Saoirse Hanley: Erik ten Hag, your argument that Gen Z can’t take criticism doesn’t wash — if anything, we challenge it on a world stage

In case you ever doubted my commitment to giving out, let this be a perfect example, because I am so incensed by something I’m going to talk about soccer. You know it’s bad when you get me talking about soccer. In a recent appearance on the SEG Stories podcast, former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag made broad claims about the young players of today being unable to contend with being criticised. “Criticism really affects them. The generation I grew up in had much thicker skin. You could be much more direct,” he said.