Manchester United Teng Theatre: Ten Hag's fate is the final decision
Although Ten Hag is full of traffic at Manchester United, many people are looking forward to his departure, but in reality he is not in danger of stepping down in the short term, because the 18-year Glazer era of Manchester United is on the eve of major changes, and once the stake is completed, Ratcliffe will take full charge of Manchester United's football affairs, and then it will only be relevant for Manchester United to change managers.
Journalist reports from the cold ice The narrow win away to Fulham, it was Fernandes, Maguire and McTominay who pulled Ten Hag away. But everyone knows that Ten Hag's fate is largely not in the hands of the players. The 18-year Glazer era at Manchester United is on the eve of major change, and Ratcliffe will take full charge of the club's football operations once the stake is completed. At that time, Manchester United will change dramatically from the hardware at Old Trafford to the software of the football operations team.
Despite Ten Hag's poor start to the season, at least for now, Larde, who will dominate Manchester United's football affairs in the future, has yet to take a clear stance towards the Dutchman. Ten Hag's side's performance on the pitch is important, but his approach to Manchester United's football management structure is even more important. Ten Hag not only has to consolidate his position with constant victories, but also has to reach a consensus with Lord Rajah in terms of tactics, reinforcements, management and so on. After all, at the end of this month, Lord La will be the decider of the fate of everyone in Manchester United's football division.
Manchester United legend Neville is not optimistic about Sir Ratcliffe's stake, and he believes that the Red Devils' crisis will not be resolved quickly because the richest man in England takes control of football. Neville expressed his pessimism with the "meme" of the same name: "Manchester United need Daniel Ratcliffe, not Jim Ratcliffe. Daniel is the leading actor in the Harry Potter fantasy series, which means that only the "magic" of the little wizard can save Manchester United, not Lord Ra, who does not make a statement about the restructuring of Manchester United's team after becoming a shareholder, and prioritizes renovating the stadium to increase income.
Ratcliffe, who bought a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United for £1.3 billion, is expected to complete the process and join the Manchester United board within two weeks at the earliest. By the end of the month at the latest, he will take over the full management of Manchester United's football. But the lord was more concerned about how to increase revenue, and the first promise was to invest £245 million in the refurbishment of Old Trafford, mainly in the addition of VIP seating and expensive business boxes. In addition, he tried to convince Wolff, a co-investor in the F1 Mercedes team, to become his investment partner at Manchester United, and did not even rule out the possibility of inviting FI world champion Hamilton to join him. Although Ratcliffe's stake does not take on Manchester United's existing debts, it will bring more investors to Manchester United, as well as increase real matchday income, and alleviate debt pressure. After all, Manchester United's four consecutive years of losses have affected whether it can pass the Financial Fair Play Act, and it has also formed a substantial constraint on Ratcliffe's subsequent operation in the ball market.
Compared to the urgent expansion of Old Trafford, Lord La has no clear direction for Manchester United's football affairs, at least for now. The British media believe that Raja will inevitably seize the power of recruitment, and may poach former Tottenham Hotspur recruitment director Mitchell to be responsible for recruitment, but at least for now, there is no clear goal. As for the issue of the position that Manchester United fans are more concerned about, Lord La has never made a clear statement. Whether it's a no-brainer before the stake process is completely completed, or Ten Hag is still in the evaluation stage, at least Ten Hag will be safe in November.
The Manchester Evening News has revealed: Lord La is not in a hurry to sack Ten Hag as the media has speculated, but is more concerned about Manchester United's squad construction. Casemiro and Raphael Varane, who are on the high side of age and value and have more injuries, as well as Maguire, who has improved but still can't match the high value, may be on the list of Lord La's purges. He prioritised the introduction of young and promising centre-backs in the winter window to form a sustainable and stable partnership with Lisandro. In addition, Donny van de Beek and Sancho are almost certain to leave in the winter window. The former, like Harry Maguire, had been abandoned by Manchester United in the summer, but they did not find a suitable home. Sancho's problem is not to disobey Ten Hag, but to touch the bottom line of the club's managerial authority, for which he must pay a sufficient price.
After beating Fulham, the Mirror learned from the core team of Lord Rah: the assessment and financial review of Manchester United's football department by the richest man in the United Kingdom are still in progress, and a change of manager is not a priority in the short term. However, this inspection period is not long, and first of all, Ten Hag will have until the end of November to get Manchester United's performance on the pitch to continue to improve. Secondly, the Devil's schedule in December can hold up, allowing him to see that Manchester United still have hope under Ten Hag, and then only focus on strengthening the squad in the winter window, rather than giving up on Ten Hag to push the team down.
Ratcliffe took over the affairs of football, and the priority to solve was the CEO Alexander-Arnold and the director of football, Muto Murto, to put the key positions in the management of football affairs to his own right-hand man, and then it may be Ten Hag's turn. At least the next four games will be a scouting period for Ten Hag to prove that he is capable of continuing in charge. If United fail to win away from home in Copenhagen and Istanbul and fail to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League or Europa League, the Dutch coach's fortunes may not be reversed.
A self-proclaimed staunch Manchester United fan for decades, the takeover of Manchester United was a priority when the plan was launched. Whether or not to change the manager will depend not only on results, but also on the attitude of United fans towards Ten Hag. Ratcliffe has previously criticised United's signings, particularly in the summer dominated by Ten Hag. Amrabat, who started the Manchester derby, was publicly criticised by Lord Rajab for "not creating any chances". In a previous meeting with Alexander-Arnold and Mutor, he also publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the signing of Casemiro at a high premium, believing that the club should never invest more than 50 million euros in a 30-year-old player. Ratcliffe's principle is clear: his INEOS group never wants to be the "stupid money" of the ball market.
Raja was unapologetic about United's previous market operations: "United didn't choose the right manager and didn't sign players well. The club spends money unjustly, and Fred is a typical example. Before you can sign a big check, we need to know how to succeed, which is very difficult. "No matter what Lord La chooses, he at least maintains the calm that a top investor should have. Now that the ball has been kicked to Ten Hag's side, he will have to give up at least one of his favourites if United want to play the tactics of his own design. Antony bore the brunt of the attack, but substitute Pellistri was not Ten Hag's preferred style, despite providing the assist for Fernandes. However, if Hojlund is back on the bench, Manchester United will really have no central striker available.
There is not much time left for Ten Hag to make a decision, after all, if he is not able to polish his team's attacking style, the Devil's strong opponents in the schedule are bound to beat United to the ground. At that time, Lord La's assessment will naturally be the worst score.