{"id":618571,"date":"2022-10-14T03:11:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618571"},"modified":"2022-10-14T03:11:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:11:45","slug":"manchester-united-players-erik-ten-hag-vow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/14\/manchester-united-players-erik-ten-hag-vow\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Players Made Key Decision Over \u2018Down to Earth Coach\u2019 After Brentford Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/12\/donny-van-de-beek-manchester-united-career\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> players have decided that they will never throw Erik ten Hag under the bus regardless of how bad things are to get under his reign, claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FsLoejt1bus\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Atletic&#8217;s David Ornstein<\/a>. This was done after the Red Devils suffered a shocking 4-0 loss to Brentford in the second game week of the 2022\/23 Premier League season.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Squad Will Not Turn on Erik ten Hag<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26bd\ufe0f\ud83c\udfa5 OVERLAP FAN DEBATE \ud83c\udfa5\u26bd\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRCy4FWEgL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/lRCy4FWEgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f Arteta + owners role in Arsenal rise<br \/>\u25fc\ufe0f Liverpool\u2019s early-season problems<br \/>\u25fc\ufe0f Impact of Haaland at Man City<br \/>\u25fc\ufe0f Man Utd stabilising under Ten Hag<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d W\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GNev2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GNev2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauriewhitwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lauriewhitwell<\/a> &amp; fans from each club<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BUZZ16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Buzz16<\/a> @TheAthleticUK <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vTYfdA08kP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vTYfdA08kP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1580284692351242240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Stars Ready to Criticise Executives Over Ten Hag<\/h3>\n<p>The Manchester club&#8217;s squad seems to have formed a close bond with the Dutch manager since <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/04\/18\/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag\/\" target=\"_self\">he arrived from Ajax<\/a> at the end of last season. Ten Hag is trying his best to implement a new playing style at Old Trafford, which focuses more on dominating possession as well as making his side a more hard-working unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/04\/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-departure\/\" target=\"_self\">Cristiano Ronaldo \u2018Free to Leave\u2019 Manchester United in January<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the players seem to like this, as they decided never to throw their current gaffer under the bus for their own sake or that of the club. Ornstein said: &#8220;After the Brentford defeat, I was being told by people close to the club and first team, if the players are going to turn on anyone this time it\u2019s not going to be Erik ten Hag, they\u2019re going to go above that and throw executives under the bus, but never Erik ten Hag.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ten Hag: &quot;I told the players weeks ago, before the break, it was important to win the group. We want to win all the games, but it&#39;s clear, we want to avoid that [finishing second in group].&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#UEL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RDuhHwppRS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/RDuhHwppRS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZepYbV8pU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZepYbV8pU5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtdMEN\/status\/1580593434561105921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Squad\u2019s History of Losing Confidence in Managers<\/h3>\n<p>The reason why some fans were worried that the Dutch manager&#8217;s position at United might be under threat after the Brentford loss, in which his players failed to follow his tactics, is because the Red Devils&#8217; squad has a history of throwing their manager under the bus. They did so with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last season, as their performances fell to such low standards &#8211; a few months after the squad finished second in the 2020\/21 Premier League season &#8211; is that the Norwegian was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/11\/20\/manchester-united-decide-to-sack-ole-gunnar-solskjaer\/\" target=\"_self\">forced to face the consequences and was fired<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/07\/manchester-united-antoine-griezmann-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Were Never in Negotiations for Antoine Griezmann Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ralf Rangnick&#8217;s reign as an interim manager was also vastly underwhelming, mostly as the players failed to execute his style or tactics properly. But they seem to have been won over by Ten Hag, who has guided them to win five out of their last six Premier League games since the Brentford drubbing.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch manager &#8211; who has been compared to Pep Guardiola and called a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1091260\/man-utd-erik-ten-hag-pep-guardiola-cristiano-ronaldo-ronald-de-boer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">down to earth coach&#8221; <\/a>by ex-Ajax star Ronald de Boer &#8211; seems quite popular with the Manchester club&#8217;s squad and they&#8217;ve bought into his vision for the future as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United players have decided that they will never throw Erik ten Hag under the bus regardless of how bad things are to get under his reign, claims The Atletic&#8217;s David Ornstein. 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