WILL ERIK TEN HAAG BE A GOOD FIOT FOR MAN UNITED?

HOW COULD UNITED LINER UP UNDER

HIM?

TEN HAAG’S ELEVEN FOR MANCHESTER UNITED

Erik Ten Haag announced his presence to the football world with a bang when his Ajax beat the then
13 times champions league winner real madrid 4-1 at the satiago bernabau. Since then ten haag has
gone on to win the, the cryuff cup and spmething other cup with the ajax team. Now the challenge
of Manchester United awaits him in England,

In ajax ten haag played a possession based 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3 where they try to win the ball back
while counterpressing and swarm the midfield with extensive man marking. United have always
[prefferd to play fast counter attacking style of football with their wingers allowed to showcase their
dribbling skills . We can expect united ti be same under Ten Haag.

With the likes of Pogba and Mata and Lingard leaving the club there is a chance for some fresh blood
in the midfield. Midfield has been united,s bane and Ten Haag is going to be hard pressdd to change
that. Van De Beek returning to the team means we can see his ressurrecton as an attacking
midfielder as was his role ib the Ajax 2018 team that made it to the semi finals of the champions
kleague. With rumours of Frenkie De jong joining United from Barcelona it seems like haag is
strengthening his midfied for a football style eminiscent of his ajax days. Scott mctominay and fred
(McFred) showed promise at the end of the ast seaon and ar most likely to bre included in ten haags
uuted. They are most likely to play douvle pivot with de jong as an AM. Ten Haag traditionally has
used his midfield and center backs for his transiotion of play and has not utilized his fullbacks as
often as some of the clubs in preier league do.

Ten haags success not on,y lies in tactic but also on his management skills. He led the young Ajax
side to erdviisleek victory two times in 3 years. His developmet of youngsters such as Frsankie de
jong , mathias de ligt and hakim ziyech gave him a young team ith disciplie to draw with the
fearsome Bayern munich.

On paper his team and ralf ragnicks team doesn’t seem that different. And only time will tell wether
he will bw a good dfit for united. Traditionally united has been a commercial club with the borad
backing their expensive players instead of the manger. Wether the board decides to back ten haa go
rot . inly time will tell.