Ten Hag responded to fans' criticism

"My opponents don't know football."

This is in response to fans' resignation call from Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag said, "I'm in a crisis. On Thursday, Manchester United suffered a crushing defeat 0-4 in the 36th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) held at Selhurst Park in London. Amid the center back`s injury, Manchester United showed the worst performance ever. It suffered a crushing defeat, allowing two goals each in the first half and the second half.

Manchester United suffered various disgrace after the defeat on the day. Manchester United lost to Palace both at home and away games this season, and suffered a sweep for the first time in its history. It is the first time in 52 years that Manchester United lost to Palace after losing 0-5 in 1972.

Manchester United recorded its 13th loss in the EPL this season. According to BBC of the United Kingdom, Manchester United recorded the most losses in the EPL era. Manchester United has never dropped below 7th, but is currently ranked 8th.

Only Nottingham Forest (five times) lost more games than Manchester United (three times) in away games in the EPL after the last season. Manchester United also recorded 81 goals in all games this season, the highest number of goals lost in a season since 1976-1977 season (81 goals).

This is not the only problem. Since the 1989-1990 season when Manchester United was in Division I, the team has never ended in negative territory in terms of goal difference. It currently stands at -1. The loss was also the biggest loss of the season.

Manchester United failed to advance to the European Champions League, let alone win the league title this season. Jamie Carragher, a legendary player who watched the match, said, "I don't expect to lose 0-4 even if Manchester United's under-23 team comes out. I've been coached by some of the best managers, and I think Manchester United went wrong in a lot of ways." Telegraph of the U.K. conducted a questionnaire asking "Is Ten Hag over?" on Thursday. A whopping 81 percent said yes, with some 20,000 people responding to the questionnaire. Fans also turned their backs on him.

Despite this, Ten Hag remains unwavering. "When I think about our match against Palace, I think the fans are patient," he said in an interview with The Sun on Wednesday (Korea time). "But those who criticize me don't know about soccer and don't know about running a team." If I can give them more time, they can get good results.

Ten Hag's last chance is to play in the FA Cup. Manchester United will play in the FA Cup final against Manchester City. This is the only and last chance to clean up this season's sluggish performance. Although some fans are calling for Ten Hag to be replaced before the FA Cup final, according to Telegraph, chances are slim that he will be replaced immediately. High-ranking officials at Manchester United have yet to contact another coach. Telegraph said Manchester United will give Ten Hag one last chance and there is a possibility that he will remain in office if he wins the FA Cup. Ten Hag is full of confidence. In an interview after the Palace match, he said, "I am a coach who can turn the situation around. As long as there are no injuries, we have a good squad."   토토사이트 순위