Eric Ten Hug "Even if I didn't appreciate the job I took on, now I do," says Chris Wheeler in the Daily Mail. Dutchman's tenure as Manchester United manager got off to a dismal start last Sunday as his side lost 2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion.
There was a 'carnival atmosphere' at Old Trafford before the match. Standing he received an ovation when 10 Hugs "appeared in the afternoon sun." In the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, a similar wave of optimism has greeted each of United's managerial positions. But so far everything has proven to be a "false dawn". It's too early to tell if the 10-man Hug proves otherwise (even Ferguson took charge and lost the first match), but Sunday's "horror show" shows that he Even he later admitted as well, describing the job facing him as "hell's job".
When the former Ajax manager arrived at Old Trafford in the summer, he wasted little time in announcing a draconian new code of conduct, Jonathan Wilson said to The Guardian. He banned alcohol during game week. He promised to drop players who arrived late for training. And he culled the team's resident chef "to improve nutrition and refocus on the club". Such measures may have improved fitness, but so far have had no measurable impact on performance. Nothing beats the worst of last season' and the defence lacked structure. Meanwhile, some of his team members seem hopelessly discouraged. Marcus, who remains a 'player shell' a few seasons ago, is not as confident as his Rashford.
Ten Hag also has a very big problem with Cristiano Ronaldo, Ian Wittel told The Daily Telegraph. The Portuguese star desperately wants to leave Trafford so he can play in his Champions League this season. But in reality he remains the best striker United have, despite initially being left on the bench against Brighton at the age of 37 until United signed another 'proven finisher'. increase. It was only in the second half when he was introduced that the team started to seem to have a "focus".
But Ronaldo is not the real problem, Henry Winter said in the Times. The team is in need of a major overhaul. And the real question is whether the club's owners, the Glazer brothers, will give the 10 Hugs the "control and resources" they need to make it happen. In recent years they have instilled a culture that is more focused on 'making money' than 'making football memories'.Ten Hag is a great manager, but it will take a long time for him to transform United. Glazers need to "help him."
