Erik ten Hag came up with an innovative way to help his players properly digest the humiliating 7-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
- United manager made players re-live painful defeat
- Told team they’ll have more sessions with psychologist
- Made players run 14km after Brentford loss
WHAT HAPPENED? The Manchester United manager was not about to let his players easily forget their devastating 7-0 hammering at Anfield and the following morning he forced his squad to sit in silence and listen to audio of Liverpool’s ecstatic celebrations in the dressing room, according to a report by The Mirror.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Ten Hag famously made his players run 14 kilometres in training the day after their shock 4-0 defeat to Brentford in August – the difference between how much Thomas Frank’s side had run in the game compared to United – and so he was not about to let the players off the hook easily after succumbing to the joint-worst defeat in the club’s history.
AND WHAT’S MORE: The report says a furious Ten Hag told the players they were lucky to return to Manchester on the team’s bus rather than make the short journey home with their away supporters. He also warned his squad that a repeat thrashing would lead to them being forced to train with the club’s Under-21 team, and that they should expect to have more sessions with sports psychologist Rainier Koers to help them deal with the humiliation.
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Source: www.goal.com
