Injuries Have Wrecked My Reign At Man Utd – Erik ten Hag Hits Back At Critics

Erik ten Hag told his critics to judge him when he puts his best team on the field, in an impassioned defense of his leadership at Manchester United.

Fitness issues have ruined United’s season, and Ten Hag knows that fellow Dutchman Louis van Gaal was fired in 2016 less than a day after winning the FA Cup at Wembley. Ten Hag and Coventry will play in the semi-final of the FA Cup.

Every facet of the team’s football plan is being assessed by new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and if Mark Robins’ Championship underdogs pull a surprise, the manager will face unbearable pressure.

Ten Hag said: “I don’t put any energy into whether I am judged fairly or not.

“I know what we are doing here and I know why I am here – to bring trophies and also to create economic value. So we are working on that.

“In a process, you have setbacks and I look at that and can see it realistically.

“There is no nuance. I see the comments, I can’t bother about it. I can’t get into the emotions of that.

“I see it realistically and I am only focusing on my team, on how to improve my team, to improve individuals. That is why I am here.

“No, I don’t have any concern. What concerns me is that in 18 months I have never had my favourite team on the pitch once, because players were injured – that concerns me.

“In fact there was only one time, against (Manchester) City at home last season. That is the only time I had a full squad to pick my full team.”

He added: “In all the other games, there was an injury aspect that we have had to deal with.

“That’s normal in football, but not as many as we have had.

“And I know that when we’ve had so many injuries in crucial key positions, you can’t deliver the results you want to bring.

“That’s okay, but that’s my truth. Others can have different truths but I can’t put any energy into that.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]