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‘That’s a joke’ – Fiery Erik ten Hag insists Man Utd players still back him despite media reports

Despite claims this week that he is losing control of the dressing room, Erik ten Hag has maintained he still has the support of his Manchester United team.

Following a number of reports on Monday suggesting that players are becoming dissatisfied with their manager’s style, the club decided to bar four journalists from the pre-match press conference against Chelsea on Tuesday. However, Ten Hag emphasized during the first part of his media briefing that the team is progressing and getting better.When asked if he still had the support of the players, he answered, “Oh yeah.” “I’m sure they would have benched me if the circumstances had been Fulham or Burnley. If the circumstances weren’t appropriate, if the setting wasn’t appropriate, and that’s not the case.

“That’s a joke when you talk about ‘one source’ in your article,” he said, alluding to the claims from Monday. I won’t think about that, then. Indeed, one poor performance does not necessarily indicate a poor culture. If a pattern existed. We played three games last week, two of which had excellent performances, and the squad was doing well in practically every facet of the game.

“We’re headed in the correct way. I’m confident we’ll arrive at our desired destination. Since – look at my record. I had my goals in every place I was and every season. We can achieve our goals if we work together and adhere to the strategy and plan.Ten Hag is not the first United boss to deal with rumors of discontent on the training field since Sir Alex Ferguson left the team. Such problems were also faced by Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ten Hag stated that criticism is unavoidable at United.

Negativity is never good, of course. You must use caution as it never saps energy. However, since we are the largest club in the world—as all of the players are aware—I don’t really care since that means you receive a lot of attention.

“You are aware that you are not doing well right now and that criticism is going to be leveled at you since the outcomes are not going your way. You need to take care of that. In that, we are all together. You are not at all alone there. That boat is us together. We are aware of that. Thus, we shall handle it together.

With a victory over an unreliable Chelsea team on Wednesday, United may rise to sixth place or even into fifth if Tottenham Hotspur’s goal differential swings by ten goals. Five points behind Ten Hag’s team in the standings, the Blues are ranked tenth.