Manchester United suffered another 0-3 bloodbath in the League Cup, what happened to the "Red Devils"? How long can Ten Hag stay?
The 0-3 score is quite "explosive" in the football world, and in general, this result is considered a complete defeat, and there are no surprises at all. For Manchester United, suffering such a big defeat twice in four days is enough to show how bad the situation of the team is now. Following the 3-goal in the Manchester derby at the weekend by the city's rival Manchester City, in the early morning of the 2nd, Manchester United was beaten 3-0 by Newcastle, this "Red Devils" is really so vulnerable?
This past summer, when Manchester United brought in new signings such as Onana, Mount and Hojlen one after another, excited Manchester United fans once thought that the upcoming new season might have the opportunity to wrestle with Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. But the "Red Devils'" sluggish performance since the start of the season, let alone compared to these teams, even Aston Villa and Brighton are ahead of them. It can't be said that Ten Hag has no ability at all, but his football philosophy, at least for the time being, has been basically understood by opponents.
After 10 league games, United have only a 5-5 record, including two narrow wins against the underdogs, in other words, against a slightly competitive team, the "Red Devils" basically did not win a game, so even if they won 5 games, this performance was not satisfactory at all. In the European competition, the team struggled to win the first victory in the last round, which is a relatively large gap with Manchester United in the past.
The team still has not formed a relatively effective and fixed tactics on the offensive end, and it is a disaster on the defensive end, which does have objective factors such as injuries, but subjectively speaking, the overall mentality of the players, the coaches and other problems are the focus of the team's record all the way down, so public opinion has always been generally believed that the Dutchman should be responsible for this, and he may not be too far from being fired.
After the game, the question was also put to him, and of course it was not so direct. So how can he turn this situation around? Ten Hag said: "I'm a fighter. I know things won't always be smooth sailing and we've had a lot of setbacks so far this season, but you have to deal with it as well and that's never an excuse. I understand (question). When no (good) result is obtained, a series of doubts ensue. I'm confident I can do it, I've done it at all the clubs I've coached, and last year was no different, and I did it here as well. At the moment, we are also in a difficult situation. I am responsible for this. I see it as a challenge, I'm a fighter, I'm fighting and I have to make sure that I share the responsibility with the players and that we have to stick together and fight together to get a better result. ”
Having said that, I don't know how much patience the Manchester United senior management has to give the Dutch, and as a Manchester United fan, I can only hope that Manchester United will wake up soon, and Ten Hag hurry up!
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong