Erik ten Hag has just been fired from Manchester United and now there are plenty of shocking things about his troubles in just over two years at Old Trafford.
Despite winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in his two full seasons at Man Utd, Ten Hag is considered to have failed at the club, with so many poor results and performances in the Premier League in that period.
Some of Ten Hag’s biggest issues apparently hit the transfer market, with EPSN reporting that the Dutch tactician was given plenty of control in that department but made a number of poor decisions.
The report claims the Red Devils brought in Casemiro as a panic buy, while Ajax were surprised by how much they appeared willing to overpay to sign former Ten Hag player Antony.
Most embarrassing of all, though, was when Jadon Sancho started to shine in the Champions League during a loan spell at Borussia Dortmund last season.
Jadon Sancho’s mistake from Erik ten Hag led to embarrassing requests from Manchester United
Notably, ESPN claim that Man United representatives ended up having to send messages to high-profile pundits asking them not to praise Sancho’s form for Dortmund too much as it would make the club look bad.
Ten Hag notably forced Sancho off and ESPN’s report makes it clear that many within the club felt the manager was being a little too hard on the player.
It seems there were similar issues with Cristiano Ronaldo, with Ten Hag seen as an attempt to humiliate those players.
Perhaps fittingly, the Sancho saga ended up being something of a humiliation for the Ten Hag as United desperately tried to sway media coverage to hide the mess they had made of the former Manchester City youngster. who joined Chelsea this summer.
