Former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag might be readying himself for a brand new profession, however not in administration.
After the Dutchman was sacked earlier within the season and changed by Ruben Amorim, he has admitted that he enjoys working at his household actual property enterprise.
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In a podcast with SEG Tales, he admitted that there are ‘so many issues I may do’ along with his new-found freedom from the pressures of administration.
“There are such a lot of different issues I may do. Perhaps in soccer, in a brand new place as a supervisor. That’s an possibility. And perhaps one thing fully completely different.
“I’ve been working with my brothers currently. Now we have our personal firm. Or slightly: they’ve their very own firm.
“However we additionally run an organization along with our father. That’s additionally one thing I like to do I can now give that extra consideration and it’s additionally quite a lot of enjoyable” he stated.
Ten Hag’s household are one of many richest within the Netherlands, proudly owning a profitable actual property firm.
Ten Hag’s father Hennie established the corporate in 1967 and have since gone on to personal a number of monetary companies too.
Ten Hag’s brothers Michel and Rico have at all times been closely concerned within the enterprise while he pursued soccer.
Following his sacking in October, Ten Hag and his workforce – together with now Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy – obtained a pay out of over £10million.
It comes after former Man United star Raphael Varane revealed why he was exiled for 2 months beneath ten Hag.
In actual fact, from October till December 9, the four-time Champions League winner didn’t register a single league begin regardless of being totally match.
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Ten Hag initially defined his resolution to maintain Varane on the bench was all the way down to ‘tactical causes’.
However in an interview with The Athletic, Varane has defined that was not the case.
“We had a sturdy dialogue,” Varane stated. “We advised one another some truths, however then I did not play for nearly two months.
“I stated I did not agree with sure methods of doing issues relating to the connection between him and the workforce.
“It wasn’t one thing that I believed was good for the workforce as a result of a few of the gamers weren’t in any respect happy. It was not good when it comes to the connection with the coach.
“He stated, ‘OK, I hear what you stated’ and after that I did not play.”
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Varane ultimately made his return to United’s beginning lineup on December 17 towards Liverpool, serving to the Purple Devils hold a clear sheet in a 0-0 draw.
Ten Hag additionally admitted what he learnt throughout his time at Man United and training gamers.
“This era, for instance, usually has a tough time coping with criticism. Criticism actually impacts them.
“The era I grew up in had a lot thicker pores and skin. You might be way more direct. If I did that with my gamers, it could demotivate them” he added.