Agbonlahor can’t believe ‘strange’ Erik ten Hag demand after behind-the-scenes Man United development
Gabby Agbonlahor has claimed it is “strange” for Erik ten Hag to ban his Man United squad from using private chefs.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Aston Villa’s record Premier League goalscorer delivered his verdict after Ten Hag’s five-point plan to turn around his squad was revealed.
The Mirror reported last week (7 July) that his demands state that players cannot be late, use private chefs, drink alcohol in the week, leak to the media via agents and must have their BMI checked monthly.
The 52-year-old is hoping to sort out the off-field issues that have plagued United in recent years.
“I think those rules are quite normal, to be honest,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“Apart from no private chefs, I feel you would want private chefs. You would want the players to be eating right and a private chef makes them eat right. I don’t understand that.
“I don’t think players would take food from the training ground to eat in the evenings. They would want their partners to cook or a private chef to cook.
“Everyone knows what the right food to eat is. The private chefs are going to make healthier food than you would do. That’s a strange one.
“The alcohol is a bit normal now. A player might have a glass with a meal on the weekend but in mid-week players will not really drink.
“The leaking to agents is something that has been a problem at Man United.
“Most of the rules are normal at a club anyway, they are the basics.
“Normally, once a month they would check your body fat. You would get weighed every Monday to make sure it was right.
“These are things that have been happening for 10 years.”
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