Manchester United are without defenders Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia due to injury; report claimed last month a minority of players concerned Erik ten Hag’s training methods have led to injury crisis; Dutchman hits back: “We don’t train too hard”
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has hit back at suggestions his training methods may be behind the club’s injury crisis, insisting they “don’t train too hard”.
United have been besieged by injuries throughout a difficult second season for Ten Hag, with defenders Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez the latest players to pick up issues.
Lindelof is set to be out for at least a month with a hamstring injury picked up in the 1-1 draw at Brentford, while Martinez faces a similar time out after sustaining a calf complaint in training.
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The pair’s setbacks have raised further questions about United’s injury problems this season, with a report last month from the Manchester Evening News claiming a minority of Man Utd players are concerned about the running demands from Ten Hag.
Asked whether his training sessions are too intense, the Dutchman responded: “No, we don’t train too hard. We need to be fit.
The standards in this league, you need to be fit, otherwise you can’t match the standards that are required in a game. We don’t train too hard.”
Questioned about whether he should have employed a fitness coach, he replied: “No, we have good departments.
