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Manchester United incoming boss Eric ten Haag has decided who will join him as his assistant manager as he brings together his behind-the-scenes staff at Old Trafford with Robin van Persie, prepared for the role.
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Eric ten Haag will bring his Ajax assistant Mitchell van der Haag with him to Manchester United – almost nine years after the Dutchman received a heart attack on the line.
Van der Gag was at the helm of Lisbon-based Belenenses in September 2013, when he fell ill during a match against former club Maritimo.
He was equipped with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator – the same device that allowed Christian Eriksen of Brentford to play again after his cardiac arrest at the Euros. Van der Gag has regular medical check-ups – and in the last three years he has become an influential sound board for Ten Hag in Ajax.
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The 50-year-old will follow Ten Hague in Manchester after the Dutchman told United that he wants Van der Gag to be his assistant and not former Reds coach Steve McLaren. As revealed by Mirror Sport earlier this month, Ten Hag also wants to bring Robin van Persie into its backstage staff. Van Persie, who currently works at Feyenoord Academy and takes his coaching badges, remains undecided about the offer.
Van Persie, who scored 58 goals in 105 games for United between 2012 and 2015, is interested in working in the Premier League again, although his family situation complicates the situation. Van Persie’s son, Shaquille, only recently put down a pen for his first contract with Feyenoord, and the talented youngster – who signed for the Manchester City Academy when his father was at United – worked with his father in the Dutch club’s youth system. Van Persie’s daughter Dinah is also one of the Netherlands’ greatest talent for jumping over obstacles – and that’s another factor he’ll consider.
Old Trafford’s return does not look good for McLaren, who was Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant when United won the Champions League in 1999 and has twice been in the Netherlands as manager of FC Twente, directing them to their first ever. Eredivisie. title. McLaren’s last job as a manager was at Queen’s Park Rangers in the 2018-19 season. Although he has worked with Derby County, which is run by former United star Wayne Rooney.
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 30: Coach Mitchell van der Haag of Ajax U23 during the Dutch Keuken Kampioen Divisie match between Ajax U23 against Roda JC at De Toekomst on August 30, 2020 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Photo by Rico Image / Soc)
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United’s interim head Ralph Rangnik is ready to move into a consultative position when Ten Haag takes office. Although Ten Haag has previously indicated that he is open to the prospect of Rangnik sitting next to him in the excavated Old Trafford. Ten Haag said: “My education as a top football manager was at Bayern Munich. There is hardly a better education for a coach or manager.
“I love the German model. In Germany, it is common for sports directors to sit right next to you on the bench there. If you have a good sports director, you know that he removes a lot of noise around the manager – both inside and outside.
“He will support you and also take away all your problems with football agents. This way I can fully concentrate on the team and the development of the players. I only see the advantages of a sports director on the bench close to you. I want a sports director who is honest and right. If something goes wrong, you know quickly and it can be said in your face because you work with each other every day. ”
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