London (dpa)
Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag, the coach of Manchester United, confirmed that what is going on in the media about Manchester United does not affect the team, as it seeks to turn the defeat against Tottenham in the league last Sunday into an incentive to achieve victory over Porto in Portugal. European League “Thursday”.
Following the arrival of the Manchester United delegation to Portugal, coach Ten Hag held a press conference to answer journalists’ questions, and said: “Naturally, we feel frustrated when we do not win. Of course we are angry with ourselves, but if we talk about Sunday’s match, we played for a long time with ten players. “This is a very difficult thing, and it gives the advantage to the opponent.”
He continued, “The expulsion case greatly affected the course of the match, but we have to deal with the reality of the situation anyway. As I said, we are angry with ourselves, but we must turn this feeling of anger into motivation to achieve victory in the next match.”
Ten Hag also spoke about what he needed from his players against a stubborn opponent, in a difficult atmosphere, and about his aspiration for the team to show a strong reaction and return to the path of victories.
The Dutch coach pointed out, “Everyone must take responsibility. I am first, and the players I also mentioned are “Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, and Lisandro Martinez,” but there are other players who also have a leadership personality. All matches are important for us, and we must be prepared as they are. We must fight together as a team and as individuals. We need to have players with leadership personalities on the field.”
When asked about what was going on around Manchester United in the media, after the defeat against Tottenham, Ten Hag replied: “These external conversations are not important. What matters is what is happening within the team, and we are dealing with the effects of the defeat, and nothing else.”
Regarding whether there were talks that took place with the club’s football team management this week, the Dutch coach answered clearly, saying: “We talk every day. We are one entity, and this is what we agreed upon in the summer. We spoke after last season, and we reviewed what happened during it.” Then we made our decisions and agreed on the amendments we made in the technical staff.”
Manchester’s official website quoted Ten Hag as saying: “We also added new elements to the team’s strength. Our goal was to sign young players who possess high technical skills and are promising for the future as well. The club wants to return to the top again. Our long-term project aims to return to the top.” The summit: After a number of years, we want to win the English Premier League title, and the biggest goal is the Champions League.”
He said: “We were in the same boat, so we should have agreed on everything last summer. We will move forward with our project. As I said, we talk every day, review and evaluate everything, and make some decisions when there is a need for that.”
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