Manchester United
News: Manchester United Decision Makes Erik Ten Hag’s Thoughts on Anthony
Elanga Crystal Clear
Manchester United News: The fact that Anthony Elanga was
denied permission to take a loan out at Manchester United speaks
everything about his status there.
The winger’s quality and
development have been recognised by his placement on the 40-player shortlist
for Tuttosport’s renowned Golden Boy award. Elanga has played in all but one of
Ten Hag’s eight games in charge of United.
Lionel
Messi, Kylian
Mbappe, Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero, Paul Pogba, Raheem
Sterling, and Erling Haaland are just a few of the past winners. Of the 19
people to receive the award, eight have played for Manchester teams, either
United or City.
Manchester
United News: Who else is on the shortlist?
Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho of Liverpool, Jude Bellingham
of England and Borussia Dortmund, and Marquinhos of Arsenal are also on the
shortlist, which will be downsized to 20 names next month.
Former
manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave Elanga his United debut. Still, it was
interim manager Ralf Rangnick who gave the 21-year-old a consistent run in the
lineup after taking over from the Norwegian.
Like
Ten Hag, Rangnick was so taken aback by Elanga that he refused to let him go
out on loan. That was the original idea to give the winger more opportunities
to play and improve.
Rangnick
spent a good deal of his first few days in command at United examining films of
his new players in action and acclimating himself.
He
was particularly drawn to one player, Elanga, who impressed him so much.
Rangnick told the club to stop considering loaning him out.
What did Rangnick say?
He
showed up from the first day of my first training session, said Rangnick. “I
had heard of him previously. I watched videos of him in my hotel room on
YouTube, and I thought, “This child is really good. He was almost about to
leave on loan. I told him, “You won’t leave; stay here,” and he has grown in
training.
Despite
failing to score this season, Elanga came back with three goals and two
assists, and Ten Hag was impressed.
What
did Elanga say?
We
put in a lot of effort during the preseason and bought into the way the coach
wanted us to play, according to Elanga. “If I had to single out one change,
it would be the attitude. Our outlook has dramatically improved.
We have greater clarity and know what to do. Our team plays
together. New strategies and a new system have been incredibly beneficial, and
I’m really looking forward to working with him this season to develop all
facets of my game.
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