It’s probably no longer clear to anyone what needs to happen for Erik ten Hag to be sacked at Manchester United. According to the reputable Times, the Dutch coach survived yet another board meeting, despite the club’s weakest start since the Premier League was formed in the early 1990s. The same source reports that the meeting in London, attended by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and all other important executives lasted a full six hours, and the decision was made for Ten Hag to continue working even after the international break. Daily Mail wrote a bit different report, stating that no decision was made about the Dutchman.Ole’s tenure was the only time we were consistently good for a long time. We should have built on that, instead we decided to break the whole thing. I have said this before. When Ten Hag joined United, he hadn’t done enough research on the team and the league. Reason his start… pic.twitter.com/ViRdiI6XWs— FPL Frasier (@FPLfrasier) October 8, 2024 Whether United’s decision-makers currently don’t see an adequate replacement on the market or genuinely believe that the ‘recovery process with Ten Hag’ should continue is unclear. In any case, the Dutchman has survived the axe hanging over his head. Not only that, but the former Ajax coach was not given any ultimatum from the mentioned meeting. In other words, there’s no indication that future failures against Brentford, Fenerbahçe, West Ham, Leicester… could lead to a split. It sounds unbelievable, but the Times claims that Ten Hag is, believe is safe. It seems that the coach new that himself as he went on holiday yesterday, even thou he knew the meeting will take place.Ten Hag on holiday while his destiny is being consideredTen Hag has 21 months remaining on his extended United deal and his sacking will cost United a substantial sum. He earns 9 million pounds a year, a sum trimmed by the club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League this season. The details of any severance package that would be owed to Ten Hag are not known but it is safe to assume a change of manager would cost an eight-figure sum, potentially as much as 16 million and far higher than if he had departed in May 2024. Manchester United has not won in their last five matches, failing to score in three of them. The Red Devils are currently 14th in the Premier League table, with only Southampton scoring fewer goals than them. Under Ten Hag’s leadership, Manchester United has won the FA Cup and the League Cup, and in 125 matches since July 2022, the record stands at: 71 wins, 19 draws, and 35 losses.##NAJAVA_MECA_8401481##
