The Standards At MUFC Weren’t Right When I Joined – Erik ten Hag

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag has come out to say that he had to change the way his players ate, slept and recovered from matches when he took charge. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, footballers must know that they have to live the right life to play their best football, and their sleep, recovery plus nutrition should never be joked with.

Erik added that the standards were clearly not right at MUFC when he joined, so he had to do something.

His words, “For all the players, you have to live the right life. Professional football is tough, so in general our players can’t match the sensational life playing top football,”

“Top football is tough nowadays: 60 games a year in club football, 10 international games. So 70 games means that every third or fourth day you have to match the highest physical levels. When you’re not living the right life, you get killed. What is important? Sleep, recovery, nutrition. Three key areas and when you don’t do this right, you have a problem. You can’t perform. So when you ask me about [Marcus] Rashford, the same counts for Raphael Varane and every player. You will not reach the levels when you don’t do the things right.”

“So I think in general when I came in at Man United, the standards were not right. That’s true. I demand the highest standards in sleep, recovery and nutrition because that makes the difference if you can perform every third or fourth day. We had to improve. That is the demand for every top football player, so at Man United we are demanding the highest standards.”