Manchester United are set to embark on a pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia later this month, ahead of the Premier League season kicking off in August. With a new expert at the helm, calm seas are not ahead – Erik ten Hag is making sure the mentality and the approach of his players change before the new campaign starts.Few days ago, former Ajax manager proclaimed several rules – regarding the style of play, engaging young players, locker room clans and such. A new batch of directives from the first team coach saw the light of day and it is a bit more detailed when it comes to players’ relation to their ‘job’.The tour begins today after 2 weeks of Erik ten Hag’s pre-season. We’ve discussed some patterns + changes we’ve seen but we all know so much has to change inside the squad. Today’s last video before we fly out focuses on @DiscoMirror’s report about Ten Hag’s new rules at United. pic.twitter.com/BhPhOwnxOO— United Peoples TV (@UnitedPeoplesTV) July 8, 2022 Ten Hag has been getting to know his players at the team’s Carrington training base and is beginning to implement his own techniques and methods. According to reports, of which the most resounding is The Daily Mirror, the 52-year-old has delivered a set of five values he wishes his Manchester United players to abide by.- Drinking alcohol during a matchweek is something that will be banned. This will essentially work as a blanket ban on alcohol across the season, with United regularly set to play twice a week due to European commitment- The rules also include the mantra that any player late to training or team meetings will be dropped without exception- One of the biggest changes will be to food. Ten Hag has banned players from adopting their own personal chefs and wants all players to use the canteen at Carrington as their main source for meals. The likes of Luke Shaw have publicly flaunted their hiring of private chefs in the past, something which has seen players able to commit to their own dietary choices.Ten Hag has sought to overhaul the menu available as one of his first moves, with fish and vegetables now more prominent at meal times.However, each player will still receive a unique food plan to meet their individual needs. The only difference is that it will now be controlled by the club. The Dutchman is also wary of players keeping their weight in check and as a result BMIs (BodyMassIndex) will be checked on a weekly basis.- The strict disciplinarian has requested that all player grievances are run by him, instead of going to agents or other sources.News of dressing room unhappiness reaching the back pages and social media was a regular occurrence last season, which served to undermine those in charge.##NAJAVA_MECA_6495952##Indeed, dressing room leaks were one of the main bug bears of previous bosses Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and interim head coach Ralf Rangnick, and they are something Ten Hag is hoping to eradicate from United. Ten Hag has already been hit with his first major challenge at United, with Cristiano Ronaldo pushing for a move away. The Portuguese star has still not shown, and it is now unclear if he will even join the squad on their pre-season tour. Ronaldo was due to return to training this week, but was given leave of absence on Monday for family reasons.
