Lhe victory of Manchester United against Everton has left a bittersweet taste in the Theater of Dreams. Rashford’s injury conditions the season for the Red Devils when the calendar is more compressed. Erik Ten Hag has spoken precisely about this: “We have to wait, it doesn’t look good. Again, it’s due to the calendar… we have to protect our players.”
The United coach has gone further, harshly criticizing the calendar that footballers must face between European and national competitions and matches with the national team: “You can’t play three games every six days.”
Rashford, after his injury.EFE
On the other hand, the former Ajax coach has valued his team’s game against Everton: “We have to be more clinical, clear. More ruthless in the opponent’s area. This game should have ended in the first half”. Even so, the Dutchman is happy with his team’s performance: “It was a brilliant game, we played three games in six days… Great game.”
With Casemiro missing and the return after Eriksen’s injury, Ten Hag opted to field McTominay and the Scotsman ended up agreeing with the first goal: “He is a great player with a lot of personality. I am very happy to have him on my team. He has a lot of energy, he never gives up.”