Erik Ten Hag, coach of Manchester United, upon his arrival as head of the professional staff, began to implement radical changes, both on and off the field.
All this is evidenced by the assistants of the Dutchman, Michel van der Gaag and Steve McClaren, who said that the coach is eager to drastically change United’s game.
Ten Hag insists on fast, vertical play, quick passing and movements without the ball.
Goalkeeper David de Gea is now much more attached to the team, which was not the case before, and everyone is looking forward to the trip to Asia and Australia.
12 players will subsequently join the team, among them most likely Cristiano Ronaldo, who is rumored to want to leave the club this summer.
Ten Hag even demanded that the height of the grass be a maximum of 15 millimeters, in order to play as fast as possible.
Earlier it was that the players came to the morning training at 10 o’clock, and now they will come an hour earlier, with the fact that he has brought back the obligatory joint meal in the club canteen.
In addition, he will not tolerate any divisions in the dressing room, he is not interested in the status of the players in the club, their success, but only what they do in training.
“This is just the beginning, but the players accepted it immediately. When he speaks, absolutely everyone listens. Every training session is tiring, but everyone enjoys it. A lot of work with the ball, one to two touches, fast football, requires them to think constantly. He insists that the best form of defense is possession of the ball. He wants to tire the opponents by guarding the ball and passing it quickly,” the British media reported.
“If he sees that someone is returning the ball back or passing it to the side, he often stops the game and the player who does that is out for a minute or two. Some players struggle with this, but Ten Hag and colleagues encourage them. Some did not even want to return after the bad end of the season, but the atmosphere is now good again and everyone is enjoying football again. It can be seen that they are motivated and there is this feeling of unity”, the media said.
United will go on tour on July 8, where after four days they will have a friendly match with Liverpool.
