That second half was up there with the best we've played all season. Less said about the first half the better but he changed it up.
Erik ten Hag | 2022/23 & 2023/24
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I absolutely love this bald genius.
He's obviously fantastic, but he also highlights how moronic the manager needs time brigade actually were.
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He needs to be our manager for 30 years. Fergie regen.
Yeah...he is incredible. Something is going down at the club and even city and Liverpool fans know it.
He's a really clever manager. Tactically he might even be better then SAF.
Recruitment should be viewed as a collective group - as in, are Manchester United significantly better off today than they were before the group of players EtH brought in this year ? The answer is an unequivocal yes. Therefore recruitment under EtH has been very successful. You can add the slow motion shedding of Ronaldo into that equation as well.
Imagine us with no debt and allowed to spend what we generate for a change.
His in game management is fantastic, absolutely buzzing with him.
He’s incredible.
Best manager we have had after Fergie. For the first time in a decade we are actually playing beautiful football.
This energy after playing at nou camp just 3 days ago. Never expected it this soon, but ETH has transformed us.
This energy after playing at nou camp just 3 days ago. Never expected it this soon, but ETH has transformed us.
Saw a stat on BBC that was insane.
" United have won more games than any other side across the big five European leagues this season (27). They only won 20 games last season."
" United have won more games than any other side across the big five European leagues this season (27). They only won 20 games last season."
total nightmare scenerio when Poch was getting pushed by ex players and the media.
Would have been back to the same oul same oul where hes not a winner, and we will be back to sacking him and then stuck with his players that the new manager 3 years later doesnt want.
Thank God we ended that trend. Unreal times at the moment.
That's bloody incredible!
If nothing else, he knows how to change the game when things aren’t going our way.
I don't think this is about Bruno, more about Sancho being better centrally than on the right.
Poch would have had us playing a mix of Jose and Ole-ball. It would have set us back further in our pursuit to finally transition to a modern playing style.
What’s so amazing is this success is from his actual philosophy and tactical prowess. It’s not a bump from a players manager or a wildly crazy new system catching teams off guard.
ETH will change tactics mid game…sometimes quite drastically. Sometimes adjustments are rather conventional and other times extremely progressive.
His strength is ability to put players in the best position to succeed. It’s a strength that will never get old for players and why I think he will have such amazing staying power. The only players that will not succeed are those that would reject the team first tactics based on ego…and we don’t want those anyway. It’s almost a perfect system.
ETH will change tactics mid game…sometimes quite drastically. Sometimes adjustments are rather conventional and other times extremely progressive.
His strength is ability to put players in the best position to succeed. It’s a strength that will never get old for players and why I think he will have such amazing staying power. The only players that will not succeed are those that would reject the team first tactics based on ego…and we don’t want those anyway. It’s almost a perfect system.
The man makes me wanna go bald, thats as high a compliment as I can imagine.
Bruno is better in both positions. He shouldn't sacrifice much superior players to accomodate Weghorst and Sancho. Even Rashford has had to play on the right to accomodate Garnacho, and as much as the kid has talent, he isn't ready to start.
Great summary. Everything under previous post-Fergie managers just felt unsustainable, or a fluke tactical switch that worked for about 2 games.
I don't think it's as moronic as you think, our greatest ever manager needed time.
But Hag is a absolute stud, incredible job he's done considering the circus around us from pre season transfer off field drama, the woeful start, media on back, Ronaldo, Maguire issue, absolutely incredible management and coaching in my opinion.
Still in every competition with a chance of winning, winning machine, 70%+ win rate not far of his Ajax win rate, in a far more competitive league is brilliant.
Best since Fergie and it’s not even close .
What a manager we have now lads. He is better tactically than Fergie I think. Maybe not as good a motivator but then who is.
Never thought he would be able to implement his style this quickly. I'm officially convinced, Ten Hag is the second best bald Dutch manager of all time.
His best decision was to bin Rangnick and not have him in any part of the process.
The notion of managers needing more time is applicable in some cases, but they are generally the exception, rather than the rule.
Our last two permanent managers got way too much time, which will obviously skew peoples views.
He said we were rubbish in the first half, he must hate us.
30 years ago. If you're using 30 year old logic in any industry, you're an absolute relic.
When, since Fergie, have we played better football ?
Refresh my memory because I can’t remember.
Who knows how it would have worked out, but I tend to agree. Last season was a fecking mess, and it's probably for the best that he wasn't kept on.
I love him
We didn't, at any stage, and it's not even close.
We had some good results, but our football was stuck in the past and extremely negative. We finally look like a modern football playing team. We had the odd good performance under Jose/Ole, but that's about it. We finally look consistently good.
You're looking at it the wrong way. It's about what's best for the team.The discussion should not be Bruno at 10 > Sancho at 10
It should be about Sancho at 10 & Bruno rw > Sancho rw & Bruno at 10
Besides, they both switch with each other in game.
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Just read this stat, impressive.
United have won more games than any other side across the big five European leagues this season (27). They only won 20 games last season.
United have won more games than any other side across the big five European leagues this season (27). They only won 20 games last season.
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