They accused Ten Hag of acting “like a dictator”

Erik Tenhag He not only has admirers, he also has detractors, such as Riccardo Enough. The former soccer player Bayern Munich He clarified this in an interview with German ‘Sport1’. The now 28-year-old VfR Garching midfielder has gone a long way to adding to the praise that has been heaped on the Dutch manager since his arrival at Old Trafford. Basta accused him of making false promises and went so far as to say he acted “like a dictator.”

Between July 2013 and June 2015, Ten Hag was Bayern’s subsidiary coach. Basta was playing for him at the time and importantly was far from friendly. “Every child dreams of becoming a professional footballer and at Bayern I was very close to that dream. But they laughed at me and made false promises. After my first contract extension, Ten Hag told me to hope they are mine and that someone has a plan for me.”

But, according to his account, it was not like that: “They told me that I was between the reserves and the first team, that occasionally I would be part of the first team. Of course, I wanted that. In the end, however, nothing happened.” Basta says he has only trained a few times with the main team. He further revealed that Ten Hag denied him the opportunity to accept a concrete offer from another country. The midfielder often clashed with Ten Hag. “Personally, I don’t have a good relationship with him. He’s almost like a dictator. He has a fixed idea and the players have to follow him.”