Coach Ten Hag was praised like Sir Alex, Guardiola said a sentence that made MU tremble

Coach Erik Ten Hag was praised by the former deputy of Sir Alex Ferguson for having the right personality to lead MU.

Ten Hag is the number one candidate for the leadership position MU. The English club is led by Ralf Rangnick, but his contract expires at the end of this season. Sharing about the potential captain of the “Red Devils”, Steve McClaren – a former deputy of Sir Alex – thinks that Ten Hag has similarities with his former boss.

Ten Hag has many qualities that match MU

“Ten Hag’s strengths are not only in his attention to detail and organization. He has a clear philosophy about the style of play and the working environment of his team. This is similar to Sir Alex.” , McClaren told the Telegraph.

“He cares about player development. At Ajax, Ten Hag does that with every player from the youth team being promoted to the first team. You can look at the case of Hakim Ziyech or the Brazilian striker Antony – another very good player and will soon be noticed. I watched the current Ajax play. It’s a good team,” McClaren added.

In addition, the former assistant of Sir Alex also emphasized on Ten Hag’s experience: “Erik takes discipline very seriously and everyone needs to accept that, keep it up at work. Tactically, he’s excellent. Erik worked with Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and inherited his philosophy. There, they called him ‘Mini Pep’. He is ready.”

Interestingly, Pep recently also made statements regarding Ten Hag, inviting the Dutch strategist to come to England to take over MU. “We used to talk quite often, he has a great personality, I was surprised by his humility. As for his ability, look at the Ajax team over the years, not just the year they entered Champions League semi-finals but many other years, very pleasing to the eye.

To judge a coach, follow his team over a long period of time. His teams are collectives, and he’s the one who makes them work. If I was 100% sure, I would call and tell MU to appoint him, but nobody knows what could happen.”

Besides, Pep also thinks that Ten Hag can even replace himself at the Etihad Stadium in the future: “Ten Hag can completely come here. That’s for sure. A lot of people can come here and he is one of them. With the way he approaches the game, it will definitely fit.”