{"id":296229,"date":"2023-11-12T00:09:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296229"},"modified":"2023-11-12T00:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T00:09:09","slug":"ruud-gullit-fears-for-erik-ten-hags-job-as-manchester-united-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/ruud-gullit-fears-for-erik-ten-hags-job-as-manchester-united-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruud Gullit fears for Erik ten Hag's job as Manchester United struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ruud Gullit fears for Erik ten Hag’s job as Manchester United struggle to ‘stop the bleeding’ during a disastrous start to the season.<\/p>\n
Wednesday night’s 4-3 loss to Copenhagen left their Champions League hopes dangling by a thread and was the ninth defeat they’ve suffered in 17 matches this season.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag is under increasing pressure to turn things around with even United’s victories being largely unconvincing.<\/p>\n
They were two goals in front against Copenhagen when Marcus Rashford was sent off but rallied to lead 3-2 until the closing minutes, before conceding twice.<\/p>\n
They host strugglers Luton Town at Old Trafford on Saturday and Dutch legend Gullit fears no match is straightforward anymore for the Reds.<\/p>\n
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Manchester United slumped to their ninth defeat in 17 matches this season as they went down 4-3 to Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday night<\/p>\n
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Ruud Gullit (left) fears for his Dutch counterpart Erik ten Hag (right) amid intense pressure<\/p>\n
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Roony Bardghji scored a late winner for Copenhagen to pile on the misery for United\u00a0<\/p>\n
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‘Nobody is afraid of them and everyone wants to play them because they all think they have a chance. That’s the energy you have to take care of,’ Gullit told BeIN Sports.<\/p>\n
‘Every time you think they have stopped the bleeding and put a plaster on, all of a sudden something comes up.<\/p>\n
‘Today again you start well and then something strange happens and then you are out of control.<\/p>\n
‘Still, I think you should’ve done better with 10 men and that’s for sure, it’s chaos.’<\/p>\n
On Dutch coach Ten Hag’s prospects, he added: ‘I fear big [for his job]. When I saw him on the pitch after that he was very calm. I feel for him because I think they are going to get hammered the whole week. It doesn’t look good.<\/p>\n
‘The thing is as a coach you think to yourself that first 25 minutes was excellent, that’s something I can build on and then something happens and it all collapses.’<\/p>\n
The two late Copenhagen goals sent United tumbling from second in Group A to fourth with European football after Christmas far from guaranteed.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag’s side face a daunting trip to Istanbul next to play Galatasaray before they host Bayern Munich in their final group fixture.<\/p>\n
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Harry Maguire looks dejected after Copenhagen snatched all three points on Wednesday<\/p>\n
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