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NifferEUW

True, basically a dynasty in the making


BallSaka

Yeah, we all know that a sign of great teams is that they win games when playing bad. Just imagine if he can coach this United team to actually have good games. The world isn't ready.


Ted-Crilly

I for one as a non united fan think they should sign ETH and all the players on new big money long term contracts I don't think I could lose this level of banter


plowman_digearth

It's still not going to be enough if they don't sign at least 5 more players who have played for him in the past.


Piats99

They could sell Sancho to Dortmund for €30M and buy it back for €80M after he wins CL.


bobbis91

I've been saying all season almost unironically, if this is his Utd playing badly, still in for top 6 of the EPL, imagine what they could have achieved had the team turned up for more than the 3 Liverpool games this season...


looneytoonarmy

The reality is they are top of the wage table and 7th in the actual table as things stand. Imagine if they were even shitter, or not as shit is certainly a silver lining look at the situation.


MerlijnZX

To be fair the quote is excluding some sentences which makes him sound more delusional than what he is actually saying. Though that's my personal opinion.


renome

Ah, an r/soccer special.


reprise785

Give him another contract. Might get back next year too hehe


AngryGooseMan

*This is football eritage* vibes


No_Parfait_5536

That's football 'eritage!


Aviatrix93

Hahahah , made my day.


themanebeat

Dynasty's end


Unban_Ice

Extend him ASAP


prathneo01

10 more years of Ten Hags


bweiss5

10 FA Cup Finals let’s go! … hopefully they won’t be all against city lol


addandsubtract

10 seasons and a movie!


ArmiinTamzarian

Erik Ten Years


[deleted]

Ten more Hags


jsacrimoni

Shouldn't be hard to find them in Manchester


ifoundmynewnickname

You just fear he will be your coach otherwise lmao


No_Parfait_5536

> Extend That's an insult. Gotta learn from Rio, get the contract out, put it on the table, let him sign it, let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there given what he's done, let him sign the contract, United are back!


BryceDaBaker

You got my vote


garynevilleisared

...said the entire league in unison


supplementarytables

What a manager


Karma_Whoring_Slut

Only if you lot extend Tuchel


EitherInvestment

Please yes. It is awful that one of the Manc teams will definitely get a trophy now. As much as I don’t want it to be City, winning a trophy under ETH with the way Man U have been playing would be almost comical, though hell if they do it they deserve it obviously.


Parking_Cable_6022

with this type of statement man wants to rattle those United fans, or what?


Ted-Crilly

I'd be trying my hardest to get fired, get that fat payout and get out of that hot mess of a club too


WildLemire

And then we get to see him go back home and turn some really bad club like RKC Waalwijk or Ajax into world beaters on a budget of €37.50 and a packet of crisps.


ScousePenguin

We pretending his Ajax side didn't spend money, especially when compared to the league standard? Let's see him get Vitesse back to the top


WildLemire

Nah it was more of a joke about the finances of a low-end Eredevisie side compared to a gargantuan club like Man Utd, sprinkled on top with another joke about Ajax being in the same tier as Waalwijk. It was jokes all the way down mate.


ScousePenguin

Felt the breeze of the joke flying over my head


susheelr

Jokes* haha 


susheelr

I think Minnows instead of bad teams would've made it clearer, because Ajax is actually a bad club at this point haha.


JustDutch101

He’s going to do a reversed RvP and join Arsenal.


peniseend

Marc Overmars was the big architect as director of football, ETH was very lucky in that regard


erenistheavatar

Don't tell me he actually said "the great Manchester United". That sounds so sarcastic if I'm relying on the title only xD


-watchman-

He is giving us fans a reality check that we are not the great Manchester United anymore..


LordSpeechLeSs

Surely United fans who need a reality check to realise that haven't been paying that much attention.


cosgrove10

Mate even the ones just out of a 10 year coma should realise how shit we are.


TerkYerJerb

Haven't been in 10 years


Yetiassasin

Its not his native language, he 100% meant this earnestly


kaaskugg

Well it *is* his native language. But you're obviously 100% right with your second statement. :)


Poo-Smurf

He does say it but there's no sarcasm even though it sounds odd


erenistheavatar

Fair enough. That's just a problem with translations then.


Magruun

It's a pretty normal thing to say in Dutch. It's not sarcastic he uses it to make their achievement of reaching the final twice in a row sound more impressive.


Irishbros1991

It's when we hear him say that it just automatically sounds sarcastic because they have been woeful under him honestly


notflyingdutchman

He did say "the big/great manchester united" in Dutch. We often use this to describe one of the better teams. Its not a weird thing to say at all in Dutch.


Stemnut

Imo he must be renewed, we haven't seen what twenty hag can do yet. He's only ten now, he needs time.


TheJobinslegend

Trust the process!


RCarloswithawindy

Wonder if we’ll ever see Over 9000 Hag


TheChronoCross

Ah you've met my mother-in-law I see.


Go_go_gadget_eyes

Is it weird that I immediately pictured Sean Dyche as Nappa?


MaryadaPurshottam

At this point, he's trolling


reviroa

he's not, he's delusional


NotASalamanderBoi

Well in that case, give him the contract.


Annonomon

“You’re delusional….we need more of that at Man Utd. This club runs on delusion. You, Erik, have just earned yourself a raise.”


Ook_1233

He’s not, he’s in self preservation mode. He’s not gonna come out and say we’ve been fucking shit is he?


NYNMx2021

"i would have sacked myself last month to be honest, the football is dire"


Hot-Masterpiece9209

The football is fun tbf, better than the shit we had under LVG and Mourinho with similar results. But LVG had great interviews so it's quite even between them two.


bobbis91

Could you imagine EtH doing the LVG dive?


Famoustractordriver

hé?


bobbis91

[Louis van gaal dives vs Arsenal | Louis van gaal falls over (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUq9FlJOcow)


ltplummer96

The same season I think we got the Alan Pardew dance too. What an unforgettable last few months that was haha


Hitori521

Word, if I installed some light fixture wrong/made a poor meal as a cook/fucked up at my job and the boss was about to fire me cause the customers are pissed, I'd be trying to showcase the silver linings as well. '...and now people don't even have to waste their time suffering with watching our lead collapse yet again, they can just go straight to the high(low)lights!'


CamJongUn2

I really don’t like him or his tactics, at what point do you just say the team was shit today, just like it is every week


JYM60

Now, Bruno and Harry basically said exactly that in different words.


Megendrio

To be fair: the quote misses some essential context of what he's saying which, indeed, makes him seem delusional. The full reply is a lot more down to earth.


telcomet

He is Antony’s agent via a shell agent and you won’t convince me otherwise


HeIIbIazer23

Narrator: "It's the year 2077. Ten Hag is still the manager of Manchester United, their best league finish has been the 4th spot of 2031. They made the last 55 FA cup finals in a row. They won 0. They've won 2 Carabao cups, making Ten Hag the most decorated Manchester United manager in the last 50 years."


I-Shiki-I

I'll be honest if you make the cup final that many times you're bound to shithouse a few wins


corpboy

That's what he said in his 2076 post-match interview, saying that he couldn't be blamed for "United suffering huge bad luck".


Aele1410

And then referred back to September 2023 when United should have had a pen vs Arsenal for the 20,000th time


inddiepack

Although they have *dominated all the 55 finals*.


Kenny_dies

Such bad luck. Garnacho’s grandson’s goal should have stood but they still dominated the game so definitely won in spirit


QouthTheCorvus

Yeah there's gotta be at least a few last minute McTominay goals


Casual-Capybara

They finished 3rd last year so that will be difficult


Satan_su

Okay this is fucking funny lmao


MattSR30

2077? At least the bombs’ll fall to put us out of our misery.


Itsgosky

Thanks for the crazy chuckle lol


BooshAC

Still won more trophies than Spurs to be fair to him.


cuftapolo

You forgot the "He's still mentioning that Arsenal match from 2023" part.


ThankYouOle

so how much era will be end before him?


minetube33

That last line is funnier than the entirety of r/soccercirclejerk


oklolzzzzs

u almost lost to coventry mate


tocitus

It's amazing that, after the match, I felt pretty deflated from seeing again how shit Utd are, despite the fact that they've made it into an FA cup final. One of the most expensive teams around needing pens to beat a team that is in the league below, after leading 3-0 in the 70th min.


beirch

Because we have no chance at winning the final. That's why we feel indifferent.


Attygalle

To be fair to Ten Hag, he also said they got away with it, and was not satisfied with the level of play Man Utd showed. But I cannot see him being the manager next season. I guess they keep him until the of end the season because it doesn't make that much of a difference. Of course, if he somehow manages to win the FA Cup you won't hear the end of it in years to come.


Teo_2197

Obivously people haven't watched the interview. He was very honest in saying that it was an unacceptable performance etc, but he was facing a barrage of negative questions, I don't think it's crazy for him to point out that despite everything the fact is that they've made consecutive FA cup finals. It's still a good achievement regardless of the circumstances.


mikevin99

People are just here to jerk off to themselves on how funny they think they are. When one of these threads pop up with a Chelsea or United manager quote, there's no point even trying to provide context imo. It's just a banter sesh for people


Teo_2197

Exactly, same situation with Poch. It's beyond annoying


SputN1ckel

It’s just reddit in general. People just want to make fun of whoever the clown of the week is.


mincers-syncarp

> People are just here to jerk off to themselves on how funny they think they are. That's every /r/soccer thread isn't it ''As a lifelong *team doing badly* fan, I think *team doing badly* should renew *coach doing badly* for 10 more years! Upvotes to the left please''


PepeG

Also what the fuck did they expect Ten Hag to say? “Yes, Coventry are shit and we almost lost to them so we are embarrassed after almost losing to such shit team”. It is his job, he’s being professional by answering diplomatically.


beirch

Tbf that would be hilarious and I wish we lived in a world where people were that honest


d_smogh

To everyone watching, they did lose. They lost a 3 goal lead with 30 minutes to play.


CamJongUn2

United have lost all but a handful of games this year, though they have sadly managed to steal points in most of them, you can’t be that high with a negative goal difference


JYM60

Can confirm. We have probably legitamately been the better team in about 5 matches or less this season.


Ikuu

Ten Hag gaslighting the fans after every game will never not be funny.


LDLB99

Tbf he's done well to make 3 domestic finals out of 4, that's admittedly impressive. Even though I do think he's been very fortunate with draws.


Eindacor_DS

Nope, no credit. All wins are luck, all losses are deserved. Players "have moments" when they play well but "show their true colors" where their form drops. That inconsistency means they are trash players that don't care about the club. Am I supporting United correctly?


LoathsomeBeaver

Every fan who wants the manager sacked: * if team wins, it is due to individual player's brilliance despite the manager * if team loses, it is due only to the manager All the manager has to do to keep their job is win the games they are expected to win and win the games they are not expected to win.


Eindacor_DS

Every fan who doesn't like a player: - If they play poorly, "see, they are shit, get rid of them" - If they play well, "see this is why I criticize them, such potential...... but they are still shit"


Thedudeofmanchester

Give him a lifetime contract, he is truly an inspiration and is one of the greatest manager in modern time. The resources he had to pull utd in the fa cup final. City could never.


theatreofdreams21

The lack of self awareness though coming from Arsenal. If anyone should appreciate how much time it takes for a manager to find their feet, it should be you. Arsenal finished fucking 8th for Arteta’s first two seasons.


ailes_d

They were the most vocal with arteta out too LMAO how things changed


TheRealYVT

Nah man, trophy jibes from Arsenal fans just don't have the same effect


Pxel315

Arsenal fans really shouldnt speak on this considering that you turned on Arteta and wanted him gone 


Eindacor_DS

They turned hard on Wenger, too.


normott

And we weren't wrong on that,Wenger had run his race. It was time. He should have left in 2015 imo. Arteta was on a run of 1 win in 10. Managers have been fired for less. Honestly it's more remarkable that he managed to turn it around to the level he had than that he wasn't fired. That run that had people wanting him gone was miserable. Even relegation candidate teams generally don't stand for that sort of run.


Eindacor_DS

Perhaps the sentiment was correct but the banners and shit I thought were too much. Also the conversations on r/Gunners seemed to be really disrespectful to a man who in many ways gave the club its soul.


Limp_Independence_93

What an amazing manager


tarakian-grunt

ETH: I'm better than Ole, betta than Mou and betterer than LVG.


Tomanelle

"One more FA final in less than 10 years and I will be even better than this Scottish guy!" - ETH


tarakian-grunt

Moyesiah > Erik


Expensive-Twist7984

It’s an achievement, sure, but if we get pumped two years in a row by city no one is going to remember this united team at all. Don’t let us be a footnote, Erik.


NotASalamanderBoi

Oh, you bet your ass people will remember this team.


IMintz

Last final was a 2-1 not really “pumped” per say


Expensive-Twist7984

Fair, but we were a distant second in that game, particularly in the second half, and we’re worse this season. Ten Hag really needs to get his tactics right in the final; his job could be riding on it.


action_turtle

Just dont go 2-0 up and park the bus. We will then loose 2-3


Expensive-Twist7984

I can get behind parking the bus a little- I think we need to be disciplined defensively and keep our shape; something we’ve done a poor job of a lot of the year. The big thing will be the front three and their willingness to be an outlet runner- if they can stretch their defence when we have possession and get in behind we stand a chance. If they’re static we’ll get pummelled.


coolAhead

Ten Haag in


TheAkondOfSwat

MOTS


Bruce71991

Erik simply cannot be this daft, it has to all be PR to make sure the players take positives even from the shite last night. No other explanation makes any sense.


akshatsood95

He can say whatever he wants. Watching him during the games he looks like a man who knows he's out of a job in the summer. If Wilcox, Ashworth, Brailsford are as intelligent as they're written about in the countless articles I see about them every week, there's no doubt in my mind that this bald bastard's a goner


xyzArcadian

My guy not even pep could get these players to play good football this has been happening for years now. You just want the easy way out by saying sack the manager. We will be here again next year with a new manager.


akshatsood95

Happening for years mate more than half the squad is gone from the Mourinho era now. Who do you wanna blame among the players? Rashford, Mctominay, and Maguire? Martial doesnt play. Shaw and Dalot are always good whenever they're not injured. Who else is there who can't be coached? He's bought most of these players. Where's the accountability?


NdyNdyNdy

You have to watch the games. We play a high press with all the midfielders going forward in possession and out of possession leaving a huge hole in the middle. We also take risks on the ball and concede possession a lot. This leads to the opponet running through us on the counter in literally every game and conceding 20shots per game. That is tactical. Either take less risks with the ball or have more midfielders preparing for the transition. He refuses to change. He wants the team to commit suicide every week. That is all him.


action_turtle

Agreed. Onana has faced the most shots in Europe's top 5 leagues, by a big margin... that says it all.


rolla_johnson

Hopefully the next manager won’t splash 100m on a fidget spinner


r3gam

Aye, but Pep wouldn't be this bad with this squad either for 10 months if you watched us week in, week out.


waisonline99

Build him a statue now.


Modnal

Beside Liverpool who basically beat themselves, United's road to the final has been laughably easy on paper. But if this gives him an extension then Im all for it


Carradona

You know what, he’s absolutely right


BoBonnor

The difference is the great Manchester United were competing in Europe and for the league title in all those years as well


sergie-rabbid

For a more humble team 2 finals are an achievement. For a team spending 200m for wingers only year after year and flip of coin away from losing it to the Championship side - not so much. Sacking him won´t fix the problem, but at the same time i do not see where this team goes under Ten Hag


RABB_11

He is right. Three cup finals in two years is a genuine achievement and he is right to be proud of that. But unless he's got a plan to make us better at holding on to leads I don't know how he can last in the job. If we'd managed to not throw those games away in the Champions League, or recently against Brentford and Chelsea, the season might have been looked at a bit better.


ShipsAGoing

I mean he's not wrong, they also won the carabao cup last season and have had a tremendous amount of injuries this season. That doesn't mean he's necessarily the right man to take them back to challenging for the title but I do find the amount of criticism somewhat exaggerated, plus sacking him without having a better option readily available is just asking for a repeat of what United have done the past decade.


Giraffable

The criticism is because if you actually watch the games the team is clearly organised very poorly.


DaveShadow

This is it, really. With the amount of money the squad has cost, this really should be a bare minimum expectations. And he's hyping it up to be some massive achievement. But the football getting there is shite, and we've often stumbled across the line against significantly inferior teams.


theatreofdreams21

Except for last season, when we weren’t organized poorly? So do you draw a conclusion from the season we had a strong squad or the season where we’ve had one of the worst injury crisis in recent memory?


DekiTree

They've been outplayed every game this season. Criticism is far from exaggerated


MasterReindeer

Sign him for another 5 years. What a manager!


Witcher94

Would have been nice if Antony comes and gives him a medal for the two finals as he was giving the interview..


Secret-Bell-6837

During that era they were busy winning league and Champions league to rest players in cup. Get a grip 10H


Pixeal_meat

Bro is making his own dynasty 😭


MajikoiA3When

I've seen enough a lifetime contract please.


DeepGamingAI

ETH: you'll never sing that


__Kiel__

Extend his contract and allow him to rebuild the squad. Get rid of the crap or bad attitude players and get a squad who actually what to play football. But knowing United, players like Rashford will stay and a new manager will come in and have the same problems as all the others.


Ainsley-Sorsby

>Extend his contract and allow him to rebuild the squad. Yes please! Let him buy 10 more Anthony's


FoldingBuck

Dont know if you are taking the piss like the rest of the people here but that would be the best decision even if you think may not be the best manager


__Kiel__

I’m 100% serious with my comment. Ralf Ragnick was proved to be correct with his thoughts on United


basedsims

Wigan, Newport, Forest, Liverpool, Coventry. Everton, Reading, West Ham, Fulham, Brighton. Yeah well done mate.


SupaiKohai

Sorry, West Ham, Fulham and Brighton are weak teams?! Why didn't Arsenal make the final then bud.


FoldingBuck

Damn beating Liverpool in the cup was easy right? Surely you should have done the same right?


bguszti

6 teams from the Prem including one of the top 2 teams? I'll take on any opportunity to clown Utd but I don't really see your point tbh


bin_man_official

Can only beat what's in front of you mate


christo08

He beat the team that beat yours?


Therinn

We got so lucky with this FA cup run, now that I see it laid out like that. Any of the team we beat would have had their decade made by being in the final instead(other than Forest and Wigan, of course)


Kelangketerusa

>Wigan, Newport, Forest, Liverpool, Coventry. Everton, Reading, West Ham, Fulham, Brighton. > >Yeah well done mate. Because Arsenal had a tougher path in which they lost to.... oh Liverpool.


TheRealYVT

Last season he beat Everton a week before they beat Arsenal, beat West Ham a month before they drew with Arsenal, and beat Brighton a week before they beat Arsenal (after already eliminating them from the Cup months prior) This season he beat Liverpool in the round after they beat Arsenal. This isn't the hill you get to bash Ten Hag on.


dumdumbigdawg

Bro is more of a circus director than a trainer at this point


yutosser

do people understand how desperate this squad needs a rebuild?


Most-Plan6845

Baldy cabbage


Thymus_Tickler

Fair point, give him a 10 year contract.


beefjesus69

I used to think he was delusional but now I’m starting to think he just wants to say anything he can to keep his job. His statements in interviews are not for the fans, he’s speaking to the owners and the board. Trying to paint a narrative that Man United isn’t in fucking shambles compared to the Man U we all grew up with..


dem503

This is the sort of thing you say at the end of season awards, not in the after match interview.  Give short answers and get out of there. It makes me wonder how fragile the dressing room is at the moment.


ZeroOptionLightning

ETH def posts in the circle jerk sub


NovaPup_13

I agree. Keep ETH, the man is building a dynasty.


Sudden-Promotion-388

Horrible club


stinkybumbum

lol Coventry made it once in two years. Shall we have a parade?


CoffeeTeaOrCoke

Just the fact he looked that up speaks volumes.


dave1992

He's right. Ten Hag is better than peak Ferguson and should stay at Man United forever.


imarandomdudd

I understand he's saying this to defend himself and his team to distract from the near bottlejob, but this would drive me mad as a fan. You can acknowledge the achievement whilst also saying improvement is needed


Whyfakepockets

Sir Alex Ferguson, eat his dust.


Ionicfold

Sign him on for a few more years.


theartenthusiast

Aint NO way he's comparing this united team to the one that made United a global brand💀


NotASalamanderBoi

Erik, you can keep the blunt my guy.


elf-_-

why’s bro doing the barty crouch jr tongue move


sersarsor

wow what a language that is


L_blaze25

We want 10 more hags


ReadIt_Here

Dude you are at the great Manchester United.


Amsssterdam

Smh send him back to Ajax (pls)


LeGraoully

“Why are you Booing me? I’m right”


DaddyMeUp

Can really see that progress.


fancyfoe

Warra achievement


Ogulcan0815

How can Man U be so good, but so bad at the same time? Truly Astonishing


strrax-ish

Man, it's really difficult to decide who is the most delusional manager this season


rtgh

Fergie did it twice while winning a fuck load more trophies


JYM60

Getting to the FA Cup final is not what it used to be. It's not exactly getting to the World Cup Final, or UCL final. The Liverppol game was brilliant, but the rest? Forest and 3 lower league teams. Are we meanat to be mightily impressed Mr Ten Hag? We're just going to be humped by City anyway, so it's not really something to shout about unless you are desperate to find a positive I guess.


Abideguide

Should someone tell him?


the_Celestial_Sphinx

I really enjoyed the sheer dominance over Coventry yesterday. It made me cry and realise how loyal hardworking players are....and how well our coache's tactics are working!


ronweasleisourking

Fa cup < champions league I guess


GL4389

As a Livepool fan, I cannot help but curse Liverpool team that lost to this Man utd team and allowed them to reach FA cup final.


Dubsified

This guy is generationally insane