The club has fulfilled all of Ten Hag wishes to improve Manchester United performance, including bringing in new goalkeeper Onana. Manchester United performance is still below expectations even though they have brought in quality players in the transfer market, Ten Hag has not yet found the best strategy to restore Manchester United performance to the same as in the first season he set foot at Old Trafford. Three wins and four defeats is not a good achievement for Manchester United this season, the last defeat to Crystal Palace was very difficult for supporters to accept because it happened at their proud stadium.
Ten Hag credibility in managing Manchester United is starting to be doubted due to losing too easily to a team whose player quality is lower than the player material that Manchester United has. Ten Hag has to try a new formation with changes to several players who have been inconsistent in maintaining the game, he still has time to return Manchester United back to winning ways as long as he can make all Manchester United players integrate well while on the pitch.
Yes, Erik Ten Hag doesn't necessarily have to look for excuses because his team's performance is not improving. The club has spent quite a lot of money to bring in players according to the coach's wishes but the results are still far from satisfactory. I'm sure ETH is starting to feel a lot of pressure and of course there is no choice for him but to give wins, wins and wins.
Yes, Ten Hag must immediately overhaul the scheme and choose players who are able to translate his instructions. Several ineffective players must be immediately removed from the starting XI for a while. He also doesn't need to experiment by placing players not in their actual positions. Time is still long and it's time to improve, but if not, Erik Ten Hag will suffer the consequences.
Man United spent a lot of money this season but if we look at where they stand now, it seems that the squad that Ten Hag is building is still inadequate. Ten Hag should know very well that Man United's defense is a weakness that must be addressed immediately. Instead of signing a quality defender, Ten Hag prefers to bring in a goalkeeper, striker, and 2 new midfielders. Indeed, there are Jonny Evans and Sergio Reguilon, but that is not a solution to Man United's backline problems because what Man United needs is a strong, world-class defender.