{"id":291546,"date":"2023-10-07T21:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291546"},"modified":"2023-10-07T21:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:49:09","slug":"erik-ten-hag-wanted-more-football-with-casemiro-for-eriksen-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/erik-ten-hag-wanted-more-football-with-casemiro-for-eriksen-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag &apos;wanted more football&apos; with Casemiro for Eriksen change"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erik ten Hag reveals he substituted midfielder Casemiro for Christian Eriksen because he &#8216;wanted more football&#8217; in Man United&#8217;s 2-1 comeback win over Brentford<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>United came back from 1-0 down to win courtesy of two Scott McTominay goals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side scored goals in the 93rd and 97th minute of added time\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>Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag\u00a0has revealed he took off defensive midfielder Casemiro for Christian Eriksen because he &#8216;wanted more football&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United came back from 1-0 down to beat Brentford 2-1 courtesy of two Scott McTominay goals in added time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mathias Jensen gave Brentford a surprise lead away at Old Trafford, and in the week ten Hag&#8217;s side lost to Galatasary at home in the Champions League it looked like they were on their way to another defeat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However McTominay&#8217;s goals saved United&#8217;s blushes, and boss ten Hag has spoken about his decision to hook defensive midfielder Casemiro at half-time for Christian Eriksen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/21\/76285727-12605911-image-a-33_1696709640451.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Casemiro looked displeased to be benched at half-time as his side went to the break 1-0 down<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/20\/76284875-12605911-image-a-17_1696708219937.jpg\" height=\"517\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manager Erik ten Hag was under pressure after losing to Turkish side Galatasaray in midweek<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag explained his decision was\u00a0because he &#8216;wanted more football&#8217; with his side a goal down heading into the half-time break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The manager also went on to reveal: &#8216;You are relieved in that moment when once again a game that was turning the wrong way for us, we found a turning point,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It showed the big character in this team, the resilience, and that we have a plan to keep going and you have to make your own luck. We kept patient and carried on. I&#8217;m really proud of this team, they kept going the whole game. The belief was there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This has to be a turning point but also it has to be a restart because we have to get into higher levels.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane next weekend, before facing FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/21\/76285505-12605911-image-a-18_1696709072205.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay came off the bench to score a brace for Manchester United vs Brentford<\/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 Spotify.<\/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-12605911\/Erik-ten-Hag-reveals-substituted-midfielder-Casemiro-Christian-Eriksen-wanted-football-Man-Uniteds-2-1-comeback-win-Brentford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Erik ten Hag reveals he substituted midfielder Casemiro for Christian Eriksen because he &#8216;wanted more football&#8217; 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