Ten Hag baffles followers with ‘dominant’ verdict on Man Utd’s defeat by West Ham
Erik ten Hag has baffled followers by claiming Manchester United had been dominant of their 2-0 defeat to West Ham.
United fell to their eighth Premier League defeat already this season on the London Stadium on Saturday. They failed to attain once more – their fourth recreation in a row – registering simply three pictures on track regardless of holding 66% of possession.
But with one other torrid end result and three factors dropped, supervisor Ten Hag was surprisingly optimistic in his post-match interview. He even hailed his facet’s efficiency regardless of the rising strain on his place.
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Ten Hag stated: “We had been so dominant within the build-up, and we created probabilities additionally within the transition. I believe the primary three probabilities of the sport had been ours; we’ve got to take them.
“I believe we managed the sport, and we gave West Ham United nothing. It was a strong efficiency, however we did not web. And I believe we managed the sport. You win the sport when you rating the objective.”
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The beIN Sports interviewer was barely greatly surprised as she requested if he actually thought it was an excellent efficiency, to which the Dutchman stated: “Yes, I think we were totally in control in and out of possession. I think we probably gave the opponent nothing until the 72nd minute, [then there was] one moment of switching off.”
The Red Devils trustworthy couldn’t consider what they had been listening to as they took to social media to vent. “Was he watching the same game as everyone else?” one United supporter wrote.
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Another tweeted: “Even the reporter is trying not to laugh,” whereas a 3rd added: “Delusional.”
Another identified: “Excellent from @CarrieBrownTV to put it to him. Most presenters brush past the fact that it’s just not acceptable,” and a fifth fumed: “He’s the definition of a clown.”
United subsequent face a good more durable job of dealing with Aston Villa at dwelling on Boxing Day. The Villans underneath Unai Emery are presently a top-four facet within the Premier League, having salvaged a late 1-1 draw on Friday.