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Manchester United captain bruno fernandes expressed thanks to eric ten hag After the Dutchman was sacked by the Old Trafford club on Monday, many former players and pundits said he had been meaning to do so for a long time.
Ten Hag’s credit ran out after Sunday’s controversial 2-1 defeat to West Ham in the Premier League – their fourth defeat of the season – leaving United 14th in the table, with Ruud van Nistelrooy taking interim charge of the club. Took.
ten hag leaves manchester Won two trophies with United, the League Cup in his first season and the FA Cup in his second.
In a post on Instagram showing Fernandes lifting the FA Cup with Ten Hag, the captain said: “Thanks for everything boss.
“I appreciate the trust and the moments you shared with us, I wish you all the best for the future.
“Despite knowing that the past has not been good for all of us, I hope that you fans will take with you the good work that the manager has done for our club!”
Ten Hag survived an end-of-season review during the summer, in which United assessed their options to replace the 54-year-old after finishing eighth, ultimately opting to add another year to his contract.
But despite £200 million spent in the summer transfer market there has been little sign of improvement, and Monday’s announcement was hardly a shock.
Former United defender Rio Ferdinand Said on his YouTube channel: “Am I surprised? No, they kept that guy in charge, the season started, I really thought we were starting to see some new signings in the first two or three games, and then we lost to Liverpool and never recovered. Couldn’t find.
“It was like a boxer getting hurt in the third round and going down and never recovering and getting knocked out, going down, every single round all the way to the 12th round.
“And finally, here we are. The last round fight for manager has been canceled, and I think we’re going in a new direction now.
It was like a boxer getting hurt in the third round and going down and never recovering and being beaten and knocked down every single round all the way to the 12th round.
Rio Ferdinand
Former United captain Gary Neville believes Ten Hag has paid the price for the “unacceptable” situation in the Premier League.
“The big shock for me is how poorly they have treated the new signings who have come in,” Neville told Sky Sports.
“I felt like they had enough to be able to get a decent level of performances together after an easy transfer window, and Eric ten Hag would get a level of stability.
“The fact that they are ranked 14th is unacceptable. “You can’t be 14th after nine or 10 games with that much expense unless you’re under significant pressure – and that’s what happened.”
Another former United captain, Roy Keane, offered a rare social media post in which he appeared to question the leadership of the Old Trafford dressing room, writing: “In good teams, coaches hold players accountable. On great teams, players hold players accountable.
Despite a contract extension in the summer speculation about Ten Hag’s future never really went away and Alan Shearer said he was ‘a dead man walking’ for several months.
Speaking on the Rest Is Football podcast, hosted by fellow former England striker Gary Lineker, Shearer believes Ten Hag’s dismissal was ultimately inevitable.
“We were just waiting for it to happen,” he said. Even the way he was talking about ‘we’re all on the same page’.
“Well, they weren’t really on the same page because everyone knew they were talking to managers in the summer.
“If they are on the same page then why are they talking to managers in the summer? As soon as he came out we all said that unfortunately he was a dead man walking.
“It was really strange for them to give him a new contract after that, and give him £200 million of backing, and in about four months they sacked him. Weird.”
Lineker agreed, saying: “It’s been an ongoing saga, which started just before the FA Cup (final) in the summer when we became aware of the fact that United were looking for other coaches.
“It looked like they would choose Thomas Tuchel but he didn’t get the job, then they later went back to Ten Hag. “I think there was somewhat of a potential situation regarding this.”
The focus will now turn to identifying Ten Hag’s successor. Thomas Frank was among those linked with an Old Trafford job in the summer.
At a press conference on Monday, the Dane said: “I’ve got a huge responsibility towards Brentford, their fans, the leadership, the players, the staff.
“I have said it many times, I am very happy here. I think it’s one of the best clubs in the world. Who knows what will happen in the future?
“I can see myself here for a long time. I also said that maybe if something comes up, an opportunity that I would like to try, okay, let’s see. But now? No, I am very, very happy here.”