Erik ten Hag’s experience at Manchester United should rule him out of the Netherlands manager’s job in future.
That’s according to analyst Aad de Mos on Soccer News Stalen Snor podcast, with him believe Ten Hag’s reputation has been heavily damaged by his time at Old Trafford.
The Dutchman was sacked by Manchester United earlier this month after two years and 128 games in charge of the club.
He had arrived in July 2022 after a highly successful spell at Ajax and won the EFL Cup and FA Cup at the club, as well as taking them back to the Champions League in his first season in charge.
However, a poor start to the season has left Manchester United 13th in the table with four wins from 11 games and 15 points, 13 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
He was eventually sacked following the defeat to West Ham, with Ruben Amorim quickly brought in as his replacement.
What happens next for Ten Hag remains to be seen but De Mos believes a potential appointment by the Netherlands should not be on the cards.
“I think that in Koeman we have a coach who is doing reasonably well. Ten Hag has not built up so much credit that he should now be considered for the national coachship,” he said.
“He has shown almost nothing at Manchester United. Ten Hag was able to buy players for €600m. He has made many wrong choices.
“You should never bring so many Dutch players and players from your old employer to your club. The Eredivisie is of course a different level than the Premier League. He has made himself vulnerable by only using this old network.
“The football was not worth watching. He was fourteenth in the league and could not win against FC Twente in Europe. I think that in terms of national coachship, you should rather end up with Arne Slot. Slot does not even have to be fired for that, but as a possible double function.”
