According to British media outlet The Daily Telegraph, new Manchester United owner Sir Ratcliffe is preparing for a round of changes to the current team structure, and his first target is team manager David Ten Hagar. He wants to improve the team's organizational structure and limit Ten Hagar's power to the role of head coach rather than the current role of manager. The implication is clear. Sir Ratcliffe thinks that Ten Hagar has too much power.
Sir Ratcliffe is reportedly keen to change the status quo at United, where many aspects of the club do not make sense to him, and establish a new operating model. The new owner, who has a 27.7% stake in United, immediately thought of the skipper. In his opinion, team manager Tokai now has too much power, if not too much. Because not only does he coach the team and run the dressing room, but more importantly, Donghai also has a big say in the team's reinforcements.
As well as being able to buy the players he wants, he can also be involved in some of the decisions made in the signing department. It's fair to say that the vast majority of new players brought in by United had to be confirmed with a nod from Tenger, whose preferences and intentions could have a very strong influence. Sir Ratcliffe saw this as unreasonable and wanted to abandon some of the traditions and establish a new model rather than have Tenhag become the Sir Alex Ferguson of his day, managing the team almost single-handedly. The tough new boss has always believed that the past is the main factor limiting United's performance and he believes that some new systems and ways of managing the club should be abandoned.
Hence, there is a need to take the lead in restricting the team's manager, which will take United a long way. In fact, United appointed Toha as head coach in 2022 and gave him the role of manager. Tanha's powers were greatly expanded. Combined with the support of former United senior management, this led to a considerable sense of dictatorship at the club for Tanhag. Even when he clashed with Crowe, a decorated player of the team, Tenhag was the one who had the complete upper hand. In the end, Crowe was sacked.
Not long ago, Sir Ratcliffe was unhappy with the disciplinary action taken against Sancho. He had been in touch with Dongha and felt that there was no need to punish Sancho too severely. But instead of taking his advice, the manager further tightened up Sancho's handling. This eventually led to the player being sent out on loan with no hope of ever returning to United. Perhaps it was from that moment that Sir Ratcliffe decided to curb the power of East Hague. So he was ready to do it, and for one other key reason.
Some of the direct players Dongha has brought in during his tenure have not lived up to expectations. The players he has signed have cost United a lot of money, but they have not been as effective as they should have been. Dongha has proved to be not very professional when it comes to transfers and there have been relatively big mistakes, at least for now. If United want to revitalize the team for the future, their reinforcements must be professional. This is the power that Sir Ratcliffe intends to remove from Dongha. In the new boss's view, the ideal situation would be for the top management and other professional functions to take over the management of recruitment and other aspects of the game completely.Tennhaag has removed the so-called managerial powers to focus on being the head coach of Manchester United.
Instead of having a team manager as manager. East Hager can only be the manager of United. In a way, there is friction, even a rift, between Donnhag and Sir Ratcliffe. Combined with an interview some time ago, Sir Ratcliffe's praise of Crowe and Sancho could actually be interpreted as a disguised insinuation against Donghag.With Tennhag's powers diminished, it would be a relief for Crowe in Saudi Arabia. What do you think?
