Erik ten Hag is confident Manchester United will have a successful season and insists there is “nothing for me to panic about”.
Ten Hag’s position has come under increasing scrutiny once again following Sunday’s humbling 3-0 defeat to Tottenham at Old Trafford and widespread reports suggest the next two games – at Porto in the Europa League tomorrow night and a Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Sunday – could decide his fate.
United are 13th in the league table having won two of their opening six games.
Ten Hag told Sky Sports: “Nothing is easy, but this is nothing for me to panic about. I have experienced it so often with my teams, during seasons that you are facing those problems.
“We can sort [the problems] out, this team can sort this out.”
“Nothing for me to panic about” ❌
Erik ten Hag is confident his Manchester United side can sort out their problems 💪 pic.twitter.com/2nAstRgXZb
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 2, 2024
Not worried over his future
Asked if this week is pivotal for his future, he added: “I’m not thinking about it, I’m not anxious.
“We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.
“We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period.
“They also know in May in all my last six seasons there were always trophies and that is what we are aiming for.”
🇵🇹 A trip to face FC Porto for the first time in over 15 years is up next.#MUFC || #UEL pic.twitter.com/pPCgWzFRG8
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 1, 2024
It takes time – Ten Hag
Ten Hag remains confident the club’s approach of recruiting younger players will pay off but reiterated his claim that it “takes time” to embed them into a new culture.
“If you lose your faith, you lose everything,” he said. “We have to keep going and stick to the plan.
“For a long period, we are in transition at Manchester…
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Author : Jon Fisher
Publish date : 2024-10-02 08:34:21
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