Erik ten Hag and shambolic Man Utd both taking mega risk as next chaotic era awaits
dailystar.co.ukManchester United must have produced one hell of a performance when Erik Ten Hag interviewed them for his own job last month.No-one outside the inner circle knows what United said, but it looks like the crumbling giants have got the gig, in terms of them being allowed to be the next club the Dutchman manages.Despite the fact Carlo Ancelotti (20 trophies with six of the biggest clubs on the planet) could be available at the end of this season, United have sold themselves to someone whose managed the Go Ahead Eagles (no, me neither), Bayern Munich reserves and Utrecht.Ten Hag has gone on to win two league titles with Ajax, which is the equivalent of winning a raffle when one ticket has been sold.
It's difficult to know who is taking the bigger risk here, United or Ten Hag, as we get set to see the blind lead the blind into the next error, sorry era, of confusion, chaos and carnage at a place some people still think is the biggest club on the planet.
But what should be clear to see is that Ten Hag will be taking charge of a team now engulfed in the sort of culture which laughs in the face of the one United once had.Losing should mean something, but the sight of United's stars walking off the pitch at Goodison Park last weekend following defeat to Everton gave the impression it meant nothing to some of them.
This might be because a host of them won't be at United next season, so they couldn't care less if they win, lose or draw, let alone secure a place in the top four.
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