Manchester United have continued to find themselves in hot waters in recent weeks. The start of the whole season has been disastrous for the Red Devils, both on and off the pitch. Currently 13th in the Premier League, the team has lost three of their five Premier League games.
Off the pitch, the team is facing numerous scandals, putting the reputation of the club in jeopardy. Antony was suspended due to domestic abuse allegations. Jadon Sancho is in a war of words with his own manager, Erik Ten Hag, and is also currently banished from the team. Seeing all these, it seems that Sir Alex Ferguson really knew how to handle the dressing room at Manchester United well, as a video suggests.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s media handling resurfaces amid Manchester United troubles
Recent reports from England have suggested that the club’s many players are not happy with manager Erik Ten Hag, especially his tactical choices. Some even complain that he prefers some players over others, which may have come from Jadon Sancho’s entourage. According to the Sun, many are even angry about the way David De Gea was treated by Manchester United and left to leave.
The general consensus is that the information that is coming is being leaked from within the dressing room and that much of it is being exaggerated or fabricated. With this in mind, many are calling on Erik Ten Hag to emulate legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Sir Alex was known to be very harsh, both to his players and to the media. Below, a viral video of an interaction with the manager with some journalists can be seen.
The legendary manager made it clear in his words that he did not tolerate the lies and even threatened the reporters with bans.
“I want to address you people. I had a few of you banned for a few weeks and to be honest I get fed up of it. Your job is to tell the truth, right? That’s your job. You can quote me when I’m accurate and things I have said, but I’m not going to have you twisting everything I say, okay? The next time, it’s finished and you don’t get back in. “
Whenever a news outlet printed a lie, Sir Alex used to seek them out to make sure it never happened again. This allowed him to have a very healthy dressing room and win many trophies.
Erik Ten Hag insists on “United” dressing room
After losing 4-3 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League opener game, Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag was asked about whether there are any possible leaks in the dressing room.
He put his trust in his players; however, he did acknowledge that some were not happy with his choices. “I don’t know if it’s a leak but I know opinion, I know my players. Everyone can make suggestions, we are okay with it. This is my second year and I know it’s not always going up.”
He then urged them to become stronger and said that everyone at the club needs to be united. “You will have your gaps. And you get stronger from it as long as you stay together. And that’s what we are doing. The dressing room, staff, coaches, medical, everyone is united, and at United, you fight.”
It seems Erik may have to consider using Ferguson’s hard approach and stamp out all the lies coming from both outside and inside Manchester United. Otherwise, the Red Devils may never come back from the abyss they are in.
