Erik ten Hag’s new signings are ‘failing’ at Manchester United because he ‘underestimated’ what it takes to play for the club, says Alan Pardew

Erik ten Hag’s new signings are ‘failing’ because he’s ‘underestimated’ what it takes to play for Manchester United. That’s according to Alan Pardew, who says the Dutchman has ‘nowhere to hide’ now that he’s brought in his own players at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag oversaw a spending spree of around £170m last summer to bring in the likes of Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount, Andre Onana and Sofyan Amrabat. But United have made a disastrous start to the campaign, losing four of their first seven matches in the Premier League.

Ten Hag Has Underestimated What It Takes To Play For Manchester United

Despite enjoying success during his debut campaign at the Theatre of Dreams, United’s poor form has piled the pressure on Ten Hag. And Pardew says Ten Hag’s failure to bring in the right ‘characters’ at the club has cost him, with the Dutchman left with ‘no place to hide’.

‘He managed Ajax to great success and he’s comes through to Man United and he’s earned the right be at Man United,’ Pardew told talkSPORT. ‘At the moment the question marks have got to be around the signings of the players, the choice of signings and what that club is.

‘In my opinion, they’ve underestimated what a true Manchester United player should be. I’m not just talking about a great technical footballer, but the right character with that kind of hunger in them to drive the team on; Steve Bruce, Roy Keane, Eric Cantona – you could name so many different characters – Gary Neville.’

Pardew believes Ten Hag has failed to bring in players with the right character and mentality to succeed at Old Trafford. He believes that Fernandes is a great footballer, but not the type of character who can lead the team. He also believes that Amrabat and Casemiro have not yet shown enough to prove they can be the heartbeat of the team.

Ten Hag Has Nowhere To Hide

Pardew believes that Ten Hag has no one else to blame for his team’s poor form. He says that Ten Hag is responsible for bringing in his own players and that there is ‘nowhere to hide’ when those players are failing.

He believes that style can be put to bed if you don’t have the right players and that Ten Hag needs to find the right characters for his team if they are going to turn their fortunes around.

Conclusion

Erik ten Hag has been under pressure at Manchester United after a poor start to the season. Alan Pardew believes that Ten Hag has underestimated what it takes to play for Manchester United and has failed to bring in players with the right character and mentality. He believes that Ten Hag has nowhere to hide as he is responsible for bringing in his own players and that he needs to find the right characters for his team if they are going to turn their fortunes around.

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