The adaptation of Man United new recruits has failed, including their loan players, that is a strong reason why this season Man United is having difficulty in various competitions, their hope now is only in the FA Cup. Another reason is the prolonged injury factor such as that experienced by Mason Mount. It is clear that Ten Hag always lacks rotation options due to the injuries that plague his squad. It could also be that the players have difficulty adapting to the strategy implemented by Ten Hag, so they have difficulty displaying their best game. Hojlund was also considered late on fire, Amrabat failed to adapt, everything nothing has increased.
It is true that management must be more selective in recruiting players, it is better to promote young players from the academy, this can save the transfer budget. But I believe that in the next transfer window Man United will make a lot of moves, management will streamline the main squad. But everything could be different, if Ten Hag was kicked out of Old Trafford. The new owners of Man United certainly hope that the club can qualify for the Champions League next season, and if they fail, it could be difficult for them to add new players.
Difficulty adapting may not be a strange thing in football, especially if you see players in the previous team performing quite brilliantly but when they join a new team they start to lose their best form. Yes, some of these things are of course the coach style in setting strategies that are easier for the players to understand and perhaps this is what makes Manchester United new players fail to play in their best form. On the other hand, Erik Ten Hag has tried to raise the quality of his players, but this of course takes time and at this level, adjustments to the way of playing also really need to be understood by their new players.
But now I see that Manchester United players are very united in the midfield and the front line is very well organized. Especially Hojlund where he no longer finds it difficult to continue scoring goals. Casemiro also experienced the same thing, he also experienced a setback this season. Onana is slowly starting to perform well and he must be able to maintain his best form in guarding the goal so as not to concede many goals.
In defense, perhaps Erik will have to make changes again in the upcoming transfer market.