“It was surreal,” former Manchester United defender David May once said of Sir Alex Ferguson regarding a 1996 team talk. “You were expecting the gaffer to absolutely rip everyone’s head off.” It’s an approach many anticipated Erik ten Hag to adopt at Anfield after the club’s 7-0 whitewash at the hands of Liverpool last weekend.
He indicated in his post-match press conference that he had had stern words with his players and did not “give them a chance” to air their thoughts.
The Dutchman was keen to stress that United had the characters in the dressing room to bounce back from that defeat by getting back to winning ways in the Premier League, starting against Southampton on Sunday. READ MORE: Erik ten Hag makes captain decision on Fernandes He will be looking for the kind of reaction Sir Alex was after against the Saints at their former ground The Dell 27 years ago when he decided to take a different approach.
In the modern era, top clubs have all kinds of backroom staff members. From penalty experts to throw-in specialists and physios to psychologists, elite football clubs have got it all.
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