The season in England is officially over after Saturday’s FA Cup final, but many questions remain open, especially at Old Trafford. The first one is the head coach, the second one is the drama surrounding the appointment of Newcastle’s sporting director. There are many reports coming from England but no one really knows what is Sir Jim Ratcliff thinking. United’s minority owner oversees the sporting sector and is usually very approachable by the media, but on Saturday, he walked away from the press as soon as Ten Hag question was asked. The Dutchman managed to defeat the current Premier League champion Manchester City 2-1 and win his second trophy in as many years in charge. Even though the Red Devils finished in eighth position, they will now play in the Europa League. Ten Hag made Ratcliff’s choice even more difficult now. Do you sack the manager who has two trophies in two seasons (Carabao and FA Cup)?United shattering some Middle Eastern dreams: City lose the FA Cup, Newcastle lose European football”The team is progressing, and we are winning trophies. Two trophies in two years is not bad. Three finals is not bad, but we have to keep going. I’m not satisfied with it. We have to do better and if they don’t want me anymore, then I’ll go anywhere else to win trophies because that is what I have done my whole career” said Manchester coach.Tuchel and Pochettino give Manchester United hopeClearly in buoyant mood, Ten Hag also spoke about reports that the club already spoke to other candidates for the job before the FA Cup finals.”I don’t know if they’ve done this. I can’t answer this question. Maybe you have sources, I don’t have them. “I don’t think about this. I’m in a project and we are exactly where we want to be. We are constructing a team and when I took over, it was a mess at Man Utd. We are now on our way to constructing a team for the future” he said. Ten Hag prop going mainstream.. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/PsRNLkMeCT— Frank🧠🇳🇱 (fan) (@TenHagEra) May 26, 2024 The Dutchman also reminded the club’s executives (in a polite way) that the club was not very successful even before his appointment. “When you see the last decade, there were not so many finals for this club, there were not so many trophies for this club and there were not so many talents coming through into the first team with high potential. But also, in the middle group, they developed this season very well. Think about Diogo Dalot as an example. There are also others. We strengthened the squad by our coaching and with our training. But also, we still need transfer windows to bring better players in and also players who are always available or often available. When the players are not robust enough, and this season the players were not robust enough, you cannot deliver consistent performances” he said. Ten Hag is now leaving on holiday, but Ratcliffe won’t, he needs to sort out the head coach first. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8126185##
