Being a coach of Manchester United was always a tricky business and the Red Devils ‘used‘ much bigger names than Erik ten Hag. The Dutch tactician enjoyed one season without major criticism, as he finished third in the Premier League and won the Carabao Cup. From then, the bad displays and problems with players (Sancho, Antony) just mounted and only an FA Cup trophy (and the lack of good available coaches) saved him from sack. The new season brought in same old problems and same old criticism. Everybody is looking at Manchester United trough the magnifying glass, watching every reaction, every move and then commenting it. In another disappointing result (1-1 at home with Twente in Europa League), former Chelsea and Newcastle coach Ruud Gullit saw that young Alexandro Garnacho didn’t want to speak to Ten Hag.UEL: Eriksen gives, Eriksen takes! United slip at home against TwenteIn an attempt to ‘awake‘ his team against Twente, Ten Hag made four changes, introducing Kobbie Mainoo, Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Mason Mount from the bench. However, Gullit felt one of the substitutes didn’t want to engage with the Dutchman before coming on.“He wanted to have a meeting with Garnacho, but he didn’t feel like it at all. Garnacho was preparing to come on and Ten Hag kept talking to him. You can just see it when a player thinks: “Leave me alone, man!” Gullit told Dutch outlet Ziggo Sport.Garnacho again likes an anti-Ten Hag tweetFormer AC Milan legend was also critical of United‘s display, but also felt for Ten Hag.“As a coach, you also see things happening that just don’t go well. I also saw Ruud van Nistelrooy constantly in the picture. He wasn’t happy. Even Casemiro got involved. You could see that things just weren’t going well. Am I shocked by the football? No, because I see this every week. I think Twente played sensibly. That is also the criticism of Ten Hag, that there is nothing recognisable about United’s style of play. I feel bad for him, because I also want him to succeed. But he brings it on himself. You could see that Twente gained a bit more confidence after a cautious start to the match. At some point you have to give them a little test and they did that well“ said former Chelsea coach.##NAJAVA_MECA_8361302##
