To big rivals psv eindhoven. but neither defeat nor victory changes his worldview much. born into a multi millionaire family of property developers, football s always been a choice, not a necessity for ten hag. that s allowed him to avoid compromise. in one of his first managerialjobs, he led go ahead eagles to promotion. former player bart vriends remembers the manager even had a formation in mind for the kit woman. after his first or second day, he wanted her to put the drinks, like, not randomly on the table, but in straight lines in the right order, for whatever reason. but it was all. it was all part of his bigger plan, like every single part of the club, every single part of the team should be professional. ten hag s style is typically dutch, known as total football. it s exhilarating to watch, but can be exhausting to play. and so far, it s earned him two titles with ajax and a trip to the champions league semi finals.