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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag's comments about playing more direct football and not having the players to play like Ajax have sparked discussions about his tactics and the team's performance. Some critics believe Ten Hag has lost the dressing room, while others question his decision to abandon the style of play he had at Ajax. The media also highlights the need for Ten Hag to have conversations with other coaches, such as Carlo Ancelotti, and spend more time in Madrid. The performance of Jude Bellingham in the Clásico match has been praised as magical.
"To gather United’s squad of players and announce that he has no option other than to play long is specious. These are not long-ball footballers with their countries" On-the-hoof approach is all on Ten Hag |✍️Martin Samuel https://t.co/8bpL9clG8f https://t.co/8bpL9clG8f
This week's column is on Jude Bellingham's clasico, of course. It's really, really silly now. ALL the rest of the news below the line: Girona, Atletico and the referee who found the best use for the spray. https://t.co/wSQYDFDaoJ
Real Love for Bellingham as magical history tour hits top notes in clásico | Sid Lowe https://t.co/wSQYDFDaoJ
Ten Hag: “The football we played at Ajax, we’ll never play here. Here we’ll be playing a lot more direct. That’s we have players for, especially (in attack).” This absolutely wasn’t the vision when he was chasing De Jong. Pragmatism has won… and lost ⬇️ https://t.co/TqdKufQGrH
Football Daily | Pointing our Big Finger O’Blame at Erik ten Hag and his United team https://t.co/HnblohCsR6
Real Love for Bellingham as magical history tour hits top notes in clásico | Sid Lowe https://t.co/0EhNDBAoHg
🗣️"We are playing different football than I showed at Ajax because I have to... We play much more direct football here because I have the players for that" Ten Hag says United don’t have the players to play like Ajax |✍️@hirstclass https://t.co/2E6FoCI87Q https://t.co/2E6FoCI87Q
Has Erik ten Hag lost the dressing room? That's the view from one of @acjimbo, @adrianjclarke, @danielstorey85 and @TimSpiers after the behaviour of some Manchester United players yesterday... Click below to listen ⬇️🎧 https://t.co/cw9y3D80Jp
"Southgate should have been in Montjuïc on Saturday, should be spending more time in Madrid, or at least in conversation with their coach, Ancelotti. What is being wrung from Bellingham is little short of magical" |✍️ Martin Samuel https://t.co/TlI78GRIFg https://t.co/TlI78GRIFg
Echoes of Solskjaer, Moyes and Mourinho in what Ten Hag said and United did, but club not even a thought of changing https://t.co/FV3XX95MVC https://t.co/FV3XX95MVC