Following Manchester United’s sluggish begin to the 2024-25 Premier League season and failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, the membership’s executives made the choice to half methods with Erik ten Hag. Two weeks after his departure, staff captain Bruno Fernandes broke his silence, sharing his ideas on the exit of the Dutch coach.
Ten Hag was dropped at United with a imaginative and prescient to rebuild the squad and had entrusted Fernandes with the captain’s armband, passing over gamers like Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford. Reflecting on this, Fernandes expressed his gratitude in an interview with Sky Sports activities and addressed the staff’s position in Ten Hag’s exit.
“Everytime you see a supervisor go it’s important to take among the blame on your self, it’s as a result of the staff is just not doing so nicely,” Bruno acknowledged. It’s simpler to eliminate a supervisor than 15 gamers. I spoke to the supervisor (Ten Hag) and apologized to him, I used to be disenchanted he has gone and I attempted to assist him. I wasn’t scoring targets, we’re not scoring targets and I really feel accountable,” the captain added.
Regardless of fan anticipation for Ten Hag’s departure, Fernandes emphasised how the choice impacts the membership as an entire: “It isn’t good for anybody on the membership when the supervisor goes. The staff is just not one of the best, the outcomes should not one of the best and he’s the one who pays for it.”
The Dutchman was Fernandes’ fourth coach (interim coaches included) since his arrival to Manchester in January 2020. With Ten Hag on the bench, the Portuguese received his first two titles with the membership: the 2022-23 Carabao Cup in opposition to Newcastle United and the 2023-24 FA Cup in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.
Van Nistelrooy on a ‘troublesome week’ as interim coach
Whereas Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim has been appointed as Ten Hag’s long-term alternative, membership legend Ruud van Nistelrooy is main United in an interim capability. Talking after the Premier League conflict with Chelsea, Van Nistelrooy acknowledged the emotional toll of the previous week.
“It has been very troublesome from final Monday to right this moment, six days, a rollercoaster of feelings… It’s very unhappy seeing Erik depart,” Van Nistelrooy mentioned after the Premier League sport in opposition to Chelsea.
The interim coach additionally highlighted the staff’s deal with their obligations regardless of the turbulence. “The subsequent day it’s important to begin to deal with getting the lads prepared for Leicester as a result of 75,000 folks present up right here at Outdated Trafford and the gamers really feel they’ve an obligation to do higher. They give the impression of being within the mirror and their reactions then and right this moment present they consider issues.”
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