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Hailing from the Netherlands, 52-year-old Ten Hag had been managing the Dutch club Ajax since 2017 when Man Utd poached him. By 2019, Ten Hag had successfully turned around the club's performance, leading Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals<\/strong> and beating big clubs like Juventus and Real Madrid on the way. This was a significant feat for the club, as it had been over 20 years since they managed to progress that far in the competition.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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In the domestic 2018-19 season, Ten Hag led Ajax to the double, winning the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie<\/strong>, the top-flight league in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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Since then, the club has won the Eredivisie twice more<\/strong>, which led to Ten Hag extending his contract. However, Manchester United successfully bought him out of this arrangement.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n \n
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As a player, Ten Hag was a centre-back who won the KNVB Cup with his side, Twente. However, he never achieved international honours as a player. Before coaching at Ajax, he had two reasonably successful seasons managing FC Utrecht.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
What Can Manchester United's New Manager Do for the Club?<\/h2>\n \n\n
\n Fans of Manchester United will be hoping that Erik ten Hag's tenure at Old Trafford will see a turnaround in their fortunes. Since November 2021, Man Utd has had two managers nominally in charge. However, everyone at the club knew that Michael Carrick <\/strong>and Ralf Rangnick<\/strong> were only ever likely to be temporary measures, and that eventually a proven head coach would come in to replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n As such, being managed by interim coaches has been difficult for the players who, understandably, might have written off this season as one that got away from them, even before the winter transfer window. So, simply introducing a new manager with the backing of the Man Utd board is likely to lead to a change in attitudes among the players and back-room staff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n However, whether Ten Hag can make the most of his honeymoon period remains to be seen. A few bad results at the start of the 2022-23 season could easily make his task that much harder, even if the club's owners are willing to allow him some time to get things right.<\/p>\n\n
Why Did Manchester United Sack Their Previous Manager?<\/h2>\n \n\n
\n Considered a legendary player at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r was Manchester United's former head coach. According to a press statement that the club issued at the time of his sacking, the decision was taken ‘with regret'. However, there can be little getting around the fact that performances under Solskj\u00e6r had been inconsistent for some time.<\/p>\n\n
\n Not only had Man Utd lost five out of the 12 games<\/strong> that they had played in the Premier League, but some of the losses had also been on the back of particularly poor on-field performances<\/strong>. When newly-promoted Watford thrashed United<\/strong> by four goals to one, it was the final straw for many, and the club released Solskj\u00e6r soon after.<\/p>\n\n\n
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However, this must be seen as something that wasn't exactly a one-off event at the start of the season. Manchester United had also lost to Liverpool by five goals to nil at home<\/strong> in October 2021. Many people thought his departure was only a matter of time after that beating.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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