It remains to be seen whether INEOS will eventually decide to appoint a new manager ahead of next season or give Ten Hag one more year to get things right. He recently issued a defiant response to the speculation around his future by insisting that he fully expects to remain in charge past the end of the campaign.
“I don’t have any doubts,” Ten Hag told Sky Sports. “I’m just focusing on my job, focusing on this process, in this project. I really love to be here, I’m enjoying it. For me it’s a challenge.
“It will not go always in the right way, it’s not going always the results in the way we wanted, but I’m sure we’re in the right direction and we will get where we want to be.”
