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Erik ten Hag is passing hard times at Manchester United and there is no denying the poor results he has collected in the last weeks.
It all started with that strange match against Tottenham, a 0-3 loss, and continued with a great first half in Dragao, which slips into a bad night. All to come to the blank result against Villa. So there is a strong logic behind this form. The coach seems to play with the games and not play games. He seems to be so sure he is going to end the season that he is experimenting with the team in all these matches.
But let’s analyze the equalizer against Porto, which led to the equalizer against Aston Villa. This is a European night, a tough one against Porto and Rashford is playing an excellent game. Assist and goal and furthermore an exploding power upfront. This is pretty much what coaches want from their players. He was decisive and decided the game for United.
No fan would understand the decision to sub him in the second half. This is because he was accelerating in that left wing. And the second reason was that the team reacted very bad to this substitution. There are some moments when the manager should understand the team spirit. He would not be enough to play the games, but at the same time win the game.
The question is not to be the smartest guy in the room but to be the winning guy. Because he was right about Maguire, after Bruno was sent off, but at these levels even winning games is not enough. Sometimes you need to have that extra energy and motivation to send the team ahead. A second plan is more than advisable, not in terms of a seasonal approach, but in terms of a game approach.
This has to be the starting point for Manchester United and how things might change in the future. Because right now the coach is one step ahead of sacking and this is dependent on how he will perform in the upcoming fixtures.
