If there was no reaction in Portugal and the goal Harry Maguire for a draw against Porto (3:3), the big question is whether they would Erik Ten The Hague welcomed the weekend as manager of Manchester United.
As it is, after a draw in the Europa League that came despite United losing and short, the Dutchman is still on the bench - and he still has confidence, although it was severely dented after the defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League in the last round.
The island's media reports that Ten Haag is isolated, that he communicates less and less with the club's leaders, that he has also lost his authority in the dressing room, and it seems that the most important news is that Sir Alex Ferguson.
The famous Scotsman helped big decisions to be made from the shadows all these years, the tabloids from Great Britain now note that he no longer believes in Ten Haag either. And that should mean only one thing - the former Ajax coach's days are numbered.
However, the fact is that Ten Hag is still at the head of the "red devils", he can still influence the situation, but the bottom line is that no one believes that he can turn it in his favor. Ten Hag, however, does not give up.
- We should not be judged based on the moment we are in now, which is certainly not good. This is a process, please be patient. We need to develop as a team. We are working on it and making progress. We will fight and judge us at the end of the season - said Ten Haag, who started his third season on the United bench.
The match of truth could be as early as tomorrow, on a field where no one can count on points in advance - United are visiting Aston Villa, who defeated Bayern on Wednesday at "Villa Park".
- We are hosting a team that had an extra day to rest - said Ten Hag.
United led 2:0 at the "Dragao" stadium, then in their style allowed Porto to turn it around to 3:2. When is it Bruno Fernandes received a red card, it looked like the "devils" were going to sink, but Maguire thought otherwise - he scored for 3:3 and probably saved Ten Hag.
- Players in modern football want to see a little more passion from the coach. They must feel that the coach is with them, that he is ready to fight with them. Looking at the tactical part, Erik is among the best, but he doesn't have the fire in him to stand next to the touchline - said the former striker Ben McCarthy.
The manager of United did not like that, he replied that it is impossible to "win trophies without fire", but in the coming days he will give an answer to the question of how hot it really is in rainy Manchester and how close or far Ten Haag is from being fired. He could judge him Unai Emery...
Everyone is preparing for the departure of Ten Haag, so there is a lot of speculation about who could succeed him. It is free, for example, Massimiliano Allegri who has long been preparing himself for the challenge called the Premier League, it is mentioned that he is a serious candidate Gareth Southgate. The name is also in the game Simone Inzaghi, coach of Inter, who could become interesting in the summer...
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