Ten Hag on Utd’s 1-1 draw with FC Twente

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25/09/2024  Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester U.K.

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00:00Hi Erik, Christian Eriksen said it looked like Twente wanted it more than United, is that what went wrong tonight?

00:09Yes, you saw it, it was the game of their life.

00:12They fought for every yard and we didn't.

00:1999% is not enough, you have to give 100%, you have to kill the game, you have to finish it off.

00:26We are leading 1-0 and then there's coming an atmosphere in the team,

00:32we bring the game to the end, but you have to go for the second goal and then you kill the game.

00:41You've invested a lot of money in Rasmus Hoyland and Joshua Xherxey,

00:45the potential is there, but is there a concern that there are still not enough goals in this team?

00:51We have to work on it, that's clear.

00:54I think we create enough chances, we have to score, but it's not only up to them two players.

01:02Definitely not only Rasmus because he's just returning, but also other players.

01:09Across the front line we have enough players who can score goals,

01:13with Bruno, with Ressi, with Canaccio, with Amad Diallo, all goalscoring plays.

01:21Why do you feel it hasn't clicked again tonight in the final third?

01:26You've had 19 attempts on goal, 5 on target, but obviously just the one going in the back of the net.

01:31Yes, that's true.

01:34We have to work on this, that's also clear.

01:39We have to be more clinical in such situations,

01:43but I don't think that was the only problem tonight.

01:48We have to keep going, be consistent in the structure of the team.

01:54It's also a question of mentality.

01:57Kill it off, make the second goal and then the game is over.

02:09There's no problem for you, Joop?

02:12No, thank you.

02:15Did your old club surprise you?

02:20Definitely, you saw there was a very good fighting spirit in the team.

02:27You could see after when they drove how they celebrated what it meant for them.

02:33They were on the pitch, but we as a team have to be ready for that.

02:38We can't allow them a situation like with the equaliser,

02:43that one player, the right full-back from FC Twente,

02:47is dribbling over the whole midfield without being stopped.

02:51There was no underestimation, you didn't underestimate Twente, did you?

02:56You didn't underestimate Twente, did you?

02:59It's not underestimating, it's more, we are 1-0 up, kill the game.

03:04Yes, thank you, Frank. Kill the game.

03:07You say that a lot, kill the game.

03:09There's a law in football.

03:11When you're 1-0 up, the game takes more than 90 minutes,

03:15and you have to fight until the end,

03:17and when you score the second goal then it's off.

03:20Hi, just going back to what Christian Eriksen said,

03:24the players not being up for it,

03:27is that a concern for you?

03:29Because when you have that lack of desire,

03:31surely the players should be up for a game of this magnitude?

03:34Definitely.

03:36Especially, we are very ambitious,

03:41and when you have ambition then you have to perform,

03:45then you have to prove that point.

03:48Today, especially in the second half,

03:50I think we were too easy-going, too complacent.

03:54We didn't bring it over the line,

03:56and I think as a team you have to benefit from this.

03:59Last two, Carl and then Simon.

04:16You're not saying the same things that you've been saying for almost two years,

04:20when you're talking about mentality,

04:22that should be something that is relatively easy to solve.

04:25Is this team improving?

04:27I think often the mentality is very good from this team.

04:31I saw in many games how high our work rate is,

04:40and that is often very good.

04:42Today I have some criticism,

04:47but it's not only the team, I have to look in the mirror as well.

04:50I'm part of it,

04:53and we should have acted differently,

04:55especially in the second half, as I said.

04:58You have to kill the game,

04:59especially if you know we have some problems in scoring goals.

05:04If you don't have a goal,

05:06then you need to be consistent in your game.

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