FC Twente awaits the away match against Manchester United in the Europa League on Wednesday evening. Marcel van der Kraan is curious about the sentiment of manager Erik ten Hag.
“Erik ten Hag will face his old love FC Twente in the Europa League at Old Trafford on Wednesday,” he writes on the website of The Telegraph. “That promises to be an emotional reunion. As if he wanted to immerse himself in the Dutch atmosphere, the Tukker had already fielded a record number of players who have grown up in the Netherlands for the warm-up away against Crystal Palace (0-0).
Van der Kraan is referring to André Onana, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez, Noussair Mazraoui, Christian Eriksen and Joshua Zirkzee. In addition, Antony was still on the bench and Tyrell Malacia is not yet fit enough to play. “Of those eight players with a past in the Netherlands, six originally come from Ajax,” says Van der Kraan. “FC Twente, which has had to sacrifice quality, cannot come close to what Ten Hag has at his disposal in Manchester with its selection.”
“FC Twente’s scouts will also have seen that on the bench behind him in London there were more than 400 million euros worth of reserve players,” Van der Kraan continues. “Because with Harry Maguire (105 million), Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount (64 million), Casemiro (70 million), Antony (100 million), Manuel Ugarte (50 million) and Rasmus Højlund (74 million) there was still plenty to choose from in the second half. Add to that the value of Rashford, who was trained by United themselves but now represents 60 million.”
