Former Liverpool and Erik ten Hag player Ryan Babel has revealed the two mistakes that cost the manager his job at Man Utd.
Ryan Babel, the former Netherlands national team winger who just announced his retirement from football last month, used to work with Erik ten Hag at Ajax and was impressed. By the Dutch coach’s coaching skills. But believes his work in the Premier League was not successful due to two big mistakes.
Babel reveals Ten Hag has failed to use his tactics effectively due to failing to sign the players he wanted
“There were times when he didn’t get his main target and had to switch to a backup plan. Some of the players he got didn’t suit the style of football he wanted to play.”
“Over the years I’ve seen managers succeed and managers fail and that’s not because they are bad managers all of a sudden.
“You have the arguments as to why it didn’t work out for him at United. Did he spend money? Yes, he did, but I also think that he missed out on some of the players. That he really, ยูฟ่าเบท really wanted while he was at Manchester United.
“There were occasions where he couldn’t get his top targets and he had to divert to plan B, plan C. Maybe the players he was presented with couldn’t execute the type of football he wanted to play.”
Another fault Babel pointed out was Ten Hag’s lack of tactical flexibility. He believes the former United boss did not try to change his back-up plan when the team was struggling.
“In the Premier League you have to adapt, you have to have a backup plan. I’m not sure if he has that. I think he sticks to his plan too much and tries to make it work even when the situation is not right.”