Erik ten Hag to repeat Marco Silva with ‘shock’ new job after Bayer Leverkusen catastrophe
Erik ten Hag’s new job has come as a shock – however he may very well be following Marco Silva’s pathway to rebuild his fame.
That’s the verdict from European soccer broadcaster Andy Brassell, who believes his new function might have been the one one which’s accessible.
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Ten Hag was formally unveiled as FC Twente’s new technical director this week, returning to the membership the place he made his identify as a participant.
The former Manchester United boss had been out of labor since his brutal axing by Bayer Leverkusen in September.
Ten Hag was sacked by the Bundesliga membership simply three video games into his tenure, which got here lower than a yr after his Outdated Trafford dismissal.
The Dutchman was shortlisted for the Wolves job earlier than Rob Edwards emerged because the membership’s high candidate to exchange Vítor Pereira.
Ten Hag additionally emerged as a candidate to exchange John Heitinga at outdated group Ajax, however has now swapped the dugout for the boardroom.
The 55-year-old will be part of Twente from February 1, however he won’t start his technical director function till the beginning of subsequent season.
Ten Hag’s stunning new job
Trans Euro Specific pundit Brassell completely advised talkSPORT.com: “It is actually curious, Ten Hag taking this job as Technical Director of FC Twente, as a result of he is talked with groups about taking different jobs.
“After all, he talked with Ajax about going there as coach, and since he did not really feel that the appropriate sporting administration was in place, he did not take these jobs.
“So, it is attention-grabbing that he is put himself ahead to turn out to be the man who he wished to work with for another person, I suppose.”
Brassell continued: “He is all the time felt like a extremely genuine coach to me.
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“So, that does not essentially imply he’ll translate into being a sporting director.
“And among the greatest sporting administrators we have seen in Europe have both by no means performed the sport to any kind of requirements.
“For me, it feels as if Ten Hag has taken this job. Not essentially as a result of it is his calling, however as a result of it is the job that is accessible in the mean time.
“Perhaps it’s going to assist him. Perhaps it’s going to add one other string to his bow. Perhaps it’s going to allow him to tackle a job that he needs sooner or later.
“And if he would not have the proper CEO and sporting director there, he’ll really feel that he can do the job anyway.
“I believe if you happen to have a look at somebody like Marco Silva. Going again earlier in his profession, he was a sporting director earlier than he was a coach.”
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‘Marco Silva understands angles of the sport’
The now-Fulham boss turned Estoril’s Director of Soccer in 2011 after retiring as a participant, earlier than main the group to promotion.
Brassell continued: “Then he went on to construct his fame at Sporting from there.
“And so, he understands angles of the sport that not essentially each head coach, slash supervisor, understands.
“So, perhaps in that sense, it’s going to be helpful to Eric ten Hag. However it’s a bit of little bit of a shock for me that he took that job.”
Over a decade after his stint as a director of soccer, Silva is now one of the crucial completed managers within the Premier League.
Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno backed his supervisor to get a job with a ‘massive membership’ throughout an unique interview with talkSPORT final month.
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talkSPORT understands Fulham have been weighing up Silva’s future as tensions mount behind the scenes at Craven Cottage.
The Portuguese coach has been reluctant to signal a brand new deal, and, because it stands, he shall be a free agent on the finish of the season.
The 48-year-old has been Fulham‘s boss since 2021 and final season led them to their highest ever Premier League factors tally with 54 – which noticed them end the marketing campaign in eleventh place.
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