Erik ten Hag says he needs his Manchester United facet to be ‘very proactive’ each with and with out the ball.
The Dutchman is making ready for his third season as Pink Devils boss however regardless of main them to EFL Cup and FA Cup titles up to now and signing a brand new contract over the summer time, he’ll be below stress after slipping to eighth within the Premier League in 2023/24.
United have had combined success in pre-season up to now, dropping to each Rosenborg and Arsenal, whereas beating Rangers 2-0 and, most not too long ago, Actual Betis 3-2.
Following the latter, which noticed United play some thrilling attacking soccer however endure lapses in defence, Ten Hag revealed he’s engaged on making his facet extra ‘proactive’ on each side of the ball.
“What we need to obtain is we need to be very proactive and really aggressive and it doesn’t matter if typically we’re excessive [up the pitch] or typically in a decrease block,” Ten Hag informed reporters (by way of the Manchester United web site).
“Now we have to be very aggressive and with a purpose to get this we have to begin the press at sure factors and all be on one web page. Then the depth should convert to being with the ball and we should do that as a staff.”
Within the speedy time period, Ten Hag should additionally handle the minutes of a squad at present affected by accidents, with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Leny Yoro, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony dealing with outing.
“This week everybody has to get extra minutes in to come back [up] to match health,” the previous Ajax boss mentioned. “In fact, the video games will get harder and I believe on Saturday it will likely be an excellent check after we face Liverpool. That is excellent preparation for the brand new season.”
