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Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag marked his one hundredth recreation in control of the membership with a disappointing defeat within the Manchester derby on Sunday.
Surprisingly, the Dutchman at the moment has the most effective successful share of any coach within the membership’s historical past. The previous Ajax man has received 60 of his video games in cost, logically giving him a win share of 60%.
It’s nevertheless, a home constructed of playing cards, with no actual foundational construction for future success.
In keeping with a report by The Solar, the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson is simply behind him with a 59.7% win share. Nevertheless the Scot managed a mammoth 1500 matches for the Mancunian aspect.
Jose Mourinho sits in third with 58.3% after 144 video games after which there’s a drop to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a share of 54.2% after 168 matches on the helm.
Rounding out the highest 5 is David Moyes with 52.9% however in a miniscule pattern dimension of his 51 video games within the hotseat. Louis van Gaal is subsequent on 52.4% after 103 encounters.
Nevertheless, regardless of a powerful successful share, why is the Dutchman below such intense stress and has many pundits and followers are calling for his sacking? Former gamers, Paul Scholes and Michael Owen, have each claimed that Ten Hag will probably be passed by the summer season and it has been relayed right here that quite a few gamers already anticipate the supervisor to be on his bike by the season’s finish.
Within the curiosity of equity, the 54 12 months previous had a really sturdy first season that was admired by most United followers because the membership received the Carabao Cup, completed third, reached the FA Cup closing and the quarter finals of the Europa League.
Nevertheless, regardless of the success, the season was peppered with embarrassing losses just like the 4-0 defeat at Brentford, 6-3 loss on the Etihad and the pathetic 7-0 capitulation at Anfield.
Nonetheless, final season’s 42 wins from 62 had been extremely credible certainly, particularly after the state the membership was in after the quick however devastating Ralf Rangnick period.
One criticism that might be aimed on the first season’s outcomes was the quantity of theoretically simpler cup ties the workforce obtained and enjoying within the Europa League as a substitute of the Champions League. United had a report run of each FA Cup and Carabao cup recreation being performed at Previous Trafford, besides the semi-final first leg of the League Cup and FA Cup semi-final.
Moreover, the Carabao Cup run included a troublesome win over Villa and Newcastle however was eased with house ties in opposition to Burnley and Charlton earlier than a semi closing double header in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
Even this season, United’s run to the FA Cup quarter finals has been a comparatively sort Wigan Athletic, Newport County and Nottingham Forest, even when all three ties have been away from Previous Trafford this time round.
Nevertheless, the wheels have come off spectacularly this season as after 38 matches in all competitions, Ten Hag has a win share of simply 50% as he has received 19 video games, misplaced 16 and drawn three.
One issue which should be talked about is the sheer quantity of accidents and off-field issues that even Ten Hag’s largest critics should give him some sympathy for. The Dutchman has been with out his defensive lynchpin Lisandro Martinez for many of the season and has had no attacking assist, with Anthony Martial being unavailable to again up the younger Rasmus Hojlund, who’s now after all additionally injured.
There’s a caveat to that caveat, although, as a few of the gamers lay the blame for the harm state of affairs squarely on the door of the coach, so perhaps there shouldn’t be an excessive amount of sympathy prolonged.
One other unusual facet of Ten Hag’s report that has inflated the win share is the unimaginable lack of attracts. United have solely didn’t win or lose 11 occasions in his century of matches on the helm. This might be understood that the workforce is seeking to win in any respect prices however this doesn’t appear practical.
The Mancunian aspect don’t rating quite a lot of targets and don’t pepper the opposition with possibilities. As a substitute, they play a really chaotic transition system which suggests they’re repeatedly caught on the counter and appear unable to close up store when crucial. They did properly in that regard at Anfield in December’s 0-0 draw and to an extent in opposition to Metropolis on Sunday however these are very a lot exceptions to the rule.
Not that any United supervisor ought to enjoy attracts however the worth of selecting up some extent as a substitute of a loss provides up in worth over the course of the season’s factors whole and unbeaten stretches. Principally, should you by no means draw, you’ll choose up much less factors.
A fast comparability to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho’s sides present that they had been more durable to beat than Ten Hag’s.
The Portuguese coach misplaced the identical variety of video games Ten Hag has however performed 44 extra and had considerably extra attracts at 32.
Solskjaer misplaced 40, so 12 greater than Ten Hag however he additionally managed 68 video games extra. It’s unlikely the Dutchman may have something near that quantity of video games left however it is rather conceivable if he hypothetically had 68 extra matches in cost, he would definitely lose greater than 12 owing to present kind.
General, whereas the previous Ajax man does deserve credit score for his incredible first season and a level of sympathy for the struggles of this season, the statistics inform a lie. You possibly can solely beat what’s in entrance of you, however cup ties have been sort to Ten Hag. Furthermore the chaotic nature of the soccer, particularly this season has resulted in additional wins and losses than attracts. The unhappy actuality is that this isn’t a strong basis on which to construct success.
United have routinely been discovered in opposition to high opposition, this may be seen of their pathetic report away from house in opposition to the highest 9 groups within the league. In his 100 video games in cost, his aspect have didn’t beat any of Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea or Tottenham away and plenty of occasions haven’t even regarded near having the ability to take action.
This isn’t United’s most profitable supervisor after 100 video games; it’s extremely debatable whether or not he even tops the likes of Mourinho and Solskjaer. And everyone knows how their tenures ended.
