2023-11-03 08:26:56
[골닷컴] Reporter Lee Jeong-bin = As Eric ten Haag’s (53, Netherlands) position continues to decline, some of Manchester United’s key players have entered into a ‘cold war’ with manager Ten Haag. Raphael Varane (30), who was recently excluded from the starting list for tactical reasons, is known to be a player who has shown antipathy.
British media ‘Talk Sports’ reported on the 2nd (Korean time), “There is disharmony in the relationship between some key players and coach Ten Haag. World Cup-winning defender Varane was dissatisfied when he was excluded from last week’s Manchester derby for ‘tactical reasons’. Varane missed the midweek match against Newcastle due to poor health. “There are also complaints from players about the lack of rest during the preseason,” he said.
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Manager Ten Haag’s Manchester United, which won the English Football League Cup (EFL) Carabao Cup last season and finished third in the Premier League, is shaking. After a poor performance against Wolverhampton in the opening match, they barely managed to get three points, but then they were caught up in Tottenham and Arsenal, who had to compete for the rankings. Recently, criticism towards coach Ten Haag intensified following a 0-3 defeat in the derby against Manchester City.
In the UEFA Champions League (UCL), they lost against Galatasaray, who are considered to be one step below them, and a ‘red light’ was turned on to advance to the tournament. In the EFL Carabao Cup, where they won the trophy last season, they faced Newcastle United and fell 0-3 at home. Astronomical transfer fees were spent this summer, just like last summer, but the results are inversely proportional.
Meanwhile, discord broke out between coach Ten Haag and the players. Manager Ten Haag, who had problems with Jadon Sancho (23) at the beginning of the season, took a hard line response by excluding Sancho from the first team. However, it seems that the decision towards Sancho had the ‘backfire effect’ and aroused the players’ animosity.
Following Sancho, his relationship with Varane, a key defender, is also unusual. Coach Ten Haag put Varane aside for tactical reasons in the Manchester derby and used Jonny Evans (35). Everyone was puzzled by Coach Ten Haag’s choice to place a veteran player nearing the end of his career in an important game instead of a world-class defender with proven ability.
Some have reported that Manchester United are looking for a replacement for manager Ten Haag. However, ‘Talk Sports’ denied this. The media said, “Manchester United’s board of directors has no plans to sack manager Ten Haag immediately. However, after his disastrous performance, coach Ten Haag was under pressure to improve his performance in order to retain his position for a long time.”
This season, Manchester United had their worst start since the 1962-63 season, losing eight of their first 15 games. Manager Ten Haag’s Manchester United, which had only two losses at Old Trafford last season, is having a dismal season with five losses already this season.
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