Erik ten Hag labelled as a 'dictator' who made 'false promises'
Erik ten Hag is blasted for being ‘like a DICTATOR’ who made ‘false promises’ by former Bayern Munich reserve player… who claims the Man United manager ‘laughed at’ his ‘dreams’ of playing for the German champions
- United boss Erik ten Hag has come under criticism by one of his former players
- Riccardo Basta has revealed his conflicts with the manager at the German club
- The Dutch coach spent two years in charge of the Bayern Munich reserve team
Erik ten Hag has been labelled as a ‘dictator’ who made ‘false promises’ by one of his former players.
The Manchester United boss will have his sights set on Thursday’s night encounter with Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-finals, with the tie currently set at 2-2.
However, ahead of the game, there’s been some claims made about the Dutch manager. In particular, about his fraction relationship with one player.
Ten Hag spent two years, during 2013-15, coaching the Bayern Munich reserve team before later moving to Utrecht, Ajax and then United.
It was during those years at Bayern when he would come across Riccardo Basta, who has since revealed the problems that arose when managed by the United boss.
Man United boss Erik ten Hag has been labelled as a ‘dictator’ by one of his former players
Former Bayern Munich reserve player Riccardo Basta made the comments in an interview
In an interview with Sport 1, Basta said: ‘Every child dreams of becoming a professional footballer and at Bayern I was very close to that dream.
‘But I was laughed at, and false promises were made. After my first contract extension, he [Ten Hag] told me that they were counting on me and that there was a plan for me.
‘I was supposed to become a link between the first and second team and occasionally be in the squad. I thought that was great, of course. In the end, however, nothing came of it.
‘Personally, I did not have a good relationship with Ten Hag. He was almost a dictator. He had a plan and we players had to follow it.’
The Dutch manager spent two years as Bayern Munich’s reserve team coach, from 2013-15
After spending five years in the Bayern academy set-up, Basta would eventually leave the club in 2017.
The 28-year-old has had stints at multiple different clubs across the German football leagues and has now wound up at fifth-tier side Garching.
Ten Hag, on the other hand, spent two years as reserve team coach in Munich and led the team to the Regionalliga Bayern.
He would eventually leave to join Dutch side Utrecht as sporting director and head coach in 2015, where he would spend two years before leaving for Ajax.
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