I'm back, I'm back, Ten Hag! Since being sacked by Manchester United, he hasn't stopped. He has appeared many times to watch games in the Eredivisie and is not a regular at the Westfalenstadion in the Bundesliga. However, Ten Hag has a good relationship with Dortmund's advisor Sammer. Running from the Netherlands to Germany to watch the Yellow Bee's game, it feels like there's something going on. However, last Friday, he came to enjoy Dortmund's home defeat to Leverkusen. Is this to prepare for taking over the team?
This possibility is indeed very high. In the 17th round of the Bundesliga, after Dortmund lost 2-4 away to Holstein Kiel (second to last in the Bundesliga points table), according to the latest reports from German Sky Sports and Spanish "Marca", the current Dortmund coach Sahin is very likely to be sacked, and his successor is none other than former Manchester United manager Ten Hag. Isn't that exciting? He was fired by the Red Devils just last October, but only two months later, another big club invited him to coach. It's surprising, isn't it? Could it be that his sacking by Manchester United was an "ancient injustice"?
To be fair, the current Manchester United is not a team that a coach can put back on track. They shout about revival every day, and change coaches like watching lanterns. Now they've changed owners, and there are many "uncertain factors" within the club. Although Ten Hag had conflicts with many players during his time at Manchester United and spent a lot of the club's transfer funds, he won the League Cup and FA Cup in consecutive seasons. Although he set several shameful records in the team's history, his win rate with the team can be compared to Mourinho's. After new coach Amorim took over Manchester United, he lost 5 out of 8 Premier League games, which is about the same as during Ten Hag's time. Should he also be sacked?
Dortmund's performance this season has plummeted. After 17 rounds of the Bundesliga, they have only 25 points and are in 8th place. Recently, they have only won one out of seven league games, falling 14 points behind leaders Bayern. There's no chance of winning the title. Now the most important task for the Yellow Bees is to fight for a Champions League qualification. Changing coaches is like changing knives, so letting Sahin go and letting Ten Hag quickly save the situation might not be a bad choice. Two championship trophies in two seasons, that's Ten Hag's strength.
