Man United ‘BAN a number of journalists from Ten Hag’s press convention’
- Reporters from Sky Sports, The Mirror, the MEN and ESPN have been banned
- Several stories this week have stated United stars are shedding religion in Ten Hag
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Manchester United have banned a string of high-profile journalists from attending Erik ten Hag‘s press convention on Tuesday.
Sky Sports chief reporter Kaveh Solekhol, the Manchester Evening News’ chief Manchester United correspondent Samuel Luckhurst, The Mirror’s David McDonnell and Rob Dawson of ESPN have all been blocked from becoming a member of this afternoon’s press convention.
The order has come from Andrew Ward, United’s communications director, over their shops’ protection of the membership’s dismal begin to the season.
United confirmed that they had ‘taken motion in opposition to a number of information organisations not for publishing tales we don’t like, however for doing so with out contacting us first to provide us the chance to remark, problem or contextualise’.
‘We consider this is a crucial precept to defend and we hope it could possibly result in a re-set in the way in which we work collectively,’ the membership added.
Several main information shops have been banned from attending Erik ten Hag’s press convention
United is not going to permit both Sky Sports’ Kaveh Solhekol (left) or the MEN’s chief United correspondent Samuel Luckhurst to attend Tuesday’s press convention
ESPN’s Rob Dawson is among the many different journalists banned by United for his or her reporting
It shouldn’t be clear whether or not the ban is only for as we speak’s press convention, with Ten Hag resulting from deal with the media at 12pm, or for all future briefings with the supervisor till additional discover.
According to the MEN, Ward, who joined the membership in 2019, has beforehand stopped reporters from placing inquiries to Ten Hag due to perceived adverse protection. Mail Sport has approached Ward for remark.
Several shops this week have reported that United’s stars are shedding religion in Ten Hag amid the membership’s dismal displaying thus far this season.
United have already misplaced 10 matches regardless of an outlay of greater than £180m in the summertime switch window, though they’ve been coping with accidents to a number of key gamers.
The MEN reported on Tuesday that a number of senior gamers have been left startled on the high quality of signings made by the Dutch supervisor, together with £72million Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund, £60m Mason Mount and Antony, who joined from Ajax for £82m. They insist the story was ‘well-sourced’.
The ban was put in place by United’s communications director Andrew Ward
The paper additionally stated Ten Hag had been compelled to axe his favoured ‘did not observe the foundations’ phrase he usually makes use of in post-match press conferences to explain his group’s performances.
Ten Hag finds himself beneath renewed scrutiny following Saturday’s abject efficiency at Newcastle, the place they suffered their tenth defeat of the season, and going through discord within the dressing room.
The 53-year-old desperately must bounce again from the Newcastle defeat at residence to Chelsea on Wednesday and Bournemouth on Saturday amid rising unrest within the camp, though United followers are nonetheless behind the supervisor and plan to voice their help for him after they host the Blues tomorrow night time.
Various senior gamers are stated to be questioning Ten Hag’s method and ways. Some consider they’ve been made to coach too laborious this season whereas others really feel the supervisor is just too authoritarian.
Mail Sport’s Chris Sutton believes, nonetheless, that United’s protracted malaise is ‘far greater’ than the supervisor.
Ten Hag has come beneath mounting strain following the abject 1-0 defeat to Newcastle
‘He has gamers in that dressing room who’re snakes so far as I’m involved,’ Sutton stated on Mail Sport’s It’s All Kicking Off podcast.
United have beforehand tried to forestall reporters from their press conferences.
Last month one other newspaper was unable to ship reporters to a briefing with Ten Hag after they wrote the supervisor was ‘on skinny ice’.
One notorious instance got here in 2011, when former supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson was caught telling a press officer to ban then Associated Press journalist Rob Harris after he requested a query about Ryan Giggs.