Manchester United's Luke Shaw has lauded Erik ten Hag's training sessions ahead of the new season.
United began their pre-season on June 27 and that means Ten Hag has now had three weeks to work with his squad. United are currently on their summer tour and the players are understood to have responded well to Ten Hag's sessions.
Ten Hag has been concise in training and he hasn't been afraid to stop drills if he has felt like his instructions aren't being followed. One source even described some of his communication in sessions as 'blunt' — but his approach seems to be working.
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United have another three weeks of preparation with Ten Hag before they play Brighton for their opening game of the new Premier League season. United have Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano still to play in pre-season.
Whether Ten Hag's training sessions have made a significant difference will become clear in the coming months. But there has been positive noise from the players at the club and Shaw has become the latest member of the dressing room to praise Ten Hag.
Shaw was asked about Ten Hag's impact this weekend and he provided insight into the Dutchman's training sessions. "We can’t be satisfied anymore with how the team had been going," Shaw told United's in-house media.
"It’s not where the club should be and we know the levels have had to take a massive step in terms of higher intensity and what we’re supposed to be doing and I think from the start of the last two weeks, especially in training, it’s definitely a big improvement.
"And even in the games, I think you could see things that probably you haven’t seen before, so I think there are things to look forward to. I think the manager knows what the team needs and he has his own style and how he wants to manage and all the players have really taken it on board and they’re really enjoying it.
"He is very hands-on and he takes a lot of the sessions. He’s involved a lot and if he sees people aren’t hitting the standards that he wants in training he’ll make sure they know. I think that’s good because he keeps the standards high.
"The manager demands more and we have to be better and better. After the first game he said to the press and he also said it to us as well that there were mistakes made that we need to improve on, not just individually but as a team as well.
"He’s spoken a lot about the team and the structure and the way he wants to play. It’s a lot of details, but details win games and with his philosophy and the way he wants to play, we need to listen.
"It’s really good to have an idea of what the manager wants and it’s down to us to go and show that on the pitch. And like I said, there is still much more to come from us and this is only the start."
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