Cristiano Ronaldo’s self-proclaimed superfan & British journalist, Piers Morgan is at it again as this time he takes swipe at Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag. After Manchester United was crushed again 3-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, September 29, Morgan took to social media to express his dissatisfaction, branding Ten Hag “comically useless”
What Happened?
Manchester United had a difficult night in the Premier League clash at Old Trafford Brennan Johnson gave Tottenham an early advantage after opening scoring in the 3rd minute.
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The result was made even worse to the Red species, when Bruno Fernandez received a red card just before the half-time whistle (42′) due to the fact that he attacked James Madison too hard. Tottenham took advantage of their numerical superiority to score twice in the second half (47′, 77′) and put the game far beyond the reach of Ten Hag’s side, as they won it by three goals.
Piers Morgan – a man who basically loves only two things in this life and one of them is Arsenal, the other Cristiano Ronaldo – didn’t take long to get upset. The collective wisdom of Jack/@Ineedavdont out on X (was Twitter), criticising Ten Hag’s tactics/management.
Another Defeat For Manchester United
The loss was a third in what has been an extremely tough beginning to the season for Manchester United. The league position for the team is a dismay – just two wins from six games that lands them 12th, with an alarming -3 goal difference.
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United’s struggles date back to last season, when the club finished eighth in the Premier League, its worst-ever finish in over a quarter of a century. Erik ten Hag, meanwhile, will be under no illusion as to the size of his job to resurrect his sides fortunes before taking on Porto in their opening UEFA Europa League encounter on October 3.
Piers Morgan criticizes Ten Hag, calling him “an idiot.”
Among those to take aim at Erik ten Hag is Piers Morgan, with the Dutchman facing accusations of mismanagement from a familiar foe in his attempts to keep an ageing Cristiano Ronaldo fit. Months following Morgan airing his views on Ten Hag, Ronaldo left Old Trafford in November 2022 having given a controversial interview to Morgan in which the Portuguese star slammed ten Hag’s approach.
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Ronaldo, who returned to United for a second spell in 2021 scored an impressive 145 goals and 64 assists in 346 games. However, a breakdown in relationship between him and Ten Hag saw him make the move to Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr.
Piers Morgan lambasts Ten Hag as “an idiot”
Morgan let rip about Ten Hag on Talk Sport following Ronaldo’s exit. “Ten Hag is a complete idiot. I’m sorry, he is. Well, ever since he went there. Which he speaks in total nonsense. Now he’s off banging on about Harry Potter or whatever,” Morgan said of Ten Hag’s bizarre press conferences.
Morgan ramped up the insult further, saying Ten Hag would not be able to handle big-name players such as Ronaldo. He said, ‘Ronaldo is the most misguided talent at United – look at his top talents – Ronaldo, who says he can’t cope with such a thing? It’s always the star players. He can handle the off-the-radar guys, but working with the stars?..”
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Ronaldo was forcing loads of transfer speculation to Old Trafford when he moved back home, and his age could have emphasized the opportunity that Manchester United missed in 2003 when first Ronaldo joined the iconic club.
Morgan finished by praising Ronaldo for his exceptional talent and went on to say Manchester United looked, undoubtedly better off with a player of his calibre staying. Had he stayed at Manchester United, they would have one of the best strikers on the planet & currently better than any Striker they’ve in hand…. (Cristiano Ronaldo) That guy is the GOAT. So he will reach a thousand goals,” she says confidently.
What is certain is the growing pressure coming on Ten Hag as the specter of Ronaldo darkens Old Trafford, with the Piers Morgans of this world having their say and that not set to change.
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