Erik ten Hag snaps back at reporter over 'ridiculous' Manchester United stat after Chelsea defeat | 12MIIEC | 2024-04-06 16:08:01
Erik ten Hag appeared to hit back at a reporter after she revealed a damning Manchester United stat after the 4-Three loss at Chelsea.
Having been 2-0 down after 19 minutes, United fought back brilliantly on Thursday night and appeared to be cruising to a powerful 3-2 comeback win.
But two objectives deep into stoppage time from Cole Palmer changed all that and dealt a critical blow to the Purple Devils' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Though their type has been incredibly inconsistent this season, United have been surprisingly robust defensively, even with their big damage disaster.
Previous to this recreation, that they had conceded the fourth fewest objectives in the Premier League, with solely title contenders Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis capable of better them.
The loss to Chelsea has moved them to fifth on the listing with 44 objectives, now behind Everton and degree with Tottenham.
However more notably, it has been identified that Ten Hag's aspect are conceding an unimaginable quantity of photographs, with over 200 towards them because the start of the yr.
The Blues managed 28 towards them at Stamford Bridge, and that quantity was put to Ten Hag by TNT Sports activities' Jules Breach, who claimed that it was certainly 'unsustainable' to concede so many possibilities.
The supervisor seemed to be having none of it nevertheless, hitting back with: 'It's ridiculous [to claim it's unsustainable].
'We showed that we ranked fourth [best] for objectives conceded earlier than tonight, and everyone seems to be speaking to each other [about the shots] after.
'We are good, and we've good defending as a workforce and a very good goalkeeper so I can't do nothing.'
United did admittedly put in an honest performance and perhaps deserved to return away with something, with Ten Hag including: 'Sure we began poor, kicking the ball away and defending poorly.
'But you noticed we have been dominating the game and it was sensible how we played – we deserved to win the sport.
'However, you can't give it away like we did and we've to handle this recreation better. It is a group efficiency, you possibly can level to one of the players but it's about workforce efficiency.
'When it gets chaotic you need to cope with it as a workforce and we made the improper selections and we didn't assist out as a group. Out of possession we made dangerous choice – a scarcity of concentration.
'Additionally, I feel unfortunate on the finish with the penalty state of affairs, questionable and really smooth but we've to do higher.'
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