I actually highly doubt that Manchester United is going to find themselves at the top of the table towards the end of the season. I genuinely doubt that because the coach has definitely tried a lot to bring in good results. He has tried different tactics, but nothing seems to actually work. And at this point, if Manchester United fans actually do not understand that the coach is just not as good as they are thinking, I have to say it is Copium. They need to change the current coach that they have. But for some reason, it feels like they are just too dumb to accept the fact. Of course, there are always going to be problems in the squad. But that does not mean their results are going to be that bad.
When he was still at Ajax, Ten Hag was really good, especially when he first started coaching Man Utd, he showed good results, but this season, Man Utd's performance is really bad, he really seems to have failed to build a good team, especially since Man Utd's management has had issues quite annoyed with the results that Man Utd has obtained in the last few matches. Changing the coach might be the best option, just look at Tottenham's performance, when they dare to take big action by training a replacement then their performance is quite good at the moment, but is there a strong candidate who can train Man Utd to be better than now?
He had a different situation at Ajax and Manchester United. I don't mean to belittle Ajax, but the reality is that the pressure is not going to be as great as it would be at Manchester United. And the other thing is that he came in when the team was in a bad situation, not just in terms of the game, but also internally.
We have to admit that when he first joined Manchester United he did well, and he even brought a breath of fresh air at the time. But we can see now that what he did did not bring hope.
I do believe that it was a bit harsh to give Everton that much penalty, a 10 point reduction for a team that size usually means relegation, and that means you basically render their season gone all season long. What are they end up playing for this whole season long now?
I mean sure they could play to stay in the league and that's what they will officially be doing and not like that would be impossible, there is definitely a chance for them to stay, but if they do end up losing out and relegate, all due to this 10 points which they could have stayed in the league if it weren't for that, then the whole season was for nothing. I am not saying do not punish teams that breaks the rules, but at least make it sensible, like do not allow them to transfer next season, or just give them a financial penalty, that would make a lot more sense. I understand that it may look like there is a good chance that they would go down anyway, this just hurts way too much to see.
It's tough when they have to lose the 10 that they worked so hard to accumulate this season. This made their position freefall to 19th place in the standings, as well as directly in the relegation zone.
Now what I want to emphasize here is that the discipline of the club or management will be very crucial, because the sanctions they get are also not playing games, reducing 10 points is not an easy thing to accept. This was experienced by Juventus last season, but in the end their point deduction was revised so that it was not as big as at the beginning, which was a reduction of 15 points. I hope Everton also have the same luck, with the steps they will take.