Erik Ten Hag appreciation thread

Did a good job of setting United on the right track after the first couple of horror games in 2022. Then after the Carling cup win, just kept on getting drubbed.

Dubious tactics coupled with United players being at their usual my way out highway style. Brought some absolute duds like Antony.

Tried his best at the biggest Disney club in football. Hopefully gets a chance to prove himself again.
 
NZT-One said:
Understand the frustration but in my opinion, it doesn't make sense to judge an idea without the execution. Applies the other way around as well. Our team didn't move very well, we lacked intensity. ETH could have had the best idea on the planet and we would have still fought an uphill battle. The ideas he tried, inverting fullbacks, high line, 3-2 buildup, high 8 - nothing is ETH specific. Those ideas are in place in many teams and they work well. It just didn't for us. And thats most likely due to the manager not being able to communicate well enough or whatever. But at the same time, some of our players just don't have that - guys like McTom, Rashford, Shaw - they've never been in teams that are organised to such a level.

This is not protecting ETH here, he definitely should have adjusted his plan when he saw the magnitude of "it doesn't work" and some of his ideas were definitely weird. But thats his implementation, not the ideas itself. Wouldn't be shocked, when Amorim implements very similar ideas, especially in terms of high line. His double pivot is also apparently very mobile - lets see how this works out. If Amorim tries this stuff with Eriksen and Casemiro, he will also get smashed for it. Lets hope he is smart enough not even to attempt it.

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If you watched the video clip, you’d see that much of his tactics were not smart for a couple of reasons, both because he was trying things that didn’t fit a big picture as well as picking a starting 11 whose attributes detracted from the tactics he was trying to install.

This idea that the players let him down is just bullshit.
 
Nero said:
Respect to ETH. Stayed dignified amidst the abuse. Rise above hate.
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There wasn't any abuse. He was bad at his job. In public life if you're bad at your job you get criticism. Whether you're a football manager, gameshow host, politician, F1 driver or musician. I hate this "haterz" culture where so many desperately see opportunity in creating a victim out of thin air to 'bravely' step in and act virtuous.

You thought the football was shite too, like the rest of us.
 
I consider him to be a ridiculously bad coach (on this level). But I have to admit he made a good clear out, and can't argue against two trophies, even if I think those were incredibly lucky.
 
Weird. Players onside, simple system that worked, fans onside, pundits, media onside, trophy in the bag. And then it all turns to shit. Hard to comprehend how it all turned. Death by a thousand cuts, I guess. Still feel he could have turned it round on several occasions. Didn't. Had to go.
 
DSG said:
If you watched the video clip, you’d see that much of his tactics were not smart for a couple of reasons, both because he was trying things that didn’t fit a big picture as well as picking a starting 11 whose attributes detracted from the tactics he was trying to install.
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I know the video. And I know all the videos of that channel before.
DSG said:
This idea that the players let him down is just bullshit.
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It is. Have no idea though why you state that, I haven't said it for sure.
 
Borys said:
I consider him to be a ridiculously bad coach (on this level). But I have to admit he made a good clear out, and can't argue against two trophies, even if I think those were incredibly lucky.
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Surely a cup win always requires a bit of luck? He got us to three cup finals in two years and won two of them. I'd say that goes beyond luck and shows some aptitude for it, that doesn't just happen all the time. In fact it almost never happens unless you're a dominant team, which we weren't
 
He got paid. That’s appreciation enough.

We need to start acting like fans of a big club. Eth may never manage a club our stature ever again, we will have better managers than him.
 
Wumminator said:
Gave me so many good memories. Think some of his signings look really good as well and I don’t think any will be a massive issue financially.
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Antony and Mount would have cost the club around 250m by the end of their contract.
 
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Multiple humiliations overshadow his accomplishments. Our goal difference during his tenure was pathetic.
Thanks for trying, but not good enough.
 
Andycoleno9 said:
1. Won two trophies after 6 years trophy drought
2. Beating City in FA was amazing moment
3. Got rid most of deadwood
4. Fully promoted Mainoo and Garnacho
5. Left more or less good squad (especially regarding age) to next manager
6. He never disrespected club in any way.
7. Seemed as a nice guy.

Thank you, Erik.
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EXACTLY, just a pity he couldn’t get a great tune consistently out of them.
 
Man United hadn't won a trophy for six years before he became manager so he certainly deserves a thanks for wining two trophies in two seasons. One of the few Ten Hag Man United matches I attended was the night Barcelona was knocked out of Europe, a great night as Old Trafford was rocking and was probably the happiest I've been walked out of Old Trafford after a game since the days of Ferguson.
 
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