Ten Hag pleased as Utd second string cruise past Palace in cup win
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00:00 (door opens)
00:02 - Hey. - What's up?
00:18 Eric, could that night have gone any better for you?
00:21 Oh, I don't know, but it was a good night, definitely.
00:27 It looked more like the kind of team you wanted,
00:32 control and possession, with Mount and Amrabat in particular,
00:36 you looked to have control of the game right from the start.
00:40 Well, I think it's the truth, yeah, we dominated the game,
00:44 and I think we had some good attacks,
00:48 we controlled and were in possession,
00:50 and we created the chances and we scored a great goal.
00:54 James.
00:56 What do you think that game and the Burnley one before it will do for Anand?
01:02 He got a good save at the end there,
01:05 in terms of his confidence after the start, I think.
01:07 Of course, it's always when you're in a clean sheet,
01:13 it will always give a keeper confidence,
01:16 and especially when you contribute, when you have some great saves,
01:19 like on Saturday when he had that header,
01:22 it was a very important save there,
01:24 and now in the end he had two fantastic saves,
01:27 so that will help and will build his confidence.
01:31 But, yeah, he has personality, he deals with situations, with pressure,
01:37 he can do that, and I think he's starting to do that now.
01:41 Samuel.
01:43 Mason Mount played very well,
01:44 I know you said it was precaution for him coming off,
01:47 is that the benchmark for him now, to play at that level and be that creative?
01:52 Oh, but he played very well,
01:54 but I'm sure when he is totally integrated he will play much better.
02:02 He's just starting at United.
02:06 Just regarding injuries and taking it head,
02:09 were Tom Lee and Erickson, their absences tonight, was that injury related?
02:14 Yeah, both.
02:17 Mr Tanah, Garnacio scored today after not featuring on the weekend,
02:22 how do you think he's evolved from being a substitute to being a starter?
02:27 You have seen, at the start of the season we played him,
02:31 and his contribution was not good enough.
02:37 But he had also then some good actions,
02:42 you see that he always is a threat in the game,
02:47 even when he's not playing that well.
02:50 He has to learn, when I do my job in defending,
02:54 I will always have my moment and he will always be decisive,
02:58 because he has great qualities.
03:01 So it's the off-ball action that you want more from him?
03:05 As well, no, it's not only the off-ball.
03:08 I also want to see, like today, he's entering the box,
03:13 he was on the right spot to finish.
03:16 But I think it's quite normal for a player his age,
03:20 that there is space for a lot of improvement.
03:24 I think everyone likes him, the fans like him, the team likes him,
03:29 I like him, but also we have to demand him, we have to push him,
03:36 because he can act on a very high level, but he has to show it every day.
03:42 Soufiane is a player, and that was one of the reasons we signed him,
04:00 so where the team needs him, he will play.
04:04 So he can play in more positions, but of course every player has his best position.
04:11 But he gives a certain dynamic in the game, I think we have seen today,
04:18 but also for him, and that is for many players.
04:21 We just started, and the process was a little bit interrupted
04:27 by the many injuries we have,
04:30 because when you can play a longer time with the same team,
04:35 then you get routines, the players learn each other better,
04:40 and then it's more automatic.
04:43 But you see Mason, you see Amin Abad, you see also Ardou Smith,
04:47 they can contribute to our game, and they will do.
04:53 Jürgen, tonight was just the start of a little run of home games,
04:58 and you've got five more home games now until the end of October.
05:01 Do you see this next block as a chance to build some momentum and lift the mood a little bit?
05:05 The mood with us is always good, but of course when you are not winning at United,
05:16 there is disappointment, there is frustration,
05:19 but the togetherness is always there with us.
05:23 We know that we are not in the position we want to be in now,
05:30 so we have to build up, we have to catch up,
05:33 but then you have to go from game to game,
05:36 working on the process and working on the results,
05:39 and don't think too far ahead, the next game is most important, always.
05:43 Last question, Neil.
05:45 Eric, there are reports in Germany today saying that the big problem with Jadon Sancho
05:50 is that he doesn't sleep properly because he's up until the early hours playing Xbox games.
05:54 Are you aware of this? Have you asked him about this?
05:57 I don't talk about personal issues and I don't talk about players who are not available.
06:03 OK, thank you very much.
06:06 Thank you.
06:06 Thank you.
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