KOLKATA:- Manchester United’s Decision to Sack Erik ten Haag Raises Questions About His Handling of Star Players
Erik ten Haag’s 18-month tenure at Manchester United ended abruptly, amidst criticism of his treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho.
Ronaldo Fallout
Ten Haag’s dispute with Ronaldo began when the Portuguese superstar was benched and later left the field during a match against Tottenham. Ten Haag responded by dropping Ronaldo from the squad against Chelsea, sparking a public feud.
Ronaldo’s scathing comments during the World Cup, stating he had “no respect” for ten Haag, underscored the rift
Finally, Eric Ten Haag had to lose his job at Manchester United. At the end of last season, however, this Dutch coach was in fear of losing his job. However, a last-minute FA Cup win brought another opportunity to Ten Haag; But he could not use that opportunity.
This season, United’s performance has been hit by a series of failures.
In the Premier League, at the end of 9 matches, the position of ‘Red Devil’ is 14th with 11 points after 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. Ten Haag’s continued employment under such circumstances would have been rather surprising. However, nothing happened, the United authorities terminated the relationship with him yesterday. After the end of the Ten Haag chapter in United, his time at the club is now running out. Where the topic of his dispute with Ronaldo is also coming up. Cristiano Ronaldo was neglected in Erik ten Haag’s starting XI Reuters
After Ten Hoag joined United from Ajax, he fell out with the Portuguese superstar at one stage. At that time Ronaldo was bored while sitting on the match bench after the match. Meanwhile, when asked to come on as a substitute in a match against Tottenham, ‘CR Seven’ left the field during the game. Ten Haag removed Ronaldo from the squad in the next match against Chelsea as a punishment. Due to this dispute, during the World Cup during the World Cup, Ronaldo made a very sarcastic comment about Ten Haag, ‘I have no respect for him. Because he doesn’t respect me either. If someone doesn’t respect me, I don’t respect him.’ After that, Ronaldo said goodbye to United and went to Club Al Nasr in Saudi Arabia.
At that time, the players of United have opened their mouths about Ten Haag’s behavior with Ronaldo. The sports media ESPN wrote in a report, many senior United players believe that Ronaldo was ‘unnecessarily insulted’ by Ten Haag. A source told ESPN that many of the players believe that Ten Haag’s disciplinary action against Ronaldo was more than necessary. Not only Ronaldo, but also due to conflicting relationship with Jadon Sancho, Ten Haag had to face a lot of discussion and criticism.
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