{"id":294748,"date":"2023-11-22T09:24:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T09:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294748"},"modified":"2023-11-22T09:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T09:24:31","slug":"united-stars-blame-poor-start-on-ten-hag-overworking-them-in-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/united-stars-blame-poor-start-on-ten-hag-overworking-them-in-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"United stars &apos;blame poor start on Ten Hag overworking them in summer&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United stars &#8216;feel Erik ten Hag overworked the team in pre-season and felt tired beginning the campaign&#8217;&#8230; with start to 2023-24 marred by a league-high 16 injuries<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Man United played eight friendlies in 25 days across five countries in pre-season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple players reportedly blame their poor start on feeling tired as a result\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I was threatened with being STABBED with a Stanley knife at an U12&#8217;s game &#8211; a former referee tells IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some Manchester United players reportedly blame their poor start to the campaign on Erik ten Hag overworking the squad in pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>The disgruntled squad members, including some senior names, felt as jaded beginning this season as they did finishing the last.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s pre-season was full-on, consisting of eight friendlies and a higher intensity of training.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, The Guardian\u00a0reports that while multiple players are dissatisfied, they have not escalated their concerns by raising them verbally with management.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their league-high total of 16 injuries so far this season has pushed their squad depth to its limit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/08\/78100065-12778845-image-a-6_1700642337796.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Several players reportedly believe that Erik ten Hag overworked the squad in pre-season\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/08\/78100081-12778845-image-a-7_1700642416606.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>While the players have not been named, The Guardian understands that multiple are senior<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/08\/78100181-12778845-image-a-9_1700642499406.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United are still waiting for long-term absentees such as Luke Shaw to return from injury<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<h3>An injury-hit year for Man United\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>List of injuries across this season (in no particular order):\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Luke Shaw<\/p>\n<p>Tyrell Malacia<\/p>\n<p>Casemiro<\/p>\n<p>Christian Eriksen<\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez<\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund<\/p>\n<p>Jonny Evans<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/p>\n<p>Andre Onana<\/p>\n<p>Amad Diallo<\/p>\n<p>Kobbie Mainoo<\/p>\n<p>Raphael Varane<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford<\/p>\n<p>Tom Heaton<\/p>\n<p>Sofyan Amrabat\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Across a 25-day period in pre-season, the club squeezed in eight matches played in five different countries, with\u00a016,000 air miles travelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Compare that with the likes of Manchester City, who played just three friendlies before their Community Shield and European Super Cup matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a gruelling summer for United and while commercial demands will have played an influential role in scheduling, it is questionable whether it has helped the team.<\/p>\n<p>First they faced Leeds in Norway, before travelling to Edinburgh to take on Lyon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They crammed in four fixtures in eight days in the United States, tackling Arsenal, Wrexham, Real Madrid, and Borussia Dortmund, losing three.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then, in successive August days, they played against Lens at Old Trafford and Athletic Bilbao in Dublin, although different players were selected for those fixtures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When United hit the first Premier League game, their injury list was manageable &#8211; Rasmus Hojlund and Tyrell Malacia were the only &#8216;regulars&#8217; to be affected, while Tom Heaton, Kobbie Mainoo, and Amad Diallo were also confined to the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, however, a season demanding competitiveness across domestic competitions and Europe has stretched United&#8217;s squad thin.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Sofyan Amrabat, Christian Eriksen, and most recently Andre Onana and Marcus Rashford have all picked up injuries either on club or international duty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has steadied the Premier League ship with four wins in five games, but they are bottom of their Champions League group and conceded two late goals to lose 4-3 to Copenhagen in their most recent European game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A summer spend of around \u00a3200million increased United&#8217;s squad depth a moderate amount but it is unclear how big Ten Hag&#8217;s war chest will be in January to bring in reinforcements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe may be forced to wait until next week\u00a0to see his \u00a31.3billion, 25 per cent minority stake in the club confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>He is hoping to take control of footballing operations at the club and with a takeover still not complete, it is hard to plan fully for the transfer window.\u00a0<\/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>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-12778845\/Man-United-stars-feel-Erik-ten-Hag-overworked-team-pre-season-felt-tired-beginning-campaign-start-2023-24-marred-league-high-16-injuries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United stars &#8216;feel Erik ten Hag overworked the team in pre-season and felt tired beginning the campaign&#8217;&#8230; 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