A harsh replacement

09/11/2024, 11:40

Erik Ten Hag joined MU in April 2022 and brought high expectations after his success at Ajax. However, after only 30 months, Erik Ten Hag was "kicked out" after the "worst" results in MU's starting season history. Chosen as the interim manager, but Van Gol, like Michael Carrick, was still just a replacement despite his perfect debut in the interim position.

The last time MU won the Premier League was in 2013 under legendary coach Alex Ferguson. After more than 10 years, the "Red Devils" has not reached the top of the Premier League. In the 2024-2025 season, coach Erik ten Hag's team started with a 6-7 defeat to Man City in the penalty shootout in the Community Shield match at Wembley after the two teams drew 1-1 in regular time. That was also a sign of the Red Devils' constant decline in the following period. And inevitably, the one who was "fired" was the team's captain Erik Ten Hag.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy temporarily takes the hotseat of MU

After firing Erik, MU quickly appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy to the hotseat with the "interim" mission to save the Red Devils from "misfortune". However, fans can hardly believe that Van Gol can find a winning trajectory in a short time because of his dim 10-year coaching career.

Born in 1976 in Oss, North Brabant - Netherlands, Van Nistelrooy began his "football" career in 1993, at the age of 17, with the Dutch team -Eerste Divisie Den Bosch. After 18 years on the pitch and becoming one of the best strikers in the world, on May 14, 2012, Van Nistelrooy announced his retirement from football at the age of 35. A year later, on June 22, 2013, Van Gol began his coaching career when he joined PSV as a trainee coach working with the U-17 youth players. In March 2014, it was announced that Van Nistelrooy would be Guus Hiddink's assistant after the 2014 World Cup. On 25 June 2018, Van Nistelrooy became the new coach of the PSV U-19 team. In December 2019, Van Gol was added as Ronal Koeman's assistant in the Netherlands national team. In July 2024, he was elected as assistant to coach Erik Ten Hang at MU. On 28 October 2024, after MU decided to fire Erik following recent bad losses, Van Gol was officially chosen as the interim coach of the Red Devils. Looking at Ruud Van Nistelrooy's coaching career, it is difficult to hope that Van Gol will bring the Red Devils a winning streak like when he was a player.

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Van Gol helps the Red Devils win Leicester City in the first match

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MU has officially appointed Ruben Amorim as head coach

However, contrary to the concerns of MU fans, Van Gol had an expected start with a victory in the first match leading MU against Leicester City at Old Trafford in the League Cup with a score of 5-2. This helped Van Gol prove his coaching ability and inspire the team. The power transfer immediately brought victory to the Red Devils, which seemed to be an important turning point to light up hope for this team on the next journey. However, MU and Van Gol's fans have forgotten that, the perfect "replacement" Michael Carrick also sadly left, even though Michael had a great start in the "interim" position, which also happened to Van Gol right after the great victory against Leicester City when the Red Devils officially announced Ruben Amorim: "Manchester United is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruben Amorim as the new coach. His contract is valid until June 2027 with an option to extend it for 1 year, after completing all obligations with the current club. Amorim will start work in Manchester on Monday, November 11". It is harsh news for Van Gol after becoming a perfect "replacement" at MU.

UYEN LINH

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A harsh replacement