Ten Hag on Man Utd's 3-0 Spurs loss
29/09/2024
Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
29/09/2024
Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
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00:00JĂĽrgen, how, given the squad you have today, how can you produce a performance that bad?
00:22It was clear we started the game very poorly.
00:26When you concede a goal, like we did in the third minute,
00:32when you are actually overnumbering and then concede a goal from a counter-attack
00:39where a centre-half is crossing the whole pitch,
00:45and then bring on the goal line a cross in, and then on the back post,
00:51that was our game plan.
00:54We should protect that area very good in the rest defence and in the defence transition,
01:01because we knew the strength, and from that point on we are very stressful in the game.
01:06In possession we didn't find the spare man in the switch,
01:12bad decision-making, we couldn't keep the ball,
01:16not aggressive enough, or to play around with third-man actions.
01:21So many ball losses, and also we didn't get the press right,
01:24so the first 30 minutes were no good.
01:27But we were still alive, and we had also our chances with Siriksen,
01:32with Canaccio hitting the post, and then you can always come back,
01:37but then the red card, and then we had downsides,
01:40and I think that also had a big impact in the game.
01:43Chris.
01:44JĂĽrgen, you've lost the last two games in the league here 3-0,
01:49how do you and the players come back from this, can you come back from this?
01:53Of course, as always, a new game will be a new day, and it's also obvious,
02:02and you have to learn as a team, it can't happen in four days now,
02:06we have twice, that a defender of the opponent can dribble through the whole park
02:12without being stopped, that things are impossible in top football,
02:16and you can't make such mistakes, so definitely we have to address this.
02:20But we will bounce back.
02:23Dave.
02:25Hi, you say you have to learn from this and be better,
02:28you were saying similar things four weeks ago when you lost to Liverpool,
02:31are you worried that the owners may have a different view,
02:35that they may feel the only way this situation can improve
02:38is that the team can get better and there's a different manager in charge?
02:41No, I'm not thinking about this, I think we all made, in togetherness,
02:49this decision to stay together as an ownership, as a leadership group in the summer,
02:56and also we made the decision from a clear review
03:02what we have to improve as an organisation,
03:06and also how we want to construct the squad,
03:09and they're all decision-making in togetherness,
03:12but we also knew it would take some time,
03:15because how the window went, some players late in, like now Ugata,
03:23we have to integrate him now,
03:26also we had to make some improvements in the organisation,
03:29we still have to do with some injuries, also from impact players,
03:33and I think we will get better there,
03:36and we need some time, and we're all there on one page, on one boat, together,
03:44the ownership, the leadership group, the staff, and the players group as well.
03:52So, no, I don't have that concern.
03:54Rob?
03:56We're very critical of the goal that they conceded against FC Twente in a week,
04:00in your co-governor note today you said that 100 per cent
04:02is the absolute bare minimum of a Man United player,
04:05but in two minutes you conceded the same goal again,
04:07are you convinced that the players are taking what you're saying on board?
04:12Yes, I am, but it's clear and obvious that we are very disappointed when you concede,
04:22again, a goal like this, it shouldn't happen,
04:24and especially when you address it so loud and clear,
04:30how we have to deal with such situations.
04:32Last question, Melissa.
04:35Eric, before the red card, what you saw from the team,
04:39the lack of pressure against the ball, not tracking runners,
04:41being so sloppy in possession when counter-attacking situations were on,
04:46was that one of the worst performances you've seen?
04:51It's definitely clear, I said this in this press conference,
04:58that what I saw in the first 30 minutes,
05:02that is below the level we can expect from a Man United team,
05:06and even when you concede so early in a game,
05:09a goal, you should stay calm and control the game, control your performance.
05:18Just sticking together and stick to the plan,
05:23and then you will have a footnote in the game,
05:25and now we didn't get this.
05:28Although, as I said, we had our chances as well.
05:32Do you think it was more psychological than tactical,
05:35because of the early goal?
05:39Definitely.
05:39I saw that the players got very stressful after they conceded a goal so quickly,
05:45and they made very bad decisions on the ball,
05:50where we had some options to play over,
05:53and we should have done better.
05:55OK, thank you.