Manchester United are remaining silent following the close to seven-hour govt assembly by the membership’s hierarchy on Tuesday.
Erik ten Hag’s future was understood to be one in every of many subjects up for dialogue, however there was no clarification concerning the supervisor’s place within the following days.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Joel Glazer and United’s management group, together with CEO Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth, had been filmed arriving in central London because the media highlight remained on United and their supervisor’s future.
However so far as United are involved it’s enterprise as ordinary, and this assembly was scheduled lengthy earlier than Ten Hag oversaw United’s worst begin to a Premier League season.
His facet have received simply two of their first seven league video games, and sit 14th within the desk, nearer to the relegation zone than fourth. No marvel there are questions being requested.
For now, United’s decision-makers will not be providing any solutions and for Ten Hag no information appears to be excellent news.
Maybe it will be incorrect to anticipate one other message of backing, lower than two weeks after the final one, which adopted the dismal first-half efficiency within the 3-0 defeat at dwelling to Tottenham within the Premier League.
Strain ramped up after yet one more European capitulation noticed United throw away a two-goal lead at Porto within the Europa League. Ten Hag wanted Harry Maguire, a participant he has beforehand been open to letting go, to rescue a degree off the bench in stoppage time.
The supervisor appeared to offer himself some respiration room after his staff produced a powerful defensive show in a goalless draw at Aston Villa earlier than the worldwide break.
Ten Hag acknowledged the shortcomings in assault however stated he was satisfied he nonetheless has the backing of United’s management, all of whom had been in attendance at Villa Park.
The gaggle of media gathered on the govt assembly, mere days later, has understandably confused onlookers, with the next silence including to the uncertainty.
However United have by no means given a sign that Ten Hag’s place is underneath menace – he has been adamant that the alternative is true – and they’re underneath no obligation to reply to the media hypothesis.
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Talking on the Legends of Soccer awards, Wayne Rooney says it is ‘troublesome’ to see his former Manchester United membership sit 14th within the Premier League after a difficult begin to the season.
Why are there query marks over Ten Hag?
INEOS haven’t been shy to discover different teaching choices when Ten Hag has been in submit. Their summer time evaluate led to them talking to no less than 5 different managers.
Finally, they determined that Ten Hag was the best choice to guide the staff ahead and the choice in his contract was activated, extending his keep till June 2026.
Additionally they backed him to the tune of £200m in the summertime switch market, two of the 5 signings, Matthijs de Ligt
and Noussair Mazraoui, having beforehand labored with Ten Hag.
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Paul Merson thinks Erik ten Hag will keep at Manchester United however questioned the recruitment on the membership and says somebody like Gary Neville ought to be introduced in to assist.
These gave the impression to be indicators of a management and supervisor in lockstep after preliminary uncertainty.
Poor outcomes adopted regardless of the funding and that has caused this renewed sense of concern concerning the supervisor.
United know their largest downside is in entrance of purpose, the place they’re severely underperforming their XG, they’re worst within the league for it. That often normalises.
In the meantime, defensively they’ve conceded as many top-flight targets as Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea this season.
Having insisted that he was the very best supervisor for the job in the summertime after which once more at first of September, can the management group pull the twine on Ten Hag so shortly after they admitted the core concern on the membership has been the construction?
Is three months within the new set-up sufficient to make a judgement name or can outcomes not be ignored regardless of underlying knowledge?
