Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The early morning hours of Thursday's
European crown
3rd round of the group stage.
Manchester United Football Club
will face Atlanta at Old Trafford. Last weekend's league game, the
Manchester United Football Club
Defeated 2-4 by Leicester City, the Red Devils are looking to get back on the winning track as soon as possible. In the press conference ahead of the match, the
Manchester United Football Club
Striker Rashford discussed the team's preparations and also answered some questions of great concern to fans and the media.
On the current state of the team
I want to be in
Manchester United Football Club
With a club like this, as soon as you lose a game, outside criticism will follow. For us players, we just need to get back to our normal mentality. We need to look at ourselves and see what we can do better. The whole team communicates and we will do that whether we win or lose the game. We know that the next game is another opportunity to improve ourselves and that's our goal.
On communication within the team
We don't just communicate after a loss, but sometimes after a win when we feel we didn't play well. After a job like that, communication within the team is obviously very important, because you would expect to nip problems in the bud. In
England Premier Soccer League
With the draft, defense is especially important, and I'm not just talking about goalkeepers and defenders. As a team, it is necessary for you to do a good job of defense as a whole.
The game against Leicester City was so open, it was as simple as that. Leicester City are a team that can make the ball work, and many of them are good at passing. It was too easy for them to break down our defense, we analyzed this aspect of the game and will try to make sure it doesn't happen again. For us, tomorrow's game is a good opportunity to show this.
On how to define success this season
I think our players expect to win the championship, and so does the coaching staff. Everyone wants to win the championship, but before you can do that you need to go through a process, and championships don't come overnight. We've been on this journey for a while now and we're not that far away from the title, we've been very close to it a couple of times. We need to find the difference between being close to the title and getting it. After such a period, the next game is the most important for us and we don't want to think that far ahead.
Injuries and illnesses about your own experience
In a sense, this is a new beginning for me. Honestly, I don't want to talk about the past, I just want to look to the future to be the best player I can be and help the team. My main focus now is on the next game.
On a very solid opponent like Atlanta
Whether it's offense or defense, I would say Atlanta is a very aggressive team. Facing such an opponent, we will definitely go through a tough battle. It's going to be a very difficult game, but we want this test. We're going to thrive and I think this game will bring out the best in us. So we're looking forward to showing what we can do through a tough game like this.
