Ten Hag 'martial law' at Man Utd
This schedule marks a big change compared to the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who allows Man Utd players to practice later than an hour. Norwegian coach is also considered to have a "soft" personality during the time of power at Old Trafford.
On the morning of June 27, Man Utd returned to prepare for the 2022-2023 season. Assistant Steve McLaren - who had worked under Ferguson in the period of 1999-2001, with the peak of the treble in 1999 - present at the earliest at 7:45 pm, London time. Ten HAG drove to Carrington after 8 hours, while all Man Utd players were present at the club headquarters before 10 o'clock.
The first team players like Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, David de Gea, Donny Van de Beek or Anthony Martial have returned to prepare for the new season. Meanwhile, many other pillars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes or Harry Maguire were allowed to be late, due to playing with the national team at the UEFA Nations League earlier this month.
In addition to popularizing the new training schedule starting at 9am from June 28, Ten HAG also restored many other rules in the Ferguson era. The Dutch coach was required to require the Man Utd players to eat together and continue to exchange after each training session, in order to "nurture the active team spirit in the dressing room". Ferguson has made similar requirements for 26 years in the position, but this culture has gradually been over the years.
Before the army's team returned, Ten HAG asked the grass to cut the lawn to exactly 15mm, so that the players could quickly adapt to the ball exercises. In the first training session, he prioritized tests to measure the physical condition of the students, before applying a series of professional exercises.
Ten HAG was announced as head coach Man Utd from April, to the UK to attend the audience and prepare for work last month, but only started work from this week. Former Arsenal striker Paul Merson warned Ten HAG to face the most difficult job in the world. He commented on Sky Sports: "Man Utd is one of the largest clubs in the world, and Ten HAG takes over when the club is in crisis. He needs three or four rookies to compete in the top 4 Premier League next season next season. ".
This summer, Man Utd parted ways with 11 players, including many first-team stars such as Edinson Cavani, Lee Grant, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic or Paul Pogba, but no new recruits. Ten Hag will continue to streamline the squad, with Dean Henderson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alex Telles, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, Andreas Pereira and Anthony Martial on the list of players whose futures are unclear.
On June 28, the transfer expert in Fabrizio Romano information that Man Utd had reached an agreement with Barca the Frenchie De Jong case for $ 68 million, with $ 21 million. In addition, "Red Devils" also reached Feyenoord left -back Tyrell Malacia with a fee of $ 16 million and $ 2 million. Old Trafford's owner also accepted a part of Feyenoord's profits if he sold a 22 -year -old player in the future. However, Man Utd still needs to negotiate personal terms and persuade Malacia.
