Ten Hag worried by late goals streak against Man United
Erik ten Hag is worried about how Manchester United are conceding late goals in their game lately.
Speaking after their loss to Arsenal, the Dutch tactician tasked the players with the need to change their mentality in order to compete at the top level.
United conceded a late goal for the second time this week, with Michael Olise’s equaliser for Crystal Palace followed by an Eddie Nketiah winner at Emirates Stadium.
Nketiah’s 90th-minute strike gave Arsenal a 3-2 victory in a game where the north London side outperformed United.
United manager Ten Hag is disappointed that his boys couldn’t come out of the game with a point.
“Maybe in the next couple of hours, I will realise we are in a good position, realise we are in a good development, good process,” Ten Hag said. “But at this moment, I’m annoyed.
“I also told the players: ‘If you want to win trophies, titles, we have to change our mentality.’
“It’s not possible in a top game you are making three such big mistakes that you concede goals.
“Especially the last goal, you have to feel the game. At that point, a point was the maximum, so you have to take the point. You can’t give such a goal away, like we did, at the top level. Then you can’t win trophies.
“I think with coaching we can change that. We have already seen the mentality has changed over the last couple of months.
“But we also have to notice today that we still have a way to go to be on the top level.”
Those late goals have hugely frustrated Ten Hag, who added: “Players have to realise the game is finished when the ref whistles three times.
“Until that point, you have to do everything right, 100 per cent focus, do the sacrificing, the suffering, follow the rules and the principles.”
Meanwhile, The manager also dissuade Casemiro’s absence through suspension as key to the result at Arsenal.
“It’s obvious that he’s a very good player for us, an important player, but I don’t want to talk about players who are not available,” Ten Hag explained
