After the conclusion of last season, Ten Hag was once caught up in rumors of being dismissed, but ultimately Sir Ratcliffe retained him and agreed to let him coach Manchester United for another season. In a recent program, however, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan revealed the true situation.
Simon Jordan said on a talkSPORT show: “In any case, Ten Hag remains now. I understand why they took so long to review Ten Hag at the time, because appointing Ten Hag in the end was really a last resort. They should have spent more time reviewing other coaches’ credentials, but in the end, the result was ‘there is no better coach than Ten Hag in football,’ which is really a strange, immature, and ignorant statement.”
“Ratcliffe always says he understands football well, but he is only very successful in his own field. Look at the players Ten Hag has signed over the past two years—how many Dutch players has he signed? These are all players he knew before, and now it’s almost reaching double digits. Ratcliffe doesn’t understand football at all, and Breesford does not possess the ability to manage a football club either. Frankly speaking, they are like the blind leading the deaf.”