"Football is to always the best team winning"- Erik Ten Hag

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Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag says "Football is to always the best team winning" following a 2-1 deafest to West Ham  27/10/2024  London Stadium, London, UK

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00:00Yes, I did. So, first of all, in football, it's not always the best team winning.

00:06And today, that was clear and obvious.

00:09And clear and obvious wasn't how the VAR worked.

00:14How they worked, how they run their process.

00:18And before the season, they explained the process of the VAR.

00:23And only when it's clear and obvious, then they should interfere.

00:27So what they didn't do against Perse, where they should have done it,

00:31to interfere with the red card of Bruno.

00:35That was a wrong decision.

00:37And now they make, again, a wrong decision interfering.

00:41And both have a big impact on the scores of the games.

00:51No, I'm not criticising any personnel.

00:55I criticised the process.

00:57And, of course, there are people who are ruining the process.

01:01But that had a big impact on the score.

01:05And the other impact was that we didn't score.

01:08And we created so many chances.

01:10We played so good football.

01:12Especially the first half.

01:14It's exactly how I want to see my team playing.

01:17So dominant. In and out of position.

01:19Very good build-up. Very good structures.

01:22Playing between the lines.

01:24Go around, back inside, go behind.

01:27Create chances.

01:29I think I collected six, seven, 100% chances we should have scored.

01:36And that is the other thing.

01:38And then, of course, when you don't score,

01:40we have to keep calm and keep going.

01:44And do the same thing.

01:46Because that will create new chances.

01:49And that is a point of improvement.

01:51But all over, I had not so many criticisms on my team.

01:57Apart from not scoring.

02:12As I say, I don't criticise any personnel.

02:15But I criticise the process.

02:18And as I said, the off-field was obviously...

02:23The VAR was Michael Oliver.

02:25But also the on-field.

02:27You have to make a decision in the final moment.

02:33And he did, I think, three minutes to decide.

02:38And to make this call.

02:40But then you have to show big personality

02:43to recall this decision.

02:45What an experience the VAR has made.

02:58But I can also say Alejandro Canaccio twice.

03:02Rasmus Hoyland one time.

03:05Resford.

03:07Bruno, the head.

03:09So it is not fair to pick one of the players out

03:14who missed the chances.

03:16No, there were so many who were missing chances.

03:28In this moment, definitely the luck is not on my side.

03:32It's not about me, it's about the team.

03:35And it's not on our side.

03:37Last season was not different.

03:40But in the end, we turned this around.

03:43And we are so determined.

03:47It will be the same case today.

03:49But we have to turn this around.

03:51And it will turn around.

03:53If we keep playing like we are playing now.

03:56As we see in this block.

03:58Brentford, Fenerbahce.

04:00Today, we played really good football.

04:08How do you correct this?

04:12I don't think it's about correcting.

04:14It's about giving them the trust.

04:17And I believe in my players.

04:19That they are capable of doing this.

04:21So, yeah, I trust them.

04:23And I will encourage them to keep going.

04:26And to keep doing the same things we did over a long period.

04:31In this game and in other games.

04:33Because finally, we will go at net and kill.

04:36And we will win more games.

04:44I think both.

04:46We need a better conversion.

04:48And we are also looking for creating more chances.

04:52Because both will give you a higher opportunity to win a game.

04:57What's the mood like in the dressing room now?

04:59Is it out of anger?

05:01Or is it just a total disbelief?

05:04Not disbelief. Definitely.

05:06It's about...

05:10Of course, it's mixed feelings.

05:12But as I say.

05:14First, that is what my players do always.

05:17And what I do always.

05:18First, we look in the mirror.

05:20What did we do wrong?

05:22And the only thing I can criticise the team for is missing the chances.

05:26That was the main factor.

05:28But then, of course, it's clear and obvious.

05:33The decision made by the referee today had a big impact on the score of this game.

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