MANCHESTER UNITED’S players have received an X-rated insight into what they can expect from new coach Rene Hake.
Erik ten Hag is looking to overhaul his coaching staff after keeping his job at Old Trafford.
The Dutchman admits he knows United held talks with Thomas Tuchel to replace him but he is now looking to pen a new contract after Sir Jim Ratcliffe opted to keep him.
We revealed last week that one of his former trusted lieutenants, Go Ahead Eagles manager Rene Hake, looks set to join his coaching staff at the Red Devils.
Ten Hag first worked with the 52-year-old Dutch coach at the youth level from 2005 at Twente.
Now, 19 years later, they are set to reunite at Old Trafford.
Hake went from the academy at Twente to eventually landing his first job as a first team boss FC Emmen in 2010.
After two years there he became assistant at PEC Zwolle and then returned to Twente as No.2 to Alfred Schreuder before later becoming manager himself.
He was sacked two years into that role, but he rebuilt his reputation at FC Utrecht, and it was during this period that he found himself going viral.
That was when he starred in a documentary called ‘FC Utercht: No Guts, No Glory’ which showed him delivering a furious dressing-room rant.
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In the scene, he kicks it off with a loud “f***ing hell” before he turns to one distraught looking player and says: “Don’t you have anything to say to the boys instead of sitting with your head down?
“You f***ed up the game. Two stupid yellow cards.”
As the player tries to hide by pulling a shirt over his head, Hake continues: “That’s one and second if I put in an extra defender, f***ing s*** don’t give away the first zone then it’s three against two in the middle and they get a goal. Unbelievable.”
Hake left Utrecht for Go Ahead in 2022 and will depart them after guiding the Dutch side to ninth in the Eredivisie last season.
Reflecting on their relationship a year ago, Ten Hag said: “He’s a trainer with a CIOS background who worked very methodically.
ERIK TEN HAG appears to be safe as Man Utd manager, but the Dutchman edged dangerously close to the sack.
Here are nine managers Red Devils chiefs are reported to have considered for the job and what allegedly happened with each.
Gareth Southgate
Enjoys plenty of support among Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos chiefs but made clear he wouldn’t talk to any clubs until after Euro 2024. There is yet to be any suggestion that contact was made with the England boss.
Kieran McKenna
Talks were opened with McKenna’s representatives before the FA Cup final, but the former Man Utd coach opted to sign a new deal with Ipswich after Ten Hag’s Wembley win.
Roberto De Zerbi
Allegedly sounded out before the FA Cup final with salary expectations discussed. But Ineos chiefs concluded ex-Brighton boss was not the right fit for the project.
Thomas Frank
Brentford boss met Man Utd representatives the day before the FA Cup final. The Dane also dined with Ratcliffe, Roy Hodgson and Frank Lampard at the launch of a new Ineos car in February.
Marco Silva
Fulham boss reportedly met Man Utd representatives face-to-face two days before the FA Cup final, around the same time as Ten Hag was conducting his press conference.
Mauricio Pochettino
Fell out of Man Utd’s thinking in the first week of June, despite being a favourite of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Thomas Tuchel
Made a very strong impression and came across well during a Monaco meeting. Personal terms were discussed before the ex-Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss decided to step back from the process.
Ruben Amorim
Sporting boss was discussed by the Man Utd hierarchy but did not make the final reckoning.
Roberto Martinez
Portugal manager was considered in the early stages.
“Rene had competencies that you do not learn on the football field.”
Meanwhile, Hake told Voetbal International about Ten Hag in 2021: “He was incredibly driven, ambitious, but also extremely convinced of himself.”
“We think the same about many things in life and in football.
“At Twente we worked together intensively and we infected each other, in the good sense of the word.
“As a result, you also drive each other to new insights and plans.
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“This creates a kind of shared vision.
“We both love the game and perhaps our working method is partly the same.
“We are both not averse to hard work.”
United have not commented on the potential appointment of Hake.
