New Manchester United assistant Steve McClaren has likened Erik ten Hag’s drive and focus to legendary supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson and has supplied an fascinating perception on the Dutchman’s preparations since taking up.
The previous Ajax boss was introduced as United’s new supervisor on the backend of April however he needed to wait till the top of the Eredivisie season earlier than switching his consideration to reworking fortunes at Outdated Trafford.
McClaren’s appointment was solely confirmed on Monday however the former England head coach – who Ten Hag truly labored below at Twente – has been planning for the brand new season alongside the Dutchman for the previous week and already sees similarities with outdated boss Sir Alex.
Chatting with his son, Josh, on the McClaren Efficiency podcast, he mentioned: ‘The final seven days have epitomised his consideration to element, all of the element, all of the planning – which he needs to get proper.
‘And that’s from the day after he received the championship with Ajax, he’s onto the subsequent factor – a bit of bit like Sir Alex Ferguson used to do. However we simply wish to assist Erik and make him profitable and if he's, then the workforce is.’
Shedding gentle on the conferences and planning periods which have taken place up to now week, McClaren continued: ‘It was the worst stored secret however actually it wasn’t confirmed till final week when Erik and Ajax lastly received the league. Then we had the conferences the day after he celebrated the championship, and it was made official.
‘After which we mainly set to work, Erik completed his final recreation, got here to London final week the place I met him and Mitchell [van der Gaag] and John Murtough and collectively we spent 5 days – six days together with yesterday with the press, and 7 together with immediately – so we’ve spent the final week [working].
‘As I’ve at all times mentioned about Erik, the work ethic and the eye to element has simply been exemplified within the final seven days the place he’s virtually met each member of employees who he's going to work very carefully with and intimately has labored out the plan, what every particular person’s job is.
‘It’s like going again in time 10 years in the past once I first met him [when they were at Twente together] and the whole lot was mapped out, and once more that’s the case.
‘So it’s not simply thrilling going again to Manchester United, it’s thrilling working with Erik once more. And after per week with Mitchell, a really, excellent coach, and hopefully collectively – and together with the employees, John Murtough additionally has been a unbelievable assist in the method – we will start center of June, gamers come again and it’s a brand new starting.
‘I do know Erik is trying ahead to it and I actually am, and it was nice to meet up with him over the past seven days and actually bond once more and hopefully make a fantastic workforce off the sector that can in the end produce one on the sector.’
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