COMMENTARY: It’s getting dark again over Ten Hague! Losing to Tottenham means a worse record than Neville had at Valencia

Manchester United lost 0:3 to Tottenham at their stadium. Since the beginning of the season, Red Devils fans have seen only one goal at Old Trafford. But this fact is not the only problem at the club. Manager Erik ten Hag is once again in a situation where his next game could be his last. Moreover, the Dutchman’s record over the last 28 games is worse than Gary Neville’s at Valencia.

United have spent millions more, but the problems remain

The club, under the management of INEOS, invested another 214 million euros in the squad in the summer. The Dutch strategist has already cost the club more than 700 million euros since his arrival. Incredible numbers and still minimal progress. The team’s problems are nowhere near what the most knowledgeable men saw in the summer.

Noussair Mazraoui has arrived from Bayern Munich to take up the position of outside defender. The Moroccan has been one of the few to give a good performance, but… During the transfer window, the necessary left-back didn’t arrive. The injured duo of Luke Shaw and Tyler Malacia still remain for this position, this situation has been dragging on for 3 transfer windows.

The stars of the squad are no longer shining

Bruno Fernades was the key man of the entire team for many years, with him the attacking efforts rose and fell. However, at the start of the new season he is not performing well at all. The Portuguese gives a tired impression, similar to what he did in parts of last season.

The reason? He has hardly missed a single game since his arrival in 2020, always appearing in the starting lineup or at least as a substitute. After the controversial red card, it’s the right time to sit the Portuguese down.

Marcus Rashford has heard quite a lot over the last year and it’s obviously not over. Although the United offspring has 3 goals to his name, his performances have also been less than ideal. However, for some reason the Dutch coach keeps putting him in the starting lineup, although Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo seem to be better options at the moment.

Neville had better stats at Valencia than Hag has now

Gary Neville tried his hand at becoming a top football manager at Valencia of Spain in 2016. However, he only lasted 28 games in the job, managing to win 10, lose 7 and lose 11. Valencia lost 0:7 or six times 0:1 to Barcelona under his management.

However, Ten Hag’s last 28 games have been even worse. The Dutchman has lost thirteen times and moreover his team has scored 8 more goals than Neville’s Valencia. In the post-match press conference, the Dutchman looked confident about his position at the club, but in reality, it may not be so optimistic.

On Thursday, United will play another Europa League game. The English big club travel to the ground of Portuguese Porto, after which Aston Villa await them in the Premier League, with Ten Hag definitely having to worry about his place. It’s getting dark again for the Manchester United manager.

Source: Premier League, X