Erik ten Hag’s biggest flaw that may have lost him the dressing room revealed

Former Manchester United manager Benni McCarthy believes Erik 10 Hag whitethorn person mislaid his players due to the fact that of a deficiency of ‘passion’ and ‘fire’.

Ten Hag brought McCarthy to Old Trafford 2 years agone arsenic portion of his coaching unit with the South African leaving successful the summer successful bid to prosecute a absorption occupation elsewhere.

United presently find themselves successful different hopeless malaise pursuing Sunday’s 3-0 decision to Tottenham with Ten Hag warring to prevention his job.

With his relation nether greater scrutiny than ever, McCarthy has lifted the lid connected however the Dutchman has been perceived by the United squad, believing they privation to judge their caput manager is ‘fighting alongside them’.

‘Sometimes I didn’t spot successful him that passionateness I talk of,’ McCarthy told Portuguese outlet ZeroZero. ‘He has a antithetic personality, a antithetic profile.

‘I deliberation that was 1 of the difficulties that the squad and the players encountered.’

He continued: ‘In modern football, I judge that players privation to spot a spot much passionateness successful their coach. They request to consciousness that the manager is with them and consenting to combat alongside them.

‘Tactically, I consciousness that Erik is astatine the top. He lacks a spot of that fire, that passion. That’s wherever we differ, him and I. I privation to beryllium astatine his level successful presumption of tactical mastery.

‘I deliberation my top spot is the empathy I make with the players and that allows them to play astatine a level that combines passion, determination and desire. That’s however you triumph games, particularly the astir demanding ones.

‘That’s the difference, that occurrence I consciousness wrong me, that hunger I have. Erik is much conservative. He gives each the accusation to the players and past expects them to comply connected the pitch.’

With United’s play already successful freefall, Ten Hag efficaciously has 2 games to prevention his job.

United instrumentality connected Porto successful the Europa League clash connected Thursday nighttime earlier a daunting travel to Aston Villa connected Sunday.

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