{"id":296691,"date":"2023-11-09T05:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T05:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296691"},"modified":"2023-11-09T05:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T05:39:16","slug":"erik-ten-hag-backed-to-drop-antony-as-winger-told-to-stop-doing-stupid-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/erik-ten-hag-backed-to-drop-antony-as-winger-told-to-stop-doing-stupid-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag backed to drop Antony as winger told to ‘stop doing stupid things’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The pressure has eased on Erik ten Hag after Man Utd defeated Fulham<\/h3>\n

Dimitar Berbatov has urged Antony to tone down his ‘stupid’ tricks and focus on helping his Manchester United team-mates in order to avoid being dropped by Erik ten Hag. Antony has struggled to impress since joining the Red Devils last year but has continued to feature regularly under Ten Hag, who previously managed him at Ajax and has stuck by the winger in spite of his poor recent form.<\/p>\n

Antony has failed to score or provide an assist for United in all competitions this season, leading to widespread criticism of his muted performances out wide. He has looked a shadow of the player that excelled for Ajax with his dazzling trickery and quick feet, which earned him a big-money move to Old Trafford two summers ago.<\/p>\n

Berbatov has since urged Antony to make rapid improvements to avoid being axed by Ten Hag, with his ‘stupid tricks’ not doing him any favours when there is no end product to go alongside them.<\/p>\n

“Ten Hag is giving Antony his trust,” Berbatov told Betfair. “Antony needs to know that every time he steps on the pitch, he needs to justify Ten Hag\u2019s trust, work his socks off to show, \u2018yes boss, you\u2019re trusting me, I don\u2019t want to let you or the team down\u2019.<\/p>\n

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“However, right now, it\u2019s not working well for Antony, so my piece of advice would be to keep it simple, don\u2019t overcomplicate stuff. The moment you start thinking you\u2019re Ronaldinho or [Zinedine] Zidane while you\u2019re struggling in games, you\u2019re going to suffer even more. Don\u2019t try to do stupid things like tricks that are not beneficial for the team.<\/p>\n

“You\u2019re so quick, use your pace to get in behind the defence, get on the ball and start to record assists or shoot to score. That\u2019s how simple it is. Stay disciplined and concentrated. It\u2019s not so difficult. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Antony doesn\u2019t play the next game, though, because everyone saw he wasn\u2019t at his best against Fulham, so let\u2019s see what Ten Hag decides.”<\/p>\n