Ten Hag is now procuring for United to rediscover their ruthless slump in opposition to Tottenham at Aged Trafford on Sept 29.
AFP
27 September, 2024, 02:00 am
Final modified: 27 September, 2024, 02:02 am
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has highlighted a lack of needs because the principle ingredient in the help of the English giants’ faltering start to the season.
There became original frustration for the Dutchman, now in his third marketing and marketing campaign at Aged Trafford, when United had been held to a 1-1 scheme at dwelling to lowly-ranked FC Twente of their Europa League opener.
That end result followed an uninspiring goalless stalemate at Crystal Palace in the Premier League remaining weekend.
United made an encouraging start in opposition to Twente, Ten Hag’s frail membership, when Christian Eriksen put them ahead with a highly efficient first-half of strike earlier than Sam Lammers equalised for Twente in the 68th minute after Eriksen became caught in possession.
Ten Hag’s fresh side had 18 attempts on arrangement in opposition to Twente, having didn’t rep with 15 shots at Selhurst Park, and Ten Hag is now procuring for United to rediscover their ruthless slump in opposition to Tottenham at Aged Trafford on Sept 29.
The 54-year-frail Ten Hag, requested at a pre-match press convention on Sept 26 what’s United’s greatest negate on the 2nd, replied: “No longer scoring needs, now not scoring needs ample. That is the difficulty, the principle space.
“We now must rep extra needs as a crew. I judge now we maintain avid gamers across the crew who maintain the skill to rep. That’s definite.
“Calm we are working and in development, we made a different to ticket very younger avid gamers love Hojlund, Zirkzee and Yoro” 🗣️
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“You judge about all of the opportunities we are developing, we are doubtless to be now not scoring ample.”
United, nonetheless, did return from the global damage with a 3-0 salvage at promoted Southampton and a 7-0 League Cup thrashing of third-tier Barnsley.
Those are amongst objective correct three victories United maintain managed in eight matches in all competitions to this point this season, with Ten Hag saying it became too early to attain a definitive judgement on his inconsistent side.
“Calm we are working, we are in development,” he acknowledged.
“We now must ticket avid gamers. We also made a different to ticket very younger avid gamers.
“Like remaining year (Rasmus) Hojlund, love this year (Joshua) Zirkzee and Leny Yoro – avid gamers we have confidence in them in this 2nd but additionally for the prolonged flee. We now must originate them.”
He added: “Now now we must work with the squad and that takes time and obviously I am also – it be now not a objective correct behaviour from me – impatient and I must streak straight forward.
“Nonetheless also, to be truthful, we had success in the leisure two seasons (successful the 2023 League Cup and 2024 FA Cup) and now we must work very onerous to raise one other success.”
