There is information that Manchester United will fire coach Erik ten Hag after the match against Aston Villa at 20:00 on October 6 (Vietnam time), regardless of the result.
How do people respond to this information? It seems that not many people feel satisfied, or raise the level of the word to "satisfied" or "promised" because "there is also an end to this day.
In fact, the atmosphere in the media and social networks is not very exciting, on the contrary, there is still a lot of skepticism. Because this type of news was before Man United's last match of the 2023-2024 season - the FA Cup final.
At that time, it seemed that the "Red Devils" leadership had run out of patience with Ten Hag because of the home team's performance. However, the surprise - and also the shock - was when Man United played well and won the cup after defeating Manchester City.
It turned everything upside down. Or rather, it is a fulcrum that once again leaves hope that Man United will truly return.
And a summer of heavy investment has taken place. Man United entered the 2024-2025 season full of excitement with a victory over Fulham in the Premier League. The only goal was scored by Joshua Zirkzee - one of the new recruits.
But then, the joy was short-lived. The Old Trafford team returned to chaos and lack of conviction in most matches.
They have won just two of their eight since then, but even the wins have not been officially celebrated, despite scoring seven goals against Barnsley - a team playing in League One.
In addition, Man United had 2 disappointing matches in the Europa League, increasing the pressure on Ten Hag. The 3-3 draw with Porto was considered 1 of 2 matches for Ten Hag to save the situation...
But it doesn't seem very optimistic. More pessimistic, because today will be a trip to Villa Park, where Aston Villa just left the mighty Bayern Munich of Germany empty-handed in the Champions League.
Ten Hag still talks about patience with the Manucians when the home team is "on the right track". What will happen after 90 minutes at Villa Park?
The possibility of Ten Hag having to leave Old Trafford through the back door is greater than ever, while he could have walked from the front door, even with a high-headed position.
Ten Hag has not listened to the advice of a very close friend of his for more than 40 years.
Leon Ten Voorde, who grew up in the Netherlands with Ten Hag, urged him to leave the club after the FA Cup, but his friend was determined that he could succeed.
Ten Voorde told TC Tubantia's podcast De Ballen Verstand: "I advised him to leave last summer. He won the FA Cup, so he had to leave immediately, through the front door.
He has had many injuries in the past year. But then he thought, 'I can turn things around'."
Ten Hag's longtime friend also added: "How long does Man United think this can last? That question is now hanging on their heads and Ten Hag's. In general, he is calm and comfortable. But I can't imagine that this won't affect him at all."
Currently, Ten Hag is still using the excuse of 2 trophies at the end of the season to suggest Manucians be patient. It is true that Man United need the trophy, but it is the Premier League, Champions League, or at least the Europa League as Jose Mourinho did.
When Man United's performance under Ten Hag, the FA Cup or Carabao Cup is not too valuable.
So if possible, Ten Hag's resignation could be more respected! ?
