The pressure is mounting more and more at Manchester United. Still dropped in 7th place in the Premier League, the Red Devils are going through a difficult period marked by a sale of the club which drags on, disappointing results in the Champions League and tense relations between the players and Erik ten Hag. On this subject, the British press recently explained that the Dutch technician had lost half of his locker room, which would call into question the approach and tactics of his game, as well as his choices of players.
Four journalists from major British media were also banned from attending the press conference on Tuesday. Without the media concerned, the former Ajax manager has also debunked the rumors. “You can see for example the comeback against Brentford, the match against Burnley or against Fulham and each time, the team is there. She showed a lot of character, a lot of determination, resilience, so we are united. The players are behind me”he first blurted out.
Erik ten Hag denies criticism of his locker room
Before returning to the supposed criticisms of some of his players on his style of play. “I always listen to my players and I always give them the opportunity to express themselves. If the players have a different opinion, of course I will listen to them. Maybe one or two (told me), but in general the majority want to play like that, courageous, proactive and dynamic, that’s what they want. We can see that the players are behind the project thanks to the performances against Everton and Galatasaray, we are really improving..
Finally, Erik ten Hag explained the ban on access to the press conference for journalists from Sky Sports, the Mirror, the Manchester Evening News and ESPN. “The locker room stories are false, of course, there are always, in every team, players who don’t play, who aren’t as happy. You have to wait for the opportunity to play and it can happen, but there are no problems. The journalists should have come to us first instead of writing articles behind our backs, which is not right. We have good relations, they come to see us before, we discuss it”. Erik Ten Hag must not be missed during the clash against Chelsea this Wednesday at Old Trafford (9:15 p.m.).
