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I think the coach has to be more responsible than the players to win the match in football. Game planning is very important to win matches, which is done by a coach. Here the players are only part of the plan. But I am not saying that even if the players have no contribution to win the match. Players also have to fulfill a big responsibility to win the match. But the biggest game is played by a coach off the field. If a coach fails then it is almost impossible for the team to be consistent. One thing I always say, a good coach can do great things with a bad player. Because a good coach can tailor his players and play according to his needs. But an incompetent coach cannot do much with a skilled player. Because the coach is the biggest player and the player is the puppet of the coach. In this case there should be good relationship and good understanding between a coach and players.
From this point of view, I think Manchester United's coach Ten Haag is showing inefficiency. He's got a lot of time to prove himself but he's down on his game. I think there is a flaw in his match planning and understanding between the players. That's why despite having skilled players in the Manchester United team, there is failure in them. I think for Manchester United to improve they should ask their coach to innovate the match plan and work harder with the team for better match results. Although there is no shortage of skilled players in their team, I feel that there is a lack of adequate planning.
I totally agree with you. I also personally think that if a team wants good results, the role of the coach is more important than the players. If the coach is not experienced, it is not possible for any team to achieve good results in the long run. As an example we can look at the PSG team. In the last few years we have seen that PSG's squad has been very strong. But they did not have an experienced coach. So despite having a very strong squad, PSG can't do well.
On the other hand, last season we saw the performance of the Leverkusen team. Leverkusen did not have any star players in their squad. The squad was also not very strong. But they had an experienced and hardworking coach like Xabi Alonso. So this team was able to perform well in the entire season.
I wouldn't call Manchester United's squad weak. It is possible to perform well with this squad only if the coach is experienced. I think Manchester United's overall situation will change if they appoint an experienced coach.
I also agree with you, The main backbone of a team is a responsible coach of that team. A coach is the most important behind the success of a team. A team can maintain a good consistency on the playing field due to the good practice of a responsible coach. And currently everyone dislikes the coach of Manchester United team, because currently no player of Manchester United team is performing well in Erik ten Hag's practice. They are losing most of the games, even against some weak teams, they are not able to survive. Manchester United team needs another responsible coach to replace Erik ten Hag at the moment, but Manchester United will be back again in great form.