Considering he has been in the sporting news practically every day for a long, long time, you would have hoped there is not a single Manchester United player who has had to google Erik ten Hag since his appointment was confirmed like some of them did when Ralf Rangnick got the interim gig.
But do not bank on it. Do not be surprised if more than one or two are so self-absorbed that they would have been indifferent to whoever took over. Do not be surprised if more than one or two think that having a big fat contract with Manchester United means you have made it and that coaches can come and go without it impacting on your good self.
Some people are being fooled into thinking Ten Hag, if he is to restore a semblance of former glory to Old Trafford, has got a massive job on his hands. He has not... it is MUCH bigger than that.
Changing matchday tactics is easy; changing mindsets is not. The idea that any new manager can just walk in and boot out the entire nest of bad eggs is fanciful. He can try and boot out the worst of them, possibly, but he is going to have to work with the majority of the squad that is underperforming so badly.
And that means the change has to come not just from Ten Hag, but from within. It is time for senior players to stand up and be counted, to not tolerate the slip in standards, physically and technically, on both the training and playing pitches.
For example, it is time for Bruno Fernandes to look at Kevin De Bruyne and see how the Belgian demands continuous improvement from himself AND his teammates. It is time for Harry Maguire to slavishly follow the tireless captaincy example of someone such as Jordan Henderson, for whom gold standards of conduct on and off the pitch are paramount.
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And it is certainly time for each and every United squad member to look at their fitness levels. Presumably, Ten Hag will introduce his own strict fitness regime - but a lot of that responsibility has to lie with the individual.
In games against Liverpool and Manchester City this season, a lot has been made of the ‘laziness’ of United players. But they are not lazy - they just do not look fit enough to keep up with their opponents as the game wears on. After an hour in the games against the top two, most United players have been blowing.
And that should be a source of personal embarrassment. Ten Hag might well turn out to be an inspired appointment, time will tell and, hopefully, he will be given time. And he will only succeed if these United players start taking responsibility for their own personal shortcomings. Because while he is an intriguing choice and a coach of considerable promise, he is no miracle worker.
