Erik Ten Hag’s time at Manchester United ‘might be up’ following their heavy defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
That’s the view of former Wales midfielder Robbie Savage, reflecting on Sunday’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Spurs at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Ten Hag has won EFL Cup and FA Cup titles during his time at Man Utd so far, but came into the new campaign under immense pressure after finishing eighth in the Premier League last season.
That pressure has done nothing but ramp up with this latest crushing defeat, with Spurs repeating the scoring Liverpool won by at Old Trafford just a few weeks ago.
Between those results, United have endured sub-par results such as a 0-0 draw away at Crystal Palace and a 1-1 stalemate at home to FC Twente in the Europa League.
Is it time for Man Utd to sack Ten Hag?
Ten Hag has been among the bookies’ favourites as the next manager to be sacked for some time now.
Savage believes this next week could be when we finally see Man Utd owners INEOS pull the plug on the Dutchman’s reign at Old Trafford.
“I think they’ve got to make a big decision this week,” said former Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder Savage, who came through the Man Utd youth system in the early 1990s (via BBC Sport).
He added: “I think his time might be up.”
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The players are very poor both fullbacks are being caught out of position to many times nobody in the forwards cant hold the ball up they all turn and just run and then they don’t find anyone with their final ball.The midfield is to slow and don’t keep possession and again ther final balls are not good enough the central defenders are not getting enough cover from the midfield a poor team
Did Erik ten Hag deliberately chose not to coach the players to play attractive and good football to win matches. Unless he doesn’t know how to coach the team to play good and achieve stellar results to win.
Being from the Dutch 🇳🇱 League, he apparently is oblivious to the rich history of the club.
His arrogance and one-mindedness of believing he knows all, has already landed him in trouble, with a mixed-bag of poor results.
The team always loses by big margins and wins by very close margins against rival teams.
Please Erik GO !!!!!!! Leave as we cannot move up the top 4 positions with such clueless manager.
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I’m no longer certain that the players are being caught out of position. If that was the problem it could have been fixed by now. I feel the problem is that they are being told to play in wrong positions by the manager. Players then become understandably hesitant to follow the instincts that got them to Old Trafford when they see the attack is breaking down. This is why we so often see a chaotic rush back to defend with no coherent strategy about who does what when they get to their own goalmouth.
Please Erik should go with immediate effect. i don’t think he has any other idea to improve the team
Yes, before further damage is pi led on MU.
ten hag is not a good choach let him go he doese not know how to do a good job
Erik ten Hag is so devoid of ideas and football strategy that he should be relieved of his misery.
The new recruitments he has done ever since he was given freedom to bring players of his choice, has not worked. It is an abject indictment of his ability to turn things around.
He has no clear plans or football ⚽️ nuance to manage the team as the players cannot all have regressed at the same time.!
It is Erik ten Hag who is lacking in any strategic playing
pattern or style.
All the culling of unwanted players have not had the desired effect, so the Erik ten Hag is culpable for the team’s current dire predicament.
Eric ten hag should have gone yesterday. He has nothing special to offer at Utd. There is no glue of so called special way of playing he promised over the years. He must be sacked with immediate effect
I think Eric is a great manager! He may have problems right now, but that doesn’t warrant him being sacked, I would imagine so. He needs to be given time till end of this season and then the decision to sack or not cam ne taken them. It wouldn’t still need a great idea getting another caretaker manager for the rest of the season!