The new Manchester United from Erik has Hag started with three wins in their first three games: so many friendlies played in the East, the first in Bangkok against Liverpool (4-0), then two in Melbourne against the hosts (4-1) and Crystal Palace (3-1). Waiting for Cristiano Ronaldoif the Portuguese ever returns to the ranks instead of marrying elsewhere as he seems to be desperately trying to do, it was the various Martials, Rashford and Sancho who conceded goals and covers.
In addition to the names and signings – in this market session so far the former Inter player Eriksen has arrived at no cost, the young Malacia from Feyenoord for 15 million and the defensive kick Lisandro Martinez from Ajax for almost 60 million – the hope of Red Devils fans rests above all on new coach ten Hagarrived from Ajax after winning everything at home.
The United position is so far the highest profile in the 52-year-old Dutchman’s career. Ten Hag first sat on the bench as head coach in 2012 at the Go Ahead Eagles, then led the second team at Bayern Munich and Utrecht, before joining Ajax five years ago. However, despite a relatively short experience, ten Hag has been a football fanatic since he was little. A movie portrays him when at the age of 13 he was a guest on Dutch TV with other aspiring players – he would have been a defender with an honest career in the Eredivisie – talking to Johan Cruyff.
An exchange that reveals how much the young Hag was already passionate about all aspects of the game, including the psychological. Cruyff told the boys about communicating with their coaches: “It can happen that a technician yells, don’t you?“. To which ten Hag took the floor:”I think you should be careful not to yell too much at young people, because then you can destroy a player. But at a higher level, like the Ajax first team, you should be able to say something about that. These guys train most days of the week. If they keep making the same mistakes, you should be able to have a confrontation with them.“.
“So does that mean you distinguish between youth and professional football?“, Cruyff then asked him, who would start his coaching career at Ajax the following year.”Yea“, replied ten Hag. Almost 40 years later, a more mature Erik hasn’t changed his mind about the fact that a coach should expect the most from professional football players and possibly even ask abruptly:”What the fuck are you doing?“, he shouted to one of his players last Tuesday during the match they won at Crystal Palace. United fans hope to finally find a worthy heir for Ferguson.
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