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Erik ten Hag straight batted all of the questions on his future after the FA Cup remaining win and struck a defiant tone within the face of intense media scrutiny.
He mentioned: “I don’t take into consideration that [job security]. I’m in a challenge, precisely the place we need to be. After I took over it was a multitude.
“We’re on our option to assemble a group for the longer term. We’ll go along with ups and downs. What you see is that the group is growing, successful trophies and an id.
“However you want the gamers to be obtainable and a powerful squad. There’s nonetheless numerous work to do however we’re precisely the place we’re.
“Now we have excessive potentials, excessive worth, progressing properly, two trophies and two finals.
“I’m not glad with it, we’ll do higher but when they don’t need me right here, I’ll go some other place to win trophies as a result of that’s what I did my complete profession.”
Ten Hag confused that INEOS assured him they might rebuild with him and refused to repeat himself when requested in regards to the timing of INEOS’ backing.
He mentioned: “They don’t have to inform me each week. Once they don’t need me anymore, then I’ll hear it however they’ve instructed me many occasions.”
The supervisor mentioned he was fully focused on successful and wouldn’t matter if the possession doesn’t need him right here as a result of he’ll preserve successful.
He mentioned that regardless of successful silverware elsewhere, this win is nice as a result of the FA Cup was “one on my bucket record”.
He mentioned: “It’s a big trophy and I’m so completely happy we received this trophy with the gamers, the group, and the workers as a result of it’s an actual group efficiency.”
Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho scored the objectives, two Ten Hag proteges and the supervisor was glowing in his reward.
He mentioned: “So completely happy. Typically, I’m in luck that you simply develop a younger participant however this was a plan. We deliberate final summer time to carry Garnacho within the group.
“Kobbie Mainoo had a really dangerous damage within the second pre-season sport after one minute. In the long run, we’re so completely happy that he managed it properly.
“They’ve potential to satisfy the requirements you meet for completely high soccer. We’d like extra such gamers as a result of the depth within the squad is by far not ok.”
He brushed apart ideas that INEOS want consistency, saying that it’s not his determination.
He mentioned: “Whenever you see the final decade, we weren’t in so many finals or received trophies for this membership. I believe even apart from kids, gamers developed.
“We strengthened the group with our teaching, like Diogo Dalot. However we additionally want extra switch home windows to carry higher gamers in or gamers who’re at all times obtainable or typically obtainable.
“When the gamers aren’t strong sufficient, you possibly can’t give constant efficiency.”
Lastly Ten Hag refused to take the bait when requested about studies that the membership has been speaking to completely different candidates.
He in the end fought again in opposition to ideas that United had poor performances the entire season and he was answerable for it.
He mentioned: “Whenever you say it like this [Ten Hag is responsible for the poor season], I’m sorry to say that you haven’t any information about soccer or managing a soccer group.
“Whenever you don’t have gamers obtainable, you possibly can’t carry out, easy as that.
“If that’s your opinion, no drawback, I am going some other place, and preserve successful trophies.”
A hanging word to finish a fiery press convention by the supervisor who has simply had his hand strengthened after a memorable FA Cup win.
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