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Original Title: Erik Ten Hag’s relationships in the locker room were shattered. Coaches, physios, doctors, nutrition experts, team organizers, his own new coaching staff. ETH didn’t warm to anyone. Players questioned why push-ups seemed to be as important as off-ball runs & passing in the unusually long sessions.
Aside from the rift between him and the club’s management, Erik ten Hag’s relationships within the locker room were just as shattered.
Coaches, physios, doctors, nutrition experts, team organizers, his own new coaching staff - he didn’t warm to anyone.
Simon Rolfes was convinced that he had hired a good football coach at least, but even with that there was nothing to suggest a joint future - ten Hag was unable to convey any ideas to the team, nobody knew what he had to do.
In the locker room, players whispered over why push-ups seemed to be as important in training as off-ball runs and passing in the unusually long sessions.