Pride and vanity in football can often bring more harm than good. It could be said that Manchester United have felt that on their skin, regarding the case of Jadon Sancho vs. Erik ten Hag. Nevertheless, we finally got some more information about the conflict, from a man who found himself in between, Benni McCarthy, especially regarding the reason why Sancho didn’t want to apologise. The entire problem started when the Dutch tactician left Sancho out of the squad under the excuse that he didn’t train hard enough. As an answer, the 24-year-old winger accused the manager of being a liar. The Dutchman demanded an apology, but Sancho refused and, thus, was out of the team altogether.Man United first-team Benni McCarthy explains why Jadon Sancho did not apologise to Erik ten Hag 👀 pic.twitter.com/3OXYFTHUYT— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) May 30, 2024 From this point of view, the only loser in this quarrel is Manchester United, since the club had nowhere near satisfactory results this season, even though the victory over the city rival and lifting the FA Cup trophy was supposed to provide some sort of consolation. That’s why the public in England already has a list of the Dutchman’s potential successors. On the other hand, Sancho was loaned to Borussia Dortmund, and, as it turned out, it was the best possible move for him. He managed to raise his playing level and helped the club reach the Champions League final.Sancho and Ten Hag close to shaking hands but far from reuniting at Old Trafford?And now, Benni McCarthy, the man who tried to reconcile the quarrelling parties and one of Man United coaches, explained his side of the story to South African radio station 947 Joburg.”If you’re from the streets, no one wants to apologise. You admit you are not training well, you are lazy, everything you are accused of. Jadon wasn’t going to have that. The manager has a strong character and just said that all he wants is an apology. Jadon thought that he had done nothing wrong. He didn’t see why he had to apologise. Sometimes you have to apologise, because a player will never win against a manager,” said McCarthy.Ten Hag reveals his plans after ManchesterThe South Africa national team’s all-time top scorer then said that he even tried to talk to Sancho and convince him to apologise since that would be the best thing to do regarding his future at the club and his career in general.”I spoke to Jadon as a coach, as a mentor, as a friend, and as someone who grew up on the streets and knows the code. But Jadon just wasn’t seeing it. He said, “I ain’t apologising because if I do, I’m apologising for being lazy, always being late, not giving my best – that’s what I’m apologising for. Those were his reasons,” McCarthy asserted.##NAJAVA_MECA_8136613##
