Manchester United’s former colleague Fred has sharply criticised former coach Eric ten Hag, accusing him of poor management of the group and of conflicts with some of the team’s stars.
Brazil spent five years at Manchester Unitedi, while during its period at the club it won the League Cup and reached the FA Cup final.
Ten Hag was appointed Unitedi coach in 2022 after a successful period in Ajax, but his adventure in England did not go according to expectations, especially in the Premier League.
Fred, who left United States to join Fenerbahce in the summer of 2023, has given an extremely severe assessment of the period under Dutch command.
Ten Hag was very good, but in terms of management of the group, it was a piece of shit, Fred said in CHAharla Podcast.
He was fighting with everyone. He had a fight with me, with Cristiano, with Cassemero, with Rasford… It didn’t activate me, and sometimes things got stressful.
With Ten Hag only playing his Dutch players. It was a coach who made clicks. But, eventually, it was one of the best trainers I’ve ever worked with.
Fred also spoke of Ten Hagg’s relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the club at the end of 2022.
He wanted the team to run a lot, but Cristiano was older. He got Cristiano off the title formation and then there was a crash between them.
Ten Hag was dismissed by Manchester Unitedi in October 2024, when the team was in 14th place after seven matches. /Telegrafi/