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Mourinho criticised coach, says he doesn't know how to manage Cristiano Ronaldo

Erik ten Hag has had complications with the 37-year-old Portuguese star who is one of the greatest players in history. 

By Harry Smith

Erik ten Hag has had complications with the 37-year-old Portuguese star who is one of the greatest players in history. 
Erik ten Hag has had complications with the 37-year-old Portuguese star who is one of the greatest players in history. 
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Since Erik ten Hag arrived to take over as manager of the Red Devils he has had a lot of luck demanding, the pressure on the institution to find a project that could result in finding the success the club has been used to in years gone by, the years following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement have been very disastrous, a drought of significant major titles.

The summer was filled with a lot of controversy because of the moves the club made, plus it was the biggest transfer spend in the club's history, £225 million to be exact with the amount spent to reinforce some areas that were not performing at the club, they have been looking for many pieces for Erik ten Hag to start a new era with Manchester United, a team that wants to return to the elite of world football.

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Cristiano Ronaldo sought to leave the club in the summer, the main reason being the team's failure to qualify for the Champions League due to a poor finish to last season. Since then he has had a secondary role that he is not used to, he has had a lot of controversy in his relationship with Erik ten Hag, even now separating him from the team for leaving the team before the end of the game against Spurs.

Jose Mourinho coached Manchester United, won the Europa League during his time with the team, and coached Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. The coach's opinion on the issue between Cristiano and Erik ten Hag, in which he said, "If you're not capable of managing the big players, you're not capable of managing anyone," referring to his attempts to modify the style of play of the Portuguese star, who has more than 800 career goals to his name.

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Jose Mourinho was very clear with his stance on the treatment that, the Portuguese star received in his second spell at the Red Devils, now led by the Dutch coach. In the end, he concluded, "You are going to teach them what their role is on the pitch. I will never say to a player 'turn left, then turn right'. Erik ten Hag will have to listen to the opinion of a historic coach like Portugal's Jose Mourinho.

 


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