After the defeat against Tottenham, Erik ten Hag (54 years old) is more threatened than ever at Manchester United. The English press has also announced that Sir Jim Ratcliffe intends to take stock with him after the next two matches.
But the Dutchman is not worried as he admitted this Wednesday to Skysports. “I don’t think about it, I’m not anxious. We created a cohesion this summer with the owners and the directors… If you lose faith, you lose everything. We have to continue and stick to the plan. For a long time, we have been in transition at Manchester United. As soon as I arrived, we knew that we had to change. We had to replace some older players.”
“Our choice was to bring in young players and it takes time to get the messages across, to adopt a playing model and to introduce a new culture. It takes time. In the meantime, we have to win and I think we have proven in the last two years that we win. I have proven throughout my career that I will always win. In the last six years, I have won eight trophies (…) We will succeed this season. Nothing is easy, but I must not panic. We can solve the problems, this team can solve this,” He added.
Finally, he indicated that he had the support of his players, whom he did not blame after the recent results.