What happens when managers publicly criticise their own players?

Amorim claims Rashford is not training at his “maximum” level, claiming that the England international hasn’t been a part of the matchday squad for six weeks.

His future at Old Trafford is now uncertain, with European clubs linked with a move for the 27-year-old before next week’s transfer deadline.

A Premier League manager has publicly criticized one of these players before.

There is no better chance than that to win a game, Redknapp said. That one might have been for my missus.

Despite those comments Bent remained in Redknapp’s plans and finished the 2008-09 as Tottenham’s top scorer with 17 goals, before joining Sunderland that summer.

Redknapp spent another three-and-a-half years at White Hart Lane, helping them reach the Champions League quarter-finals in 2011, but was sacked in June 2012.

“I can’t protect people who don’t want to run and train, and are about three stone overweight”, said Redknapp.

I could have run about more than he did the day before he played a reserve game. I can’t pick him”.

Taarabt responded, claiming that Redknapp was using excuses for the Hoops’ poor form, which had them in the bottom of the Premier League at the time.

Before joining Benfica in the summer of 2015, the midfielder only made five more appearances for the club.

During his time as manager of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho criticized England defender Luke Shaw for his commitment and fitness.

Mourinho claimed the full-back “used his body with my brain” after making a late substitute appearance against Everton in April 2017.

He continued, “I was making every decision for him,” adding that he was in front of me.

Shaw has only made three appearances this season, but he has struggled with injury.

Mourinho, who had moved on to become Tottenham manager, singled out the club’s £54m record signing Tanguy Ndombele for criticism in March 2020.

After the midfielder was substituted at half-time of a game against Burnley, Mourinho said: “In the first half we didn’t have a midfield.

” He]Ndombele] has had enough time to come to a different level.

“I am aware that some players take a long time to adjust to a different league, and the Premier League is challenging.”

However, a player with the potential must give more than he is willing to give.

It did not end well for Mourinho or Ndombele.

After 17 months in charge, Mourinho was fired in April 2021, just days before the Carabao Cup final between Manchester City and Wembley.

Phillips would later say that the comments were” a big knock to my confidence”, with Guardiola publicly apologising to the England midfielder.

Jadon Sancho was dropped for an Arsenal match in September 2023 by then- Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag because he thought the England winger had not reached the “required in training to be included.”

Sancho responded by claiming that he had been “made a long time a scapegoat.”

Before joining Borussia Dortmund on loan in January, he was forced to miss out on training.

Sancho and Ten Hag had clear-the-air negotiations when he returned to United’s pre-season training in the summer of 2024, but the former Manchester City player signed for Chelsea on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day.

” We need everybody, including him, to be contributing because we don’t have the depth to leave people out if they perform poorly, “said Postecoglou”. I expect a level of performance from some of the senior guys, and tonight wasn’t that. “

Since the Rangers game, Werner has only started two games and made five starts.