Labyrinth of the United

The loud shouts and screams of the followers of Galatasarayaround Old Trafford and the central streets of Manchester, on Tuesday night was a stark contrast to the sadness and resignation of United fans. His team lost again at home, this time in the return to the prestigious Champions League, against a rival that under normal conditions would have to be crushed. The Dutch coach could not find resources Ten Hags to find a way out of a labyrinth of instability at the club, which has caused endless internal problems and injuries, and the worst start to a season in two decades.

The last time the Manchester United A season that started badly was in the 1989/90 season, a campaign that ended with an FA Cup victory, saving the position of Alex Ferguson and then unleashed a quarter of a century of unprecedented success in the entity’s history. But for now Old Trafford is no longer intimidating, thanks to United’s consistent defensive concessions in every game. On Saturday he will receive Brentford dragging devastating baggage through their first six games in the Premier: tenth, with three wins, four losses and 11 goals conceded. He is 9 points behind the leader, his great rival in the city, City of Manchesterand the rare climate caused by this situation interferes with the work of the coach, which is not questioned by the club, which protects him as the only authority, in the process of sharing the sale, but of the most difficult sector of the followers.

Ten Hags He secretly complained about the structural failures at United, which conditioned all his work, but he was the first to be surprised by how things were, after a year of transfer in which he managed to recover the best version of United’s fearsome , and, above all, the best moment of Rashford. The first year was really a success: a trophy and a place in the Champions League. Ten Hag’s second season should see the planting of a tactical identity, based on the successful reboot of the ‘club culture’ he sought to recapture upon his arrival at Carrington. No one saw the current playing crisis coming, caused by a series of injuries that decimated the squad and prevented much-desired continuity.

The poor performance of Casemirothe lack of continuity of players and difficult extra-sports situations, such as those experienced Jadon Sancho or Antonyconditioned plans of Ten Hags to assemble a starting team. The Dutchman currently does not have the squad he wants, from what he understands is the failure of ownership to make technical decisions. There are players I wish I didn’t have, like him. Sanchoseparated for lack of discipline, and the absences of Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw They have completely conditioned the defense level. The technician was no longer helpful when the Onanathe goalkeeper he chose to replace De Geathough the main problems, according to United’s coaching staff, are in midfield.

Ten Hags is specified Casemiro as the ‘cement’ of Nagkaikaisa. He is the defensive pillar that should support the team when it moves back to defend, but the Brazilian is not performing at his best level and United have missed him. That’s why the Moroccan Amrabad came to give him a break, but the former Fiorentina player is in the process of adaptation and returning from a recent injury. After losing to Arsenal, Ten Hags describes: “We can only get out of here if we are denser.” Also influential is the poor performance of another star, Marcus Rashford, who scored only one goal in eight games, or Mason Mount, who came to jump in quality and did not find a place at United. .

The tension around the club didn’t help either. The owners, the American family Glazer, the club is in the process of being sold, and although in principle negotiations should move forward, offers continue to vary. The British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has now decided to bid as a minority shareholder, and not for the entire property. The founder of the chemical giant INEOS and owner in particular of the French OGC Nice and the Swiss FC Lausanne-Sport, claims only 25% of the shares and arranges the negotiations with the Qatari fund Nine Two Foundation, owned of the banker. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

Everything in the environment of United exhale the tension now. There is a sense at United of stagnation at the club due to what has been described as “cautious ambition”, with ownership unwilling to invest in providing a new stadium and a first-class training ground. The players know this and the dissatisfaction floats through their daily life at the club. There have been many coaches who have complained about the structural failures that conditioned the work at Carrington. Also in Ten Hags.

The way to find a way out of the crisis and calm again in the sports sector is to strengthen at Old Trafford. Last season’s third place was based on their strength at their old stadium, where they lost just one game. “We have to make ourselves respected,” he said. Ten Hagsdemands more energy from his players and is more involved than ever in turning the situation around and simulating what Mikel Arteta was achieved at Arsenal, also criticized from the start. Ten Hag has the confidence of the club, even if the chants and cheers of Galatasaray on the Old Trafford pitch hurt, because United are not used to so much humiliation.