{"id":293488,"date":"2023-09-22T10:35:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293488"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:35:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:35:22","slug":"man-united-stars-are-growing-weary-of-erik-ten-hags-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-united-stars-are-growing-weary-of-erik-ten-hags-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United stars are &apos;growing WEARY of Erik ten Hag&apos;s criticism&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United stars are &#8216;growing WEARY of Erik ten Hag&#8217;s criticism &#8211; and believe he has &#8216;favourites&#8217; in the squad who he won&#8217;t pick on&#8217; as pressure rises amid Antony&#8217;s indefinite absence and dire results<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have endured a nightmare start to the new campaign\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports say players are beginning to grow weary of Erik ten Hag&#8217;s criticism\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several Manchester United players are growing weary of Erik ten Hag&#8217;s criticism and believe the manager has favourites who he refuses to single out, reports claim.<\/p>\n<p>United have crashed to four defeats from their last five games in all competitions and the pressure is building on Ten Hag as he struggles to end his side&#8217;s poor form.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Ten Hag has openly taken aim at his squad&#8217;s habit of conceding sloppy goals this season and also rounded on them for failing to follow his tactics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, his ire is now said to have caused a potential rift inside United&#8217;s dressing room, with some players claiming the boss routinely picks on the same names.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Ten Hag has also been accused of being unprepared to criticise others despite them making similar errors, the Manchester Evening News has said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75722815-12548711-image-m-59_1695376190657.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Several Manchester United players are growing weary of criticism from boss Erik ten Hag<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75722813-12548711-image-a-57_1695376155976.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United have crashed to four defeats from their last five games after a poor start to the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75722839-12548711-image-m-61_1695376222042.jpg\" height=\"531\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Antony&#8217;s absence is said to have left some of the squad struggling to carry out instructions<\/p>\n<p>Though Ten Hag has been reluctant to name the players he believes are falling short in matches, Jadon Sancho has been frozen out due to poor displays in training.<\/p>\n<p>The same report adds that certain players believe they have been placed in a difficult position as they look to execute their technical demands, with a feeling that the approach has been stunted due the absence of forward Antony creeping in.<\/p>\n<p>Antony was recruited to fill the gap on the right wing but has been granted indefinite leave away from the side as he fights multiple domestic abuse allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He denies any wrongdoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having lost a senior left-footed attacker, the balance of Ten Hag&#8217;s team has suffered.<\/p>\n<p>It has also been claimed that Ten Hag expected to be able to select Mason Greenwood, another left-footer, before United U-turned on their plans to reintroduce him into the first team set-up and loaned him out to LaLiga club Getafe.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75722403-12548711-image-m-63_1695376611788.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has regularly taken aim at his side&#8217;s habit of conceding sloppy goals during matches<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/11\/75722997-12548711-image-m-66_1695376895554.jpg\" height=\"493\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United looked to set to reintegrate Mason Greenwood but U-turned and sent him out on loan<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount was recruited from Chelsea in a deal worth around \u00a360million this summer and could well be thrust into the right side of the frontline when fit.<\/p>\n<p>After the defeat by Bayern Munich last time out, Ten Hag hit out at his defenders for &#8216;easy giveaways&#8217; and demanded his stuttering players &#8216;sacrifice and suffer&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;[I&#8217;m] disappointed and when you score three goals in Munich, at the least you have to take a point and we didn&#8217;t,&#8217; he told the media post-match. &#8216;And you have to look in the mirror because the goals were easy giveaways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We were, in the first 25 minutes, better in the game and then that goal, it was so easy and it was not only Andre [Onana]. If you see how easy [Leroy] Sane is going through and that has to do with determination, you don&#8217;t let players through so easy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag then added: &#8216;That is the point &#8211; we have to cross the line as an individual and as a team to win games because it started there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/11\/75723071-12548711-image-a-65_1695376866355.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jadon Sancho has been frozen out after poor training displays and questioning Ten Hag<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/11\/75723145-12548711-image-a-73_1695377167193.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United crashed to a 4-3 defeat by Bayern Munich in their dramatic Champions League opener<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s what I mean, you have to suffer, sacrifice in situations, to give everything and to stop that and only when we get that in are we going to win games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course, he [Onana] knows he has to stop the ball but the way Sane came through can&#8217;t be. And the second goal; it&#8217;s almost similar over the other side. How easy players come through our box and to finish, it can&#8217;t be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What you have seen on a very high level, it was against Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Brighton, all top-level teams, and we go head to head but they win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to make our own luck and that has to do with determination, then you make your own luck otherwise you don&#8217;t get it. 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