{"id":229129,"date":"2024-10-09T21:37:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T21:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/09\/why-there-is-silence-on-ten-hags-man-utd-future\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T21:37:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T21:37:52","slug":"why-there-is-silence-on-ten-hags-man-utd-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/09\/why-there-is-silence-on-ten-hags-man-utd-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Why there is silence on Ten Hag&#8217;s Man Utd future"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manchester United held a monthly board meeting in central London on Tuesday which the BBC reported as being significant in determining the immediate future of United manager Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting lasted around six hours, with footage of co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe arriving and leaving published by some media<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the big build-up, silence. We don&#8217;t know the outcome because no one is saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, the context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last summer, United took just over two weeks from their\u00a0FA Cup final win\u00a0over Manchester City to confirm Ten Hag would continue in his job, after days of speculation before and after the game that the Dutchman would be sacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BBC reported that United were\u00a0considering other managers\u00a0as part of that review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Ineos decided to\u00a0stick with Ten Hag,\u00a0they triggered the option for an additional year on his contract, which now runs to 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, significant elements of Ten Hag&#8217;s backroom team were changed, including the exits of assistant manager Mitchell van der Gaag and coach Steve McClaren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add to the sense of change, in July Dan Ashworth and Omar Berrada finally came off respective periods of gardening leave to take up the sporting director and chief executive roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This created the structures which Ineos felt United had lacked prior to Ratcliffe&#8217;s part purchase of the club, which had been announced on 24 December the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After an eighth-place finish, the club&#8217;s worst of the Premier League era, optimism was high around Old Trafford about a significant improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 29 September, United were hammered\u00a03-0 at home by Tottenham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions began to be posed again about Ten Hag&#8217;s tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 30 September, officials at United\u00a0let it be known that Ten Hag would stay\u00a0in his job for the forthcoming games against Porto and Aston Villa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not stated the situation would be reassessed after those games, but that was an interpretation some made externally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, when asked directly in an on-camera interview with BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan whether he &#8220;had faith&#8221; in Ten Hag, Ratcliffe replied: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to answer that question. I like Erik. I think he&#8217;s a very good coach but at the end of the day, it&#8217;s not my call, it&#8217;s the management team that&#8217;s running Manchester United that have to decide how best we run the team in many different respects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They&#8217;ve not been there a long time, so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our objective is very clear \u2013 we want to take Manchester United back to where it should be, and it&#8217;s not there yet, obviously \u2013 that&#8217;s very clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ratcliffe&#8217;s words made headlines &#8211; but were also interpreted by some as an indication some kind of decision would be reached after the Villa game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ratcliffe, Berrada and Ashworth were part of the United delegation at Villa Park, who were all pictured sat together &#8211; alongside former manager Sir Alex Ferguson &#8211; at the top of the main stand for the 0-0 draw, which dropped United to 14th in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight points from their opening seven games is United&#8217;s worst return since the 1989-90 campaign.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United held a monthly board meeting in central London on Tuesday which the BBC reported as being significant in determining the immediate future of United manager Erik ten Hag. 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