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Regardless of a pricey defeat within the Danish capital, Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag was proud of how his gamers carried out themselves. Nonetheless the officers on the night time won’t be on the Dutchman’s Christmas card record this 12 months.
The person from the Netherlands praised the Purple Satan’s contribution to the opening of match. He mentioned “we scored two nice targets” and claimed that his staff “dictated” the sport in elements.
The previous Ajax man claimed that the staff ought to “take that with them” however had been bitterly disillusioned to lose the sport in the way in which they did.
Ten Hag asserted that even with 10 males, his staff had been largely in management. This perspective may very well be backed up by the very fact the Purple Devils had 48% possession and the identical variety of pictures heading in the right direction because the hosts regardless of enjoying properly over half the sport with 10 males.
The Dutchman’s view on the officiating within the recreation struck a contrasting image. The coach was requested how he mirrored on the sport and he retorted if the interviewer had an hour. A uncommon little bit of humour from the usually severe character.
The supervisor bemoaned the referee’s position within the defeat. He claimed that not solely tonight, however all season the choices have been going in opposition to the Outdated Trafford aspect.
As soon as once more he might have a degree. VAR has been a thorny concern for a lot of Man United supporters this season. The staff have additionally made the fallacious kind of historical past turning into the primary staff in competitors historical past to concede 4 penalties of their first 4 group video games.
The person from Haaksbergen claimed that “the crimson card modifications all the things and we concede two targets earlier than half-time that ought to by no means have come. The primary is offside, the second is a penalty… very debatable.”
It’s secure to say who the Manchester United supervisor noticed as the primary wrongdoer for the devastating loss in Copenhagen.
Ten Hag additionally took exception to how lengthy the crimson card took to be given and claimed that the freezing of the picture made the foul by Marcus Rashford look worse. To be truthful, this has been a sentiment echoed by loads of these concerned in soccer.
The Purple Devils coach additionally boldly asserted that the angle of the staff was nice and “as a staff, I can’t make any criticism.” The person within the Outdated Trafford hotseat additionally defiantly claimed “It is going to flip. It is going to flip. There will probably be one second in our season…”.
Whereas Ten Hag can take coronary heart within the first half efficiency earlier than the crimson card and the battle proven within the second half, it’s clear that the angle was not nice. His aspect repeatedly show psychological fragility in key moments and it has put an enormous dent of their European hopes. If the Outdated Trafford outfit are to salvage something from this season, they should buck up their concepts shortly. The unforgiving environment of Galatasaray’s RAMS park awaits.
