksen
4- Brought us the Butcher
Penaldo tried to use Man United as his own vanity project and got his career ended haha
@@RandalfElVikingo "no one is bigger than the club"
5- brings out the best in Rashford
6- revives Shaw with confidence
7- brings joy back in the whole squad
8- does a terrific job in handling Sancho
9- Wan Bissaka is flying
10- reaches 2 finals in his first season
@@MarcVesseur 10 plays shaw as cb which seems to work lmao
@@mclovin9165 Ole was never competent enough to make these type of decisions which is why its always laughable to me why people ever thought Ole was a decent manager. He just played a cookie-cutter 4-2-3-1 formation, hoped his team would score on counter-attacks and United's ability to play out the back and pass in the midfield was slow and shaky.
Even if Ole somehow lasted beyond his stay, he'd never have the balls to boot Ronaldo or bench Harry Maguire.
I think he is the perfect fit for man utd and it's problems like having glazers in charge and funny spending habits
He has taken the available players, imporved them and also added the relevant players to his style whilst taking advantage of their resourceful academy. He seems to be the hand to man utd's glove
It was the Glazers who brought him in and gave him a transfer budget.
@@bighands69 true
@@bighands69 After the club had tanked for almost a decade. And now when they did one thing right, they are selling the club. SolkjĂŠr faced the same problems Potter at Chelsea face today. Random signings without consulting the coach. The real strenght of Ten Hag was to tell the Glazers that he is the coach.
@@johan8969
Solskjaer, Mourinho and LVG were all failures. All of them got chances at the club that they would not have got elsewhere.
The fact the club was so patient with them is unusual in the modern game. Mourinho was fired at Chelsea for a lot less. Ten Hag at the start of the 2022-23 season would have been fired at Real, Barca or AC.
The next owners may not be so patient and just one bad run for Ten Hag and they may fire him. Look at how Man City treated their managers.
era comes to an end January 2023- March 2023
Ten hag has made me and probably a lot of fans want to watch our matches again.
You know how good ETH is when Ajax goes from a model run club to a club looking in disarray the minute he walks out the door.
Thatâs not just ten Hag, theyâve had a lot of their current crop of players snatched up by bigger clubs. The manager after Erik wasnât great but letâs not get carried away now
United fans are special
@@Lucas-pg2lo that has happenned under Erik too tho, many of the 2018/2019 team was sold, yet he kept the team on a solid level.
Ten Hag had lead the team to so much improvement, with smart tactical transfers, & tactics that compliment they players play style, Man United is finally improving! & a trophy is near possibly multiple!
What tactics? They essentially just gained control of the midfield with casemiro which allowed players to actually push up. That has been their main issue for a long time.
To be fair, it really isn't difficult to have achieved improvement from last seasons poor performances.
@@danm2756 its tactics you simpleton
The big thing has been restoring the connection between fans and team. It's hard to describe, but he seems to have understood the huge divide there. Combine that with being a discplinarian, but also protecting his players from public scrutiny. He's done a great job off the pitch and in the dressing room.
I haven't *liked* a group of Manchester United players this much since the early 2000s. So he has been a massive success before we even consider the improved football.
The connection between fans and team is of little importance. I'm sure clubs like Leeds and Southampton can also have connections between fans and players. The most important aspect is the actual quality on the pitch. Players like Varane, Martinez, Shaw & Dalot playing regularly have added much needed quality from the back. The expensive acquisitions of Casemiro & Antony have helped tremendously. Eriksen has added outstanding quality in the middle of the park. Fan support is peripheral
@@happydays5218 You're entitled to your opinion, but frankly I disagree.
@@happydays5218 youâre mad.
@@happydays5218 I disagree massively with this. Just look at Everton towards the end of last season - they look set to go down but the fans rallied behind the team and they were able to stay up because of that.
@@neb185 So the connection between fans and the team is more important than possessing quality players on the pitch? Ok fair enough
Well, this aged wellđ
đčđčrt all his Manchester United videos aged well lmaoo
Ten Hag and Xavi came to broken clubs and completely turned them around. Two incredible coaches!
Both managers are bold and take big risks.
Xavi is actually doing worse then koemanâŠ
@@fajwolbert you make me laugh with such dumb statements!! XD
@@fajwolbertWhat? Theyâre comfortably at the top of the league.
And they'll be facing each other on Europa League. Those games might be really good!
As a united fan i feel productive just consuming the knowledge shared in the vid. Good content!
Heâs also got new world class CB and CM partnerships (counting Varane as a new player given how injured he was last year) which no manager has got before him.
Varane? I mean despite his injuries, Solksjaer and Rangnick still had him and if my memory serves me right they weren't spectacular when he was fit either. And to add to that they literally made a world record signing for a CB not long before that. You could've just made this argument for Martinez instead and it would've be fine lol
Varane adapt well when he just getting in the team and partner with maguire
All those managers before him had the potential to have those pairings. They just didn't sign the right players. Almost all of Ten hag's targets hit except maybe Antony who is still young and developing.
@@Daryl_sniper24 Wasted 80 milion on Mac Guire who was not worth 10 mil when he was bought, that is called mis management. You could have bought any Centre Back in the world for that amount, but Man United bought the worst CB in the prem. He is slow, He cant play the ball to the same colour as his own shirt, he is so slow, he is clumsy, oh did i mention he is slow, and he has a bigger turn ratio then a truck.
@@patrickpasson7247 To be fair, almost all the top teams in the league were looking to sign him. Including City. Only reason they spent that much is because of the demand for his services.
He worked out McGuire in about 2 games: this bloke is total balls
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CZcams just recommended this video today.... Well it got old fast lol
New owner's, new stadium in the planning, playing well, faith in Erik Ten Haag, this is the best we've felt about our club for 10 year's!!
Wow! Finally a positive content on Man Utd. Thank you Tifo!â€
As an Ajax fan I miss this man
†ten hag.. heâs a proper football manager with the throwback traditional values but modern ideas of styles of play
Anyone else watching this after the 7-0 loss to Liverpool three weeks later? Fixed it. Job done.
Finished above Liverpool and qualified for UCL while they are in Europa. Fixed it. Job done.
The last time liverpool scored 7 at anfield was in 1895
Not only these videos are very informative and interesting for a football fan and Arsenal supporter, but also have very good diction. And for me who is trying to improve my English at home it is amazing thing to listen to. Thanks from Ukraine!
Your English is very good, be proud of yourself for your progress!
As a Dutchman I'd recommend paying a little less attention when Ten Hag is talking, he?
Better than van Gaal, but still. You seem to be doing better at this point anyway, keep it up ;)
Ten Hag could be soon a manager for the Dutch NT and could win their first ever World Cup.
oh yeah its fixed alright
Back in September when everyone was laughing on MU and their transfers I told that this team is gonna fight for the title at the end of the season. And I am not even their fan, I am an Arsenal fan. After a couple games it was too obvious for me that this is completely new team and when ETH is done with all he wanna do, this team is gonna be fking scary.
Who's here after Man Utd 7-0 loss to liverpool? Watching how ten hag fixing Man Utd
Even if we donât win anything now coming 3rd and wining the caraboe cup is a great season for us. The way he gets the team to work together is incredible.
ETH is indeed a great manager. Thank you so far for what youâve done and canât wait for whatâs coming next.
Agr3ed, however RR has pave the way for all these amazing things that Eric is doing. Am happy RR came and took the punch for us but am not worried, we have a Guy in-charge who has everything to take us where we belong. GGMU â€ïž
Apart from paying such a big fee for Antony, I think heâs doing everything amazingly. Big props to him, Ajax to United is a HUGE step
To be fair, I wouldnt really blame Ten hag for the amount United paid for Antony. He was available earlier in the summer for around 40-45 million but the board waited until they realized they had no chance for De Jong to decide to pursue other players.
@@Daryl_sniper24 I don't think anthony was ever available for 45 mil. since last winter already ajax never wanted him to go for less than 80 and also didn't want him to leave at all in the first place which created friction between the player and club. Ajax really made it difficult for the negotiations to happen and only let anthony leave for an exorbitant amount.
If man u are already this good and they still have a ways to go imagine how good they can become. Love it.
the editing in this is beautiful
Ten Hag will be the one to bring united back to its former glory, with new owners coming in, this will be extremely exciting
Great videođđż.....I wish you could also address the off pitch decisions which he has made to establish discipline within the squad
Nothing short of profound! đđŒ
I'm not gonna say ETH already succeed at Man United. But the way he assembles every single aspect of the club is remarkable. It is always difficult to work at Man United. But so far, he put everything together in the right direction. I always trust him at the beginning. GGMU
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I have been a Man Utd fan for 30 years and a football fan for a little longer. Until ETH came to United, I didn't really see the influence a manger could bring. After all, it's the players who play, make decisions on the field and ultimately, win or lose a game. But that way of thinking has honestly been destroyed now. The choices he has made, the players he has brought in and the approach to training, discipline and effort have made a huge difference to this team. Now I really understand why the right manager can be worth 10 wins a season.
Ragnick also has to take some praise though. He came into the club, saw how bad things were and exposed the entire backroom issues which cost him his job. Had it not been for his willingness to change things, we would still be struggling with behind the scenes issues and not have ETH here.
Best comment on heređŻ
Coming from a Chelsea fan.
@@Unknown-fh5lb Ty man, appreciate it.
it's a bit of both. A coach can cause chaos. They are more like cheerleaders with a certain tactic. If they can make the players and the crowd happy while promoting a strategy, they can win - against the odds. You see the same in war. The General can make a world of difference. Even with mediocre material.
and you can spend billions on 11 proud egomaniacs... and get nowhere. Especially with older players it become harder to 'play' them. To make them, or guide them into doing what you want, effectively. That's why Ronaldo and Maguire had to go before Ten Hag could begin. Without leadership, you can get a bunch of alpha figures fighting each other - instead of the 'enemy'.
The voice of the TIFO narrator is so calming.
Immediately it said, "In the course of the last 10 years..." I felt at peace
Ed Woodward out and getting a technichal manager had an impact too
This is a miracle. I can't believe we are here right now. Absolute miracle.
It like a dream I tell you
Imagine what heâll do in a season and he gets backed up in the transfer market...do yâall realize United is slowly creeping back to itâs glory days??
Ten Hag has unrivaled support from the Board as well as fans and that's why he has higher probability of success than other post fergie managers... I just wish Jose had the same support
No he doesn't, the board don't support him.
He has put us on the right path.
The important key to MU's revival in my opinion :
âïž The arrival of Erik Ten Hag. Ten Hag brings new tactics that are suitable for MU's game. He is also very disciplined & strict to his players
âïž Ronaldo's exit. The weakness of the previous coach was when the ball must always be aimed at Ronaldo & Ronaldo must always be played. That causes monotonous tactics & many failures due to inaccurate passes to Ronaldo.
âïž Harry Maguire's benched. In the past, Harry Maguire always made a lot of mistakes for the team. As captain, he showed a lot of poor performance
âïž Bringing in quality players. Casemiro & Martinez are one of MU's most successful purchases, they are now an important part of the team
âïž Other factors : Bruno is a better captain than Maguire. MU's more flexible & flowing game. The rise of young talents like Rasford & Garnacho. And etc.
THANK YOU Erik Ten Hag for bringing good changes to Manchester UnitedđŻđ
I always thought Solskjaer never held real authority over the players and still acted as a fellow player with them, being permissive and an enabler; instead of their actual coach.
It was anarchy during his tenure, and the squad only focused in keeping him with the job so they could remain in _vacation mode_
i always thougth of this too i mean ole tactics were literally " go out there and express yourself" and only depended on individual performance
@@michaeldimas9805 you Cannot come 3rd and 2nd in a league by just saying âgo express yourselvesâ. Maybe itâll work in a cup competition but not in a 38-game league.
Oleâs United were fun to watch. The players made many off the ball runs and were good in a medium to low block. He made United watchable again. That that first month of Oleâs 3rd season, we were top of the league. Then the Board signed Ronaldo, and everything went into disarray including Ronaldo bandwagon fans piling unnecessary pressure on the club whenever he was not playing the full 90 minutes (aka Everton 1-1 game).
@@shahzadirani Yes you can especially when United were awarded like 25 penalties across Ole's two seasons, and loads of debatable VAR decisions were present whilst Ole was managing those two seasons.
Ole's United were an individual brilliance team for sure, that's why he eventually got sacked, because eventually reality would kick in & you need tactics to win titles and trophies, which Ole lacked. That's why an average Villarreal side were able to outclass expensive Man United in the Europa League final, because Unai Emery is a better manager. Ole also failed to sign a competent starting midfielder for 3 years and persisted with McFred whilst Ten Hag immediately addressed the midfield issue in his first season.
Ole apologists are hilarious with the excuses they make. Ronaldo was an issue yes, but you cannot blame a striker for a team's lack of defensive discipline - when they got piped 4-2 by Leicester, 4-1 by Watford, 5-0 by Liverpool, you cannot "blame" that on Ronaldo. You blame that on Ole not realising how important a defensive midfielder is in a football system.
@@shahzadirani finally someone said it. Me personally I enjoyed it
Rangick never failed, he exposed what was really going on. The board failed by not backing him.
United's turn around has happened faster than I thought it would.
Rangnick fan boys have a screw loose
True... getting the best out of a player like fred...his only mistake was ignoring Baily and giving preference to error prone Harry Maguire...even the transfers he suggested of Alvarez was spot on
Pls he failed woefullyâŠhe was brought in to steer the club into 4th place and his spent all his time talking too much in presses instead of actually coaching his players. A failed manager
Ralf Rangnick played the worst, most inflexible, unoptimised football yet seen at Manchester United and tried to distract us all by throwing the players under the bus and calling out problems at the club that everyone already knew about and in no way justified the depths we sunk too. I know it's hard to admit to yourself that you've been fooled but brother you have been fooled
@@deaconblackfire2896 even he was fooled by the glazers with no option to buy players in January transfer window... Zakaria and Alvarez would've been man utd players if the owners would've listened to him...
These possession managers who set up their teams brilliantly with and without the ballđđż
EtH already a legend â€
trust the process 7-0
This video didn't age too well did it đđ
Who's here after United won the Carabao Cup?
I love Erik ten Hag. His management and leadership has been sensational.
I have to defend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he finished 2nd and 3rd with a starting midfield of Fred and McTominay.
Weghorst underrated his pressing and keeping the ball and passing it to other teammates is fantastic but rashford sometimes just goes solo and other players dont cross any balls in so its very hard to score
ETH is the best person to lead the club forward. Mourinho's was always going to be a short-term success but Ole's appointment never made sense in the first place everyone just rolled along the "Ole's at the wheel" bandwagon. ETH's press conferences are a delight to watch and show his clarity and conciseness. The team is looking to give their 100% each game and that's a positive. The next few months and the apparent sale are crucial for the summer transfer window.
Well this aged well đ€·ââïž....
As a Liverpool fan I was really interested for Utd this season as I did have a sneaky suspicion this guy would sort it out.
Despite the glazers and their menâs best attempt to scupper him (overpaying on Antony, adding pressure on him, taking ÂŁ13m dividends for themselves in June - which could have been needed last month, creating instability by âputting the club up for saleâ in an indirect way) heâs getting the job done regardless
Arguably the MOST important thing Ten Hag did, was show that no single player has too big a reputation to be above the manager's decision making. Other managers are too star struck and too afraid of backlash. But if you recognize that you can't progress forward with your "big name" players you have to be willing to be hard and cut them out. And ETH was willing to do that.
Think he has done an incredible job, and deserves massive credit.
I think he has made Man United defensively very solid, had confidence to twist and remove players, and it has really helped. Man United made a great decision signing him early in 2022, so gave him the chance to visualize the team, and give his ideas to the board before moving in the summer, and meant that key targets were bought, and his style could be implemented early.
The only aspect I think needs work on is on the attacking front. Rashford seems to be on fire at the moment, and usually individual brilliance is getting them the result. That can work for a while, but I'd like to see more dominance in games
I know Weghorts failed yo score a lot of goals so far, but his pressure is so important, love his passion and aggression at No. 9 â€ïž
Weghorst was not brought to provide a lot of goals, but to relieve Rashford from a lot dirty work. At least that is what weghorst did all his career, a highly underrated player if you ask me. He is not flashy, he will not bag a lot of goals, damn he is even realy slow for a striker but he will make it easier for his partners in crime to play the game, and get the fame. Every one loves to have such a workhorse in the team. Besides that if ten Hag benches him for 4 matches in a row, he will not whine but pushes his team mates in training to keep them sharp.
@@patrickpasson7247 and he played really well in the final, very proud â€ïž
Wout Weghorsts' story is unbelievable. Clearly he is a limited player but I doubt we know better than Ten Hag or Van Gaal. He reminds me of Dirk Kuyt, of whom a lot of people were scoffing at him going to Liverpool. He got the job done and same goes for Wout.
Ten Hag will be at United for years, and if he get the players wee need, we can compete again
Erik ten Hag has done a great job since the Brentford defeat. But there is a long way to go. The board and the owners should support him with transfers so if we lose players to injury or if they drop form we have reliable players to back the position.
A couple extra points: 1)we lead the league in scores from substitutions which is 100% on the manager and
2) his tactical changes during the match are amazing, such as unexpectedly dropping Weghorst into midfield to break open the Leeds game.
Mourinho who won a Euro Cup was a failure? Yikes.
In Erik we trust
His job is far from done at the club but his tactics and his man management is what improve the club. He will be a successful manager for years to come.
In some plays I see the same lines and structure as Ajax had last years.
And, you really can see how good he is. Ajax was struggling when he arrived, he lifted them up to one of the best teams of Europe, and they are struggling again since the minute he walked out the door.
Ole didn't do a bad job as most of the media and people say ..He deserves some praise
Agreed, people keep saying his United team only counter attacked BUT if you look at lockdown United in 2020 when Matic was fully fit, Ole went to his favored 4-3-3 and we smoked teams (Martial hat trick, Greenwood, Brighton, etc.)
I feel like weâre witnessing United rise and Cityâs fall at the same time
He's THE ONE!
All of this club has a long way to go. Let's push our United. It is very possible we can win the league
A little preemptive, he needs to win something first.
I love this man so much that if he brought on Addison Rae as a striker I wouldn't question him.
Ten hag has that kruff dutch school, man u always has a world class squad now with a better manager they team is finally shinning
it feels like we have a guy we can trust at last
Could everyone just leave us alone to build instead of hyping up a project that has just begun so you can then later say we were the ones who got our hopes up? At the very least say he's fixing United, there is not a single person who watches United who thinks we are even close to fixed yet
This! Media labelling us a title contenders so they have more stories when we don't win anything!
U donât play or work for man United mate
@@thejoshway764 And yet I pay the wages of those that do and have been watching them everywhere they go closely enough to figure out that 2 seconds into a new project we aren't the finished article, how about that.
This video aged well đđ
I have said since the very first day that this man got charisma, he will bring Utd back to the top. Simple as that.
I like the sound of this video. Top quality.
Are u sure?
It's Sep 2023...fixed??????
Ten Hag is an Legend
We'll see at the end of the season đ
Can someone please explain to me why untied fans worship ten hag? Seeing him as this jesus figure that will bring their club back to their former glory. I genuinely don't understand this . 10th in Premier league, last in ucl group . Blaming Ronaldo is not an option anymore . The simple fact is that the mentally of the entire Man united club is broken .
heard this about all the previous managers when they were initially doing ok.
Ole is at the wheel.
Lol I remember the Ole at the Wheel days, the memes were some of the best.
Not there yet but it definitely feels different. I also think itâs because thereâs a fresh air at the club since the departure of Snake Woodward, Pogba and Ronaldo. Thereâs an air of true change, not just a new manager. Plus with the club up for sale it feels even better. Erik is a master tactician, but to me itâs all those things and his genius linked together creating this change
Ronaldo did so much for them particularly last season and still got the blame is something astonishing to me
@@ubaidmalik2517 Ronaldo lost a lot of goodwill when he did that media interview with that shitbag Piers Morgan. He did a lot for the club, particularly with saving Ole's job, but once he started to dip in form, he started becoming petulant. He should have been more patient (and fans with him, I guess).
I was always impressed with Ten Hag and his Ajax sides so I knew he'd be a great fit at united but it wasn't until the Tottenham game that I realised how quickly he had improved the side. We pushed them back so far in their own half for almost 90 minutes. Relentless pressing system that was alarming to see from a united side that looked hopeless last season
I think one of the worst things about United signing Ronaldo is it caused Cavani to leave. Our forward line would be so much better having Martial and Cavani as our options (provided they stay healthy).
Ronaldo did service to us when the whole team was not performing last season. I donât want to imagine where we would have finished.There was nothing wrong with signing Ronaldo but problems came in keeping him in the team longer
Ronaldo was our saviour last season. Cavani was dropping off at the end of the previous season and the 3 league games before he joined were very worrying
@@thedon151 people forget too soon. Also, I remember when Ronaldo asked to leave before the start of season, but Ten Hag's statement was "He is in our plans." Only resentment I have against Ten Hag.
@@Chip_Fuse only question is, Ronaldo been wanting to leave end of last season.. his agent was looking for clubs, no club wanted Ronaldo. He ended up playing for Saudi. Donât put it on Ten hag. Heâs protecting the club, heâs the manager
@@thedon151 we would have finished higher if we didn't cater the team to a 37 year old who wouldn't run
Who is here after 7-0 ?
No drama queens. Team first. Professionalism above eveything else.
Apart from trophies Ole done a better job his last season was bad performance but he managed the team to reach back to back UCL qualification and also managed to sign Bruno from Sporting and his second season with United was truly underappreciated because before Bruno arrival the team doesn't have any chance of UCL qualification using Bruno he managed to reach the UCL qualification in the last game day. In his second regular season he managed to get the team second position in the leauge and also made Degea to improve by making him and Henderson in GK position by rotation
This video is a bad jokeâŠ
A really bad joke
7-0
This is the exact sort of stuff I'm interested in but don't really know how to research, thank you
You guys should do a feature on Brigton's Scouting system, I would love to hear more about it