Erik ten Hag has laid naked the issues that he confronted when he arrived at Manchester United by claiming that the membership had ‘no spirit’ and lacked ‘psychological toughness’.
The Dutchman joined United in the summertime off the again of a disastrous season for the Purple Devils which noticed them end down in sixth place within the Premier League, 13 factors exterior the Champions League locations.
Ten Hag has outlined the environment within the dressing room when he walked by means of door at Previous Trafford, admitting that he had loads of work to do to show issues round.
Erik ten Hag has claimed Man United lacked spirit and psychological toughness when he arrived
United went on to lose their first two video games beneath Ten hag as they had been humbled by Brentford
‘There was no spirit in it (the dressing room), I did not see any crew dynamics within the crew,’ Ten Hag informed Voetbal Worldwide.
‘The psychological toughness was very low. The preventing spirit, for one another, prioritising the crew, that wasn’t actually on this squad. Altering the tradition was crucial factor for me.’
United made a dreadful begin to the season beneath Ten Hag, shedding their opening two video games in opposition to Brighton and Brentford, the latter a dismal 4-0 defeat on the highway.
Ten Hag has additionally needed to take care of off-field points as his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo rapidly deteriorated.
Ronaldo stormed down the tunnel earlier than the ultimate whistle in opposition to Tottenham in October after being requested to come back on as a late substitute, resulting in Ten Hag eradicating him from the matchday squad for United’s subsequent sport at Chelsea.
Ten Hag fell out with Cristiano Ronaldo, resulting in the star having his contract terminated
He reintegrated Ronaldo again into the squad, however the Portuguese star remained sad with the best way he was being handled and hit out at Ten Hag and United in a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan final month.
Throughout the interview, Ronaldo claimed that he had ‘no respect’ for Ten Hag and labelled United a ‘advertising and marketing membership’.
This led to Ronaldo having his contract terminated by mutual consent after it was determined there was no method again for him at Previous Trafford.
Ronaldo’s feedback indicated that there are nonetheless points within the United altering room, however the crew have turned a nook when it comes to outcomes since their humbling defeat at Brentford, shedding simply two of their final 12 top-flight matches.
Their trigger has been helped by the arrivals of Antony and Casemiro within the last days of the summer time switch window to bolster the squad.
Ten Hag believes Casemiro can change the mentality within the United dressing room
Ten Hag believes the signing of Casemiro has proved to be the catalyst for United’s upturn in kind.
The Brazilian midfielder gained 5 Champions Leagues and three LaLiga titles throughout his time with Actual Madrid, and Ten Hag feels his successful mentality has rubbed off on the remainder of the United squad and begun to alter the dressing room tradition.
‘To get that (change of tradition) within the dressing room, you want personalities,’ Ten Hag mentioned.
‘That is why the acquisition of Casemiro was so vital. He can velocity up the method, as a result of he is aware of what it’s a must to do to win titles.’
