Ten Hag reacts to a tough win at Kenilworth Stadium

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00:00 Is it a pleasure to see two of the youngest players in the KFC?

00:12 Yes, of course. We are pleased with that performance from both of them. They performed very well,

00:21 two goals. I think also Kobe, he was very mature and I think he's progressing from game

00:31 to game. Hopefully that process will keep going on.

00:36 Were the two substitutions tactical? Was Harry Maguire injured?

00:46 I think the game was going in the direction. There was a lot of pressure on the referee.

00:55 They both were a risk for another booking and we have good replacement with Scott McTominay

01:00 and Jonny Evans. That's why we took them off. We didn't want to go at that risk.

01:07 Are the four straight league wins pretty difficult?

01:21 Fragile because we didn't take the chances. I think we should have scored many more goals

01:31 after 2-0. I think big chances for Resford and for Garnaccio. It could have been 3-0,

01:37 4-0. I think we dropped too deep and allowed them some crosses, some shots. We conceded

01:43 2-1. After half-time, they built up the pressure but we had really massive chances and we should

01:51 have scored.

01:52 On the other hand, Luton Town did lose games but I think only two times this season with

02:01 two goals difference. It's not so easy. Especially in the last weeks, their performances are

02:10 very good. Their results are very good. How we started the game was exactly how we wanted

02:16 to do it. I think it was perfect transfer from the game plan. The only thing we didn't

02:23 do so well was be more clinical in front of the goal. Score more goals. Today we could

02:29 have scored easy five goals.

02:31 Do you have to worry about the 8th yellow card for Kasper in his last 10 games?

02:45 I spoke already with him. Even when he's not touching opponents, he gets booked. Often

02:54 on the first moment in the game as well. I think it's crazy. Today was similar. I think

03:03 it's so unfair, that first booking. The second, he could have given and that's why we took

03:10 him off. But then it's difficult to play when you're not even touching an opponent and then

03:18 you get booked.

03:20 What's the potential of Rasmus Nielsen?

03:37 We are very happy with our recruitment. We recruited the right character. He can perform

03:48 under stress. When things go against him, like in the first season, he has the ability

03:56 to have a strong character and to be resilient and determined to score goals. That's what

04:03 we saw when we scouted him. Of course, he needed some support because it's not so easy

04:09 when he's so young. But in general, he kept calm. You see his abilities.

04:15 I want to mention, in the start, he didn't have so much luck. He scored some goals. For

04:22 instance, the one against Brighton, his first game. Then they disallowed him and no-one

04:26 knows still why. Those moments are very important to come in a new club, in a new league. Especially

04:39 for a striker, to build some confidence. That was not given. But you see he's a fighter.

04:46 He keeps going and he has great abilities in front of the goal.

04:50 Do you feel there's a lot more to come from him?

04:56 I think there are many areas where he can improve. He has scoring abilities, that's

05:02 clear. But I think what we've already seen from September he's here, he's improving

05:09 a lot also in many other areas, like holding up the ball.

05:15 Do you think he's still hitting the standards you expect from him?

05:27 You can see now he's back in the team. He gives so much to the team, has so much calmness

05:33 and organisation. So we are very happy because since he's back the team also lifts up the

05:44 levels.

05:45 Is he getting a knock?

05:57 He was not a knock, no.

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