Erik ten Hag has slammed his Manchester United players for making an 'unacceptable' number of individual mistakes in their 4-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday evening.
25.07.2022 - 17:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag can learn from the ‘mistake’ made by Pep Guardiola ahead of his debut Premier League season six years ago.
United have enjoyed a fine pre-season so far, scoring 13 goals and only conceding four with a disappointing second-half performance against Aston Villa as the only blemish on an otherwise impressive tour. Ten Hag's side are now turning their attention to the start of the Premier League with only two more matches before the season kicks off.
The Reds play Brighton at Old Trafford in their opening game of the season and it will give United fans a chance to see the changes that their new manager has implemented on the training ground come to life on the pitch. It was Ten Hag's success in the Eredivisie that brought him to the Premier League, but he is all too aware of the challenges facing him in England.
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The United manager will be looking to heed his own advice ahead of the August 7 curtain-raiser when he gets his first taste of Premier League football. During his time at Ajax, Ten Hag spoke publicly about the way in which Pep Guardiola struggled to get to grips with English football when he became Manchester City manager.
"Only once in his career has Pep made a mistake – in his first year at Manchester City when he completely underestimated the power and speed of the Premier League," Ten Hag said in 2020.
"He realised that you can't play the kind of football he loves without having a couple of physically strong athletes – and so he brought them in. So he's not a stubborn coach. Yes, he is stubborn in his philosophy, but not in the execution. And that makes him the best."
Despite Ten Hag's praise for the manager of their
Erik ten Hag has slammed his Manchester United players for making an 'unacceptable' number of individual mistakes in their 4-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday evening.
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