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Ten Hag Explains Why United Exited Europa League
News press conference with Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag following their 3-0 Europa League quarter-final second-leg defeat to Sevilla. Ten Hag Explains Why United Exited Europa League.
He says his team didn’t live up to expectation tonight, refuses to be drawn on whether David De Gea is a long term option for United, says United have to show more composure and resilience, says his side still to prove they can compete in the biggest games, whether this loss could have a deflating effect on the rest of the season, how big a job he has to lift the players ahead of the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday – seeing they have to accept they let themselves and the fans down and then move on, the disparity between United’s home and away form and congratulates Sevilla for their performance but says United needed to do better.
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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has questioned why Manchester United winger Antony gets criticised more often than teammate Jadon Sancho.
Both players started on Thursday night as the Reds exited the Europa League after losing 5-2 on aggregate to La Liga side Sevilla, who secured their place in the semi-finals thanks to a 3-0 win in the second leg. The first leg finished 2-2 at Old Trafford last week.
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Antony was one of the better players for Erik ten Hag’s side on the night, but he was still unable to have the desired impact. The Brazilian winger has come under intense scrutiny since signing from Ajax last summer, with the 23-year-old registering just eight goals for the Reds.
However, despite Antony having enjoyed some memorable moments in a United shirt – including a stunning winner against Barcelona – the former Ajax man appears to face more criticism than Reds teammate Sancho. The England international has scored just 10 times in 69 games for the club since arriving in 2021, Sky Sports sources reported.
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Whenever De Gea see Maguire starting the game as CB he gets affected psycologically and mentally, ending up doing silly errors and mistakes. All the defenders and MF withdraw beack to help Maguire and Lindelof at the defence, fear of counter attcks and those silly mistakes which led to 2 o3 goals in this game, plus 2 goals of last previous game. Sancho has failed to pick up, Martial injured again, and Seville played rough to bread MU legs more and more. The injury of Sabitzer deserved a red card but not vene a yellow card issued.
Fate just didn’t want it to be, honestly. The rest of our season got immediately endangered in 30 minutes at Old Trafford against Sevilla, genuinely unlucky that the base of our victories, our centre backs both got injured. The lack of confidence from the back just reflects on every line. Nothing we can do.
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Antony, who has registered three more goal contributions than the former Borussia Dortmund man this term, played the full 90 minutes on Thursday night, while Sancho was replaced by Marcus Rashford at the interval. The Englishman spent time away from the first-team squad this season – working with individual coaches in the Netherlands.
United will be desperate to bounce back from their Europa League exit, and they will have a chance to do so when they clash with Brighton in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weeken
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Maguire is a disgrace, we already know that, but it’s what we’re left with due to the Glazers bleeding out the club for years, can’t get actual reinforcements, only way we can progress with these kinds of players is with Ten Hag magic, but he can’t do it all games. All we’re left to do this season is hope this squad can (we SHOULD, but Maguire’s presence endangers that immediately) get top 4, and then pray for whatever the hell happens in the FA Cup. Maybe the lord himself will make Sheffield win, and half the Brighton squad gets injured. After that, god forbid the Glazers stay, then we can move forward as a club.
I can’t believe there are already people that are ETH out. He’s overachieved this season. Some people have really short term memories, Ole ruined this team for 3 years and you expect ETH with a few signings to have us instantly back to challenging for titles? I don’t know what anyone could want him to do especially with the injuries we’ve sustained due to an abnormal fixture list from the World Cup. Give the man time, he’s going to bring us back where we belong.
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There is NO REASON for Gareth Southgate to be linked with the Manchester United job
Gareth Southgate is the only person in the Universe who can turn Manchester United into Middlesbrough within no time
The English media is trying all their best to push Southgate to united, but he is championship level manager at best
The England national team is waay better than this Manu squad, and he has had 0 success ( reaching semis ain’t success). So what exactly are people expecting if he becomes Manu boss
Absolutely no way! Why would Man U hire Southgate? That would be the worse decision in the history of the game.
ETH outwitted Klopp last weekend in one of the best and most dramatic FA cup clashes in years and I’m sorry but Southgate would not have won that game and ETH has had to deal with Ronaldo, Sancho, Greenwood and so on, he deserves more time
Soccer Football – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Umit Bektas/ File photo
I have been saying this for weeks now. If United were under any other manager especially Southgate, they would be fighting for relegation right now. The problem at United is not Ten Hag but the players.
People keep saying that Ten Hag’s style of football at United is not attractive and no identity but there is so much that a manager can do if the players themselves are not good enough or not putting enough effort. Ten Hag’s Ajax were playing attractive football and he managed to get them to the SF of the CL.
Without him, look at Ajax now. And the media keep pushing their agenda to get Ten Hag sack and replace him with a much worse manager like Southgate. If Ten Hag is managing England right now, with the players they have, we won’t see such a passive football like we saw yesterday vs Brazil. Ask Liverpool fans, would they replace Klopp with Southgate? I rest my case.
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Liverpool only have themselves to blame for loss to Manchester United. Had to find a way to squeeze in the random Bruno slag off in between. Dude was dead on his feet at full time, and had to slot in to center back for the last 30 minutes.
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How come everybody seems to have forgotten that 2 of LFC’s goals were pure luck?
More shots, same shots on goal, higher goal expectancy. What is this narrative that Liverpool should have put this game away, if anything we should’ve put this game away! They had a good 20, 25 minute stint where they kept the ball in the second half, but did nothing with it, we deservedly won this game.
David de Gea is still without a club since leaving Manchester United this summer (Image: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)
For Liverpool fans: don’t say that we lost to Manchester United because Jota Trent Alisson and jones didn’t play. We have to stop doing that every time a team loses a big game it’s very stupid because had you won, you wouldn’t be saying that. Don’t forget that when y’all drew 0-0 to them at home Trent Alisson and Jones started. Keep in mind how well they’ve been playing despite having lots of injuries they almost beat Manchester City’s full strength squad last week.
Also, you lose to Manchester United, 2 fringe players for them decided the game for them, Liverpool didn’t play well and a loss is a loss you have to accept it otherwise you’re a sole loser and are unwilling to take it.
It’s interesting how nothing much is said about the mistakes made by Liverpool, but all criticism is piled on Bruno; how supposedly poor he was.
Ten Hag claims United is moving in the right direction 👀 WHAT DIRECTION IS THAT?!
Every time he speaks after a dismal performance after the match I always sit there saying to myself “What on Earth are you talking about”.
The media trying so hard to get ETH sacked…..when liverpool had bad injuries with VVD out, y’all didnt have the same energy
Most fans want ETH out because of his poor tactics and substitutions. I also felt he should be braver to drop non-performing players irrespective of names, and even play academy players if he has to.
Now I’m ETH in because I realise from Rooney’s and Ole’s recent interviews that the mentality of these players are incredibly low and it’s no longer just speculation that the players can’t cope on this stage.
I can understand ETH saying positive things and coming off as “crazy” but if you have players who are weak minded and aren’t willing to fight, you can’t be tough cos they’ll cave and where does that leave you for the rest of the season?! Jason Sancho case in point. I rather come across as insane to the media but hope that I’m lifting the team enough to get a string of performances to save my job and give the fans at least something to cheer about until I can have a summer clear out.
Keane is a freaking legend but that approach with these weak players will kill them and ETH would lose the dressing room.
This man keeps dropping off bombs on and off the field..A gift that keeps on giving..Most delulu man on this green earth
What a GIFT! Hand him a 15 years contract and 5 years add ons
The problem for Utd in recruiting an elite manager in the Summer is that Liverpool, Bayern and Barca will also be looking for new managers.
From the moment I heard “A new era begins. .” from ETH. I knew it was the joke of the century. He has the guts to say it while Klopp/Guardiola are competing against each other by 1 point in the Primer league he acted like he can compete with them ro
