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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has surprisingly revealed that he wouldn’t have most popular an extended contract with the membership over the choice of simply an additional 12 months.
Early final month, United formally confirmed that Ten Hag had prolonged his phrases with the membership till June 2026.
This improvement got here after weeks of uncertainty over the Dutchman’s future at Outdated Trafford, following an especially dreary 2023/24 season that noticed the Pink Devils end in eighth place within the Premier League.
The overwhelming sentiment was that United would half methods with Ten Hag and exchange him with a brand new tactician.
United even held talks with Ten Hag’s potential replacements together with Thomas Tuchel, Thomas Frank, Mauricio Pochettino, Marco Silva and Kieran McKenna however in the end, a choice was made to proceed with the incumbent gaffer.
Ten Hag spoke to the reporters (by way of ESPN) and was requested if he feels his place is now stronger than ever earlier than in his United tenure.
The 54-year-old responded, “I felt all the time robust as a result of I imagine in myself. I imagine that even in troublesome circumstances that I can handle a group in a robust mentality. I imagine that I can handle a group in profitable positions, however after all it is going to actually assist when round you there are robust folks with nice talents that can assist you.
“Then the processes can velocity up and you may get to greater ranges. So if we are able to do that collectively, we obtain faster but in addition greater ranges.”
When questioned about whether or not he would have most popular an extended contract as an additional 12 months didn’t really feel like huge backing, he remarked, “No, I needed this. So, I feel two years in soccer is already a very long time, and in two years we’ll see what now we have constructed on prime of what now we have achieved now.”
“No, I don’t want that. I don’t want that safety.”
On whether or not he anticipated to get a brand new contract or whether or not the plan was to all the time set off the extension, Ten Hag revealed, “For me it’s vital that we’re collectively and that we’re working collectively, and whenever you work collectively, you’re in good moments collectively but in addition in dangerous moments.”
“When it’s being questioned within the surrounding, then after all that can movement right into a group, and that isn’t useful in reaching success.”
“For myself I don’t want this as a result of I’ve safety sufficient in my life and in my profession and I’ve sufficient perception that I do know when I’ve a group, I’ll obtain success.”
Ten Hag defined that he’s assured that he’ll nonetheless be backed even when United endure a introduced begin to the season or if the group experiences bumps alongside the highway.
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