Highlights
- Manchester United’s poor begin to the Premier League season is popping into a possible disaster for supervisor Erik ten Hag.
- Fabrizio Romano believes Ten Hag wants time and the return of key gamers to show issues round.
- With upcoming matches towards Bayern Munich, the stress is on for United to get a constructive consequence and kickstart their season.
To say that Manchester United have gotten off to a poor begin within the Premier League this season can be an unimaginable understatement. All the things has gone incorrect for Erik ten Hag following such an impactful debut marketing campaign final day out.
5 video games into the season, the Dutchman has had accidents to key gamers corresponding to Luke Shaw, off-field disputes with the likes of Jadon Sancho, and the outcomes to match what goes from a blip to a possible full-blown disaster at Previous Trafford.
United have already misplaced three of their 5 video games, and their victories have hardly been convincing both. And, with that mentioned, Fabrizio Romano has dropped an replace about the way forward for Ten Hag.
What has Fabrizio Romano mentioned?
Within the earlier marketing campaign, Ten Hag efficiently took United into the Champions League locations, and even picked up his first trophy for the membership, defeating Newcastle United to win the Carabao Cup. So, followers at Previous Trafford can be forgiven for pondering that the opening few weeks of his second season in cost would go barely higher than they’ve, particularly after welcoming the likes of Andre Onana, and Rasmus Hojlund.
It has been fairly the other, nevertheless, putting stress on the previous Ajax supervisor to show issues round. Issues did not get a lot better towards Brighton & Hove Albion, both, with United shedding 3-1 towards the Seagulls at dwelling.
Talking in his Caught Offside column after the defeat, Romano spoke about Ten Hag’s future, saying: “The defeat at dwelling to Brighton will clearly have alarm bells ringing with some followers, however my view is that Ten Hag did a wonderful job final season as a result of the scenario he inherited was difficult.
“Now he wants a while and likewise to have some gamers again from accidents as a result of there are lots of vital gamers not accessible for various causes. I’d say: preserve calm, let Ten Hag work as he’s a wonderful coach. No panic.”
Ought to Manchester United sack Erik ten Hag?
Simply 5 video games into the season, and along with his squad going through loads of points, it could be a reasonably harsh resolution to sack Ten Hag. That mentioned, he should flip issues round at Previous Trafford, after being backed so closely in the summertime switch window.
It would not precisely get any simpler for the supervisor, nevertheless. Fairly the other, the truth is. Up subsequent, the Crimson Devils journey to Germany to face Bayern Munich of their first recreation of the Champions League group stage. With the stress on towards such a gifted facet, Ten Hag might be hoping to see his facet get a shock consequence and kickstart their season within the course of.
If issues take a good higher flip for the more serious, although, then all of a sudden Romano’s verdict of “no panic” might start to fade away in relation to these in command of making the choices at Previous Trafford.
In fact, for now, persistence is required, however it’ll actually be attention-grabbing to see how a lot time Ten Hag purchased himself throughout final season’s profitable debut at Manchester United. A blip is shortly changing into a disaster, that is for positive.