{"id":297779,"date":"2023-10-31T23:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T23:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297779"},"modified":"2023-10-31T23:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T23:24:49","slug":"united-players-fear-ten-hags-approach-is-negatively-impacting-morale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/united-players-fear-ten-hags-approach-is-negatively-impacting-morale\/","title":{"rendered":"United players fear Ten Hag&apos;s approach is negatively impacting morale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manchester United players fear Erik ten Hag&#8217;s hardline approach is affecting team morale with stars feeling that internal conflicts are damaging squad unity amid dismal start to season\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Man United sit eighth in the Premier League having lost five of their 10 matches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Ten Hag has banished Jadon Sancho from the first team after his public outburst<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United players fear head coach Erik ten Hag\u2019s abrupt approach is affecting squad harmony.<\/p>\n<p>United have endured a difficult start to the season, they currently sit eighth in the Premier League having lost five of their opening 10 matches and are outside the Champions League knock-out qualification places.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has built a no-nonsense reputation since arriving at Old Trafford in the summer of 2022 &#8211; and has had issues with a number of players since his appointment, most recently Jadon Sancho.<\/p>\n<p>The hardline Dutchman has been applauded for the way he has ruthlessly dealt with a number of issues involving high profile members of his squad over the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mail Sport has learned that figures within the United squad believe Ten Hag\u2019s handling of certain individuals has had a negative impact on team togetherness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/21\/77242963-12695089-image-a-26_1698787166873.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The hardline Dutchman has been applauded for the way he has ruthlessly dealt with issues<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/21\/77242943-12695089-Jadon_Sancho_has_been_exiled_from_United_s_squad_after_publicly_-a-1_1698787826511.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jadon Sancho has been\u00a0exiled from United\u2019s squad after publicly disagreeing with his manager\u2019s public statements<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag\u2019s ongoing public dispute with winger Sancho has increased the scrutiny on United\u2019s disappointing campaign thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Sancho is exiled from United\u2019s squad after publicly disagreeing with his manager\u2019s public statements that he was left out of the squad to face Arsenal in September because of a lack of effort in training.<\/p>\n<p>His refusal to apologise to Ten Hag has seen Sancho completely cut off from the first-team squad to the point where he cannot even eat with the senior squad.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that United planned to make public any private apology from Sancho, which would have been viewed as a public victory for Ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>Sancho, though, remains close with a number of players in the United squad despite his banishment. Indeed defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka was photographed with the attacker in New York in September.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag was similarly forthright in explaining why Raphael Varane was left out of the side that lost 3-0 to Manchester City on Sunday, claiming his decision to play Jonny Evans ahead of the force Real Madrid centre-back was \u2018tactical\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Ten Hag\u2019s treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo split opinion as the Portugal legend eventually left the club for Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/21\/77243031-12695089-image-a-27_1698787221221.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag was\u00a0forthright in explaining why Raphael Varane was left out of the side that lost 3-0 to Manchester City on Sunday<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/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\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12695089\/Man-United-players-fear-Erik-ten-Hags-no-nonsense-attitude-having-negative-impact-squad-morale-pressure-builds-Old-Trafford-following-tumultuous-start-campaign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United players fear Erik ten Hag&#8217;s hardline approach is affecting team morale with stars feeling that internal conflicts are <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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