Manchester United news as Ruben Amorim deal approaches but Erik ten Hag history provides Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe with a warning and a caution to heed
Manchester United have identified their man, and who can blame them? The head coach is trendy, seemingly tactically astute, proven in European competition, good with young players, has a defined style of play, and five trophies at senior level on his CV.
At Sporting he has a win percentage of 76.9, which rises slightly to 78.6 in full seasons, and therefore above Ten Hag at Ajax. Can you start to see the problem here? Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe allowed him to do that when most owners wouldn't. They then gave him a new contract, totally scrambled by the failed replacement search. None of this changes who Ten Hag was at the start or how ideal he initially looked to be for United.
His lure is strong. A solid base to build from with a three-man backline - something it appears he is absolutely wedded to, and not in the modern way of inverting full-backs, just an out-and-out wingback system - with slow, patient play to move forward. Amorim's 227 Sporting matches have been defined by both a strong attack and resilient defence.
Success can look simple and straightforward before it is remembered that Benfica and Porto had a stranglehold on Portugal in the pre-Amorim days. Ajax were much more dominant when Ten Hag rose through, yet his results chime closely with those of Amorim so far. It is at this stage that each prospective manager is written off or bigged up. The simple matter is that, really, we don't know how they will succeed. The United squad does not look suited to playing a regular 3-4-3, but a really good coach doesn't have problems in adapting or making his group work with what is in front of them.
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