Manchester United sacked coach Erik ten Hag after a run of eight wins and one defeat - a period that was seen as the "last straw" after a long period of disappointment for the team. Ruud van Nistelrooy took over on an interim basis and United went unbeaten in four games, including three wins - the same number of wins as the team had in their previous 10 games.
Between Ten Hag and Van Nistelrooy, who is better? It is not easy to judge when looking at the whole picture, but from each angle, one is better than the other in some aspects. Of course, Van Nistelrooy's experience cannot be equal to Ten Hag's, but just from the sharing of midfielder Bruno Fernandes, it can be seen that the former Dutch striker is better at "unlocking the psychology" of the players.
That is, the same star cast, operating under Ten Hag's hand within the framework of discipline, lacking breakthroughs, creativity, and even risk. On the contrary, Van Nistelrooy opened up a state for them, from which to maximize their internal strength and skills. At least, the actual results are the answer.
Speaking at Man United to emphasize the role of coaches and teachers in collective management, not simply revolving around expertise. Regarding Vietnamese sports, in Conclusion 70-KL/TW of the Central Executive Committee, there is a paragraph: "... Improve the quality and efficiency of training facilities, foster athletes, coaches, physical education and sports officials to meet the development requirements in the new period. Focus on studying culture and politics, raising awareness of organization, discipline, ethics, will, and national pride for athletes".
Is there anything missing here? Is there a lack of a “coach” in the “learning of culture, politics, raising awareness of organization, discipline, ethics, will, and national pride” stage? In recent years, there have been incidents in some teams, units, and localities where coaches are the factors that leave a negative image. It is not certain that this is just a case of “one bad apple spoiling the barrel”!
The teacher/coach has the role of opening up the mind, inspiring, and directly guiding the athlete, creating effective connections, instead of just relying on the command perspective, which can easily lead to a loss of energy, leading to negative behavior.
