Richard Arnold has officially taken over the baton of Sandoko and become the new CEO of Manchester United. For "Er dezi", the top priority in front of him is to determine the candidate for the new coach. Because all the next changes to the team's squad need to be done with the cooperation of the new coach. Judging from previous media reports, Grand Paris coach Pochettino is the number one candidate. But among the fans, the former Tottenham boss is not favored. Earlier, the British "Manchester Evening News" wrote an article analyzing the selection of manchester United's new coach. In their opinion, there are two factors that determine that Tenhag is exactly the manager that United need at the moment.
Point 1 is the scramble for trophies, the winner mentality.
In recent years, there have been few managers who are better at winning titles than Tenhag. During his more than five years at Ajax, he led the traditional Dutch giants to five titles, including two Eredivisie titles, two Dutch Cups and one Dutch Super Cup. This season, Ajax have led the way in The Eredivisie and the advantage has extended to five points. With Ajax's near-perfect performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends this season, it is only a matter of time before the title is won.
In addition to his debut in the Dutch League, Tenhag led Ajax to excellent performances in the Champions League. In the 18-19 season, Ajax eliminated Juve 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals to reach the quarterfinals. This season, Ajax qualified with a record of 6 wins in Group C. Although the overall strength of Group C is relatively weak, Tenghag can lead the team to double-beat Dortmund, which is difficult for this Manchester United team to do at present.
Moreover, Ajax has left the team in recent seasons, such as De Ligt, De Jong, Ziyech, van der Beek, etc., but Tenhag's team not only did not sink there, but quickly adjusted its posture and re-advanced on the league and Champions League 2 fronts. Not only does it continue to maintain the hope of winning the title, but the team's playing style is also quite gorgeous. Obviously, Tenhag is a manager with a championship mentality and his own distinct tactical characteristics.
Point 2, Tenhag is not only good at coaching the attack, but also impressive on the defensive end.
This season, Ajax has shown great defensive ability not only in the Eredivisie, but also in the Champions League. As of now, the Eredivisie has played 21 rounds, and Ajax has scored a staggering 64 goals, averaging more than 3 goals per game. The number of goals conceded was even more staggering, with only 5 goals conceded, averaging only 0.24 goals per game. They are the only team in the Europa League this season whose schedule has reached this stage and the number of goals conceded is still in single digits.
And Manchester United's defense in recent years has been criticized, especially after spending a lot of money to strengthen, it is still full of holes. It can be seen that Manchester United's defense is not only a problem for players, but also a problem for the system. Under The tuning of Tenhag, Ajax's defensive system has become very mature. Even with the player rotation, the overall operation is still smooth, which is why Ajax has been so stable throughout the season.
But United clearly don't fall into that category. During the Solskjaer era, United's defence showed a state of chaos and disorder, with players struggling with the onslaught of their opponents again and again, and repeatedly interfering with their own families. And frequent leaks, defensive eyes, these situations still appeared after Lonnick took office.
Tenhag was able to train Ajax into the only slot in the Eredivisie, conceding 23 fewer goals than 2nd place Seiinhoeven! By the time he got to Manchester United, the overall level of the players was generally higher and his tactical requirements were better executed. But the premise is that the United top brass will fully support Tenhag's establishment of the team, and those who are unwilling to run and are mentally slack will certainly not be reused.
Tenhag has decided not to renew his contract with Ajax and will accept the listening challenge after the end of the season. But to be honest, if the United hierarchy sees Pochettino because of a good relationship with them, then missing Tenhag in vain will sooner or later make them regret it.