ten hag on injuries and Utd 0-1 Arsenal defeat
ten hag on injuries and Utd 0-1 Arsenal defeat
Old trafford Stadium, Manchester, UK
Old trafford Stadium, Manchester, UK
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00:00I don't like actually reactions but
00:30you have to be always there, you have to always be spot on when you are Man United.
00:34But yeah, if it happens, you need a reaction and the players gave the reaction.
00:52I didn't have options.
00:55He was not fit, just returning from injury, not fit to start.
01:06I haven't seen it, but what I heard was not always a success,
01:10and I think he's better in that advanced position, higher on the pitch,
01:14and also there we had our problems.
01:25I think Ahmad had deserved it, there was a lot of competition in that position.
01:31He was injured for a long time, he built himself back,
01:37and he deserved it across the season with Garnaccio and Anthony.
01:44We have options there, Rashford played there as well,
01:47but today I found he deserved this position and I think he played very good.
01:53He did what we expected him to do, he was brave, he was creative,
01:58defended very good, so I was pleased with his performance.
02:02Eric, I'm not trying to be negative here, but you have lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal.
02:06You are right.
02:08We're trying to look at positives from it because of what happened in Crystal Palace.
02:12Does that show the position, the close-in?
02:18It shouldn't be like this.
02:20You are absolutely right, but then I return with all the problems we have.
02:28When you analyse the performance, you have to see that we were competitive,
02:39but that is not the way we want, of course.
02:41We have to win, United have to win every game.
02:45But in this moment, as a club, we are not in that position,
02:48and definitely not this team with all the injuries we have.
02:53Jürgen, you are in an 8th position, sorry.
02:57Newcastle and Chelsea are ahead of you.
02:59There is a real prospect of no European football at all in the next season.
03:03How damaging would that be to the team and to you?
03:06It's very damaging, but I just answered the question.
03:13That is the situation we are in, but still we can get there.
03:19We have the opportunities, so we have to take the responsibility.
03:22Then you have to switch on, on any occasion, to get this done.
03:27We have to fight, even when the problems are massive.
03:31Everyone knows this, especially in particular positions and lines.
03:37But we have to fight for it.
03:39They deserve this club and they deserve the fans.
03:41You see the fans on Monday night, from the first whistle to the final whistle,
03:46they were behind us even when we were falling or losing.
03:48They understand the situation we are in.
03:50Today, from the first whistle to the final whistle, they were behind us.
03:54There you see where the problems are, and they see that the team needs backing,
04:00that the team needs support.
04:01We are in there together, so we are united, and this is very good.
04:06I think that is the example for us as a team and what we have to bring on the pitch.
04:11Eric, you talk about the problems you've had this evening,
04:14but is there another situation?
04:16When you reflect on what you've done this season,
04:18do you think you could have done anything better yourself in terms of selection?
04:21Do you think this is all the players that have been injured,
04:24or could you have done more yourself?
04:26That is, any manager can always do anything better.
04:30But also, I'm now two years here, and I only had one time a full group of players.
04:37You can't progress a team when we have, particularly in certain key areas,
04:42so many injuries.
04:43It's like swimming with your hands on your back,
04:47and then you have to keep your head up above the water level.
04:51That is what we are trying to do.
04:54Still, we are in a cup final.
04:57This is good, but if you want to progress a team, you need fit players.
05:00You see it on our opponent today, they had only one 100 per cent match-fit player,
05:06and we had so many.