Ten Hag claims Antony is distracted by off-field issues

Erik ten Hag believes Antony has to ‘sort out’ his personal problems to improve his performances

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00:00 I think it's very simple. I think his off-field issues stops him playing.

00:05 So I don't agree. I think the first year was okay.

00:09 And I think pre-season was very okay.

00:12 The first four games were very good.

00:15 For instance, I've seen the game against Persbeek.

00:18 He played a very good game over there.

00:21 But from the moment off, he was out.

00:26 And then he came back. He didn't deliver the performance we should expect from him.

00:33 And he can do so much better.

00:35 But you still think he's been troubled by the off-field issues?

00:38 You mentioned that. Do you still think that's mentally...

00:40 It has an effect. It has an impact on him. Definitely.

00:45 So he has to deal with that. So he costs them.

00:48 So he has to sort them out.

00:50 We will give him all the support.

00:52 But yeah, he has to do better.