Hear from all the main managers ahead of Week 2 of the 23-24 Premier League season including Ange Postecoglu and Erik Ten Hag on Tottenham's game with Manchester United
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00:00 We have for this season that we have to step up in away games to gather more points, to
00:13 bring higher levels, because that is the foundation for more points.
00:20 So it's often to do with personality.
00:22 So yeah, that's a demand for me on the players, and that we have to show more personality
00:28 on the pitch to win such games and to gather more points in away games.
00:33 I followed him from his days at Ajax and previous to that, and he built a great team there.
00:41 You can see it in Man U, he's made an impact at a club where it's been very difficult
00:49 to make an impact since Sir Alex retired.
00:52 So it's not the easiest job in the world.
00:54 Champions League team.
00:55 If you are a team, you qualify for the Champions League for the next season, it's because
01:00 you are a really, really good team.
01:02 And I think in a short time, with the two co-workers from Saudi Arabia, the people in
01:08 a short time, they put the team there and I had the feeling they are there to stay for
01:12 a long, long, long time.
01:14 Nobody believed it last season, and look what happened.
01:16 So they continue with this.
01:18 You have to go to these grounds and impose yourself, and it's very difficult and tricky
01:23 to do it.
01:24 We had some experiences there the year before as well, but it's going to be different on
01:28 Monday.
01:29 They are extremely well organised, they have resources, they have been really consistent,
01:34 they don't concede much, and it's going to be a tough test for us, but those tests we
01:39 like to have, to understand where we are as well and how ready we are to go to these grounds
01:44 and do what we want to do.
01:45 It's a tough one, so they will go for it, that's how they did in the first game now.
01:49 They will go for it, they will press us properly, and on top of that they have an offensive
01:59 approach.
02:00 If we let them play, they will play, if not, they have an idea how to get in behind the
02:08 line, that's the idea they have.
02:09 It's not the most complicated football idea, but it's a good one.
02:13 I think it's going to be tough, not only in the beginning, we don't know how they are
02:16 going to play, maybe they are thinking to change the shape, but it's always going to
02:24 be tough, because all the Premier League games will be difficult.
02:28 They have a very good team, they are doing a great job, last season they left the trophy,
02:36 they are really confident, and for sure we are going to find a really tough game.
02:41 They are in some style, they are a good outfit, we know that from what they did last season.
02:50 They will be looking to bounce out of that situation, that result rather, with a home
02:54 game.
02:55 It's important for us to remind ourselves of the good work we did, and take that on
02:59 to the Villa game with a very positive attitude, which we will be doing.
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