With new players and staff – both executive and coaching – in place Erik ten Hag will be looking for improvement
Call it the warmest of rapprochements. A work in progress. An uneasy truce or standoff of convenience. However you boil it down, there is no escaping how dubious Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos-led football department was of Erik ten Hag’s candidacy to continue as Manchester United manager. After the Dutchman survived despite the sounding out of a plethora of potential replacements, can he and Dan Ashworth, the club’s new sporting director, strike up a strong professional relationship and work in concert to drive the team forward? There is a desire from Ten Hag and Ineos to do so – of course there is – but the test of any cracks in the Dutchman’s status may come if United lose three on the bounce or eke a couple of draws while stinking the pitch out.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/22/manchester-united-pre-season-us-tour-five-things-to-look-out-for
Author : Jamie Jackson
Publish date : 2024-07-22 09:22:12
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