Part of me thinks he was talking about the players“I want to battle them all”
He has the most perfect English anyone’s got. What the hell you all are complaining for ? I will battle them you all.
Erik ten Hag - Manchester United manager
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That was always going to be the case in the short term at least. He’s only going to be able to bring in 3-4 players and all of them won’t hit the ground running. For most of our league games next season the starting eleven will contain at least 8-9 players currently on the books.
There’s no quick fix here it’s a long term project, whether he’ll be allowed to dismantle the squad o we next few years will depend on his performance and how much interference there is from behind the scenes.
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Completely logical and expected answers from ETH. My understanding:
1. We have a lot of good players. This squad can do better. ("There’s potential and now it’s up to us to get that out.")
2. Next year the goal is to get top 4. CL is very important for everyone. ("We have to return as quickly as possible to that competition.”)
3. Ralf who?
Is it just me or does he have Pep's weird gestures and demeanours?
The transition from 'im Happy to be here', to 'I want to battle them all' is hilarious“I want to battle them all”
He has the most perfect English anyone’s got. What the hell you all are complaining for ? I will battle them you all.
There is something about his confident body language.
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Don’t normally see this kind of comms from the club. They have bridges to build and they know it.
I like how much of an effort he is making
The only CBs that will be key in any way are Maguire, Varane and Lindelof
Bailly- Getting sold, has zero worth here due to injuries and one of the players bitching about game time behind the scenes. Don't need his toxicity
Axel- I'll tell you this one more time. His contract is up next year. His performances here and on loan haven't warranted a new one. At 25 it would be beyond foolish to let his deal run out when we can get money now
Mengi- Have you actually watched him or just developed a soft spot because he's from the academy? I've watched him and I can tell you with absolute certainty he's not mature enough for first team football. He's also recovering from a bad injury so terrible 4th/5th choice option
Jones- Whether he stays or not is irrelevant because he never plays(because he's not good enough)and his presence never stopped us from spending hundreds on CBs and it shouldn't now.
Our current crop of CBs are NOT good enough for next season to take that next step. Once numbers get trimmed down a new face has to come in alongside a RB, Midfielder and ST no ifs, buts or maybes
Alright we disagree on their ability clearly, but surely seeing as though we have 4 senior players for 3 midfield positions and 3 senior players for 3 forward positions, then maybe, just maybe, we can prioritise getting in a midfielder and forward first.
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Exactly what I was thinking............ hopefully he starts with Jones and Maguire
Why was David Beckham there in bottom right?
Next he will start saying there is no quality in the market.
I really don't get the comments about him being devoid of any charisma, maybe he comes across differently in his native language or something.
Everyone except Sky Sports Gary Cotterill
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
If he is it’s a Brent-esque dreadful joke where the staff feel obliged to laugh with varying levels of acting ability
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
"So I tell em Maguire will be playing CDM"
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
The man has learned the importance of emotional intelligence - Ragnick had none.
True. I've seen quite a bit of De Vrij throughout his career and he isn't fast either and sometimes gets outpaced by really fast forwards like Haaland. Outside of a few iffy moments it's not the end of the world. He's just a better CB (I think, although he isn't tested as much as would be in the PL obviously)
That said, Maguire's confidence was on the floor for most of the season. How he wasn't dropped far sooner is beyond me. He will recover to his usual average form. One thing his recent absence has shown is that he isn't solely to blame for our defensive woes.
Is it bigger than a bread bin?
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
Look at that body
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
Thought his contract didn’t start until 1st June. Impressed he’s come in early to get working.
Looks like a stock photo
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
It's been a pretty assured start for him. The way you present yourself as a manager is important. You can see the extreme end of how that can go wrong with somebody like Emery, who I think got some rough treatment because of a fairly unconventional media style. Or Moyes, who looked like a deer in the headlights and said all the wrong things. It was hard to recover for both these guys.
He looks the part, he's talking like he means business, and he's set about his work early. If you're going to lead a massive institution like Man Utd creating the right perceptions helps. Then you have to back it up.
He looks the part, he's talking like he means business, and he's set about his work early. If you're going to lead a massive institution like Man Utd creating the right perceptions helps. Then you have to back it up.
Those people sure picked a good day for the Old Trafford tour. Casually get to meet ETH as you have lunch.
It’s… Rebekah Vardys account!
Looks like he's delivering the punchline to a joke here
"I want to battle them all" sounds like Pokémon.“I want to battle them all”
He has the most perfect English anyone’s got. What the hell you all are complaining for ? I will battle them you all.
That gif needs the Pokémon theme on the background.
He reminds me of Walter White.
I loved his response on Wreck-It..."That's on the club!". Why should he take advice from someone who ended up being one of United's worst ever managers. After the initial briefing, I doubt whether there will be much communication between to the two and rightly so.
This guy takes no shite from anyone. He is the liquidator and eliminator. I like this vibe from him. He is like bald Winston Wolf from Pulp Fiction. He is here to solve problems.
Fighting Chelsea and Mou with new money was easy? Was Wenger over the hill when Fergie started battling him? Was Benitez not a European cup winner (though I admit he was not on the same level as the two mentioned before)? Was it easy fighting City with their new riches and Mancini?Nah mate, can't really argue that fighting Benitez, Mou and an over-the-hill- Wenger is the same as competing against Pep, Klopp (both as good as prime Mou if not better and both shit on Benitez/Wenger) and the other two...
Agree to disagree then
Give over. Fergie’s the GOAT. And its not close to being close.
On Talkshite just now Martin Samuel the poisonous cnut just tried to make a laughing stock out of ETH. Saying how much he enjoys the way he says ‘club’ how he had a little chuckle and how it reminds him of someone off south park.
We know the media are going to try to belittle him.
We know the media are going to try to belittle him.
Think I’m lowkey crushing on this badass elegant action hero of a man. In Ten Hag we trust! He looks like the guy to reckon with Pep and Klopp.
Martin Samuel hasnt been relevant for like a decade at this point, plus he writes for the Daily Fail. He was stereotypical English journo who thinks Johnny Foreigner hinders English football.