After the embarrassing home loss in the opening round to Brighton (2:1), Manchester United will host tomorrow (Saturday, 19:30) away at Brentford in the second round of the Premier League, with a lot of background noise in the background, among other things about the bad ability of the Red Devils, Cristiano Ronaldo’s dissatisfaction with the fact that he did not move to another team that participates in the Champions League and recently the rumors about the departure of another striker of the Reds – Marcus Rashford, who, according to the reports, agreed with the French PSG.
The one who was interviewed and answered on these issues is the coach of the team, Eric ten Haah, who first told about the situation of the squad: “We need two double positions (two fit players in each position) and of course the existing players in the squad can also show their abilities to me, to the team, and reach the right fitness levels And work hard. That’s the most important thing.”
His expectations for the club’s moves in the transfer window: “Do we need more acquisitions? We have to. I am convinced that reinforcements will arrive. I can’t tell about any player, I can’t talk about players under contract at other clubs. Am I coordinating with the club regarding the targets marked in the window The transfers? Yes.”
Working with the players: “What do I always do after every game? I analyze it, see what went well, what went wrong, where we can improve, what we need to improve, what we can and should practice on. We show the players what went wrong, how to improve to get solutions to problems”.
The last loss against Brighton: “We learned a lot from this game but I think it’s normal when you start the season. It’s the stage where the team comes together and builds up, the way we play. It’s a new start and you make mistakes, football is a game of mistakes. We know we have to improve a lot Things. I’m happy, I think we cooperate really well.”
The pressure around the club: “I know there is always pressure, I have the experience – I know we have to win every game. I know the fans, I know everyone expects Manchester United to win every game, we have to deal with it. I do everything To prepare the team as best as I can for this weekend and the upcoming game.”
The rumors about Marcus Rashford’s possible departure: “He is really important, I saw it from the first day I was here. I am really happy that he is with me, I don’t want to lose him, he is definitely in our plans.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation in the upcoming game: “He had a good training week, he played a little more than half an hour. He had two halves of games. If he starts against Brentford? We’ll see tomorrow. My decision, I’m keeping it.”
