The sacking of a top football manager is not unusual. It happens frequently, every season. The latest (well-compensated) victim is Erik ten Hag, who was shown the door at Manchester United on October 28 2024.
The club released a statement thanking ten Hag for his work and the trophies he had won. But as is often the case, there was no mention of anyone else who might shoulder some of the blame for the team’s poor run of form.
Nothing about the CEO or the board, no mention of support staff or the players. For while they surely all share some of the responsibility for the side’s results, the default position across the sport is to point the finger squarely at the manager.
