Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag was happy when he signed his contract to become the next Red Devils coach. It’s an honor and a privelage to be in the dogut at one of the club’s most popular clubs. But if he knew that just in his first year he will have to deal with a Cristiano Ronaldo drama, a club sell and a player accused of rape, he would probably think twice. He passed the ‘Ronaldo crisis’ with flying colors, the club sale won’t happen this season for sure and Marlon Greenwood shadow is not hovering over the whole club.@ManUtd latest: Erik ten Hag is SILENCED and refuses to comment on @masongreenwood, as sports lawyer says club could be sued for wrongful dismissal if they tear up striker’s contract pic.twitter.com/Ul4VbtqNRF— FatwesTV (@FatwesTv) February 4, 2023 This could be the most difficult task of Ten Hag’s (short) career as a coach. Unlike with Ronaldo, who acted inmature and basically turned everyone against him, this will be a much, much harder task. The team is playing good, they are on a roll and face a home game against Crystal Palace, but the focus is on Greeenwood. Against all odds, the young striker comes back with all rape charges against him dropped, which doesn’t mean that the public opinion will change anytime soon. In fact, there are already numerous comments suggesting he is still guilty but somehow got ‘off the hook’, while on the other hand, justice sector made their statement – he is innocent.And what now? Greenwood is a free man, all charges droppedSo, what is Den Hag going to do? First of all, wants to keep his players in focus at all costs.”That’s our job, not to get distracted by anything. We are human beings and sometimes there are issues, we are not like robots, but we have to focus on our job. We have so many games so we don’t have time to get distracted by anything. It’s not easy but that is our job” said Ten Hag at the press conference.##EDITORS_CHOICE##In a short statement, United announced that they will now launch an internal process, since they haven’t been able to do it with a pending inestigation. The process will be monitored by CEO Richard Arnold himself, and only after everything is over, the club will make a final decision. Greenwood, who has two and a half years left on his contract, has been suspended from both training and playing for United since his arrest in January 2022. Although a substantial proportion of the workforce would be deeply unhappy if Greenwood played for the club again, others feel a duty of care toward a player who joined at age seven and has not been found guilty of any crime. It’s always drama with United.PREMIER LEAUGE – Matchday 22FridayChelsea – Fulham 0-0Saturday 15.30: (8.50) Everton (4.50) Arsenal (1.45)18.00: (2.00) Aston Villa (3.50) Leicester (4.10)18.00: (1.95) Brentford (3.50) Southampton (4.40)18.00: (1.40) Brighton (4.90) Bournemouth (9.00)18.00: (1.40) Man.Utd. (4.50) Crystal Palace (8.50)18.00: (4.00) Wolverhampton (3.60) Liverpool (2.00)20.30: (1.70) Newcastle (3.70) West Ham (5.90)Sunday 17.00: (2.70) Nott.Forest (3.10) Leeds (2.75)19.30: (4.90) Tottenham (3.60) Man.City (1.75)***odds are subject to change***
