Do you think there is anything that can be done in the short term to help United, to improve us, to try and see out this season and get into the Champions League spots? Is there anything Ten Hag can do?

If you want to create an elite environment you have to sell rashford. Message needs to be sent to the younger players

Totally agree Sam. We are getting dominated in midfield by average teams week in week out. No one wants LVG ball but this is a joke. Playing mctom in centre mid is awful. If we keep Mctom next season, something is wrong - we will never dominate possession with the likes of him in the midfield and bruno crying / hitting long balls. No top team uses a fellani like midfielder even as their second option.

At this point ill say ETH is trying hard to get himself fired.

I'm with you Sam, I wanted it to work out so badly, but at this point ETH feels out of his depth.. what worries me more is not the results based mentality right now, but rather I dont see much improvement on the team performances on nearly 2 years, having brought in a several players that he wanted. You see other coaches who, irrelevant of the starting player, there is a way to play, patterns of play.. but its really hard to see that at United.. and that makes me really sad

I might saying the same thing like Erik said if i were the manager. Having a squad with this kind of players around, you can only hope that we can get an "ugly" win. Most of these players can't play in a way of what modern football are demand from its players.

This season has been tough for him. With all the injuries, off field matters. United miss that balance & way of playing due to missing of players like Luke Shaw, Martinez. I know excuses won't improve team, but ETH should be given time with structured recruitment above him, this team will improve

This is the mentality between us and top clubs you see pep drilling Grealish on the camera's after the draw with arsenal & shoving Haaland out of the way people will say its for the benefit of the camera's but shows his passion and wanting to be ruthless. With Hag he just talks trash and doesn't back his actions up.

Clearly the problem is not ETH. United have gone through a wide variety of managers and still the same problems emerge. What is it? The players? The coaches? The culture?

So now, it’s ETH OUT?😂 IN, OUT, IN, OUT, shake it all about??☠️

You want him to say the players are trash? 😂

What else could he say? ,putting 10 years of MU drama on the manager is ridiculous in itself.

This is not the first time this has happened in the last 10 years, Its definitely the players, DEFINITELY.

Bro stop with this man. Every week you make a video, “Ten Hag, should he stay?” Next week, “Ten Hag, exit?”. The same conversation over and over again, it’s getting boring. Let the man stay, give him a fit squad next season and watch him shine

Im very concerned about him not beeing concerned. Starting to loose faith in him

Sorry but Maguire lindelof wan bissaka mactominay rashford were not good enough under ole Nothing has changed or will change until the players change

I doubt Pep could do much more with the squad and injuries…

Erik Ten hag said every match is a final. Really, Erik? coach like you mean it

Ten hag isnt the guy, its also majorly time to move on from rashford, shaw, bruno and maguire theyve been here too long. Time for a proper rebuild now!

Why not Ericsson for Bruno Fernandez because fernandez was lost in the game at some point in the game. Ericsen could've make difference wit does clever passes

We need to go through this phase so that the board and staff know which area on the pitch to improve during the summer transfer. Let's not be blind with quick success.

Extremes were no more evident than last season when we won the league cup.... then 1 week later lost 0-7 to Liverpool. This is nothing new.

Why couldn't you believe what he? Said ??. Erik knows that Mctominay, Rashford, Varane, Lindelof, and bissaka will not be starting in any serious team… maybe bisakka can be a squad player.. B4 we blame Erik..none of those players can? Start at an average spurs and villa.. How can? Utd compete for anything serious with them… We are 10000000% behind erik

Brentford was different because we gave up a lot of big chances but in a lot of games we're giving up lots of low percentage shots. Nobody wants ro hear it but fine margins.

Results are not great but that the fact people fail to see that we have to support the manager through the bad times keeps united stagnant. We have not had a manager better suited than Ten jag to change the fortunes of the club since Ferguson. At united you can’t simply implement the football you want and neglect results,especially with new owners whose reputation is tied to the clubs results.

United’s central issue has been their transfer policy. We have issues all over the pitch that need rectifying. Full backs, central defence, central midfield, the wings and support up front. Yes we have the odd great player like Martinez, Mainoo & Fernandes, and the promise of Hojlund. But we have serious issues everywhere. It’ll take 2-3 years of great transfer windows to sort out.

What worries me most is we’ve not dominated a single game this season. Even in our wins we’ve road our luck. I don’t understand why we haven’t changed the midfield set up all season long

Ineos need to get rid of players, not just the manager if that's their plan

It's unfortunate that we are following the English media to put pressure on our manager. I remember you saying that it would take at least 5 years for any manager coming in to make any significant change to the club. It's only his second year and we're joining united critiques and English media united haters to cause more damage to the club. We sack him now, we're back to square 1. And the cycle keeps going on with the media and united managers. I expect that you as a pro united influencer should fight for your manager for more time until we're sure he is the problem. By then, it's clear to see. But kicking him while he's down isn't good at all.

Manchester United is not a club that gives a manager time which is stupid from what we’ve experienced in the last 10 years, that’s why he’s chasing results rather than sticking to his philosophy, because if he doesn’t get results people will still be moaning, I beg the club, INEOS and Omar Berrada to not be type of owners who listen to the fans toomuch, they need to do what they know, give him time and help the manager.

......ETH, throughout the season hasn't lost a game when he's had his full squad for and available. Check and see. And that's why man city is so good cos they have two good players for each position. United need to support him especially financially until he gets it right. Even pep had failed signings, so give ETH the support he needs.

I want Ten Hag to succeed, but he’s making it extremely difficult for himself. That huge gap in the midfield has been there all season, that cut back goal we’ve conceded over and over and over again, the record number of shots conceded to relegation fodder clubs. Yes, we’ve had injuries, that can be an excuse for a lack of quality on the ball, but it can’t be an excuse for a complete lack of shape and tactical discipline. Right now, I don’t see him in the dugout next season.

Spot on. Love the shirt too Sam

HE CAN DO WHAT HE IS DOING RIGHT NOW AND GO FOR IT. The man clearly has big balls to play 1 v 1 at the back. The managers a gambler and I’d rather him take risks to win when a game is there to be won. Instead of being more defensive. Remember we see man untied we make things happen and don’t wait for it to happen

He will be sacked because it’s obvious in his demeanour that he has been handsomely rewarded and won’t need to worry after he is sacked… how can people not see this ! The money has destroyed united and no matter what manager next trashford yappy bruno and scooby doo will still be there to sack the next manager again… it’s obvious player power over manager

This is van gaal 2.0. They both had good first season. Second season came, a lot of injuries, 6th place and fa cup final. Let’s see if he gets fired if he wins the fa cup

Be careful what you wish for, you realise if you push ETH out we’ll get potter or Southgate? Our senior players have been propped up by 2/3 young lads, they all need replacing first.

So much pressure for any person being manager of man utd, ❤

Typical Internet BS. Name me 1 manager available that would take the job and do any better considering what managers we had in the past with the current team. Took Arteta 3 years to start getting anywhere. Pep inherited an already good squad. United havent had that in a long time.

We do not win in a convincing or dominating way, we win by individual moments or a scrappy/lucky manner. For Man Utd to be still playing like this, under nearly 2 years of ETH is unacceptable.

It’s really time for him to go. Out of all our managers I’m most disappointed with ETH, as I expected so much more and bought into the hype. Such a shame but not all managers are cut out for the EPL.

Chaos is a good way to describe the season united are having. It will be a miracle for united to get UCL with the current form. Ideally I'd like to see ETH stay on but that's for ineos and Jim ratcliffe to decide. Great video Sam

I think united should just do a thorough clear out and give ETH an opportunity. How do you expect miracles playing with Scot

He looks knackered; the pressures got to him.

I could have told you this at the time i started watching your vids, average coach great expectations

We couldn't even defend a 1-0 lead for 1min. Not sure what the manager is smoking. His useless tactics are making the players play like headless chicken on panick attack

Hi Sam, Watching Utd is painful, uncomfortable and very frustrating and not what Utd fans should have to endure.

The contracts of these players have to be looked at. The contracts should not be that lucrative but there should b be high performance bonuses every two or three months, based of every players performance.

What's he supposed to do? We can't sign anyone until the summer. His big players are underperforming badly, and the back 4 changes in every game. He has to find a way to win

Back the manager lads! We'll get there soon enough!

ETH as you said is an experienced manager and I believe he thinks he is getting the best out of what is available to him. We can all be arm chair managers but I believe he is either aware his time is up at the end of the season or that he knows that he will be backed in the summer and be able to improve things with a better squad next season.

ETH interviews were refreshing last season but this season its irritating!!

I reckon it's up to Sir Jim whether Erik stays. As long as he believes in Erik's plan.

I honestly feel it's impossible to actively press high up the front, and then sit deep at the same time. So yeah he should drop the front press focus more on collectively winning the ball in middle of the park. This reduces the strain it puts on our slower players like Scott and Amrabat if he comes in.

Until a manager is brave enough to pick a fight with rashford and win nothing will change. That guy needs to go along with Maguire and shaw. The mafia of that football club.

Thanks

I think we just need to say what is on how the team plays. Injuries yes but that doesn’t make the blueprint of what is meant to be our style of play disappear. There are players who lack the hunger for United. And to be fair the manager chooses the same players game in game out… he really needs to see we are failing somewhere

Hey, nice jacket :)

We are done. Season is over

ETH should start playing the U18s

Drop Rashford and Bruno. Our most controlled performance came when neither played in League Cup. I’d let both go in the summer also. Not doubting either levels but we need a different profile, much better ball retention and cohesive thinking. Bruno is Chaos

Who is the captain on the pitch ? its not Bruno - genius that he is, as a footballer, but NOT as the general on the pitch - bring back Keane ? - The problem is the crazy mix of the strategist directing from the sidelines, and the so called leader on the pitch....who is not that...

He looks tired, man. I think he could well be another casualty of this squad. Why does every Brighton manager get lauded as the next great manager? Because their squad is easy to manage!

Completely agree Sam, think you should be our next coach.

When Ineos want a change they need to clear out half the team otherwise it will be the same next season!

I have been ETH in but after this game when we let Brentford (Not Prime Man City,Pools or Real Madrid) have 85 touches in our box (The max in 3 years by any prem teams) and he still doesnt call out Rashford, Bruno and all the other senior players? Fuxking have a backbone and call these jokers out..I am done with him

Extremes, very well said Sam. There are things that really narc me from that quote. United can't defend their box well, otherwise they'd have won that game 1-0. They DO concede too many goals, which is why the team has such a terrible GD compared to teams around them. I think EtH wants out and making these types of comments is his route to a golden carriage clock. Let's hope the season finishes well, but chaos there certainly will be! Great content as always mate and hope you're on the mend!

i watched the press conference why can’t ETH say that? the team is not capable for him a win is a win he is a fan

Probably playing a mid block might be a good fix for the short term, but he just needs to really know how he needs to play with THESE players, their skillsets (or lack thereof) and availability, and maybe wait for the transfer window to get and remove what he wants. But he is dead centered on playing with the front press, and the counterpressing, and the positional play with playing out the back etc etc etc... he needs to play the cards he is dealt and get the most of our situation.

When a person speaks from the soul, one know's that his words have truth. When a person speaks by narratives, then on many times there is little logic in their words. Ten Hag decided to stay with narratives and the fans are not stupid, they will decide was he lying or not.

tell bruno to stay in his position would be a start, everyone praises him cuz he chases every ball down... but then ur out of position and leaving your teammates with extra work to do. he's not to blame for everything but little things like that don't help. especially when you have a Maguire in defence!!

There’s the question we should ask where is there proactive football he promised…. He doesn’t seem to know it himself coz players lack the intensity and know how to take bull by the horn. The ETH Accepts that’s why sir Scott keeps playing hoping he would come up with a winner. Rashy can walk with no clue of when he can run or stay back he constantly slows the game down. Rashy walks all the time and zero desire to help team when marking yet nothing is being done to make him see he’s letting guys all is done is rewarding him with game time even though he does nothing on the press that ETH made us believe RONALDO was not good at. Pressing from the front my foot.

I dont knw what to say am speechless about hw we play....😊

Last week, he was the man for the job. This week, his losing it. These KZfaqrs will do anything for views 😂😂

What he could do and should have already done, is to adapt and change. Hes made it clear hes not going to, so either you have faith in his tactics or you see out the season then bin him off. At this point despite wanting so bad for it to work out, i have zero faith in his current system and i dont see anything changing. He needs to go before next season.

Its about the quality of shots though. So long as they arent translating to goals its no problem and they aren't. United push the opposition to shoot from low probability chances as a tactic.

Dear Sam. I have 2 questions : 1. Since Fergie, we got Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho, Ole. ( I didn't count rangnick. Not fair for him😁). What MU management learn from it? 2. Since we don't want to repeat same mistakes again, who is the best choice if ETH must go? I don't want to play blame game only without giving any better solutions. I love this club for far too long, since before King Eric play😁

The fact we never rotate despite things not improving let me question the manager. Players need to be taken out of the team to get a reality check😢

I remember ole saying the same thing as long as we get results 🤔

These damning stats don’t lie because they’re consistent week on week and he hasn’t changed anything! Thats not coaching. I actually thought he looked ill against Brentford!

Ten Haag looks all in he look fxxed

ETH has been like this whilst at Ajax but this cannot be put at his feet all the time, but this time he needs to be looking at a way to grind out wins until the end of the season. ETH could ask for some advice from Sir Alex Ferguson on how he dealt with the pressure and how he ground out wins. But then again he is stubborn to a fault at times but should Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team fire ETH they should at least look at Will Still, Julien Naglesmann or Rubin Amorin as candidates to take over.

What do they even do in training? The manager has lost the who thing. We are playing as a disjointed team the whole season, imagine the amount of shots faced and corner kicks conceded. I'm a sad Utd fan from Nigeria.

Same old Sam. Makes a video on why we should back EtH. Then makes a video on tempting United fans screaming EtH out. That’s the first period I’ve seen him showing hypocrisy. Not a surprise it’s all coming when a new owner came in. If Glazers were fully in charge he wouldn’t have made all this video.

Ever think he knows the team and realizes this is best he can get from the squad.

Give Ten the players he wants & demand an Ajax attacking style!!

This place especially is deluded about him. We set up like a relegation side. He won't be here next season.

He has been his own nemesis. I'm beginning to doubt him.

Been saying this for literally years! Our midfield is a big problem. Our starting midfield should be Mainoo, Casemiro, & Mount. Bruno is trash. We should have Garnacho on the left and Antony on the right. With them switching mid game to confuse opponents. Rashford should be dropped. He’s trash.

This has been happening all season with no attempt to fix it, so why expect it now when there are only 11 games left this season

Something is wrong: * Conceding over 30 shots against Brentford. * Tominay losing possession 14 times. * Tominay making only 23 complete passes out of 33. * Winning around just 3 out of 8 duels in the air. * Only one successful tackle out of 4. This is unacceptable. Tominay keeps running upfield like a headless Chicken thereby leaving huge gaps in midfield! Tominay should never ever be a midfielder playing for United's first eleven. No wonder United fans call him a ghost because he goes missing on and off the ball. Fred was much better even though he too had his limitations. At least Fred has energy and covers ground well.

Maybe certain things are out of Ten Haag’s hands, he might not be allowed to drop certain players, if he’s being used as a puppet manager. United are a business not a just a football team and it’s about the brand and selling shirts etc. Towards the end of last season I was rubbing my hands together with the anticipation of this season, I was like “BRING IT ON” then the pre season results started to tell the. Story of what was just about to unfold once the season started! So what happened between the latter half of last season to the beginning of this season?? Or did they just hav a good run, just like Olly did as manager, until he was given a contract!?

He cant criticize the players, so he is taking the hit......he wants them to take the second ball but these players cannot

lots of utd fans moaning about the players (and rightly so)but ask the question what idiot keeps picking them game after game there lies the problem

mctom needs to come of the bench so he can provide that extra bit of energy and goals cuzz the defense will be tired asw ha is the chaos so use him correctly and we will win and service for rasmus

Damn what connor gallagher done to that poor kid in the tunnel 😢

At the beginning of the season i have always thought that we will finish about 6 or 8 place I wish i put a bet on it now at the beginning of the season up the reds devils

Erik Ten Hag got this wrong drawing against Brentford with that type of abysmal performance. The problem is that we don't really have identity and Ten Hag's in game management is poor aside those injuries. In addition to that, all your star players can't be fit all through the year with the loads of games. He really needs how to work effectively with what he has at hand. I could remember a season like that when the legendary Sir Alex faced with injury crisis and the departure of Captain Roy Keane started using Ryan Giggs and John Oshea as the central midfield pairing - United went on to pull some wins together.

The players must take some responsibility for this. It’s not all on the manager.

It has to do with energy. When they bring the energy they can beat Liverpool, when they don't they can't beat Brentford. They don't play a possession based style like the elite teams, which saves energy. Instead they play an end to end game, which is far more energy consuming. if there was only one game a week, they could pull it off. But that's not modern football.