The ‘red devils’ are immersed in a major sporting crisis and the continuity of Ten Hag is in question
The Mancunian team is bottom of its group in the Champions League after losing in Copenhagen
He Manchester United was received this Wednesday with a banner that was premonitory and at the same time descriptive of the team’s situation: “Welcome to the Theater of Nightmares.” The English team is immersed in a sporting crisis whose outcome is still uncertain.
After the improvement offered last season, the ‘red devils’ expected to compete this year for titles in the second campaign of Erik ten Hag on the bench. However, his performance is disappointing in all competitions.
He Manchester United occupies the eighth position of the Premier Leaguenine points behind the leader, the Manchester City; were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by the Newcastle in the round of 16 (0-3) and in the Champions They complicated their future after losing in the field of Copenhagen (4-3) in a match in which they wasted two leads, failed in defense and lost Marcus Rashford with a direct red card.
Ten Hagincreasingly questioned by the team’s results and poor play, made excuses after the match in refereeing decisions, such as the expulsion of Rashford. “Not just tonight. We have to deal with many decisions against us in other games,” said the Dutch coach after a defeat that placed them at the bottom of the group with only three points.
Time is running out. The ‘red devils’ no longer depend on themselves to stay alive in the Championsand they cannot fail in the next matches in the field of the Galatasaray and at home against him Manchester United if they intend to qualify for the round of 16.
The truth is Ten Hag It does not earn for disappointment. To extra-sports issues such as the case of Jadon Sanchoseparated from the team, bad luck has been added with injuries to Shaw, Lisandro Martínez and Malacia in defence. And the signings that seemed destined to increase the team’s competitiveness, such as Mason Mountare not offering the expected performance.
“Manchester United is a graveyard of players. There is an atmosphere of toxicity that does not go away. Ten Hag is a great coach and José Mourinho it is too. What you have to think about is why they don’t succeed here,” the former player of the Manchester United Gary Neville.