Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1 at home in the 8th round of the Premier League
, Head Coach Ten Hagar said in the post-game press conference that the win showed the team's important team spirit and emphasized the need to build on it.
Ten Hag starts by noting that every win is important and that the spirit of unity and fighting can be seen in this United team. He believes that the team had more determination to score goals today, which is exactly what they needed, and started to show good kicking form. Although the team got into the right positions, the goals were still not enough and not decisive enough. However, they scored two great goals today and are very happy with that.
Speaking about his feelings at halftime, Ten Hagar said the pressure is always there and they have to win every game. When down 0-1, they had to find a way to turn things around. He felt a bit unfair, but let that feeling be the driving force in the second half of the game. They picked up the pace and managed to score two goals. Ten Hagar made particular reference to the situation where Delicht was asked to come off for dried blood, believing it was unfair because Brentford
Played very well in the corners and losing one of the best players in the competition for the top spot is certainly disappointing for them.
Rather than seeing this win as a turning point, Ten Hagar emphasized that it was just a win. He argues that they haven't won enough games in recent times, but have only lost one. The only thing they need to do better is score goals and be more decisive. They are getting into the right positions, getting the ball there, getting in the right positions, but the decisiveness at key moments needs to improve.
As for the impact of the penalty on the team, Ten Hagar said it's an assumption that will never be known. But yes, they were frantic and angry at halftime because they thought they controlled the game despite not being perfect. However, conceding a goal like that would have made them feel very unjust.
Speaking about the players' performances, Ten Hagar spoke highly of the performances of Marcus Rashford and Macias Gancho. He felt that Rashford played very hard today and delivered a great cross, while Gana Joe has been very influential and has scored five goals. Ten Hag said that Gana Joe must continue to improve if he wants to become a better player. He understands what Gana Joe is capable of and that's why he put him on the pitch. Ten Hagar also noted that Rashford has really started to get back to the level he deserves over the past month and when he has that attitude he scores goals and gives out assists as well.
In the end, Ten Hagar emphasized that when they bring everything on the pitch, he thinks United has a team that can improve and be a good team that can fight for this season's trophy.
