User:‘Shocking confession’ by the head coach of a prestigious EPL team
Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United in the English Premier League, has revealed a shocking story. It is known that he wanted to sign a striker in the winter transfer market, which is only a few days away, but he gave up because his strikers are struggling with poor performance and injuries this season.
Ten Hag admitted he couldn't afford to bring in a new striker. That's the honest thing about Manchester United not being able to bring in a player because of the money. What's the story?
The Daily Star reported on the 27th that "Coach Erik ten Hag admitted that Manchester United cannot afford to recruit a new striker in this transfer window and that the club cannot bring in a new player on loan."
United have scored only 24 points in Premier League games this season. Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hosrund, who they trusted, are completely silent, and other players have also been sidelined due to injuries. The absence of a striker has greatly reduced their scoring ability. Anthony Martial will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks after groin surgery.
Currently, Manchester United is in eighth place after 21 rounds. It has 10 wins, 2 draws, and 9 losses. It had 24 points but lost 29 points. It is a world-class away game compared to first-place Liverpool. Liverpool scored a whopping 47 goals. Second-place Manchester City scored 48. That is double that of Manchester United. Among the eighth-place teams, Manchester United was the only team that gave up more goals than scored.
Manchester United and manager Ten Hag are having a difficult season due to injuries and poor performance, and Ten Hag seems to be going crazy as he is in a situation where he cannot recruit a replacement in the transfer market this winter.
Ten Hag's self-praise remark that he has no money to recruit is bound to come as a shock to Manchester United fans. In fact, it is incomprehensible that Rod Ratcliffe, the new owner, has no money as he has secured management rights.
The media explains that the real reason is that even with money, Manchester United cannot sign or lease players due to restrictions under the Financial Fair Play rules.
In an interview ahead of the FA Cup match against Newport on the 29th, Ten Hag said, "I've tried to find a way, but I don't have enough space. Because of FFF, I don't have any room to do anything about the quantity that is insufficient for the striker position. Of course Rashford can play as a striker, but we have other alternatives and it's clear that Anthony will be absent for several months." "But we have a gap in our team," he continued. In other words, because of the differences in players' skills, even if we hire another candidate, we can't overcome the absence of a striker.
Meanwhile, Erik ten Hag has introduced a player who will defend the goal: his replacement for Andre Onana, the starting goalkeeper of the African Cup of Nations. Ten Hag has revealed that Altai Bandir will make his United debut against Newport. Bindir, a Turku international, moved to Manchester United from Fenerbahce last September.
Ten Hag said of Bindir, "He will start. He is waiting for his chance. He has a lot of experience and even played for a big club in Turkiye despite the great pressure."
