Teddy Sheringham launches scathing Erik ten Hag attack and demands immediate Man Utd sack
Former Manchester United forward Teddy Sheringham has urged the club to sack Erik ten Hag and believes “changes are needed” following their humiliation at Crystal Palace.
United were thrashed 4-0 at Selhurst Park on Monday to pile the pressure on Ten Hag. Goals from Jean-Phillipe Mateta, Tyrick Mitchell, as well as a brace from Michael Olise, condemned the Red Devils to a 13th Premier League defeat this term – the club’s worst-ever return since the division was reformed in 1992.
The result leaves United eighth, level on points with seventh-place Chelsea and two points behind Newcastle in sixth in the race for Europe. They have also now conceded 81 goals in all competitions – the most they have shipped during a single campaign in a staggering 47 years.
Although United face Manchester City in the FA Cup final later this month, it has been an overall wretched campaign which has increased the pressure on under-fire boss Ten Hag. And Sheringham, who played for United between 1997 and 2001 has told his former employers to sack the Dutchman.
He told Genting Casino: “If Manchester United win the FA Cup, will it give Ten Hag a stay of execution? I suppose it probably would, but, for me, looking at this long-term, I think changes are needed and Manchester United need to get it done sooner than later.”
Sheringham did not hold back in his brutal assessment of Ten Hag. He slammed the Dutchman for his “delusional” mindset and admitted he is “giving out the wrong vibes” as the United manager.
“If your leader, the manager, is not leading in the right way, other people follow that standard. Ten Hag isn’t leading from the front,” he added. “I know he’s had some difficult decisions to make with certain players, but for some reason he just doesn’t come across with the personality required to take Manchester United forward.
“He doesn’t have the personality. It’s all a little bit dreary. He’s trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the journalists when he says that the club are doing well and controlled the game – what game is he watching? It’s delusional. He’s giving out the wrong vibes as the leader of Manchester United.”
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Thomas Tuchel, who will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, has been linked with replacing Ten Hag should United pull the trigger this summer. However, Sheringham is not convinced that Tuchel is the right man for the job, highlighting his poor form in the Bundesliga.
Sheringham continued: “I’m not convinced by Thomas Tuchel, especially if he’s getting bombed out of Bayern Munich. We knew he was leaving two months ago because of how poor Bayern have been in the Bundesliga, so why would you want him coming to the club?
“He’s hardly buzzing with confidence. Bayern had won eleven titles on the spin, and with Tuchel in charge for a full season, they are finishing second. That’s not an ideal appointment for me.”
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