Erik ten Hag says that having to play for Manchester United is one of the hardest things in the world. He says that any players who don’t believe in themselves will have a hard time.

The Red Devils’ record in the trade market since Alex Ferguson retired is very mixed. They’ve had a few successes but mostly expensive failures or, at best, average players who cost too much.

Ten Hag hasn’t changed that, and players like Antony and Sofyan Amrabat are still not making a big difference at the club, even though the club spent a lot of money on Antony and spent a long time trying to get Sofyan Amrabat.

Another bad signing, Donny van de Beek, has now left the club on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt. Since coming from Ajax in 2020, he has never made an impact on the first team and has now left on loan.

Ten Hag was asked if the midfielder’s fall from being one of Europe’s best talents to being an outsider at Old Trafford would make other young players not want to join Manchester United.

Ten Hag said, “That is always on those players and how much confidence you have in your abilities.” This is why so many players have had trouble.

“But one thing is for sure: the Premier League is tough.” Man United is a tough place to play because the pressure is always so high. It’s easier to play for almost any other team than Man United. That’s something you need to handle.

If you believe in yourself, though, this is the best task, and this is without a doubt the best club to play for. It varies from player to player, and it mainly relies on the unique personality of each player.

When Ten Hag came to Manchester, there was hope for Van de Beek because he and Ten Hag had worked well together at Ajax. But the boss said that injuries were the main problem for his fellow Dutchman.

Ten Hag said, “He has been hurt many times.” “First things first.” I’ve worked with him for two years at United. Before that, he was here under different coaches. He had a loan to Everton before.

“He wasn’t the player he was at Ajax when I first got here at Manchester United because he was hurt.” He wasn’t available a lot of the time, and it took him a long time to get better. That’s likely the main reason he wasn’t playing.

“We planned to loan him out in the summer, but it never happened. Since then, he hasn’t had many chances because we make appointments, agreements, and contracts with players in that position.” There was a lot of competition.