Man Utd coach, Ten Hag names four managers that inspires him
Erik ten Hag, the head coach of Manchester United, cited Johan Cruyff, Louis van Gaal, Rinus Michels, and Kees Rijvers as four of his coaching role models.
During his playing career as a professional footballer, Ten Hag was a defender.
The Dutchman played for FC Twente three times, starting and finishing his senior professional playing career there.
The 52-year-old transferred from Ajax to Manchester United last year.
Ten Hag responded to a question about his coaching influences by saying, “The best one, the famous one, was the manager of FC Twente, Kees Rijvers,” on Tuesday.
He was my coach at FC Twente, and I learned a lot from him about football organization, his philosophy, playing from the back, attacking football, and team spirit, the player continued.
However, I was undoubtedly inspired by other managers as well, such Louis van Gaal, Rinus Michels, and Johan Cruyff.