Ten Hag does know that Manchester United management still believes in him despite his lapses. That's why he keeps reminding everyone that he should be judged by the end of the season not by what the present condition of Manchester United is "poor performance".
I believe that's what Ten Hag is letting everyone know. And it's like he wants Manchester United management to agree to that, let's see whether they will or not, to accept that. To wait until the end of the season before they could make a final decision on Ten Hag's fate.
It's always a rare case for a club to wait until the end of the season before they can decide on the fate of a coach who is having a poor performance in the team. It's always end up as sacking the coach without having prolonged issues. However, let's see how Manchester United handles this with Ten Hag. I just think it will be in the interest of Manchester United.
Knowing that the management has still got some sort of confidence in him has made him almost not really sorry about all of his errors, he's beginning to be bold because at the end of almost every season, he gets to come back with some sort of trophies and then look like he actually achieved something for the season and maybe that's one of the things he's planning on doing and that's why he keeps talking about judging him at the end of the season forgetting that the management may get tired of his failure and terminate his job before the end of the season he's been speaking off in awhile now.
The faith and trust they have for him will soon be over. Its just a matter time for them to see that he is incapable irrespective of his promises to the club. Time waste for no one. While the club needs progress and trophies they wont wait for one man stuck with his delusion that he will restore glory back to Manchester United for two years. Last season he was lucky to get a trophy, though its not much and this season he is expecting one with this terrible performance from his boys.
From now till the end of the season is enough time for him. The club can wait to see the outcome but once the season is over and no positive result to show forth Ten Hag should be ready to leave the club.