The current Premier League standings, in addition to the three teams competing for the championship have not been opened apart, the Champions League and the relegation zone of the team has been pulled away is still relatively obvious, Villa and Tottenham are still the most popular teams to compete for the fourth place in the Premier League, whether it is Newcastle or Manchester United, there is a certain gap between the two teams, even if there are still a few rounds of opportunities in the league, but if you want to get the Champions League or even a place in Europe, you not only need to ensure that you get enough points, but also expect the opponent to lose points continuously to have a chance to achieve the goal, the difficulty can be imagined。
As things stand, Manchester United's chances of securing a Champions League place are not very good, and even though they have spent a lot of money in the summer window to bolster their squad and Ten Hag has done his best, the results are still the best proof that United are now getting further and further away from the Champions League places. According to ESPN, if Manchester United cannot get a place in the Champions League next season, Ten Hag, like the big stars in the team, will accept a 25% salary cut, and Ten Hag's salary is currently around 10 million euros, which means that he needs to accept a 2.5 million euro salary cut.
With an annual salary of 10 million euros, which is considered a high-paid manager in the current Premier League, Ten Hag still has the trust of the club's management at Manchester United, but the results are not ideal. Up to a quarter of the salary cut, for the head coach is not only a loss of salary, but also the support of the dressing room, after all, the salary cut is not a one-person problem, many high-paid players in the team including Rashford, Casemiro and others will accept the salary cut, and the team's head coach, as the first person responsible, naturally has to bear this part of the responsibility.
Moreover, it should be noted that even if Ten Hag is sacked at the end of this season, the salary cut he accepted because he did not get a Champions League place will also need to be implemented, which means that if Manchester United chooses to fire Ten Hag, he will only need to pay 7.5 million euros instead of the original 10 million euros with one year left on his contract. From this point of view, the cost of sacking Ten Hag has been reduced a lot, and at least within the club's acceptance, it is indeed time for United to make a change.
It seems that Ten Hag's salary cut seems to save the club an expense, even a large expense, but because there is no Champions League place, it means that the team's income has also decreased a lot, and it also has a very big impact on the club's brand influence, which is an intangible loss. On top of that, Ten Hag's recruitment during his time in charge of Manchester United has not had the desired effect, and the key figure is Antony, who has cost the Reds more than 100 million euros and it is almost impossible to recoup the cost.