While Erik ten Hag was an embracive positive aura in his first press conference, history shows the Dutchman can also be ruthless in his examinations.
09.05.2022 - 06:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Incoming manager Erik ten Hag will not be able to come straight in and perform a 'quick fix' at Manchester United, due to the fundamental problems that await him. That's the damning message from ex-United captain turned pundit, Rio Ferdinand, as he offered up an honest take on the current situation at Old Trafford.
United suffered their 11th defeat of the Premier League season against Brighton on Saturday afternoon as their final remaining hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were dashed. Finishing in the top-four had already seemed unlikely before Ralf Rangnick and his players headed on their long journey to Sussex.
However, after a sobering 90 minutes at the Amex Stadium, harsh reality set in, with Ferdinand announcing that his former club have gone beyond being seen as a 'laughing stock'. Ten Hag will arrival at Old Trafford this summer and will be tasked with turning United's fortunes around.
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Ferdinand told his FIVE podcast: "There is no desire, there is no character, there is no intensity with what they are doing. There is no understanding of what their gameplan is, either understanding of the gameplan or respect for what they have been told to carry out.
"They are not willing to work for this manager. They are not willing to go out there and play for this shirt.
"They are in disarray and the whole place is in disarray. It has become a laughing stock at the place and that is the single most disheartening thing. We are football people and we love the game. We have a laugh and that.
"I am on my way to Manchester and am in the car and the man who is driving with me doesn't even have a laugh about Man United or throw any
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