Former Manchester United assistant supervisor Rene Meulensteen has known as on Erik ten Hag to stay true to the rules that bought him the job at Previous Trafford within the first place – insisting he’s simply a few gamers away from having what he must make a hit of it.
Ten Hag arrived from Ajax in 2022 after having fun with success taking part in a progressive, high-pressing, possession-based model of play, however has needed to make concession to that since arriving at Manchester United.
Fellow Dutchman Meulensteen, who was youth workforce supervisor after which assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson and later grew to become Fulham supervisor, believes ten Hag’s wrestle to place his stamp on this aspect is much less about personnel and extra about perspective, nevertheless.
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Meulensteen: Erik ten Hag wants to remain to to rules
Talking to BoyleSports, who provide the newest Premier League Betting, Meuelseteen mentioned: “I hope that Erik ten Hag hasn’t given up on the model of play that he used at Ajax as a result of he does have the gamers for it at Manchester United, it is simply an perspective factor.
“It’s about the way in which that you simply set your groups up and ensuring that gamers perceive their tasks, at first, out of possession.
“Then it’s concerning the transition interval, your response time by way of closing the ball down and leaving your positions to shut different gamers down and sure areas down.
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Rene Meulensteen (left) was Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant within the Scots remaining years at Manchester United
“A very powerful factor is to not be afraid of taking part in with a excessive line – however you want some tempo on the again.
“Harry Maguire is not the quickest so he wants anyone alongside him that would cowl that distance – otherwise you want actually speedy full backs.
“All of it comes right down to the way you set your groups out and with Ajax they have been all the time on the entrance foot, dominating possession. I actually hope that he hasn’t thrown that out the window as a result of that’s why Manchester United introduced him in.”
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