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Erik ten Hag voices disappointment at players leaving stadium early – Old Trafford Faithful

Erik ten Hag voices disappointment at players leaving stadium early – Old Trafford Faithful

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Erik ten Hag was not best-pleased when he discovered that players had left the stadium early, when Man United were taking on Rayo Vallecano.

Manchester United ended their pre-season with a 1-1 draw at home to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. The result itself wasn’t important, with the match all about building fitness levels.

After the game had finished, pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the stadium early emerged. Obviously, that riled some supporters, while the club were quick to confirm that the Portuguese international wasn’t alone. More than that, the club were okay with those players departing.

Well, fast-forward a few days and Erik ten Hag has a different view. The Dutch gaffer is blatantly not happy with the actions of those players who left early, claiming he does not ‘accept this is any way’.

Obviously, football is a team game. Ronaldo had literally played for a half of football. It’s just blatant disrespect of him to walk away from his teammates as the match was still in progress.


When asked about players leaving Old Trafford early mid-game, the gaffer responded:

“I do not accept this in any way. This is unacceptable. We are a team, and then you stay until the game is over.” Ten Hag told Viaplay Sport.

Whether these guys who left will receive fines remains to be seen, though Ronaldo was always going to get all the headlines due to the stature he has within the game. It’s obviously further magnified as he’s made no bones about his desire to leave the club during this window.

It’s just so unprofessional, while Ronaldo has often been the consummate professional during his long and successful career. I guess we come to expect different from Ronnie.

When players start becoming a problem within the dressing room, that’s when it’s time to move on from them. Whether or not this is the start of Ronaldo displaying a bad attitude remains to be seen, but there’s a good chance he starts the season on the bench regardless of what happens.

Hopefully Ronaldo and the other lads who left early learn from this and don’t do it again.

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