The future regarding who the new coach of Manchester United (MU) will be next season is starting to see a bright spot. The name Erik ten Hag is increasingly being rumored to be the new manager of the Red Devils.
It is reported that Manchester United will choose Erik Ten Hag from the Netherlands as their new coach over other candidates. Ajax coach Erik ten Hag seems to be just one step away from Old Trafford.
Reporting from the Mirror, Erik ten Hag is now the strongest candidate after he gave a satisfying presentation in front of the Glazer family as club owners, as well as Director of Sport John Murtough.
Erik Ten Hag explained about the vision and mission of building a team, style of play, team targets, and the target players to strengthen his team next season.
The officials of Manchester United, also reportedly have matched the design he gave. Here are three strong reasons that make Erik ten Hag’s figure worthy of being the manager of MU.
There is no difference in tactics
Erik ten Hag managed to lead Ajax with the same principles and tactical character as Manchester United’s playing style. Namely the development of the standard 4-2-3-1 formation system.
The Manchester United squad built by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared to play a 4-2-3-1 system which is the scheme most often used by Ralf Rangnick. While other formations such as 3-5-2 and 4-2-2-2 are sometimes also tried.
This suits the Ten Hag, as Ajax also played in a 4-2-3-1 formation in 29 of their 36 matches in the Dutch League, including in the Champions League this season