Erik ten Hag Shouldn’t Be Criticizing Players Publicly – Erik ten Hag

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag deserves to be blasted for criticizing his players in public, Gary Lineker has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, going public with criticizing players should always be a no-no for managers, because any coach that wants to last at a club needs to have the players on side.

Lineker added that Erik ten Hag has definitely not handled his situations with various players well at all.

His words, “I think in the modern age management has changed. You’ve got to have the players on board. You can’t just go around b*llocking players. In fact, it was always a no-no – going public with players. I think that’s the one area that I would criticise Ten Hag a bit.

I don’t think he’s handled brilliantly situations with various players now. He’s had a lot to deal with but he’s repeatedly been critical openly and publicly and that’s the one thing that was always, even when I played, unacceptable. You could take any kind of b*llocking in the dressing room, but the minute a manager puts you down publicly that is a no-no.”

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.