{"id":291439,"date":"2023-10-06T14:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291439"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:25:39","slug":"erik-ten-hag-insists-man-united-are-struggling-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/erik-ten-hag-insists-man-united-are-struggling-to-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag insists Man United are struggling to &apos;survive&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erik ten Hag admits Man United are struggling to &#8216;survive&#8217; in key moments of games&#8230; as he warns levels have dropped since their Carabao Cup triumph last season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have lost six out of their opening ten games this season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United&#8217;s win percentage under Erik ten Hag has dropped since their cup win\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik ten Hag admits Manchester United are struggling to \u2018survive\u2019 in key moments of games after losing six of their first 10 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>United face Brentford at Old Trafford on Saturday on the back of their worst start in 37 years following back-to-back defats against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag stressed the importance of communication among his players to avoid the kind of lapses that are being punished by opponents. United have shipped 18 goals, the most at this stage of the season since 1966.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Consistency, that is the problem we are struggling with,\u2019 pinpointed Ten Hag. \u2018In parts of the game, I will say in big parts of the game, we do a lot of things right but then there are moments where we are struggling and in such moments we can&#8217;t survive.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In this moment, you have to do the right things, so be consistent and do the job, be consistent in the communication and when you do that you keep the right organisation and do it like before.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76249219-12602241-image-a-193_1696598827298.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United are struggling to survive in key moments of games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76248719-12602241-image-a-175_1696597515933.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils twice threw away the lead during their 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76248679-12602241-image-a-176_1696597537398.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has called for better communication and consistency among his United players<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So definitely, you can mark such a moment as when we score a goal or concede a goal and when decisive moments go against us, we lose a bit as a team. Over big parts in 95 per cent of the game, we are a team, so keep going all the way through and we have to step up.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Referring to a crippling injury list this season, Ten Hag added: \u2018When you have to make changes almost every game, a little bit less and 99 per cent in top football is a lot. Then you make mistakes as a team when an opponent takes benefit of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have been talking in the last days about communication. We worked a lot on it. We need to be on the same page, communication and well organised and then it&#8217;s the player on the right spot to make the right decisions.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s win percentage before winning the Carabao Cup in February was 69 per cent but has dropped to 50 per cent since then.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if there has been a hangover, Ten Hag replied: \u2018It&#8217;s the fact. We dropped levels and we fight against so we have to get back to those levels. There are reasons for that, but still it&#8217;s not acceptable and we have to fight against it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Every team we put out has to be on one page and the routines are not always there. They have a good foundation in the way they play, keep the foundation, support each other and we will do better.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/14\/76248683-12602241-image-a-173_1696597439308.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s win percentage before winning the Carabao Cup in February was 69 per cent and it has dropped to 50 per cent since then\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotif.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12602241\/Erik-ten-Hag-insists-Man-United-struggling-survive-key-moments-games-admits-levels-dropped-Carabao-Cup-triumph-season.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Erik ten Hag admits Man United are struggling to &#8216;survive&#8217; 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