Erik ten Hag admits he’s not afraid of utilizing Sir Alex Ferguson’s well-known ‘hairdryer’ remedy if it means getting his message throughout to his Manchester United gamers.
The Dutchman insists his facet should discover ways to recuperate throughout video games when issues go fallacious after they have been humbled 3-0 by Sevilla to crash out of the Europa League.
United capitulated after going behind inside eight minutes to Youssef En-Nesyri’s objective within the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Thursday, with captain Harry Maguire’s mistake setting the tone for a depressing night time in Andalusia.
“Typically sure, I can go sturdy in sure conditions,” Ten Hag responded when requested if he has usually referred to being stern together with his gamers in a fashion related to the membership’s most adorned supervisor.
“It is a instrument [to deploy] but it surely’s in regards to the timing. You should know when to make use of it. As a coach, you may choose many communication types, and that is one in all them.
“[On Thursday], you possibly can inform I used to be actually mad. For me, it was so unacceptable. You can also make a mistake, however it’s a must to keep it up.
“If you happen to play within the quarter-final of the Europa League, it’s a must to give every little thing and we did not.
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“For any membership for my part, that’s unacceptable. As a supervisor, I can not settle for that my workforce shouldn’t be giving its finest. I might by no means settle for it and the gamers have been made conscious of this.
“They did not match the requirements of an expert workforce I handle.
“I’ve heard from many specialists and the followers that we have made progress and developed. We’re a distinct workforce now, however we all know we’ve got steps to go. That is fairly clear.
For a sixth successive season, United have been eradicated from a European knockout tie by Spanish opposition
“It is how we take care of setbacks in a sport. We’ve to stay to the plan.”
It capped a wretched collapse for Ten Hag’s workforce throughout the tie, having thrown away a 2-0 lead late within the first leg at {Old} Trafford to position themselves on the again foot forward of the journey to Spain.
Defeat in Seville was the fourth time in current weeks that the workforce has struggled to take care of setbacks, following the first-leg give up and Premier League defeats to Newcastle and Liverpool, the latter a 7-0 thrashing at Anfield.
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Ten Hag stated he was impressed by his gamers’ capacity to bounce again between matches, and whereas it means little if they can’t study to recuperate within the second, the United boss conceded he has had too many alternatives to stay with a profitable method.
“We have not had the chance to usually play the identical workforce,” added Ten Hag, who will likely be with out the suspended Maguire for Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final towards Brighton.
“We have had accidents and suspension in all departments so we have not been ready to usually do it.
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Terry Gibson explains how Harry Maguire’s mistake led to Sevilla’s opener of their Europa League quarter-final conflict
“Once you play quite a lot of video games and the load is getting greater, we have to rotate as it’s a must to hold the gamers match and recent.
“You must additionally take choices primarily based on a tactical method for the subsequent sport, and that is more durable while you miss gamers.
“You must discover options and proper now we’re on the lookout for the most effective answer. You must look brief time period however in fact the long term as effectively.”
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The Telegraph’s Jason Burt thinks Manchester United nonetheless want a giant overhaul of their squad following their 3-0 defeat to Sevilla
United could have an opportunity to reply their supervisor’s problem once they face Brighton within the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday.
It represents the workforce’s final likelihood of including to the Carabao Cup they gained in February, after the prospect of a cup treble was extinguished by defeat in Spain.
When pressed on whether or not he would have rotated his squad extra earlier within the season, Ten Hag responded: “We might all the time look to rotate all through the season however this 12 months has been a bit loopy with the World Cup in between.
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Terry Gibson studies as Loic Bade’s header sees Sevilla take a 2-0 lead over Manchester United early within the second half of their Europa League conflict
“Lots of our gamers have been current there, after which we needed to play within the Europa League play-off spherical after we got here again.
“I believe we have performed essentially the most video games of any workforce throughout Europe, however gamers are till a sure level succesful. We’ve gamers within the squad who can deal with the load of various video games.
“We’ve to acknowledge that particularly within the entrance line, we have had issues all through the season. We have not had the numbers there.”
Man Utd’s remaining fixtures
April 23: Brighton (N) – FA Cup semi-final, kick-off 3pm
April 27: Tottenham (A) – Premier League, kick-off 8:15pm
April 30: Aston Villa (H) – Premier League, kick-off 2pm
Could 4: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, stay on Sky Sports activities
Could 7: West Ham (A) – Premier League, kick-off 7pm
Could 13: Wolves (H) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
Could 20: Bournemouth (A) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
Could 28: Fulham (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm
TBA: Chelsea (H) – Premier League