Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag says "Football is to always the best team winning" following a 2-1 deafest to West Ham
27/10/2024
London Stadium, London, UK
27/10/2024
London Stadium, London, UK
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00:00Yes, I did. So, first of all, in football, it's not always the best team winning.
00:06And today, that was clear and obvious.
00:09And clear and obvious wasn't how the VAR worked.
00:14How they worked, how they run their process.
00:18And before the season, they explained the process of the VAR.
00:23And only when it's clear and obvious, then they should interfere.
00:27So what they didn't do against Perse, where they should have done it,
00:31to interfere with the red card of Bruno.
00:35That was a wrong decision.
00:37And now they make, again, a wrong decision interfering.
00:41And both have a big impact on the scores of the games.
00:51No, I'm not criticising any personnel.
00:55I criticised the process.
00:57And, of course, there are people who are ruining the process.
01:01But that had a big impact on the score.
01:05And the other impact was that we didn't score.
01:08And we created so many chances.
01:10We played so good football.
01:12Especially the first half.
01:14It's exactly how I want to see my team playing.
01:17So dominant. In and out of position.
01:19Very good build-up. Very good structures.
01:22Playing between the lines.
01:24Go around, back inside, go behind.
01:27Create chances.
01:29I think I collected six, seven, 100% chances we should have scored.
01:36And that is the other thing.
01:38And then, of course, when you don't score,
01:40we have to keep calm and keep going.
01:44And do the same thing.
01:46Because that will create new chances.
01:49And that is a point of improvement.
01:51But all over, I had not so many criticisms on my team.
01:57Apart from not scoring.
02:12As I say, I don't criticise any personnel.
02:15But I criticise the process.
02:18And as I said, the off-field was obviously...
02:23The VAR was Michael Oliver.
02:25But also the on-field.
02:27You have to make a decision in the final moment.
02:33And he did, I think, three minutes to decide.
02:38And to make this call.
02:40But then you have to show big personality
02:43to recall this decision.
02:45What an experience the VAR has made.
02:58But I can also say Alejandro Canaccio twice.
03:02Rasmus Hoyland one time.
03:05Resford.
03:07Bruno, the head.
03:09So it is not fair to pick one of the players out
03:14who missed the chances.
03:16No, there were so many who were missing chances.
03:28In this moment, definitely the luck is not on my side.
03:32It's not about me, it's about the team.
03:35And it's not on our side.
03:37Last season was not different.
03:40But in the end, we turned this around.
03:43And we are so determined.
03:47It will be the same case today.
03:49But we have to turn this around.
03:51And it will turn around.
03:53If we keep playing like we are playing now.
03:56As we see in this block.
03:58Brentford, Fenerbahce.
04:00Today, we played really good football.
04:08How do you correct this?
04:12I don't think it's about correcting.
04:14It's about giving them the trust.
04:17And I believe in my players.
04:19That they are capable of doing this.
04:21So, yeah, I trust them.
04:23And I will encourage them to keep going.
04:26And to keep doing the same things we did over a long period.
04:31In this game and in other games.
04:33Because finally, we will go at net and kill.
04:36And we will win more games.
04:44I think both.
04:46We need a better conversion.
04:48And we are also looking for creating more chances.
04:52Because both will give you a higher opportunity to win a game.
04:57What's the mood like in the dressing room now?
04:59Is it out of anger?
05:01Or is it just a total disbelief?
05:04Not disbelief. Definitely.
05:06It's about...
05:10Of course, it's mixed feelings.
05:12But as I say.
05:14First, that is what my players do always.
05:17And what I do always.
05:18First, we look in the mirror.
05:20What did we do wrong?
05:22And the only thing I can criticise the team for is missing the chances.
05:26That was the main factor.
05:28But then, of course, it's clear and obvious.
05:33The decision made by the referee today had a big impact on the score of this game.