Dutchman Eric Ten Hag is facing a difficult test at the beginning of his career as Manchester United coach, after suffering a second loss after two rounds of the English Premier League, but he does not believe that the problem is in his plan, but rather in the players who "thrown it in the trash."

Manchester United faced a predicament when it was delayed by four during the first half of its match yesterday against Brentford 4-0, in light of the weak performance of the defense and the success of Brentford to exploit opportunities.

Goalkeeper David de Gea did not provide the required performance in an attempt to stop Belinda Joshua Da Silva and Mathias Janssen, so Brentford advanced with a double during the first 18 minutes, then Benin Mei starred in adding the third goal in the 30th minute, and Brian Mbiomo doubled the suffering of Manchester United with the fourth goal in the 35th minute. .

The defeat came to make Tin Hag the first coach to lose Manchester United under his leadership, the first two games since John Chapman in 1921. Manchester United remained without points to be in last place in the English Premier League for the first time in 3 decades.

lack of enthusiasm

The Dutch coach questioned the enthusiasm of the team's players, and said, "First, the Brentford players were more enthusiastic, and secondly, we conceded goals with individual mistakes. You may have a good plan, but you throw it in the trash."

"I think it has nothing to do with the plan. The first two goals were due to not handling the ball properly and also the decisions. I think they followed my instructions, but the decisions were bad. This is football, it was a game with mistakes and we were punished for these mistakes."

He continued, "After 35 minutes, we conceded 4 times, which is unreasonable. The team must take responsibility, and I feel very sorry for the fans who did not fail to encourage us and we let them down."

The last time United won the Premier League title was nine years ago, under the leadership of legendary coach Alex Ferguson in his last season with the club, and the club is now completely far from the top of the game in England.

Erik's post-match reaction.

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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 13, 2022

Former Ajax Amsterdam coach Ten Hag announced that he took responsibility for the defeat, but he also called on the players to show more self-confidence and play a more cohesive team, and said, "I asked them to play with confidence and take responsibility for their performance, and this is what they did not do. Seriously. They have to take confidence in themselves and the team on the pitch."

The 52-year-old was mocked by Brentford fans who chanted "You're going to be sacked in the morning" and things could go even worse when they face Liverpool next week.

The way United succumbed to the Brentford attack was worrying, but not new.

United have thus lost 7 consecutive league matches away from home, and Saturday's match was the sixth in which they conceded four or more goals away from home since the start of last season.

Changing players or managing Manchester United?

The situation is getting worse, and Tin Hag seems to need expensive deals to turn things around, but it is unlikely that quick changes will occur, while many fans see a change of management as the only solution to revive the glories of England's most successful clubs.

"I was hoping for a better start, but I have to keep faith because I've seen good things," said Ten Hag. "The two games are disappointing and it's about taking responsibility on the field and you can't make mistakes like that at this level. Obviously we need players, but I don't want to think about that right now." "Our top players have to improve and we will analyze the situation and move on, obviously we need to improve. This team is good enough to beat Brighton and Brentford, and that didn't happen so we have to ask ourselves."

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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) August 14, 2022

United's activity in the transfer period was modest, as it spent about 60 million dollars to include Ajax's central defender Lisandro Martinez, but he was substituted at half-time in Saturday's meeting after a disastrous period against Brentford.

Brentford, whose starting line-up is worth about $65 million, was cohesive and organized simply in front of the United squad, which cost the club about half a billion dollars.

Criticism and mockery of Manchester United

The poor performance and lackluster level of Manchester United's players angered fans and a number of former players, and the comments combined scathing criticism with mockery of the status of one of the best teams in the history of English football.

BBC commentator Chris Sutton said United had fallen to "rock bottom", while his former team-mate Alan Shearer said it was due to years of mismanagement at the club.

"It's a mess," Shearer said. "Years of failure. The lack of leadership and signings have been terrible. Fixing will take time, big money and a lot of patience on the part of the United fans. The team is a long way from what it wants to be."

đź‘Š Mathias Jensen with the goal of his performance deserved #BrentfordFC |

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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) August 13, 2022

Former United defender Gary Neville described what happened as a "death to the club", and added on Sky Sports, "I've been watching United matches for 42 years, and I don't remember that things got as bad as they got in the first half (of yesterday's match)."

Sports journalist Alex Kay commented - via his Twitter account - "It is not about a lack of investment from the club's management, they have spent a lot, but the club is unorganized and chaotic, there are many teams that have been able to perform better without having the money."

Journalist Colin Miller added - in a tweet to him - "Spending is not the reason the club has become a farce under their ownership, the central issue is that they are completely comfortable with the club's failure sportingly, their profits and their business have not been affected."

Tweeters criticized the Manchester United administration's reliance on mass deals without planning or interest in sporting success, and based on the team's overwhelming popularity that preserved the club's brand from decline.

Journalist Ziad Mansour wrote, "On the day when Manchester City won quite easily by four and topped the table, Manchester United lost by four and deservedly bottomed out. The contradiction between the two sides of Manchester is currently unbelievable, and before anyone mentions Manchester City's wealth, Manchester United is still more spenders From his neighbour, an amazing breakdown."

A wave of ridicule prevailed among the followers of the team's level and its repeated defeats, and the tweeters shared sarcastic comments about the next match against Liverpool, where United's continuation of the same performance would be a favorable opportunity for Liverpool to achieve a great result.

The mockery of the audience moved to the official entities, as Brighton responded to a tweet by Brentford club that published the result of the match, saying, “Welcome to the club,” referring to Brighton’s victory over United in the first match, as well as its four-way victory in the match that brought them together in the second round of the game. Last season.