{"id":288716,"date":"2023-09-15T13:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288716"},"modified":"2023-09-15T13:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T13:35:13","slug":"erik-ten-hag-says-he-inherited-a-no-good-culture-when-he-took-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/erik-ten-hag-says-he-inherited-a-no-good-culture-when-he-took-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag says he inherited a &apos;no-good culture&apos; when he took over"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erik ten Hag claims he found &#8216;NO-GOOD CULTURE&#8217; at Man United when he arrived, as he refuses to refer to Jadon Sancho by name, having already kicked out Cristiano Ronaldo over his behaviour<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag insists it&#8217;s his job to enforce strict discipline and change the culture<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sancho is being made to train on his own at the academy facilities at Carrington<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik ten Hag insists it&#8217;s his job to enforce strict discipline and change the culture at Manchester United following the decision to banish Jadon Sancho from first-team training.<\/p>\n<p>Sancho is being made to train on his own at the academy facilities at Carrington after accusing Ten Hag of lying about the reasons behind his absence at Arsenal a fortnight ago and claiming to be a scapegoat.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag is said to be furious at Sancho and is demanding an apology, but the player has refused to say sorry.<\/p>\n<p>The United boss was reluctant to discuss the Sancho issue specifically at his press conference ahead of Saturday&#8217;s game at home to Brighton, but claimed that one of the reasons he was brought to Old Trafford was to improve the standards of discipline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Strict lines is what the club asked me because there was no good culture before I entered last season,&#8217; said Ten Hag, who faced a similar challenge to his authority from Cristiano Ronaldo last season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/13\/75468885-12522783-Erik_ten_Hag_insists_it_s_his_job_to_enforce_strict_discipline_a-a-30_1694782369177.jpg\" height=\"501\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/13\/75465903-12522783-His_comments_came_following_the_decision_to_banish_Jadon_Sancho_-m-29_1694782363363.jpg\" height=\"501\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag insists it&#8217;s his job to enforce strict discipline and change the culture at Man United<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So to set good standards, that is what I did and it is my job to control the standards. Of course, it is never someone only makes one mistake, it is a whole process before you come to a certain outcome about strict lines. If staff or players or whoever, there is a structure to cross lines so you have to be strong.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s comments come after Manchester United released a statement on Thursday announcing that Sancho would be training alone due to a &#8216;squad discipline issue&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to exclude Sancho from first XI training came after he shared a\u00a0social media post claiming that Ten Hag&#8217;s critical comments about his training performances were &#8216;completely untrue&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why Sancho was not selected for Manchester United&#8217;s clash with Arsenal at the time of the fixture, Ten Hag said: &#8216;Jadon, on his performances in training we did not select him.<\/p>\n<p>Sancho was furious with Ten Hag&#8217;s comments and took to social media to say: &#8216;Please don&#8217;t believe everything you read! I will not allow people to say things that are completely untrue. I have conducted myself in training very well this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won&#8217;t go into, I&#8217;ve been a scapegoat for a long time which isn&#8217;t fair!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;All I want to do is play football with a smile on my face and contribute to the team. I respect all decisions that are made by the coaching staff, I play with fantastic players and I am grateful to do so, which I know every week is a challenge. I will continue to fight for this badge no matter what!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old England international has refused to apologise for his public fall-out with the Manchester United manager and the feud has only intensified as a result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/13\/75018193-12522783-The_23_year_old_took_to_social_media_to_explain_that_he_thinks_h-a-31_1694782381388.jpg\" height=\"760\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sancho is being made to train on his own at the academy facilities at Carrington after accusing Ten Hag of lying about the reasons behind his absence at Arsenal a fortnight ago\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/14\/75472905-12522783-image-a-2_1694783472202.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old England international has refused to apologise for his public fall-out with the Manchester United manager and the feud has only intensified as a result<\/p>\n<p>United are also without Brazil winger Antony who has been put on paid leave while he fights allegations of assault by three women. The former Ajax player denies any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Asked when Antony could be back in action, Ten Hag replied: &#8216;No idea. He is disappointed but he is okay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You have sometimes setbacks in seasons, players are injured or for other reasons are not available, so you construct a squad. The squad is very good and the players who are available are very motivated to give a good performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think everything is said so, as I said the squad is strong, in good spirits and a good mood going into the game.&#8217;<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12522783\/Erik-ten-Hag-says-inherited-no-good-culture-took-Man-United-refuses-mention-Jadon-Sancho-banishing-training-following-row-Arsenal-snub.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Erik ten Hag claims he found &#8216;NO-GOOD CULTURE&#8217; 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