Man Utd boss Ten Hag raps players over Spurs defeat: They didn't run; nowhere near close

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26 Aug 2023 • 9:10 AM MYT
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag slammed his attacking players after last week's defeat at Tottenham.

Ten Hag says there wasn't enough defensive running from his forwards on the day.

"They didn't run," Ten Hag said. "They run in the wrong moments, too late especially the front. They didn't recover. It happened, you can't turn it around. It's a demand here if you want to win games.

"For the first 35 minutes, we were so good in the game. We dominated totally. We should've scored minimum once, I think twice. They were nowhere, nothing.

"And then things happened in the game and they got distracted, not doing your jobs anymore. I'm not used to it from this team because they always do it. It's what the fans can expect and what we demand.

"Those games over the full course, we didn't match the standards. We beat Wolves, the first 35 minutes very good at Spurs. But the demand at United is you do it for 90 minutes every game no matter what."

Ten Hag admits he was angry with the performance, "I told them, I gave them the feedback that it isn't acceptable. We have to work as a team with togetherness and everybody individually has to take responsibility. We need accountable players.

"Oh yeah (they accepted the criticism). We are in the same boat. I'm responsible for it, me as well. We have to do it with togetherness and to face the first two games [that] weren't good enough.

"If we do the right things, we have a very good team. If everyone is doing their job we'll win games."