'Erik ten Hag at fault for ending Ajax's winning streak'

Cameron Smith

• 10 Nov 2024 15:00 CST
• 4 min read

Erik ten Hag has been mocked for ‘ending’ Ajax’s seven-match winning streak with his appearance during their Eredivisie clash against FC Twente on Sunday.

Francesco Farioli’s side were held to a 2-2 draw by Twente, with goals from Davy Klaassen and Bertrand Traore cancelling out a Michel Vlap brace.

Ajax had won seven consecutive games across all competitions before their trip to Twente, including massive league victories over Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven, dating back to a 1-1 draw versus Sparta Praha on 3 October.

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However, their winning run ended this weekend and Ten Hag has been blamed on social media.

The Dutchman was in attendance at De Grolsch Veste to watch his former side in action for the first time since he was sacked by Manchester United.

But, Ten Hag has been mocked on X (formerly known as Twitter) for ‘ending’ Ajax’s winning streak by watching the game from the stands.

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Erik ten Hag sacked by Man Utd

Ten Hag guided the Red Devils to their worst ever start to a Premier League season and he was fired following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United in October, with Ruud van Nistelrooy placed in interim charge.

Ruben Amorim was swiftly appointed as Ten Hag’s permanent successor and the Portuguese tactician will start his duties at Old Trafford when his application for a UK work permit is approved.

Following Ten Hag’s Man Utd exit, Roy Keane told Sky Sports: “It's a new start, a new manager coming in in a couple of weeks. You always wish him well. It's a big challenge for him trying to get United back competing at the top of the table. It's a big ask, you wish him well.

“But you always have sympathy for a manager losing his job and ultimately I think, whatever [you think] about the board, the players let him down by their efforts and not being good enough.

“The challenge will be, of course, getting players in. We make the point that there's a few players in the United team in big positions who can't run, right, which is a big problem. But they also have players who don't want to run.

“Or when they do run they don't run hard enough, or run fast enough or long enough, so he's got to get that in the dressing room, that mentality - and the players who aren't doing it, you have to try move them on, which is difficult because they're on long-term contracts.”