Ferdinand criticized Ten Hag for not knowing how to use Mount
"Every individual Man Utd is not playing well. Therefore, the performance of the whole team is quite bad. The responsibility is 100% on the manager. Mason needs the whole team to be operated properly. We need to wait more. to know what role he will fit into. I still don't understand what position Mason was bought to play," Ferdinand commented on his Youtube program Vibe with Five.
Man Utd spent $ 76 million to bring Mount from Chelsea at the end of June. He is Erik Ten Hag's first signing this summer and has plenty of time to get to know his new teammates. However, Mount's performance in pre-season friendlies and the first two rounds of the 2023-2024 Premier League made Man Utd fans worried.
According to Opta, Mount has only touched the ball 57 times in 153 minutes across two games. He passed exactly 32 times, ranked 56th in the tournament. Mount has two important passes, but hasn't created any chances for his teammates and hasn't hit any shots yet.
"You can't judge a player by just two games. Because there are players who won't become legends, if they're judged after just two games and then dropped from the team. I'm not here to give the opinion. excuses for Mason. But it's true. Look at Chelsea over the last few years. They always welcome new players. It's very difficult to play well with such a messed up squad," Ferdinand explained.
Besides Mount, the 44-year-old former midfielder is also concerned about Harry Maguire. Recently, it was reported that Ten Hag wants to sign veteran midfielder Jonny Evans, who came from the Man Utd academy. Ferdinand believes that, if this happens, the opportunity for Maguire to play will be less and the situation will become more difficult for the England midfielder.
When asked why Ten Hag kept Maguire at Man Utd, Ferdinand replied: "West Ham can offer to Man Utd again when the transfer market is close to closing. I think then they will have a different answer. However, Man Utd also need to strengthen some positions, so they need to sell players to do that. They can let him go for half the price if they hesitate."
