Manchester United 's signings in this summer window have always caused a lot of controversy, so much so that some commentators believe that Ten Hag is bringing goods for Eredivisie players and even Ajax, because Manchester United has signed too many Eredivisie players. League players. In a recent interview, Ten Hag had to respond to the question: the players signed are all national players, and they are the ones who have played in the Champions League .
Ten Hag's response is to prove that the players he signed have the ability to play for Manchester United. When a head coach needs to rely on the international status of the imported players and their wonderful performances in the Champions League to prove the signing ability, It has to be said that the doubts that Manchester United encountered in this summer's signings were much more serious than expected.
So, how many players did Manchester United sign from the Eredivisie this summer? Manchester United signed 6 new players, 3 of which were signed from the Eredivisie, costing 167 million euros, accounting for 70% of Manchester United's total transfer fee in the summer window. These 3 players are Anthony , Lisandro , malaysia. If you include the visa-free Eriksson, who also played for Ajax before landing in the Premier League to play for Tottenham, then 66.7% of Manchester United's signings this summer came from Eredivisie background.
Considering that Manchester United has formal contacts with three signing targets this summer, including Gakpo, De Jong, and Timber, and they are very close to signing, then Manchester United may sign more players from the Eredivisie. Considering that authoritative media such as TA Magazine have repeatedly emphasized that Manchester United fully respects Ten Hag’s opinions in this summer’s signings, it is not surprising that there are rumors that Ten Hag is bringing goods for Eredivisie players. After all, many people nowadays The media's perspective on the issue is that they would rather believe the worst thing than the right thing.
So, why did Ten Hag choose to sign so many Eredivisie players? We need to look at it from two aspects. The first is what kind of players Ten Hag needs, and the second is what characteristics these players have in common.
I remember Ten Hag emphasized countless times that Manchester United will only sign suitable players and will not make random signings. This is to learn from the experience of the past few seasons. You must know that Ten Hag even directly said that if De Jong cannot be signed, , then Manchester United will train a De Jong on their own, which is based on the idea of preferring to lack than to waste.
What’s next? Ten Hag once said that sometimes a player who has fighting spirit, is willing to dedicate to his teammates, and can unite the locker room is more important than personal ability. This sentence needs to be highlighted. It probably means that for a suitable player, ability is not the most important. Can he set an example on the training field, can he obey the head coach's arrangements, and can he give his best for Manchester United on the game field? Try your best, very important.
So, how big is the market for these suitable players? Maybe everyone has no idea. We all know that the signing process is a very complicated system, which requires a lot of background checks and even the investigation of the player. In the case of extremely limited summer window time, what kind of player is most suitable can only be determined from Ten Hag's opinion. Picked among familiar players.
Among the players currently signed by Manchester United, Malaysia, Lisandro, Casemiro are all nicknamed training madmen. They can play a very good leading role on the training ground. As for Eric Sen has been Manchester United's player with the most runs in the past three games. He has played from shadow striker to midfielder without any complaints. He is a very professional player.
Therefore, these doubts themselves are unreasonable, and it is even funny enough that Ten Hag needs to prove the strength of these players by using his international status and playing in the Champions League. Sometimes the team's attention is too great, which is actually not a good thing. What Manchester United needs now is low-key development.
