Rio Ferdinand Criticizes Erik ten Hag for ‘Unfair’ Treatment of Man Utd Star
Rio Ferdinand has lambasted Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag’s treatment of midfielder Casemiro, urging the Dutchman not to play him in defence.
Casemiro started Sunday’s 1-0 home loss to Arsenal alongside Jonny Evans, as the Red Devils struggled with defensive injuries.
Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Viktor Lindelof, and Tyrell Malacia all missed the game due to injuries.
However, Ferdinand believes that Casemiro is unsuitable for the post and would want to see Aaron Wan-Bissaka or Sofyan Amrabat take his place.
‘When is he (Erik ten Hag) going to take Casemiro out of the back line?’ Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel after his former side lost to Arsenal.
‘Why can’t Sofyan Amrabat play there? Or Scott McTominay? I just don’t think it’s fair.
‘If you see a few mistakes from someone who is playing there, who has never played there before, and you see the mistakes early, you should go, ‘You know what, I’m not going to do this to you’ – I don’t care how experienced he is.
Come on, move him out of there and get back to the position he knows. Play Aaron Wan-Bissaka there.
‘Then you could have Amrabat at right-back. That’s the most natural thing for me. Wan-Bissaka at centre-back and Amrabat at right-back. He was happy to play him at left-back for a few games.
‘We looked like an uncoached team. At the creative end of the pitch, we were lacking massively. Decision-making and quality was not there.’
Rio Ferdinand Criticizes Erik ten Hag for ‘Unfair’ Treatment of Man Utd Star
