Erik ten Hag is ‘damage’ after his sacking by Manchester United, his assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted.
Ten Hag was sacked by United on Monday after two-and-a-half years in cost, and instantly caught a personal jet to Holland. The 54-year-old has but to discuss the membership’s choice.
Van Nistelrooy has stepped in as caretaker boss and oversaw a 5-2 win over Leicester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening. He was on the coaching floor on Monday morning when Ten Hag was knowledgeable by chief government Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth that his time was up.
‘Sure I noticed him on Monday and spoke to him earlier than the sport,’ stated Van Nistelrooy. ‘He was disenchanted and touched as a result of he actually cared for the membership. The primary conversations we had once I got here again to the membership, I felt he cared and cherished the membership and needed to deliver the membership ahead.
Erik ten Hag is ‘damage’ after his sacking by Man United, Ruud van Nistelrooy has revealed
Van Nistelrooy took interim cost of United in a 5-2 Carabao Cup last-16 win over Leicester
‘That’s why he’s additionally damage that he needed to go away but in addition pleased with his achievement right here profitable the 2 cups.’
Van Nistelrooy additionally confirmed he’s pleased with returning to being an assistant because the membership look to wrap up the appointment of Sporting Lisbon supervisor Ruben Amorim.
‘It’s going to be brief job as an interim – that was communicated very clearly, and I used to be pleased with that,’ he stated.
‘I made a decision to return again right here for an important purpose: that I’m right here as an assistant, I got here right here to assist the membership ahead and I’m nonetheless very motivated to take action in any capability, as an assistant and now an interim.
‘After this I am going again to my assistant contract I’ve right here for this season and the following. I’m very motivated to remain right here and assist the membership ahead.
‘It was very disappointing that Erik needed to go away however then you need to swap the mind-set to win. There was a recreation 75,000 followers and thousands and thousands watching at residence.’
Ten Hag has gone again to his hometown within the Netherlands to course of a tumultuous time, as revealed completely by MailOnline.
After being advised that his tenure at United was over, Ten Hag instantly raced to Manchester Airport the place a personal Cessna Quotation jet was ready to take him again to the Netherlands.
Ten Hag has been consoled by his mother and father in his hometown of Oldenzaal, Netherlands. Pictured along with his father Hennie on Wednesday
The 54-year-old was visited by his mother and father Hennie and Joke at his £1m three storey residence
On being advised that tenure at United was being terminated, he raced to Manchester Airport the place a personal jet took him again to Oldenzaal, Netherlands, through Schipol airport
Inside hours of being fired he had travelled some 500 miles again to the consolation of his different residence in a small Dutch city the place his prolonged household lives.
And on Wednesday evening the 54-year-old was consoled by his mother and father Hennie and Joke who visited their son at his £1m trendy three storey residence close to the centre of Oldenzaal.
It is believed that after his dismissal the Dutchman did not even return to his UK base however raced straight to the jet that was ready to fly him to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.
There a automobile was ready to drive him to Oldenzaal, and his 5 bed room residence there.
Ten Hag did not wait round for his spouse Bianca or their three youngsters.
It is understood they remained behind at his residence in Cheshire the place Bianca will kind out admin issues earlier than becoming a member of him within the Netherlands.
The city that he raced again to is Oldenzaal, a city of 31,000 residents close to the Dutch-German border.
That, in line with buddies and neighbours, is the place he not solely grew up but in addition feels most comfy.
In accordance with buddies and neighbours, Oldenzaal is the place the ex-Manchester United supervisor feels most comfy
One resident stated of Ten Hag’s hometown: ‘He likes it right here as he isn’t bothered by anybody’
Locals stated the gradual tempo of life the place biking is the primary technique of transport and the city centre is pedestrianised offered the right getaway from the pressures of soccer administration
Ten Hag and his spouse Bianca would typically return to the tranquil city the place virtually everybody cycles to flee the pressures of working one of many Premier League’s largest golf equipment.
It’s also a spot the place regardless of his fame from beforehand managing the Netherland’s high workforce Ajax after which with United being paid £7.8m a 12 months, he can stroll about with relative anonymity.
Ten Hag was sacked after a troublesome begin to the season with United positioned 14th within the Premier League.
A 2-1 defeat to West Ham on the weekend was the ultimate straw for United’s board of administrators and the shaky tenure at Previous Trafford got here to an in depth.
Pictured: The city the place former Manchester Utd supervisor Erik ten Hag has returned to after his current sacking
Ten Hag biking with spouse Bianca in Cheshire in happier occasions in September 2022
Having prolonged his contract in the summertime, Ten Hag is entitled to an exit bundle of round £13.5million.
The choice to sack Ten Hag – who was solely given a contract extension in July and spending over £600m in switch charges – was described as ‘troublesome and finely balanced’ by United’s bosses.
