In a revealing perception into Manchester United’s current struggles, former assistant coach Rene Hake has prompt that some gamers have been reluctant to heed the teaching employees’s directions throughout his temporary spell at Previous Trafford.
Hake, who joined the membership final summer season as a part of an INEOS-led reshuffle of the teaching setup, labored alongside new supervisor Erik ten Hag earlier than being proven the exit door shortly after the Dutchman’s sacking in late October.
Talking to Dutch publication AD, the 52-year-old defined that whereas some gamers, equivalent to Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes, have been receptive to the employees’s strategies, others have been extra resistant to alter.
“[Rashford and Garnacho] were soon open to working on timing their runs from deep,” Hake stated. “With Bruno Fernandes, it was a lot about choosing a position in our build-up.”
Nevertheless, the previous Go Forward Eagles coach added: “However typically, gamers stated, ‘I prefer not to change anything in my game at the moment’, and it’s important to settle for that.
Hake’s feedback present a uncommon perception into the challenges confronted by United’s teaching employees in implementing their tactical imaginative and prescient, with the membership’s long-standing need to recapture the profitable tradition of the Sir Alex Ferguson period seemingly at odds with the mindsets of sure gamers.
The skilled coach additionally praised the affect of Casemiro, describing the Brazilian midfielder as having “an antenna” and the flexibility to “already sense what is going to happen on the field” when it mattered most.
Regardless of his temporary tenure, Hake appeared to carry no unwell will in the direction of the membership, stating: “I don’t hold a grudge. I worked well with the players, staff and other personnel. I said goodbye to everyone to end it well.”
With United at the moment sitting thirteenth within the Premier League and getting ready for a vital Manchester derby towards rivals Metropolis on Sunday, the revelations from Hake might increase additional questions concerning the squad’s willingness to totally embrace the adjustments launched by Amorim and his teaching workforce.
