The slump of Manchester United in the English Premier League is prolonged. Public opinion on the replacement of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been raised further.
Manchester United drew 0-0 against Aston Villa in the seventh round of the 2024-25 English Premier League at Birmingham Villa Park on the 6th (Korea Standard Time).
Prior to the match, Manchester United had only seven points in its six matches. It now has eight points in seven matches, the lowest point it has had in the club’s opening seven matches since the 1989-90 season, according to Opta, a soccer statistics firm. Its league ranking dropped to 14th. It is only seven points behind Wolverhampton Wanderers, who are ranked 20th.
In the 1989-20 season, Manchester United finished 13th under former manager Alex Ferguson, their lowest league performance since he took the helm of the club.
What makes the result of the match meaningful is that coach Ten Hach was mentioned as a game that could decide to be replaced.
The British media “Manchester Evening News” reported on the 6th (Korea Standard Time) that “high-ranking Manchester United officials will hold an emergency meeting to discuss coach Ten Hach’s future.”
According to the report, Manchester United scheduled a meeting to decide on Ten Hag’s future in 48 hours after the match against Aston Villa.
Manchester United continued to suffer poor performances in the weeks since the opening of the Premier League. It had a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace and a 0-0 draw at Tvente in the UEFA Europa League. Afterwards, it lost 0-3 at home to Tottenham, and scored the first goal on its way to Porto in the Europa League, but ended up with a disappointing 3-3 draw.
Complaints against him are rising rapidly among Manchester United fans. The British media “Mirror” reported that after losing 0-3 to Tottenham, Manchester United fans booed him, saying, “I will be replaced tomorrow morning.” Analysts say that fans strongly criticize Ten Hag’s tactics and how he plays, and that he has not led his team properly.
“Coach Ten Haq brought in the players he wanted to recruit, but there is still no clear plan. Manchester United is playing an easy game too hard, and even the players are not performing well under his tactics,” the Mirror said, announcing that local fans have cast a strong question mark on Ten Haq’s tactical abilities.
If Tuchel is replaced, Tuchel will be a strong candidate. A number of media outlets including British media iPaper and Sky Sports have named Tuchel as their likely replacement. Tuchel led the team to the UEFA Champions League by taking charge of Chelsea, and continued his leadership career with Bayern Munich, the team that competed to win the Champions League. 토토사이트
Coach Ten Hag has always shown unstable performance under the leadership of Manchester United. He showed a possibility of rising in the first year of his inauguration, but failed to meet expectations as he finished in the middle of the last season. According to the public opinion at the time, he was most likely to be replaced immediately, but he convinced high-ranking officials by winning the FA Cup at the end of this season.
Ten Hag has renewed his contract ahead of this season. Manchester United certainly gave a boost by extending the contract as if it had decided that it had no cards to replace Ten Hag. As a result, expectations were high this season, but as the team faltered after failing to continue winning the opening game, it now seems that it has gained trust.