United Thread | 2024/25

[mexico1970]

There is a great article on ESPN about Ten Hag. I don’t know if the article will appear on the UK/global ESPN site but it’s eye opening.

He’s a control freak, most successful coached are to a certain extent, but he borders on insane.

It chronicles his relationships and issues with some of the players and back room staff. It doesn’t paint a flattering picture!!

He has always been an utter ****.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Right but even a cursory knowledge of Portuguese football is enough to know that 90% of those were won by Benfica or Porto. Might as well say Simeone is shite because Real, Barca and Atletico always win La Liga.

Amorim has done a really good job, won their first title in 20 years with half the budget of Benfica and 2/3rds the budget of Porto. Rebuilt the squad after the title winning team got sold off, and the fact he's beaten Arsenal and Spurs and gotten a draw against us with a squad that cost less than Ipswich's is a sign he's not just knocking over weak sides.

He was a good manager before United got linked to him, and he's still a good manager. Probably won't help him at United though.

As you say, he's a good manager but in the Netherlands & Portugal you've really only got 2 competitors if you manage one of the big 3. The PL is a completely different ball game.

 

[HelloCity]

Why Ten Hag failed at Manchester United: From player disputes to bad results

Two trophies, disputes with star players, and a litany of poor results; here's the complete story of Erik ten Hag's Man United tenure.

www.espn.co.uk

 

[halfcenturyup]

I was still awaiting the Johan Cruyff/Ajax total football the media promised us from Tent Peg, right until the bitter end

He recognised after the first two games that was hopeless. Maybe a Mourinho style is better suited to the players they have except of course, that half of them were bought by ten Hag to try to play Pepball.

 

[Gordyola]

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Why Ten Hag failed at Manchester United: From player disputes to bad results

Two trophies, disputes with star players, and a litany of poor results; here's the complete story of Erik ten Hag's Man United tenure.

www.espn.co.uk

Didn't like the guy and he seem a strange character but a lot of that would have been no different for a lot of managers See Mark Ogden was involved, a de facto club spokesman with players complaining about training what a surprise One sided story with no right of reply Hope he goes back to Ajax and they play the rags and smash them

 

[Blue Mist]

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Why Ten Hag failed at Manchester United: From player disputes to bad results

Two trophies, disputes with star players, and a litany of poor results; here's the complete story of Erik ten Hag's Man United tenure.

www.espn.co.uk

Wow. We all knew that the gpc ran the media but this !!!!!
We have half joked on here that pundits are paid to say the full name of the club, especially Robbie Savage, but to be messaged, whilst doing live commentary on 2 other teams to stop being honest is a disgrace.
Why commentators have no sense of pride in their work is beyond belief. Unless money is involved of course.

 

[Blue Mist]

I don't do politics but have just heard the Chancellor in her budget has clamped down on Non Doms and tax dodgers.

Please say this affects Scruffy Jim.

Edit: damn it doesn't affect the tax dodging bastard. He will still he able to nip in and out of the country without paying tax.

They had one job to do. One job.

 

[Vienna_70]

Fucking Camel Gob ****.

They were actually talking about him on TalkSport one of the days, A few of which had him in an all time Premier League team...Ludicrous!

He spent 12 years at the Rags:

x6 Premier League Titles
x1 Champions League
x1 Fifa World Club Cup
x1 League Cup

So let's take Ruben Dias as just one example:

He's at City 4 years:

x4 Premier League Titles
x1 Champions League
x1 Super Cup
x1 Fifa World Club Cup
x1 FA Cup
x1 League Cup

Four Premier League Titles in a row.
A Treble Winner.
Five trophies in one season.

It's absolutely mental that Camel Gob gets so much recognition, It's more bizarre that people listens when he speaks.

I wouldn't let him clean Ruben's boots.

But you haven’t taken into account the colour of the shirt the two men wore / wear.

 

[Cellarite]

Apols if this has been posted already?
Edit 1031.It hasn't and it's FaF :-)

It's not though really.

 

[dublin-blue]

I wish they'd just hurry the fuck up and hire him. The news feeds are spammed