Erik ten Hag seemed to be escaping from the crisis. He brought the trophy at the end of last season and signed a two-year contract, breaking away from rumors of his replacement. However, rumors of his replacement are rising again after only the third round of the Premier League.
"Coach Ten Hach has lost two in three Premier League games. He is in a pretty difficult situation. Coach Ten Hach is feeling pressure to be replaced by Manchester United. If Manchester United decides to replace Coach Ten Hach, we will appoint Thomas Tuchel."
The Mirror reported that Tuchel, who proved his competitiveness in the Premier League and French Ligue 1, is the right person to overcome Manchester United's sluggishness. "Coach Ten Haach has been in charge of Manchester United for more than two years, but he has proven his lack of leadership," he said. "Coach Tuchel, who has been impressive in Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, is the ideal leader of Manchester United."
Tuchel and Manchester United did not have a point of contact at all. Tuchel was mentioned as the next leader of Manchester United as he repeated his sluggish performance in Bayern Munich in the 2023-24 season. At that time, there were a series of reports that he had replaced coach Ten Haah and reached an agreement with Tuchel.
However, the two sides failed in final negotiations. Tuchel wanted to take on a new challenge in the Premier League immediately after leaving Bayern Munich, but Manchester United found it burdensome to give Tuchel full control over recruitment. Currently, owner Rat Cliff is advocating Manchester City, and the manager wants to play the role of head coach rather than manager.
In the meantime, Ten Haq won the trophy after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup. Ten Haq was likely to be replaced, but rumors of a renewal of the contract were circulating beyond staying due to the FA Cup victory. Owner Rat Cliff signed a two-year contract extension until 2026, judging that there is no better leader than Ten Haq in the situation of Tuchel's collapse.
As he has decided to be with Coach Ten Haqq, he has provided full support in the transfer market this summer. He has generously invested in bringing his former students who he coached during the Ajax years to Manchester United. He has also paid 45 million euros for central defender Matthias de Ligt and 15 million euros for Nusair Mazraoui.
After bringing in Leri Yoro, a top-rated prospect who was on the Real Madrid radar, for 62 million euros, midfielder Manuel Ugarte also spent 50 million euros. If Joshua Girksey is included, he has invested 214.5 million euros 318.3 billion won in Ten Hag this summer.
Manchester United has had quite a rough recruitment for each position, but the trend is not good for Manchester United. They beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match, but allowed Brighton and Hove Albion 1-2 loss and Liverpool 0-3 loss to win their second consecutive title. It is impossible to jump to a conclusion as it is in the early days of the Premier League, but the current Manchester United ranking has plummeted to 14th.
After the defeat by Liverpool, Ten Hag gave an embarrassing answer to a question that stood up for media in the local media. "I am not Harry Potter. I have to admit this," the coach said. "As many as three players played in the first match against Liverpool. Ugarte did not even play a minute. I need about a month beyond a few weeks. I don't think there is a problem with my coaching style. If so, I cannot win a title or beat a strong team. I feel really bad for you to think so. We are the second team that won the most titles after Manchester City during the two seasons." 홀짝게임
Rumors have been circulating since the beginning of the campaign, but high-ranking Manchester United officials seem to believe in Ten Hag for now. "He has full support from Manchester United. He survived the evaluation centered on owner Ratcliffe even after the end of the last season," the British media Sky Sports reported.
Manchester United CEO Omar Verrada also said, "We have confidence in and support Ten Hach. I think Ten Hach is the right leader for Manchester United," while Manchester United general manager Dan Asheworth also replied, "I have nothing to say other than repeating that I enjoyed working with Ten Hach."
He has officially expressed his support, but the truth of Manchester United's high-ranking officials is unknown. If this slump continues after the September A-match break and the team fails to move up the rankings, chances are high that he will say goodbye to Ten Hach. Other managers also failed to avoid the blade of a slump at the end of the year.