Manchester United coach Eric Ten Hag has spoken about Cristiano Ronaldo staying on the bench during the past matches.
Ten Hag said, in comments highlighted by the British newspaper ” The Sun “: “As we all know, Ronaldo did not go through the preparatory season, and you cannot miss the preparation period… It is a rule for everything, especially the way we play.”
He added, “We play in a different way in football compared to last year. Collaboration, positioning, and movement when you have or lose the ball, and fitness all depends on the pre-season.”
And Ten Hag continued: “I will be Ronaldo’s friend and sometimes I will be his mentor. It depends on the situation.”
Ten Hag also defended his policy of bringing many players from the Dutch league to the Premier League, saying: “First, the players we signed with from the Netherlands are international.”
And he added: “Secondly, they did really well in the Champions League, and thirdly, they also have individual skills that show that they are capable of playing football at the highest level.”
“Martinez is a good player with the ball, but you also see his defensive capabilities, his toughness, his positioning, and his expectation,” the Dutch coach added.
He concluded: “I know what he (Martinez) can do for us. He is doing well but he has to do much better.”
