Ten Hag's Manchester United tactics requires a level of physical and mental conditioning that appears beyond several players in the squad
“We have to keep the ball longer, otherwise we are coming into a tennis match. When we want to watch a tennis match, we go to Wimbledon.” Those were Erik ten Hag’s words in March when asked if he still intended to turn into the best transition team in the world. Since then his side have travelled to Brentford and Chelsea and have been leading in the 96th minute — but failed to win both games. Across the two matches, United have conceded 59 shots, 15 of them on target.
Garnacho scores his second to give United an unlikely lead They had again lost players to injury , but looked to have found a way to win. The chaos is a feature, not a bug to Ten Hag’s formula. Not all works of footballing art have to resemble a Rembrandt. There is space in the game for a Jackson Pollock. However, it comes with drawbacks. It requires a level of physical and mental conditioning that appears beyond several players in the squad.
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