Ten Hag could never expect himself to be safe at Manchester United after his series of poor results this season. He has lost a lot of trust from the fans and also from the management to the players, so things will be even more difficult for him. Manchester United's revival in his hands can no longer be expected, but it is still possible for Ten Hag to continue his bad story in the next few matches until he is fired.
It is not first time of facing risk of sack for Ten Hag in Manchester United but naturally with a coach, if sack risk appears repeatedly, later times will bring bigger risk than previous times. This season can be a last chance for Ten Hag to rescue his career in Manchester United as season by season, Manchester United will have one more less season in a current contract with Ten Hag, they will feel more easily to sack him because compensation fee will become smaller.
Do you think Ten Hag wasn't fired all this time because Manchester United didn't want to pay his compensation?
Ten Hag's performance for Manchester United has been very erratic. His strategy in some games was really good, but not in others. The team's performance has been inconsistent under him and many players have experienced a decline in their best form so far. Obviously we can't just blame Ten Hag in this situation, but the players and management can also be blamed.
Currently, I think many Manchester United fans hope that management will sack Ten Hag directly instead of giving him many opportunities. There is no good chance for him to fix the team's performance problems throughout this season, in fact I'm sure Ten Hag won't be able to do it even though he can still win some easy matches. Ten Hag's reputation this season is getting worse and honestly he is just waiting for the exit door to be forced open by management.
Ten Hag wants to perform better but with more than 2 seasons in Manchester United, failing to improve performances means like his capability is not good enough for this tough job. He can try and I believe Ten Hag will not give up, but an exit gate always opens for Ten Hag. His time in Manchester United is actually counting down with each more bad result, the club owner will see more reasons to consider about contract termination with Ten Hag and move on with a new coach.
All coaches would want better team performance, but Ten Hag failed with his plan. Manchester United was not strong under him, in fact I have to say that Manchester United tended to be weaker and easily lost points.
Not many teams think Manchester United is a strong opponent, maybe only most of the bottom teams and a few mid-table teams. Even if Manchester United can win a tough match unexpectedly, that victory will not cover all the people's anger towards them. Just fire Ten Hag, it will pave the way for other coaches to overhaul the team and try to improve its performance.