In conversations with the media, the Dutch captain always emphasized: MU needs to ‘raise’ and must do so because competition in the Premier League is fierce.
In order to bring the MU stars into order, really professional, Erik ten Hag shows that it is right… Ten Difficult, meticulous to every detail with enough rules to make the Red Devils star cast.
According to The Sun, during the tour in the US, Erik ten Hag was even interested in what color socks the MU players and staff wore the next day.
So in the evening before, MU team members will receive an email announcing the dress code, even specifying whether to wear black or white socks.
Coach Erik ten Hag also banned the team from wearing flip-flops in the dressing room. Teams must also have breakfast together (on time) and no cell phones are allowed during this time and during team meetings to improve focus and cohesion.
The former Ajax captain also shows that he is a man of work, only interested in football. Therefore, MU players also see him in another aspect, ‘very cool’.
No wonder the owner Avram Glazer visited the team during a practice session in New Jersey, Erik ten Hag just greeted briefly, shook hands and immediately continued coaching.
Earlier, The Mail reported that Erik ten Hag had actively shortened the time the players participated in commercial events in the US from 3 days to 2 to have more time to rest.
Or the 52-year-old coach is also mentioned having performed a ‘hҽll week’ when the player returned to Carrington to prepare for the new season with closed training sessions.
Strictly so, but on the other hand, he is also very psychological with his students. The captain ‘generously’ gave the whole MU team a day off in the US before the clɑsh with Dortmund (8am on July 31).
He is interested in preventing injuries and improving the health of the players. The diet for MU players is also important to him, recruiting a new chef since he arrived at Old Trafford.