Throughout his coaching career, Ferguson has always been known for his "hair dryer". Nine years after his retirement, United's dressing room has become a mess. With Tenhach's arrival, the Red Devils finally found a new "hair dryer".
Control freaks
Dutch journalists did not have a good impression of Tenhach, of course, the Ajax manager was very punctual, if the press conference was scheduled to start at 12 o'clock, then the door would open at 11:59, and the first question would be asked at 12 o'clock.
If the reporter's question upset him, Tenhach would raise his arm and look at his watch. Once he was seen doing so, Ajax's press officer would announce the end of the press conference and there would be no more questions.
Before the Dutch Cup final against Eindhoven, dutch journalists wanted him to talk about coaching Manchester United, but Tenhach's response was blunt, "Yes, you can keep asking me this question, but I'm here to talk about Ajax. ”
The reporter did not give up and immediately asked questions again, but Tenghach's attitude was still very firm, "I will repeat my own words." Do you have any questions about this final? About Ajax? ”
Unfortunately, Ajax lost to Eindhoven, much to Tenhach's annoyance. In the post-match press conference, a reporter again mentioned a similar issue. Tenhach's answer this time was simpler, "I think this press conference should be over. ”
Do you think Tennhach is just reluctant to talk about manchester United? This is not the case.
Tenhach believed Onana was in poor form and therefore did not include him in the final list, which caused some controversy. In the face of media doubts, Tenhach's attitude was also very firm, "Onana is injured. The reporter asked, "Do you believe he was injured?" Tenhach replied, "I just told you that he was injured. ”
The reporter asked again, "Isn't he a little tired?" Tenhach replied again, "He is injured. In response, Tenhach put his hand on the reporter's shoulder, and the reporter did not ask any more questions.
It was also during this interview that another question from the reporter also made Tenhach very dissatisfied. In the starting lineup, Tenhach did not let Alai, who scored 33 goals, start, but sent the 20-year-old Brian Broby.
The reporter was a little puzzled, "I assume you did this to make fuller use of depth when attacking." Tenhach replied, "Why do you always have to assume when asking questions?" ”
In fact, Tenhach's decision was wrong, and when he finally replaced Alai in the 72nd minute of the game, it was already too late.
The Dutch media is unhappy with Tenhach's attitude, but Tenhach's goal is to win Ajax again before the end of the season, so much so that he doesn't want the conversation about Manchester United to become a distraction.
Accented "hair dryer"
Tenhach is seen by the media as a "control freak," which is also reflected in his research on his opponents. Before the game, he tends to spend hours studying his opponents. Despite having played against Eindhoven three times this season, Tenhach still took a closer look at his opponents.
Even before the game, a think tank of four technicians lined up, staring at the players to warm up. One of the technicians held a thick document detailing the tactics of the set-pieces.
Still, Tenhach couldn't control everything. After the defeat to Eindhoven, the Ajax boss said, "There should only be one club lifting the trophy today, and that is Ajax. However, we made two mistakes in a matter of minutes. ”
However, Tenhach's conductor is mild-mannered, and he will not "perform" in the command area like Mourinho and Van Gaal, nor will he wave his arms like Guardiola.
When Gravenberg scored in the final, Tenhach simply shook his fist and quickly regained his composure. However, once the referee makes a decision that is not good for his team, then Tenhach will turn his fierce eyes to the referee.
After the loss to Eindhoven, he criticized the referee's decision, arguing that the opponent's two goals should be judged boring by the video assistant referee, "Our opponent is more than the opponent's 11 players. "If he criticizes the Premier League referees in this way, then he will be punished.
Of course, that's not the only challenge he needs to face. The English media has always been known for being harsh, and when he comes to Manchester United, he will waste more time interviewing and answering reporters' questions.
Moreover, growing up in the countryside of the eastern Netherlands gave him a strong local accent and was even ridiculed when he first coached Ajax.
In the 2020-21 Europa League, Ajax played Roma, and an interview he gave to Sky Sports went viral because he said the wrong word.
At the time, he said, "I like Italy, I like the culture here, I like the people here, I like the country, and their interpretation of football is great." Yes, it's a very good country. However, he called the word explain epirie.
"He'll manage the thorns"
Meticulousness is another characteristic of Tenhach, who reduces the rest time of his players when coaching the youth team and punishes late players.
Like many managers, he lets players watch video clips of opponents. Not only that, but he would advise them to read articles in the newspaper. This means that United's dressing room will face a huge impact.
United's star players won't adapt to a manager with such a tough style, and just as Tenhach has never faced a dressing room with a large number of players with sky-high annual salaries.
In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Tenhach's good friend Wald revealed, "One of his abilities is to manage the dressing room, he will manage those so-called thorns." ”
"He would always convince those people that when coaching Ajax he first had to overcome the voices that questioned him, but in the end, he succeeded. He's obviously the owner of the dressing room, but at the same time, he's also very social and knows the players very well. ”
As we all know, Tenhach will not just use his main squad, but will give all players a chance. As long as you perform well in training, then you will get the opportunity to play. Even a top scorer like Alai, once you're not in good shape, will be pressed on the bench by Tenhach.
Players also have to embrace his philosophy of football, and after he coached, Ajax played very smoothly both offensively and defensively, a postmodern version of full-attack and all-defense.
When they attack, all players have to press forward to the opponent's half, and the full-backs even press in front of the opponent's penalty area. Once the opponent has the ball, then all players must retreat to participate in the defense.
That requires players to run wildly, and when Lonnick was in charge, we all saw United players refuse to accept such tactics.
To be sure, Tenhach will not be intimidated by the pressure to coach Manchester United, and if he wants to rebuild Manchester United, then the biggest contribution he has made is to appear on the training ground in his shirt. In this way, Motov can deal with what he does best, and deal with the better meeting.
For United's players, all they have to do is accept Tenhach's tactical approach and do as he asks. First, they have to show up on the training ground on time.