Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag looks very lucky to keep hold of his job at Old Trafford, as noted by journalist James Pearce as he listed a number of damning stats for the Dutch tactician from the season just gone with the Red Devils.
Man Utd ended the 2023/24 campaign on a high by beating rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup final, but in general there were some really poor moments from the team, in terms of both results and performances.
At the same time, United were also very unlucky with a long list of injuries to key players, so perhaps giving him more time isn’t the worst idea, but Pearce certainly has a point about the former Ajax boss being lucky to carry on given some of these stats below…
Ten Hag remarkably fortunate to keep his job.
Eighth place = United’s lowest league position since 1989-90.
Conceded a club record 58 goals in a Premier League season.
Finished a league campaign with a negative goal difference for the first time since 1989-90.
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) June 11, 2024
As Pearce notes, it was a historically bad campaign from United, who finished 8th in the Premier League table, their lowest finish in 34 years, which was also the last time they finished with a negative goal difference.
There might always be an argument for giving managers time, but in the modern game it’s not often we’d see a manager survive stats like this at such a big club, so it’s a huge show of faith from the MUFC board.
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It will be interesting to see if this ends up being the right call, but if United have another bad season again next year then the figures at the club making these decisions can’t say the warning signs weren’t there.
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Author : Mark Brus
Publish date : 2024-06-12 09:45:44
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