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Manchester United's manager, Erik Ten Hag has expressed his thoughts on the newly revamped European Super League.
Following the announcement of a new format for the European Super League that is expected to include 60-80 teams, Manchester United's manager was asked about his thoughts on the competition, and he answered that he needed to further study the fine details to form an opinion of it while not being dismissive of the idea.
Ten Hag on the Super League
On Thursday, the organisers of the Super League announced a new format for the competition after their initial announcement in April 2021 was met with extensive outrage and protests, leading the project to fail within days of launch.
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The new format is supposed to be inclusive, based on sporting performance and with divisions, as opposed to the format with permanent members who would not suffer the jeopardy of relegation.
When the Manchester United manager was asked about the competition’s new format, he explained that he was not yet well versed in what the new competition would entail enough to form an opinion on it.
Ten Hag further acknowledged that the current structure of things is good, but he was not opposed to initiatives that seek to make things better.
“I’m aware of the dynamic of what’s going on in sections but if I see they’re coming up with new ideas I have to have a look at it and I will make an opinion. So I’m not aware because we are playing so many games in this moment,” Ten Hag said, per The Athletic.
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“We have to develop this team, we have some problems with new players to bring in, so that’s where my focus point is, therefore I need all my energy.
“About new European competitions; other people at the club will have a look at it and inform me if the time is there and we have to make decisions, but the decision is up to the club.
“I think the current structure is good but there will always be initiatives to make it better, to make the football better and that is what life is; people always want to construct better, which is a good thing because if it is in favour of the football, it is always good.”
Manchester United were original members
In the initial launch of the Super League in 2021, twelve founding members who could not be relegated from the competition were named, and that included Erik Ten Hag’s Manchester United.
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The twelve teams were Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, and Real Madrid, and since its instant failure, the English clubs have distanced themselves from it, with Juventus, Barcelona, and Real Madrid remaining as the driving force.
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