'He's a brave manager' – Paul Scholes praises Man Utd bo manchester united jersey jennie ss Erik ten Hag for dropping Harry Maguire and changing tactics
PAUL SCHOLES says Erik Ten Hag has got it right in ditching playing the ball out from the back and axing club captain Harry Maguire.
Manchester United had a nightmare start to the season with defeats at home to Brighton bPuerto Rico National Team Jerseysy 2-1 and that 4-1 humiliation at Brentford.
The Red Devils wo manchester united jersey fan version uld play themselves into trouble and lose possession by trying to start moves with short passes from goalkeeper David De Gea.
While teams like Manchester City and others in Europe have the players to do it United simply don’t.
United legend Scholes said: “The crowd get nervous when the goalkeeper tries to play a ten-yard pass, that’s not a Manchester United philosophy, that’s Barcelona or Ajax.
“With Erik ten Hag, he’s stumbled across it. After the Brentford game, he realised he didn’t have the players to play that way, he knew he had to go more direct.
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“Raphael Varane, great a player as he’s been, is not a great footballer.
David De Gea is not a great footballer. So, play to your strengths, which for United is the attacking players, and you have to admire the new manager for playing that way.”
Scholes says he has been impressed by Ten Hag so far, not least in him chasing results wit manchester united jersey malaysia h a more direct style now, rather than sticking wit manchester united jersey kuwait h that possession game like his fellow Dutchman Louis V manchester united jersey jd sports an Gaal did while at United.
He said: “Louis Van Gaal joined Manchester United and wanted to play possession-based football, but United are not that. ItParaguay National Team Jerseys was always about substance over style, scoring goals and making chances rather than a pretty end product.