Erik ten Hag - Manchester United manager

Would you allow ETH to manage the cup final before parting ways?

  • Yes

    Votes: 94 30.2%
  • No, get an interim now

    Votes: 217 69.8%

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sglowrider

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Welcome to the club Erik! Easily our most exciting appointment in the last 10 years. Best of luck to him in his time here, he’s going to need it.

Focusing on finishing the season with Ajax is the right thing to do. However, he does need half an eye on developments at United, as soon as the Dutch season is over, he needs to be clued up on what’s been going on.
Since there has been an official announcement I am sure United/Murtogh will have sent loads of files over to him to read up, zoom calls already etc
 

Ludens the Red

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If this was a year ago I’d have been so excited. Now I’m just like “meh”….
That dressing room needs ripping apart if he’s to stand a chance here. And until that happens can’t help but think he’s heading for failure.
 

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Very happy with this! A bit of something to look forward too in what is the worst season I've seen at United.
 

leon24

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I was very excited when we got the godfather of gegenpressen who inspired klopp. I’m managing my expectations this time.
I’ll give Rang the benefit of the doubt that it’s our players attributes that could not fit into the style of play, rather than Rang‘s competency to implement it.

given the same time Rang has with us without any transfers, Pep and Klopp would have performed similarly too.
 

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So what's the McClaren resistance? Are they worried he's still tight with Fergie or something?
My thoughts were maybe because he hasn't been at United for over 20 years, nor done anything of real note for over 10
 

choccy77

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Would be great to give him Champions League football, but I think realistically rebuilding and Europa League and a chance of winning some cups would be a great first year to build on.

Fingers crossed we can get the right staff and players in.
 

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I hope you lot are going to be patient with this one
Absolutely. If he's allowed to move on players he deems not good enough and brings in players which he and the new recruitment team have agreed on then i'll be very patient with the transition.
 

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That Sam Wallace article seems utter bollocks. Firstly he says Ramsay was promoted from the youth setup - he wasn’t, he says the club were dismayed by Ragnick saying it’s a 6 year rebuild when in reality Ragnick said nothing of the sort so the fact they’re dismayed is a bit odd and then it also says Ragnick has told Fletcher to stop shouting on the bench - which reads like something you’d get on a parody Twitter account. Then the big McLaren story is there has been some resistance but we’ll likely get him anyway.
 

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My thoughts were maybe because he hasn't been at United for over 20 years, nor done anything of real note for over 10
Does that really matter though? Not like Phelan was winning trophies before he came back. Maybe that's the reason? Phelan hasn't really done much apart from wander around the place in his shorts and treat the job like a tribute act, perhaps their worried McClaren would also use it as a retirement home? Or maybe they're worried if thing's start going to shit people will get on McClaren's back like they did with Carrick, Phelan, Fletcher etc.
 

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What's the deal with McLaren ? He was around during our greatest era in history and knows the club well, why pushback?
 

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Mancini? Why?
Not a popular choice I know, but he's one of those who can get the best out of a mediocre bunch. Also, any manager who has won the PL before SAF's retirement, has my respect.
 

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30 years ago we were challenging for the title with some amazing players. As proved, we were only missing the catalyst. Now, we miss 5-6 players. If it's 40, that's another discussion..
Yeah, I was talking about the 80s. I’m old. Memory going…
 

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What's the deal with McLaren ? He was around during our greatest era in history and knows the club well, why pushback?
Do we want to keep on looking backwards? He’s not the young understudy he was then.
 

Pogue Mahone

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That Sam Wallace article seems utter bollocks. Firstly he says Ramsay was promoted from the youth setup - he wasn’t, he says the club were dismayed by Ragnick saying it’s a 6 year rebuild when in reality Ragnick said nothing of the sort so the fact they’re dismayed is a bit odd and then it also says Ragnick has told Fletcher to stop shouting on the bench - which reads like something you’d get on a parody Twitter account. Then the big McLaren story is there has been some resistance but we’ll likely get him anyway.
Yeah, the whole piece screams made up bollox combining assorted online talking points of the last couple of weeks.
 
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We were worse. Much worse. Seriously, if any of the oldies wanna chip in to offer perspective?

Anyways, mate. Today is about positivity and the hope that ten Hag has the ego and the skills to back up the bravery he has shown taking the challenge of fixing United. just as Ferguson did all those years ago.
You mean when Fergie took over?

We had plenty of 7 or 8/10 players, some peak/coming to end of careers (Moran, Albiston, Stapleton) some starting (Whiteside) plus McGrath and Robson.

I'd take pretty much any of that first XI over this lot, partly for ability but mainly for attitude.

That said, the club was a mess and needed someone to lay plans down. Took Fergie years as he had to clear the bits/players out that he didn't want and start to improve it. You don't do that in one season.. when it clicked, we were a winning machine.

Despite all our money, all our sponsors, all our worldwide fame, we've been left behind in how a modern club should be run and the various parts interact. If the board/senior positions truly sort that out and Ten Hag can get the support he needs, we'll be back. Probably take a bit but that's ok as long as we have a clear plan and making progress each season.
 

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Do we want to keep on looking backwards? He’s not the young understudy he was then.
He's someone who knows the club, the league and the country. Not the most stupid thing for ten Hag to want close to him.
 

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This is the first sensible managerial appointment (with a view to the future and an exciting playing style) since Fergie left. The job was too big for Moyes. LVG was going to be short term and the football was so dull, Jose would always be gone in 2-3 years max after his customary self-destruction and Ole should have gone at the end of the 2018-9 season.
Let's get behind ETH!