Manchester United have banned journalists from Manchester Evening News, Sky Sports, and ESPN after reports claimed Erik ten Hag had misplaced half of his dressing room.
Several media retailers reported on Monday (December 4) that a number of United players had develop into disillusioned with life below Ten Hag. Their frustrations stem from fixed working in coaching and the Dutch tactician’s teaching strategies.
Reports declare that Ten Hag has misplaced 50% of the Manchester United dressing room amid a woeful season to date. These reports have led to the membership banning high-profile journalists together with these from Sky Sports and ESPN from the supervisor’s press convention immediately (December 5).
A spokesperson for the membership was quoted as saying (through The Mirror):
“[We have] taken motion towards a number of media organisations, not for publishing tales we do not like, however for doing so with out first contacting us to provide us the chance to remark, problem or contextualize.”
Ten Hag has come below strain as his facet continues to lose floor in their top-four hunt. They sit seventh in the league, three factors behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.
The Manchester United boss will converse to the media forward of his facet’s conflict with Chelsea tomorrow at Old Trafford. The Red Devils are already out of this season’s Carabao Cup and are near exiting the UEFA Champions League.
Ten Hag urged his Manchester United players to give attention to Chelsea following their loss to Newcastle United
The Red Devils suffered their sixth defeat of the Premier League season after a 1-0 loss away at Newcastle United on Saturday. Anthony Gordon’s Fifty fifth-minute strike was sufficient to safe all three factors for a dominant Magpies facet.
Ten Hag insisted that his facet have been resilient sufficient to place that disappointing defeat behind them. He urged his players to focus on Chelsea’s go to to Old Trafford (through the supply above):
“This team has the experience and we have to get ready for Wednesday, the next game, and don’t stay too long on this game. I will talk with my team about the reasons but we have to do better and, as I said, I am sure they will pick this up and I am sure they are resilient. They have the character to do this.”
Manchester United have misplaced 10 video games throughout competitions this season. They crashed out of the Carabao Cup after an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Newcastle at Old Trafford in the Round of 16.
They are additionally near Champions League elimination in the Round of 16. They have to beat Bayern Munich on Group A’s ultimate matchday (December 12) and hope Galatasaray draw towards FC Copenhagen. Ten Hag’s males are at the moment backside of their group, with simply 4 factors from 5 video games.
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