Erik ten Hag Knows I’m Unhappy With My Current Playing Time – Eriksen

Manchester United midfielder, Christian Eriksen has come out to inform Erik ten Hag that he is not satisfied with his limited role at the club this season. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he will never be happy when he is not playing football regularly, but as long as the team performs, he would respect the role the manager gives him.

Eriksen added that he has already discussed with the coach about his playing time, and he hopes things would change soon.

His words, “I’ve said in the past that I’m not happy with not playing, but it’s not something I lose sleep over. The team performs and then I have to respect the role you have on the side. For me, it’s been working hard and focusing on being fresh for every game, and I am. It’s easier now to accept my role than it was before.

I have had a conversation with Erik (ten Hag) that of course I am unhappy with the situation and that I want to play as much as possible, but that I am available and must be available for the team, which I am and always will be. He said it was the team he had chosen and Kobbie (Mainoo) is doing well and the rest of the centre is doing well too, so there is competition for places, which is to be expected when you play for a top club. There is a lot of competition in the team.”

On his future at the club, “Of course you can be worried in the long run, because I want to play as much as possible. You don’t want to sit on the bench all the time. I don’t have that approach, but it’s not something that worries me right now. It’s often the case that when you change teams and win, you don’t change the winning team, and I respect that.”

WOW.

Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.

Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.

The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992, beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the second to win that competition for the first time as well.