It seems to me that ten Hag is not able to change anything in the current situation, for this he needs to change something in the team, but he just spent a lot of money on the transfer market and it did not give any result, what next, most likely he will ask for new transfers if he is allowed to do so. West Ham does not have a very good defense, maybe Manchester United will be able to play well in attack, but it seems that for them in recent games this is a problem, a lot of draws and few goals scored.
Manchester United have invested heavily into Erik Ten Hag’s project without seeing results from the team. I doubt Ten Hag will be able to get Manchester United hierarchy to spend any more money on buying new players. Ten Hag should be able to manage and develop this team since he handpicked the players in the squad. I think the players are yet to understand the club’s identity, that’s part of the reason why they are losing games they should win. Manchester United have a higher chance of winning the game against West Ham tomorrow. Another win will keep the pressure off Erik Ten Hag for a while.
Manchester United decline in performance this season seems to have reached the peak of concern, if they lose points again when facing West Ham, then I think there will be no more talk about Champions League tickets. The match in week 9 is not just about getting out of pressure, but about Manchester United reputation as one of the elite Premier League clubs.
On paper, we realize the difference in quality between the two teams based on squad depth, The Red Devils are more favored even though they are in bad condition. Therefore, Ten Hag expertise will be assessed based on his team performance in tomorrow match.
Talking about investment, the market value of Manchester United players continues to decline, along with the team performance that has not improved. Meanwhile, tomorrow match may be one of the important indicators in Ten Hag performance assessment by management, where the results will affect the manager tenure at Old Trafford. The Red Devils management has reportedly
contacted Xavi as a candidate for the next manager , but Ten Hag still looks confident and optimistic about his future.