For Manchester United to win championships for the second consecutive year and earn a spot in the European tournament the following season, they just need to win one more game during the 2023–24 campaign.

The Red Devils have had a difficult time since Sir Alex Ferguson resigned from his illustrious position in the dugout back in 2013. The team has not won the Premier League or Champions League since then, and it has fallen far from its former position of dominance at the top of English and European football.

Like the seasons, managers come and go, and after a disastrous season, Erik ten Hag stands the very real possibility of adding his name to a long list of fired executives.

Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United
Even though their season has been marred by injuries, the eighth-place Premier League team will face their formidable neighbors Manchester City in the FA Cup final later this month for the second consecutive year.

It won’t be simple because United has fallen short of their opponents six times in the past seven meetings. Whatever the result, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is looking for a new head coach, thus Ten Hag might not have a job after all.

Man Utd is considering replacing Erik Ten Hag.
This week, The Telegraph reported that Thomas Tuchel, the manager of Bayern Munich, is expected to leave the team this summer and may take Ten Hag’s position if the United manager is fired.

It’s understood that Tuchel, who recently declared his desire to rejoin the Premier League, would jump at the chance to transfer to Old Trafford.


The German would be a significant improvement over Ten Hag and save the requirement for a transfer expenditure because he possesses all the attributes required of a top-tier head coach.

Reasons why Man Utd ought to name Thomas Tuchel
Popular broadcaster Mark Goldbridge has stated that he thinks Tuchel is a “power-hungry and destructive coach” who has had disagreements with sports directors at several previous teams, including Chelsea.

That being said, Tuchel is among the smartest and most tactically astute managers in the business. He has a compelling ideology, a successful prize history, and most importantly, a Champions League championship with Chelsea when they defeated Manchester City in the final.

Thomas Tuchel: Current Track Record as a Manager

Club

Lighters

PPM

Awards

Munich Bayern

59

1.97

1.

Chelsea

100

2.08

3.

Paris Saint-Germain

127

2.35

Six

Dortmund Borussia

107

2.12

1.

Every statistic is from Transfermarkt.

The 50-year-old may have a varied approach to leading his squad, but his primary structure is 4-2-3-1, which may work well for Man United, who play a style that is somewhat similar to Ten Hag’s and could easily adjust to the new system.

Nevertheless, Ten Hag seems to be out of his element, injuries or not, and United have been outplayed and outthought on several times this season. On the other hand, according to one commentator, Tuchel has established himself as “one of the greatest tactical minds” in the contemporary game, and he would improve this aspect of the team’s performance.

Man United may have made it to the FA Cup final for the second consecutive year, but it wasn’t easy to get there. In the semi-finals against Championship team Coventry City, they nearly collapsed, winning on penalties after rallying from a three-goal deficit.

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Alongside Tuchel, another “outstanding” 3-4-2-1 manager who is “tempted” by Man Utd is loved by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, which may be crucial.
After the game, pundit Alan Shearer did not hold back in expressing his opinion that Ten Hag’s future is “already determined” and that winning the coveted competition “is not going to be enough” to keep him in his position.

It will take time to find out, but it would seem obvious if Tuchel told Ratcliffe and company that he wanted the position. The Bayern manager has actually established himself at the highest level of the game, in contrast to Ten Hag.