After Cristiano Ronaldo leaves early, Ten Hag says he will deal with it tomorrow

2022-10-20 14:11

After Cristiano Ronaldo leaves early, Ten Hag says he will deal with it tomorrow


Eric Ten Hag says he will deal with Cristiano Ronaldo's early departure tomorrow.


In the 12th round of the 2022/23 Premier League season, Manchester United beat Tottenham 2-0 at home. However, a piece of negative news became the focus of the media after the game- In the 87th minute, Ten Hag replaced Eriksen and Elanga, while Manchester United still had 2 substitutions at this time. Unexpectedly, Ronaldo walked back to the locker room alone in the 89th minute when the coach could continue to make substitutions, ignoring the high-five requests of the fans.


Asked by Amazon Prime after the game, Manchester United coach Ten Hag avoided the important point, "I saw him (left), but I haven't spoken to him yet." He then added at a press conference: "I will tomorrow deal with it, not today. Now we're going to celebrate this victory. I want to focus on this team, all 11 players are doing great."


"As a correction, the players who came off the bench also did a great job, they played their roles well. Again, it was a team performance."


"To answer your question, we'll deal with that tomorrow. What we saw today was 11 defensive players, 11 attacking players, and the offense was very dynamic. I'm happy with that, but not entirely satisfied, because It's not good enough."


It is worth mentioning that it is not the first time that Cristiano Ronaldo left the field early during Ten Hag's tenure. When Manchester United faced Vallecano on July 30, Ronaldo went home immediately after being substituted by Ten Hag, ignoring half-time left. The move drew criticism from Ten Hag at the time: "I find it unacceptable, for anyone. We are a team and everyone has to stay until the end."