Erik ten Hag slammed for having no authority

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Erik ten Hag slammed for having no authority

Man United manager Erik ten Hag at Carrington (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

If there’s one thing that managers need from their players it’s total buy in to their methods, and Erik ten Hag doesn’t ever appear to have had that at Man United.

Compare and contrast the effort and togetherness that Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola have at Arsenal and Man City respectively, and what Jurgen Klopp had before he left Liverpool.

Even Arne Slot is getting a great tune out of the Reds at the moment.

When you listen to ten Hag in interviews – such as this one captured by beIN Sports on X – he comes across as awkward and almost robotic, and his English isn’t great in terms of how he tries to express himself.

There has to be a worry that if that’s what he sounds like to the public, is he delivering the same kind of message to his players. One that’s clearly not getting through.

A suggestion that the Dutchman has perhaps lost the dressing room saw Stan Collymore note something that’s sure to rile the Old Trafford faithful.

Erik ten Hag and Matthijs de Ligt (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

“I don’t think Erik ten Hag ever had the Man United dressing room if I’m being perfectly honest,” he told CaughtOffside for his exclusive column.

“I think that when you win a couple of cups, you get the halo effect and all of a sudden go away as a player and think, ‘well, actually, maybe there is more to this guy.’

“However, Man United haven’t played with any identity, with any belief, with any authority since he’s been there. That’s just the truth.”

The truth hurts of course, and supporters of the Red Devils might not take too kindly to having it rubbed in their faces.

Collymore simply doubled down on his opinion.