Erik ten Hag is not immune from criticism - but he still has credit in the bank among Man Utd fans

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Erik ten Hag is not immune from criticism - but he still has credit in the bank among Man Utd fans
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It's been a bad season so far for United and Ten Hag, but he has time to turn things around

Erik ten Hag is not immune from criticism – but he still has credit in the bank among Man Utd fanslost six of their opening 10 games was 1986. Manager Ron Atkinson made it to early November before being dismissed after five years in the job, replaced by Alex Ferguson, then manager ofThere have been zero suggestions that Erik ten Hag has taken his eye off the ball or that his job is in danger. And that’s exactly how it should be.

The Dutchman’s stock has taken a whack in recent weeks, understandably so, but United need to stick by a man who did well in his first term and made a succession of difficult calls over problems that weren’t of his making.Managing United is difficult. You’re working for owners who are despised by fans and who’ve given no clarity 11 months after, though Ten Hag and his team should still be doing better than losing six in 10 and conceding 18 goals.

Ten Hag hasn’t made any excuses but he’s not once been able to pick his strongest XI because 16 first-team players have been unavailable with injury or illness so far this season, including his four new signings. Add onMissing so many players also makes it very hard to identify with whatever style of football Ten Hag is trying to get going. Against Galatasaray, United looked like a counter-attacking side. Against Palace, it was a team who struggled to break down opponents.

Caveats aside, Ten Hag should not be immune from criticism. I’m as doubtful about some of his expensive Ajax-heavy signings as most, but any knee-jerk urge to dismiss the man who oversaw them would be just that. Ten Hag did a top job at Ajax and, in time and with the right tools, can do the same at United.

Ten Hag needs a similar turnaround. It’s hard to see where it’s coming from right now amid the despondency and doom, but it can happen.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.is a journalist and author. He founded the best-selling United We Stand fanzine as a 15-year-old. A journalism graduate, he's interviewed over 500 famous footballers past and present.

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