{"id":299218,"date":"2023-12-13T10:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299218"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:25:34","slug":"joe-bernstein-luke-shaws-injury-adds-more-scrutiny-to-erik-ten-hag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/joe-bernstein-luke-shaws-injury-adds-more-scrutiny-to-erik-ten-hag\/","title":{"rendered":"JOE BERNSTEIN: Luke Shaw&apos;s injury adds more scrutiny to Erik ten Hag"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> JOE BERNSTEIN: Luke Shaw missed three months with a serious thigh injury, then played six games in 16 days&#8230; his hamstring strain adds more scrutiny to under-pressure Man United boss Erik ten Hag\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Luke Shaw limped off at half-time during Man United&#8217;s 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The left back has only recently returned from three months on the sidelines<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Marcus Rashford EVER be the real deal? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As if Erik ten Hag wasn\u2019t facing enough scrutiny, the half-time withdrawal of Luke Shaw against Bayern Munich must beg the question whether the workload on England\u2019s left-back has been too severe given he\u2019d only just returned from another long absence.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw didn\u2019t play any football for more than three months between August 19 and November 26 because of what was described as a serious thigh muscle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Yet instead of being blooded back gently, United\u2019s crisis \u2013 both in terms of results and other injuries &#8211; has meant the 28-year-old was asked to go from first-team inactivity to playing six matches in 16 days.<\/p>\n<p>He started and lasted 76 minutes on his comeback game at Everton on November 26, then played three full sets of 90 minutes against Galatasaray, Newcastle and Chelsea, and was only given the last 11 minutes off against Bournemouth last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>It was a risk United might have felt necessary but there was an awful sense of predictability when Shaw ended a lively opening 45 minutes against Bayern by clutching his leg in discomfort and he didn\u2019t return for the second period.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/08\/78903113-0-image-a-1_1702456877774.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Luke Shaw limped off at half-time during Manchester United&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/08\/78903123-0-image-a-2_1702456895341.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It adds more pressure on Erik ten Hag who had thrown the left back straight back into action<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/08\/78903231-0-image-a-3_1702456914212.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shaw missed three months with injury and was asked to play six games across just 16 days<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A hamstring strain is suspected.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag said afterwards he couldn\u2019t comment on the prognosis for either Shaw or Harry Maguire \u2013 also taken off against Bayern \u2013 until a proper assessment is made.<\/p>\n<p>He must cross his fingers Shaw in particular can return quickly otherwise it may be asked why he\u2019s played so many minutes given his recent injury record.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it is obvious why a manager should want Shaw on the pitch when United have been struggling so badly.<\/p>\n<p>As a left-back, he is able to get up and down the pitch \u2013 his long-range strike forced Manuel Neuer into his most difficult save at Old Trafford \u2013 and at home to Bournemouth, ten Hag asked him to play at centre-half instead of World Cup winner Raphael Varane, a specialist in that position.<\/p>\n<p>It says a lot about Shaw\u2019s attitude and willingness to help that he\u2019s ploughed on, possibly unable to train much between matches to keep his body ready. But the Bayern game proved one physical test too many after flogging himself Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday-Tuesday in quick succession.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag inherited a club that was understood to need a firm hand on the tiller. But whether he\u2019s been a little too firm is now open to debate.<\/p>\n<p>Players under his regime seem to be sidelined for periods. It was Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay last season, both have now been drafted back out of necessity.<\/p>\n<p>This season it\u2019s been Varane. The manager could have selected him against Bournemouth but he was an unused sub while Shaw was used again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/08\/78903109-0-image-a-4_1702456943008.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There were further worrying signs when Harry Maguire was also forced off in the first half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/13\/08\/78903127-0-image-a-5_1702456945309.jpg\" height=\"499\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Raphael Varane was surprisingly picked by Ten Hag having been sidelined in recent months<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Now Varane is virtually the last central defender standing with Maguire and Shaw doubts for Sunday\u2019s trip to Anfield, Lisandro Martinez a long-term casualty and Victor Lindelof missing against Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>Jonny Evans, 35, might have to be drafted in to face Mo Salah, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, the last time he wore a United shirt at Anfield, he was 24 and playing under Sir Alex Ferguson. They won 2-1 with Robin van Persie scoring a late penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Before ten Hag can think about getting a result, he\u2019s got find enough fully fit players. He must hope Shaw is back to soon to avoid any more recriminations about team selection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12858497\/Luke-Shaw-missed-three-months-injury-Erik-ten-Hag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOE BERNSTEIN: Luke Shaw missed three months with a serious thigh injury, then played six games in 16 days&#8230; his hamstring strain adds more scrutiny to under-pressure Man United boss Erik ten Hag\u00a0 Luke Shaw limped off at half-time during Man United&#8217;s 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich The left back has only recently returned from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>JOE BERNSTEIN: Luke Shaw&amp;apos;s injury adds more scrutiny to Erik ten Hag - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/joe-bernstein-luke-shaws-injury-adds-more-scrutiny-to-erik-ten-hag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JOE BERNSTEIN: Luke Shaw&amp;apos;s injury adds more scrutiny to Erik ten Hag - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"JOE BERNSTEIN: Luke Shaw missed three months with a serious thigh injury, then played six games in 16 days&#8230; 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