Could this be one defeat too many for Erik ten Hag? Severely beaten yesterday at home by Newcastle (0-3) during the 4th round of the Cup, Manchester United is sinking further into the crisis. Already 8th in the Premier League and relegated nine points from the podium after a new rout at Old Trafford in the derby against City (0-3), the club also bit the dust twice in just three days during the League group stage. of Champions. Until then considered the man for the job, this time Ten Hag saw his credits be exhausted.
If management still maintains a little confidence in him, the players are fed up. The setback against the Mapgpies was too much. According to the various English media, the Dutchman has alienated the locker room. His tactics no longer work, nor his speech. The progress sometimes glimpsed in certain matches has given way to nothingness. The next meetings will determine the future of the 53-year-old coach but The Times warns this Thursday evening. “The ice is thin” before it breaks permanently.
Zidane and Amorim, the two favorites
According to this same media, the worst start to the season in the history of the Red Devils for 61 years could well be fatal for the former Ajax player. Management began to explore different alternatives for the rest of the season. If the latter denies “categorically” according to The Times, a well-placed source in the club’s organizational chart indicates that the last two defeats risk being fatal. The dismissal is very close to the point that two names have been ticked off by the Mancunians, even if the takeover by INEOS complicates things.
Ruben Amorim and Zinedine Zidane are already announced as potential candidates. The first has been working at Sporting CP for a little over three years. The 38-year-old Portuguese has had some good seasons, such as a league title in 2021, the club’s first in 19 years, in addition to two League Cups. His name is regularly announced in the Premier League. The Frenchman, for his part, no longer needs to be introduced. Free since his departure from Real Madrid in 2021, he was waiting for the French team in the event of failure of Deschamps’ troops in Qatar. It was bad for him because the coach extended the contract until 2026. If he refused PSG, the three-time winner of the Champions League has already been cited in the past for Manchester United.
