Fans convinced Man Utd boss Ten Hag was right to sell Ajax hothead as footage emerges of X-rated tunnel rant
MANCHESTER UNITED fans have praised manager Erik ten Hag’s coaching once more.
But this time it had nothing to do with Ten Hag‘s impressive work at Old Trafford, which has seen him win 13 out of his last 17 matches across all competitions.
The United faithful sang the Dutch tacticians’ praises for his work at previous club Ajax once footage emerged of one of his former players lashing out backstage.
A clip has gone viral on Reddit showing ex-Ajax wonderkid Noa Lang storming through the tunnel dropping F bombs after his new team Club Brugge drew 2-2 at Cercle Brugge on Sunday.
Lang swore in English as he branded Club’s players “f*****g p*****s.”
The Everton and Leeds target also added his team-mate’s failure to win was happening “every f*****g week.”
Ten Hag proved he doesn’t put up with difficult characters when he axed five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo in November.
That was after Ronaldo’s explosive interview in which he admitted he doesn’t respect the Dutchman.
Ten Hag faced a similar issue with Lang’s attitude at Ajax, which led to the winger’s transfer to Brugge in 2020.
Fans were quick to point out that Ten Hag was vindicated after watching the footage of the Netherlands international fuming in Belgium.
One supporter posted: “That is the guy ETH dropped off for being a spoiled brat?”
Another wrote: “Such a bad personality. Got kicked out of Ajax after causing dressing room upset as well. This guy just can’t be coached.”
And a third said: “Yeah I don’t think any Ajax fan would really want him back despite him being a decent player.”
Eredivisie expert Marcel van der Kraan addressed Ten Hag’s issue with Lang in November after Ronaldo’s interview caused a stir.
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The reporter claimed Ten Hag was so fed up he rejected Ajax’s initial offer of loaning the forward out and instead ordered them to sell him.
And so the 23-year-old was loaned out to Brugge with the obligation to buy in the summer of 2021.
Van der Kraan said: “He had a similar situation, but not quite, at Ajax.
“Noa Lang is a Dutch international who has just landed in Doha with the Dutch squad and had a bit of stardom around him, giving him a big mouth and seeking confrontations on the pitch.
“That was all visible. Most of the things here [with Ronaldo] have happened on the training ground or away from everybody apart from the incidents where Ronaldo walked away into the tunnel and left the team.
“When he clashed with Noa Lang, Ten Hag showed that he was really confrontational with him and also showed that he was prepared to forget it, work with him again until there was a moment in the winter break where they said, ‘We have to do something here’.
“Marc Overmars, who was the sporting director at the time, said, ‘Shall we put him out on loan?’ Do you know what the answer was from Erik? ‘No, sell him now.’”