Erik ten Hag was furious at his Manchester United players. They played poorly and were defeated 2-1 by Nottingham Forest. This marks the club’s poorest start since 1930. Ten Hag claimed his team lacked energy and ambition, particularly in the first half, when they only managed one shot.
Erik ten Hag furious at his players
Manchester United was losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest, but then Marcus Rashford scored and made it 1-1 in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, Morgan Gibbs-White scored for Nottingham Forest just four minutes later, making them the winner. United’s manager, Erik ten Hag, called the loss “unnecessary” and was unhappy with how his team played. They’re having a tough time in the Premier League this season.
Ten Hag said his team wasn’t good enough in their 2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest. United is currently in seventh place, but if Newcastle United and Brighton win their postponed games, United could drop to ninth in the Premier League. Ten Hag had probably hoped to continue with the positive momentum from their late 3-2 win against Aston Villa on Boxing Day, but instead, they faced another defeat.
“The result is clear. It’s disappointing. Losing 1-0 you get a comeback and we were good, but in a counter moment we gave a goal away. The loss was unnecessary. We lost it in the first half. We weren’t energised enough or invested enough. I thought against Villa we played well in the first half, we conceded from set plays. We should invest more in the first half. In the second, we were better. In the first half, we should have created some moments and we didn’t. We know these results are below our standards,” Ten Hag said.
“First half performance was okay. We invested to do less in the final third. I think we should have created more. The second half we had moments when we conceded goals. Then we come back in the game and I think the game was ours and we went for 2-1 and then we conceded. We had our moments but it was not good enough to win here. We know that. We have to make our performances consistent and have to do better. A game is 90 minutes and we have to invest from the first minute on,” he added.
