Would you take Ten Hag at United?

Would you take Ten Hag at United?

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  • No

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Cheimoon

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Not at all mate - type it in on Google translate!
Ha, it's true! :lol:

I'm laughing cause I don't get why: 'ten' means something like 'on/of/at the', and 'hag' is not a word in current Dutch. It's actually an old word for 'haag' = 'hedge'. So the last name indicates someone who lived near a hedge of sorts. (And Google got it completely wrong.)

(And I'll admit I should have asked my question differently. ;) )
 
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We need to do a deal now.

Who knows what will happen at Barca. Xavi could be a disaster. It won't be much of a surprise if Poch leaves PSG. Pep or Klopp could decide it time to move on. I would expect at least 2 out of Real,Barca,PSG,Liverpool,City,Chelsea and Bayern to be looking for a manager in the summer.
 

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Ha, it's true! :lol:

I'm laughing cause I don't get why: 'ten' means something like 'on/of/at the', and 'hag' is not a word in current Dutch. It's actually an old word for 'haag' = 'hedge'. So the last name indicates someone who lived near a hedge of sorts. (And Google got it completely wrong.)

(And I'll admit I should have asked my question differently. ;) )
Erik behind the Hedge!
 

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We need to do a deal now.

Who knows what will happen at Barca. Xavi could be a disaster. It won't be much of a surprise if Poch leaves PSG. Pep or Klopp could decide it time to move on. I would expect at least 2 out of Real,Barca,PSG,Liverpool,City,Chelsea and Bayern to be looking for a manager in the summer.
Yeah that's how a proper club acts but sadly we haven't been that since 2013
 

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Who knows what will happen at Barca. Xavi could be a disaster. It won't be much of a surprise if Poch leaves PSG. Pep or Klopp could decide it time to move on. I would expect at least 2 out of Real,Barca,PSG,Liverpool,City,Chelsea and Bayern to be looking for a manager in the summer.

When Pep leaves don't be surprised if its Vieira next..just saying.

But we need to act now before Ten Hag gets pinched.
 
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I think we're asking the wrong question, do the idiots who run the club know who he is?
 

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Not sure anyone is ready to hear this.. but there's rumours coming from the Netherlands that City have already lined up/have a verbal agreement with Ten Haag for when Guardiola leaves in 2 years time. Says it all about ambition, foresight and leadership at board level.

I fully expect this to happen. Staggering how far we have fallen behind.
 

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Not sure anyone is ready to hear this.. but there's rumours coming from the Netherlands that City have already lined up/have a verbal agreement with Ten Haag for when Guardiola leaves in 2 years time. Says it all about ambition, foresight and leadership at board level.

I fully expect this to happen. Staggering how far we have fallen behind.
Rodgers it is then
 

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Not sure anyone is ready to hear this.. but there's rumours coming from the Netherlands that City have already lined up/have a verbal agreement with Ten Haag for when Guardiola leaves in 2 years time. Says it all about ambition, foresight and leadership at board level.

I fully expect this to happen. Staggering how far we have fallen behind.
Would be nice of you to source these rumours.
 

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I'm laughing cause I don't get why: 'ten' means something like 'on/of/at the', and 'hag' is not a word in current Dutch. It's actually an old word for 'haag' = 'hedge'. So the last name indicates someone who lived near a hedge of sorts. (And Google got it completely wrong.)

(And I'll admit I should have asked my question differently. ;) )
Haag was used not just in the literal sense of hedge but also as a place demarcated or enclosed by hedges. It's basically an old name for a plot, house, or even little village I think. Also exists in German.
 

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I wonder if our board even recognize who is that guy is or even thought about him!
I was trying to find something about @MUFC OK's rumours about City (didn't find anything myself, not in Dutch either), but links I was finding did say that United approached Ten Hag, but that he made clear that he won't leave Ajax mid-season. Apparently, he was also approached by Newcastle and offered a €13M annual salary - which obviously he also turned down. For what it's worth.

Either way, the Ten Hag-United links are all over the news I found; with @Hansi Fick, I'd say it's extremely unlikely that United aren't considering him at this point.
Haag was used not just in the literal sense of hedge but also as a place demarcated or enclosed by hedges. It's basically an old name for a plot, house, or even little village I think. Also exists in German.
Thanks! I have to admit I didn't spend too long on this one. :)
 

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This club seems to be run on the fly - always reacting to rather than planning ahead. For all the talk of the United way, few of the club's decision points to a United way. Unless the United way is hanging on to fond memories of the 90s/00s and praying for come-from-behind last minute winners.
 

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I wonder what percentage of people posting that we should hire this guy are doing so from an actual qualified position of knowledge. Do you watch the Eredivisie week in, week out? Have you studied Ajax in particular closely over a long period of time? Do you have an in depth knowledge of the manager's tactical outlook, the strengths and weaknesses of the squad and the specific tactics and methods he employs to get the best out of the players he has? Can you give me examples of tactical flexibility he's employed to turn games around? How does he cope with a spell of adversity? Can you tell me in detail how the tactics and methods he uses would translate to United and English football?

Or are you just parroting someone else's opinion that he's good, and hey Ajax beat Dortmund the other week, so get him in!

From reading this thread the hype seems to have built to the point where he's the only manager in the whole of Europe worth considering and an absolute sure-fire certainty to succeed.
 

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Must be nice having such a set up with people who love and breathe football at the helm
 

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I wonder what percentage of people posting that we should hire this guy are doing so from an actual qualified position of knowledge. Do you watch the Eredivisie week in, week out? Have you studied Ajax in particular closely over a long period of time? Do you have an in depth knowledge of the manager's tactical outlook, the strengths and weaknesses of the squad and the specific tactics and methods he employs to get the best out of the players he has? Can you give me examples of tactical flexibility he's employed to turn games around? How does he cope with a spell of adversity? Can you tell me in detail how the tactics and methods he uses would translate to United and English football?

Or are you just parroting someone else's opinion that he's good, and hey Ajax beat Dortmund the other week, so get him in!

From reading this thread the hype seems to have built to the point where he's the only manager in the whole of Europe worth considering and an absolute sure-fire certainty to succeed.
But that applies to every single coach that people might like. How many people have really watched Conte's teams play (not occasional matches of Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter)? Or watched Rogers consistently at Liverpool, Celtic, and Leicester? Or Potter at Östersund, Swansea, and Brighton? And so on.

Also, free conversation is kinda the point of the forum. If everyone had to read up in detail first before posting, this place would be pretty quiet. (Although I'd agree it'd be of much higher quality. Like academic journals. Great quality, but not very chatty.)
 

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I wonder what percentage of people posting that we should hire this guy are doing so from an actual qualified position of knowledge. Do you watch the Eredivisie week in, week out? Have you studied Ajax in particular closely over a long period of time? Do you have an in depth knowledge of the manager's tactical outlook, the strengths and weaknesses of the squad and the specific tactics and methods he employs to get the best out of the players he has? Can you give me examples of tactical flexibility he's employed to turn games around? How does he cope with a spell of adversity? Can you tell me in detail how the tactics and methods he uses would translate to United and English football?

Or are you just parroting someone else's opinion that he's good, and hey Ajax beat Dortmund the other week, so get him in!

From reading this thread the hype seems to have built to the point where he's the only manager in the whole of Europe worth considering and an absolute sure-fire certainty to succeed.
Most people that watch football can't answer those questions about the team they support, it's a bit ridiculous to suggest you can't have an opinion on something unless you've studied it to the level you're talking about.
 

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The very idea that players making off the ball runs being key to creating space and dragging the opposition out of shape is mad.

Players should be standing still or strolling around waiting for the ball and opportunities to come to them, not actively making moves and looking to exploit spaces to create chances.

This man is insane if he thinks that's how football should be played.
 
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