United have been one of the most boring premier league players this season, and the only match may have been Saturday's rival Everton, who ultimately proved they were worse off, losing 1-0. There was another hot topic of discussion around the game, and that was Dutch midfielder Van de Beek, who rented out from the Red Devils to the Toffee. He missed the fight because of the avoidance clause, but some fans wondered if van der Beek would have a chance to regain his life if he were coached by Tenhag.
On the day of the race, Van der Beek's girlfriend, Estelle, daughter of the famous Bergkamp, had given birth to their first child, named Lomee. "Welcome to this world!" Van de Beek said on social media accounts and was congratulated by Manchester United teammate Sancho and others.
Manchester United have seen no hope this season, so the more interesting soap opera of Dream Theatre is the new manager, transfer and reconstruction. If there is no unexpected twist, next season's Manchester United manager will be the 52-year-old Ajax coach Tenhag, just left the quagmire of Old Trafford, and fell into the swamp of Goodison Park, Van de Beek, perhaps one of the people who most hope that the new manager will arrive as soon as possible.
Under Tenhag, the 24-year-old Van der Beek made 175 appearances for Ajax, scoring 41 goals and is one of the team's core players. Commenting on Van der Beek, Tenhag also said he was a modern midfielder, an absolute attacking and defensive core, and angrily denounced United's use of him as a crime.
Prior to becoming manager, Tenhag held various positions in teams such as Twente, Eindhoven, Bayern Munich Youth, The Forward Eagle and Utrecht, accumulating knowledge of youth selection, personnel management and technical tactics.
Tenhag's use of formations is not static, such as the original coaching Utrecht, who liked the 442 diamond-shaped midfield, which is also very variable, the back can withdraw from the falling line to form a three-centre-back, while the no. 10 player at the top of the diamond rotates with the sides. Tenhag has always emphasized running without the ball, working together to create passing space.
By Ajax, his formation was a complex between 433 and 4231. During his time at Van der Beek, he was positioned as the No. 10 of 4231 or the forward midfielder of 433. Behind him are now Barca's Frankie De Jong and veteran Rasse Schöne, in front of him the Champions League is usually Neres, Tadić and Ziyech, and in the Dutch First Division are Ziyech, Dolberg or Huntelar and Tadić.
At the No. 10 position, Van de Beek compensated for the width behind Ziehneck by running flexibly, especially to the right, and created space for Tadić's attack, while also ensuring that the left winger and full-back had a gap.
After the disciples such as Van de Beek, De Jong, Ziyech and De Ligt successively transferred to the giants, Tenhag changed his tactics according to the personnel changes and changed to the current 433 playing style. In Ajax's current midfield system, defensive midfielder Edson Alvarez is behind, with Ryan Grafenberg and Steven Boguys coming closer to support Anthony, Sebastian Alle and Tadić in the forward line.
If Manchester United continue this routine, van der Beek may join forces with Portugal's new nuclear bruno Fernandes, who has just renewed his high salary. However, the premise of this setup is that United must bring in a good defensive midfielder, otherwise the single-back play may be difficult to gain a foothold in the Premier League, unless Tenhag can give Manchester United the advantage of the ball in a short period of time.
Although Tenhag has led Ajax to only concede 14 goals in the Dutch First Division this season, this is related to the weakness of other teams, such as Benfica in the Champions League knockout rounds, Tottenham Hotspur in the 2018/19 season, etc., all took advantage of the fragility in the transition between Jaffa's attack and defense, giving them a fatal blow, which is an area that Tenhag needs more attention in Manchester United, because the Opponents in the Premier League are much stronger than the Netherlands.
Moreover, Van der Beek's development at Manchester United was not satisfactory, and after signing Everton, he went high and low, only 6 appearances, and did not prove himself. Even if Teng haag is coaching, I am afraid that he will not be able to force him to ensure that Xiao Fan has a place in the main lineup because he is a love general.
Many of United's current squads have a poor sense of position, especially full-backs and wingers, and a transfer window may be difficult to build a perfect system, which means that Tenhag has to make compromises, and Van de Beek will not have the same position as he did at Ajax. If you have to choose between B Fee and Van der Beek, the Portuguese midfielder is an inevitable choice in terms of status, role and even salary.
United have been mismanaged for the past 10 years, and even idealistic fans can't imagine that they have suddenly woken up and made a radical change because of a coach named Tenhag. Therefore, although many sympathizers of van der Beek's plight hope that Tenhag can help him recover in the Premier League, the reality is unforgiving, and Mr. 39 million is likely to continue to face serious challenges. He will get more opportunities than in the past, but whether he can change his fate will be determined by performance.