Ten Hag on Utd form ahead of Barnsley Carabao cup tie
16/09/2024
Carrington Training centre, manchester, UK
16/09/2024
Carrington Training centre, manchester, UK
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00:00First of all, you've talked a lot about winning trophies. This was one of the trophies that you have won.
00:08How seriously do you take this game?
00:14It's about winning trophies.
00:17But I
00:19don't talk only about this. You guys are always talking about you have to win.
00:25To win leagues and so we are in
00:28in five leagues
00:30and we want to win them.
00:32So no doubt
00:34we are aiming for a trophy. So this is one opportunity. So we take it seriously.
00:39In terms of your team,
00:42first of all, is there any chance of Luke Shaw coming back?
00:45And if not, is there any update on him? And also,
00:50Bugatti clearly came on.
00:52Is he likely to start?
00:55First, Luke Shaw. He's progressing,
00:58but not yet
01:01ready to be selected.
01:05And
01:06Bugatti, you will see tomorrow what the selection will be for this game.
01:10Can you just clarify, when is Luke potentially going to play?
01:15He's progressing well.
01:18Of course, we have a plan in our head when he can be ready.
01:23But you're always dependent on how the progress will go and you can't
01:30think,
01:33you can't make a suggestion. And because there are so many factors,
01:38why a
01:40real plan can accelerate or can slow down.
01:45In terms of selection, how big a dilemma have you got? Because you picked up a win at the weekend to start building a little bit of momentum.
01:52You've got Palace coming up next weekend.
01:55How important is it to get the team selection right tomorrow? Because you want to keep that momentum going, don't you?
02:01Absolutely.
02:02Very important. And I think, I hope I have headaches.
02:08And because last year I had also headaches, but
02:12there were no players available. So I hope I have many players available and then
02:19we can make a selection from game to game. Definitely, we have to rotate
02:24because we have to cover so many games. And so it's not only about a start XI.
02:32That is a nice headache.
02:35In terms of the competitions, you've obviously won this trophy in your first season.
02:40Then you won the FA Cup.
02:41Do you accept now that maybe the bar's risen a little bit, the owners need you to push on and win something more significant?
02:49No, I would say it's significant.
02:52FA Cup,
02:53Carabao Cup, it's significant. I see
02:58all the
02:59attention from all the teams, from all the owners, from all the managers
03:07when they win a
03:09trophy, like Liverpool last year did with winning the Carabao Cup.
03:12And I saw that final and not only going up to that final, I see all the teams battling for it.
03:18We want the same. So it's very important in football to win trophies.
03:24And in England football, it's very important.
03:27You have five leagues, you have five opportunities and
03:31our aim is always to win all the games. So win all the trophies if possible.
03:37You talk about the importance of the squad players getting minutes.
03:42This is a huge opportunity for Anthony who, just before the season started, said that he wanted to
03:48prove to everybody how good of a player he is. Is this the best opportunity for him to prove to everybody?
03:55Tomorrow, you will see what the lineup will be.
03:59We have everyday training and the players have to earn the right to play.
04:05When players are doing the right things in training, when the attitude is good, when they show
04:10performance in training, then they will earn the right to play.
04:15Erik, in terms of the players that came off at the weekend, the defenders, Massenet, Masraoui,
04:21I think De Ligt was just a cramp, but how are those players going into this game?
04:27They are all available. They are good.
04:30And also on the injury front, in terms of Rasmus, Victor Lindelof, Mason Mount,
04:35I think it looked like perhaps they wouldn't be ready this week but might have a chance next week after the Palace game. Is that about right?
04:43So they are not ready for tomorrow.
04:47So a possibility for the weekend?
04:49We will see how the progress will continue.