Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United missed out on Champions League football last season.
From the perspective of Spurs, they had no European football when Ange Postecoglou arrived and he guided them to fifth despite losing Harry Kane.
Manchester United produced their worst league finish in over three decades and finished outside of the European places.
But Erik ten Hag guided Manchester United to FA Cup glory over Manchester City and saved his skin.
Manchester United then handed ten Hag a new deal and now they are backing him in the summer transfer market.
The FA Cup winners have gone down a certain road with these deals, including buying young players and personnel from ten Hag’s home country.
That’s also proven by the new faces in the dugout, including the addition of former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy as coach.
Young forward Joshua Kirkzee also joined Manchester United even if the deal shocked others, but they aren’t stopping there.
Sources have told HITC that Matthijs de Ligt has held talks amid a possible transfer to Manchester United, with Paul Merson describing all of this as a ‘recipe for disaster’
But, whilst Merson questioned whether or not all these deals will work, he did highlight how de Ligt might not get in the Netherlands XI, but nor does Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven and he is ‘one of the best’, as he told Football’s Greatest.
Manchester United’s transfer strategy
On Manchester United bringing in Dutch players including Dutch coaches this summer: “I would go for B (a recipe for disaster rather than a good plan),” said Merson.
“We keep going back to the Dutch and we have the Johan Cruyff thing. He changed football. Phenomenal man. God bless him. Still living in that. How many people have we seen score 30-40 goals in the Dutch league, then can’t score a goal?
“We keep talking about the Dutch way of playing, this and that. What have Holland done in the last god knows how long?! Not could the Tottenham centre-half (get any minutes for the Dutch at Euro 2024, just like de Ligt). He is one of the best.”
Micky van de Ven at Euro 2024
The Spurs speedster had one of the best seasons of his career and he was heading towards Euro 2024 in form.
But Ronald Koeman saw him as a bench player which meant that he made zero starts at the tournament, alongside de Ligt.
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In truth, the Dutch weren’t expected to do much at the Euros, but they did reach the semi-finals.
So, based on the squad that they had, compared to others, they were, at least, on target with what they had at their disposal, even if they would have been disappointed at how they crashed out.
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