Ten Hag on Man Utd's 3-0 Spurs loss

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Ten Hag on Man Utd's 3-0 Spurs loss  29/09/2024  Old Trafford, Manchester, UK

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00:00Jürgen, 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.

01:44Jürgen, 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.

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