Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is only just getting down to work this week but has already made some major coaching decisions.
The Ruben Amorim era is finally underway at Manchester United.
United confirmed Amorim’s appointment on November 1 but allowed him to remain with Sporting until the international break.
Amorim won his final game in charge of Sporting on Sunday, coming from 2-0 down to beat Braga 4-2 in a big comeback.
Amorim has arrived at Carrington this week and will now be looking to learn as much about his squad as possible ahead of facing Ipswich Town.
Dutch analyst on Rene Hake future
Coaching additions were always likely under Amorim with Sporting’s Carlos Fernandes and Adelio Candido among those to follow.
Amorim bringing new staff to Old Trafford meant that some had to leave the club.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rene Hake and Jelle ten Rouwelaar have all left United just months after joining up with compatriot Erik ten Hag.
Van Nistelrooy was the headline departure but Hake is on the move too having arrived from Go Ahead Eagles over the summer.
Hake’s exit has now been discussed back in the Netherlands with Algemeen Dagblad reporter Mikos Gouka commenting his future.
Gouka has told the AD Voetbal Podcast that he thinks Hake is now in a ‘difficult’ situation in that he is without a job in the middle of the season.
Gouka questioned whether Hake even wants to manage in the Eredivisie again having traded in his job as Go Ahead Eagles boss to become Ten Hag’s assistant.
Eredivisie jobs are bound to come up this season but Gouka wonders whether Hake would actually prefer to wait and become Ten Hag’s assistant with another club.
“If you worked at Old Trafford as an assistant, do you still want to be a head coach in the Eredivisie?” said Gouka.
“For coaches who do not have a job now, this is a difficult phase. Do you take a new job as head coach or do you have to wait a while to follow in the wake of, for example, Erik ten Hag to a new club,” he added.
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Hake’s gamble has not paid off
Hake will, of course, have enjoyed his time at United and will have learned a lot for his next job.
However, Hake may also feel that his gamble hasn’t quite paid off as he hoped.
Hake had a safe and secure job in charge of Go Ahead Eagles and guided them to a ninth-place finish in the Eredivisie last season.
Hake decided to give that up in order to join United but now finds himself out of work mere months later.
The Dutchman would have been hoping for a long and fruitful time at United, possibly using the increased reputation to land himself a high-profile managerial job down the line.
Instead, Hake finds himself likely to end 2024 out of work and will be wondering from where his next opportunity will emerge.
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