Ahead Of The Manchester United Meeting, Ten Hag Waswas, Nistelrooy And Tuchel Standby

Ruud van Nistelrooy is a candidate to replace Erik ten Hag (Instagram/@rvnistelrooij).

JAKARTA - Manchester United officials arrived at Old Trafford on Monday, October 7, 2024, local time. Sir Jim Radcliffe and Joel Glazer came together amid speculation about Erik ten Hag's future.

As is known, regarding the fate of Ten Hag, the Red Devils bosses will hold a meeting with the manager on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

The Sun reported that Ratcliffe and Glazer's meeting the day before the agenda with Ten Hag attended several events, one of which was a meeting with the Fan Advisory Board.

Ratcliffe's Attitude

Until now, Ten Hag's future puzzle has not been clear. Radcliffe has yet to provide the latest response after the two final matches that became the Dutch coach's gamble.

Earlier, last week to be precise, Ratcliffe still didn't want to answer about Ten Hag's future at Old Trafford.

"I don't want to answer that question. I like Erik, I think he's a very good coach, but in the end it wasn't my decision."

"The management team running Manchester United must decide the best way to run the team in various ways."

"However, the team that runs Manchester United has only been together since June or July 2024."

"They weren't there in January, February, March, or April. Omar Berrada and Dan Ashworth only arrived in July 2024," said Radcliffe.

This means that Ratcliffe will ask the Manchester United Board of Directors to determine the fate of Erik ten Hag, of course with careful consideration.

Nistelrooy And Tuchel Standby

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Thomas Tuchel are predicted to be the right figures to replace Erik ten Hag.

Especially for Tuchel, his name has been discussed by the Red Devils officials. However, how about the next conversation with the former Chelsea manager is still a question mark.

Tuchel is now unemployed after parting ways with Bayern Munich in May 2024.

He also talked about the possibility of coaching Manchester United. Tuchel said that training the Red Devils was a stressful job because of high expectations that always enveloped.

"There is always a lot of noise around Manchester United. Many experts in England come from Manchester United."

"You have a legacy from Alex Ferguson who created expectations around the club," said the 51-year-old German coach.

Meanwhile, apart from Tuchel, Nistelrooy was also on alert. Assistant coach Erik ten Hag can also be put forward as a candidate for caretaker.

Ruud van Nistelrooy joined coach Ten Hag this summer. According to The Guardian, he became a figure that was maintained by the club because he understood the Red Devils very well.

The Dutch coach in 2013 started his coaching career at PSV U-17.

The former Manchester United striker was promoted to the Dutch club on duty as a U-19 coach.

During that time, he also helped the Dutch manager, Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman.

In 2021, the 48-year-old took over Jong PSV, who is basically a PSV reserve team.

After 11 wins, 11 draws, and 18 defeats, he was promoted to first team coach in May 2022.

He won 33 of his 51 matches, only eight defeats and won the KNVB Cup and the Johan Cruyff Cup.

However, Van Nistelrooy left his post with one game remaining in the 2022-23 season due to disputes in the meeting room.