Erik ten Hag bizarrely claims the Old Trafford crowd “don’t understand” after receiving boos | OneFootball

Erik ten Hag has claimed that the Old Trafford crowd do not understand certain elements of the game after some of his substitutions were audibly booed in yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley.

Once again, United struggled not only in performance but also in result, as they conceded yet another late equaliser from the penalty spot.

Antony had finally given United the lead after 79 minutes but they could only hold onto it for eight minutes as Casemiro and Andre Onana combined to give away a needless penalty, which Zeki Amdouni converted.

A recurrent theme of Erik ten Hag’s pre and post-match interviews and press conferences as of late are his refusal to admit that the problem is bigger than it really is.

Once again, he praised the football and told BBC Sport, “we are one of the most dynamic and entertaining teams in the league at this moment”.

“We are creating loads of chances by playing good football. Every team gives up opportunities. But when it is up to us, it is weird”.

Yes, Manchester United have scored a lot more goals recently, after struggling all season to find the net but once more, the Dutchman has missed the point as teams do not give up as many chances as Manchester United, as they have given up more opportunities that any team in Europe’s top five leagues.

Ten Hag is certainly feeling the pressure as it has been reported that new technical director, Jason Wilcox, is currently carrying out an audit on his performance before the season ends.

Speaking to beIN Sports after the match, Ten Hag hardly endeared himself to the crowd.

When popular youngster Kobbie Mainoo was subbed off after 64 minutes, the Old Trafford crowd expressed its displeasure with the manager’s decision.

Referring to the incident after the game the former Ajax man claimed, “the crowd doesn’t understand”.

“It’s a 19-year-old boy, first Premier League season, third game in a week. We have to manage the game”.

“We don’t want to be injured. Last season I had two bad injuries, you could see he got tired”.

“I want to protect him and of course”.

The under-fire manager continued to defend his decision to bring on Scott McTominay, who ironically then went off injured by stating, “the game was really open, it was one-on-one over the whole pitch, a really intense game, and Kobbie got tired”.

“With Scott, you bring fresh legs and he’s very good in making attacks, making movements and runs through the middle”.

While there is much more logic to Ten Hag’s argument about the Mainoo substitution than the playing well opinion, these sort of statements will only help erode any confidence that match-going fans have in the manager.

Calling them out publicly and claiming they don’t understand will do nothing but help further dig his own grave at Old Trafford.

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