Ten Hag on Manchester Utd's 7-0 win cup against Barnsley

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Ten Hag on Manchester Utd's 7-0 win cup against Barnsley  17/09/2024  Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, UK

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00:00Yes, you can say for, I think for, not for me, but for the team.

00:29This is the perfect night.

00:31I think we could, everything, do what we plan to do.

00:36I think we win next round.

00:40We scored some great goals, entertained the fans.

00:45We worked on our game model.

00:48So, yeah, we are happy.

00:51Your four wingers have all scored now this season.

00:53It seems like there's a really healthy competition there.

00:56Do you get a sense of them pushing each other on?

00:58Yes, I think so.

01:00I think they are very ambitious, they are very hungry.

01:03But also, what you see, they give each other the ball.

01:07They want to also give assist and they want to,

01:12that they give each other the opportunity to score a goal,

01:18like the pen, when Anthony needs some confidence,

01:22then Rossi gives the pen to Anthony.

01:25Which is good in a team, that they are with each other,

01:28they are together.

01:31Eric, we've spoken about Marcus loads.

01:36What difference does a confident, in-form Marcus Radford make to Manchester United?

01:44Bearing in mind he qualified for the Champions League

01:47when he scored loads of goals and finished eighth.

01:51The goal not only has to come from Marcus Radford,

01:56we need more goal scorers.

01:58I know from my first season, when he scores,

02:03then it's for a team always more easy.

02:06When you have players in your squad who is a guarantee for goals,

02:11then goals make the difference.

02:14We all know that in football.

02:16You can do a lot of things very good between the boxes,

02:19but football matches decide in the box.

02:22But he should be coming into his prime now,

02:26he's got a lot of experience, he's played a lot of big matches,

02:30he could be a major asset.

02:32It's true, but I'm not only expecting this from Marcus Radford,

02:39I also expect it from others,

02:41also others who are in the prime of their career.

02:44But also we have some others who have high potentials,

02:48they are very hungry also to score goals,

02:51but more important that they want to win,

02:55to win games and to win trophies.

02:58How much of a corner do you think you turn now with the win against Southampton

03:02and the confidence you'll get from this?

03:04How much of a turning point do you think it is after the difficulty against Liverpool?

03:12I was not devastated after Liverpool,

03:16I'm not now celebrating.

03:20We are in June and we will see where we are in May,

03:27because then we have to be good,

03:29and then you have to be at your best.

03:32In the meantime, every time we have to progress as a team.

03:35Just back on Marcus very briefly,

03:37is it for him confidence?

03:39Because he hadn't scored for six months until Southampton,

03:42he's now got two tonight,

03:44he's played a part in three of the other goals.

03:47Is it as simple as confidence with him?

03:49Because you've worked with him for two years,

03:51so you must have built up an understanding of what it takes for him to play his best.

03:55Confidence is a big part of it.

03:58It's not everything, there are also other parts,

04:02but confidence is a big part.

04:05And I think Westport is a big guy,

04:09he's scored so many goals,

04:12he's one in the list of United goal scorers,

04:16he's on top of it, so he's a big guy.

04:19But you are as good as your last game,

04:22and every time you have to prove it.

04:25But I have even seen the biggest guys, the biggest football players,

04:29and when they are not performing, when strikers are not scoring,

04:33then they drop in confidence.

04:36It doesn't matter who...

04:39James.

04:41When you mentioned the game model, could you explain that a little bit?

04:45And the style of football we saw tonight,

04:48is that what you've been trying to achieve since you've been here?

04:51Is that what fans can expect, hopefully, going forward?

04:55It is a never-ending process,

04:59so I know where I want to go, in which direction.

05:06I know we have a lot of dynamic, we have a lot of speed,

05:10and we have seen this today.

05:12But also we have, in the meantime,

05:16players who are capable to dominate possession.

05:21And we have to work even harder for it,

05:26to get all the stages of the game in possession right.

05:30Last question, Neil.

05:34Alejandro Garnaccio has only started one game so far this season,

05:38and he was left out of getting into that.

05:40Is that the perfect response, that's what you want to see from the players?

05:43Yeah, there will be rotation.

05:46And the conclusion from all of you is not right,

05:51when I pick 11, that I drop a player.

05:55No, I start 11 because I know I have to rotate.

06:02We have more than 11 players who can be in the line-up

06:08on any match in this moment.

06:11OK, thank you.

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