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Eric Ramsay has lauded his former boss Erik ten Hag and has backed him to get the staff again to the type of final season.
The 32 yr outdated was appointed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in July 2021 as a participant growth and set-piece coach.
He spent two and half seasons at Outdated Trafford working with Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick and at last Ten Hag, earlier than accepting a head coach function in the US with Minnesota United.
The coach was closely criticised by many followers, who noticed little to any enchancment on set items in an offensive or defensive capability.
To again up these followers’ theories, The Athletic reported in December final yr that United’s attacking set items had been “dismal”.
Upon Ramsay’s appointment to the MLS membership he introduced that he was excited to be becoming a member of a membership with a “robust soccer tradition” that some folks took as a parting swipe geared toward his former employers.
Nevertheless, in an interview with PA (through The Mirror), Ramsay lavished reward on former boss Ten Hag.
“(Erik) is clearly extremely targeted, has actual conviction as to how he needs the staff to play, how he feels the group needs to be managed, as you’d anticipate of anybody who hits that stage as a supervisor”.
“Clearly, he’s had some troublesome circumstances to cope with this yr, so hopefully as soon as that will get cleaned up then we’re going to see the trajectory recaptured that we noticed final yr”.
Former United defender, Wes Brown, has additionally just lately given his backing to the under-fire supervisor stating, “I’d wish to see Erik ten Hag keep and attempt to construct a staff – his staff. He deserves it after the season he had final yr”.
Though, with United languishing in sixth place within the desk and having a aim distinction of precisely zero after 28 matches performed, his place is below large menace.
Paul Scholes has just lately weighed in, arguing that he totally expects INEOS to switch the Dutchman in the summertime.
The way forward for the previous Ajax boss is likely one of the most essential points new house owners INEOS must cope with within the coming interval. A win towards Liverpool within the FA Cup quarter finals would definitely strengthen the Dutchman’s hand somewhat.
