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Eric ten Hag says he doesn’t know if Anthony Martial will play once more this season.
The boss was talking on the pre-match press convention forward of tomorrow’s Premier League conflict Manchester United facet and Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium and was requested concerning the delay within the Frenchman returning to health.
“I don’t know, he’s nonetheless with the medical, he’s out of the pitch but when he’ll be obtainable, I don’t know,” he mentioned.
Requested whether or not he fels let down by Martial as a result of the workforce is wanting objectives, Ten Hag then turned defensive, saying that his workforce had scored a whole lot of objectives. When it was identified that they’ve a damaging objective distinction, he mentioned:
“Yeah so first a part of the season, we have now an absence of objectives however I believe after the winter we improved lots, I believe from January on we scored in each recreation and in addition currently we scored a couple of time in video games.”
Pressed on the dearth of assist for Rasmus Hojlund, Ten Hag mentioned:
“There’s little doubt that we counted on him, you want two strikers within the league we’re in, and we play on extra competitions, you want extra choices, you want double positioning in each place.
“In some positions we didn’t have the alternatives this season, the striker place, the left full again place, that has a damaging impression on outcomes.”
Requested if there ought to have been extra fireplace energy up entrance, he replied.
“So final season, eh we have been even shorter. We got here to the season very effectively. So for the plan with an additional striker who we signed, with Rasmus Hojlund, that ought to have been sufficient to cowl the whole lot.”
Requested how very important to get a confirmed goalscorer this summer time for subsequent season, he mentioned:
“I believe it will assist, as I all the time had on this plan we constructed, we should always have had sufficient objectives, we rely on Rashy, final season he scored 30, you rely on objectives from Martial, I’ve to level out in my first season he performed very effectively, and in addition in crucial video games he had a excessive impression on our performances, and bringing Hojlund in, we should always have had sufficient objectives.
He was then requested, “Do you ever suppose when is my luck going to alter”?
[Laughs] You must be practical. Being a supervisor is like being a ministry, you don’t have something in your fingers, however you’re answerable for the whole lot.”
“[The luck is] big. Loads went in opposition to us this season. See all of the penalties we conceded final week, they might have been going the opposite manner. Generally you get one, generally you concede one, however this season, all of them appear to be going a technique.”
Ten Hag was additionally then requested whether or not he’s involved concerning the variety of occasions late objectives have been conceded, he mentioned:
“There are various moments the place we survived this season. Do your job, persist with your ideas, you’ll survive these.”
The following query involved the summer time switch window
“So we’re working so the background on plans, scouting, we’re engaged on our plan. The plan is prepared, but it surely has to execute.
“I belief the brand new possession that they’ll work as fast as doable they usually’ll carry new, good constructions, and they’re going to execute.”
What in the event that they don’t agree with the plan?
“So we have now good plans, I believe additionally with high quality gamers. You see now with Onana, he’s doing very effectively, with Hojlund, everybody sees his potential, with Martinez, everyone seems to be proud of him, recruitment is nice. But when they’ve even higher concepts, we’re all the time open, and all the time it’s a must to decide.
“However we have now a manner we wish to play, so know our profiles precisely, so it has to match the profiles.”
Lastly, he was requested if the sheer magnitude of the job has shocked him.
“Some issues you possibly can’t count on, however Ajax is comparable. I don’t know if you happen to comply with, as a result of the main focus isn’t so big from England to Amsterdam however there are additionally points, the identical issues, the identical patterns. It occurs and also you simply need to make one of the best out of it.
“You couldn’t count on this, it’s a must to cope with it, however this trade is about outcomes, however not solely the outcomes, it’s a must to see what’s beneath, and I see the potential beneath and we shall be profitable.”
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