{"id":299382,"date":"2023-12-14T19:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299382"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:24:12","slug":"man-uniteds-womens-team-left-frustrated-as-mens-side-poach-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-womens-team-left-frustrated-as-mens-side-poach-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United's women's team 'left frustrated' as men's side poach staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United\u2019s women\u2019s team have been left frustrated after their head physiotherapist was poached by the men\u2019s set-up.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim Kerem had worked as the physio for United women since 2021 but joined Erik Ten Hag\u2019s side last month.<\/p>\n
Kerem, who has previously worked with Blackburn Rovers and Australian side Sydney FC, was pictured with Lisandro Martinez this week as the defender works his way back to fitness from a foot injury.<\/p>\n
Kerem is the second staff member to move from the women\u2019s camp to the men after performance analyst Luke Wright made the switch to Ten Hag\u2019s side in November last year.<\/p>\n
Mail Sport understands there is irritation on the women\u2019s side of the club that another member of staff has left to take up a position with the men.<\/p>\n
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Man United\u2019s women\u2019s team have been left frustrated after their physiotherapist was poached<\/p>\n
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Erik ten Hag’s side have been enduring a difficult run of form in the league and in Europe<\/p>\n
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Ten Hag is not thought to have had any involvement in Kerem\u2019s move, with head of sports medicine Gary O\u2019Driscoll, who is currently undertaking a review of United\u2019s medical department, leading the recruitment.<\/p>\n
It is understood that United see the crossover between the two set-ups as healthy rather than detrimental as they continue to build up resources on the women\u2019s side. The club recently installed a new \u00a37million elite facility at Carrington for the women\u2019s team, with players moving into the building in October<\/p>\n
United put out an advert for a head physiotherapist three weeks ago. The club are yet to make an appointment but are understood to be close to confirming Kerem\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, Skinner\u2019s side have had the former Lionesses\u2019 team physio Alicia Tang working with the club as an interim solution. Tang has been with the Football Association since 2016 and was part of the back-room staff during Euro 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n
United had also been short of an assistant coach to boss Marc Skinner until the appointment of Dan Bale, who joined from Nottingham Forest\u2019s youth team, in November.<\/p>\n
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Ibrahim Kerem worked for Marc Skinner’s side (pictured) but joined Ten Hag\u2019s side last month<\/p>\n
Skinner\u2019s previous assistant was Martin Ho, who left to manage Norwegian club Brann in the summer.<\/p>\n
Charlotte Healy, who was previously head of the women\u2019s academy, was also promoted to the first team earlier this year.<\/p>\n
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