Erik ten Hag was angered by Manchester United’s efficiency as they started pre-season with a 1-0 defeat at Rosenborg and accused his gamers of being unfit after their summer season break.
Ten Hag named two totally different outfield line-ups for every half of the sport, and though loads of stars had been resting after worldwide tournaments – new signing Joshua Zirkzee is but to hitch up after the Euros – there was loads of high quality and expertise out there together with Casemiro, Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford within the beginning XI.
However they’d goalkeeper Radek Vitek to thank for avding a heavier defeat because the 20-year-old pulled off a sequence of saves towards a facet presently eleventh within the Norwegian prime flight. Seven weeks on from their FA Cup triumph at Wembley, supervisor Ten Hag – overseeing his first recreation since signing a brand new contract – was unimpressed.
“We are able to discuss and make good on every little thing that was dangerous, however I’m not that man,” Ten Hag instructed Manchester United TV.
“I’ve seen that this isn’t the usual for prime soccer. In prime soccer we’ve got a lot increased requirements, as a person you need to be sure to are match. I do know you can’t be match match on this second, so we’d like these video games to get there. I do know we’re enjoying towards gamers who’re already going of their league, they’ve a a lot increased health degree, however nonetheless we’re Man United and gamers from Man United ought to carry out higher.”
Ten Hag was additionally sad with United’s opponents after some feisty challenges.
“I believe there was so many dangerous tackles within the first half. I believed they stopped actually massive alternatives once we had been [looking] to [break] on the counter assaults. We bought some massive knocks however I believe as I see now they’ll get better for coaching tomorrow.”
The supervisor was joined on the sideline by his new assistants, Rene Hake and former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
“He’s a really bold supervisor,” Ten Hag stated of Van Nistelrooy, who was accountable for PSV Eindhoven in his final function. “He has a fantastic skillset as a supervisor, so he’ll assist the crew and he’ll assist particular person gamers. He’ll assist the crew in all of the crew features with soccer, particularly in attacking and urgent performs.”
