{"id":299592,"date":"2023-12-12T15:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299592"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:40:20","slug":"ten-hag-insists-he-is-positive-ahead-of-man-uniteds-crunch-bayern-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/ten-hag-insists-he-is-positive-ahead-of-man-uniteds-crunch-bayern-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Hag insists he is positive ahead of Man United&apos;s crunch Bayern tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Erik ten Hag blames Man United absentees for inconsistent performances&#8230; with the Dutchman vowing his side will improve when key players return to fitness<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Key defender Lisandro Martinez has been injured for almost the entire season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Luke Shaw have also struggled with injuries\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s a lot of anger at Man United &#8211; it&#8217;s them against the world! Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has blamed Manchester United\u2019s alarming inconsistency this season on the club\u2019s persistent injury problems.<\/p>\n<p>United slumped to a lame defeat at home to Bournemouth on Saturday, three days after outclassing Chelsea at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>It has been the story of the club\u2019s season but Ten Hag believes injuries have been the main reason behind United\u2019s erratic form.<\/p>\n<p>Key defender Lisandro Martinez has been out for almost the entire campaign so far after needing a second operation on his foot, while Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have been the other long-term absentees.<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount has had an injury-plagued start to his Old Trafford career following a \u00a360million summer move from Chelsea, and a number of other players have been sidelined in the opening months of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/12\/78819619-12850151-image-a-24_1702297317901.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United boss Erik ten Hag believes injuries have contributed to his side&#8217;s inconsistency<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/13\/78820949-12850151-image-a-25_1702299806075.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez has been a key absentee at the heart of Manchester United&#8217;s defence<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/13\/78821045-12850151-image-a-26_1702299917824.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Summer signing Mason Mount has had an injury plagued start to his Man United career<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why his team have been so inconsistent after winning the Carabao Cup and finishing third last term, Ten Hag said: \u2018We had a regular team, not so many changes, especially in our backline. We had a long time a regular formation and that helps you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You get the routines in and we have to wait for that. Until that moment we deal with it. Every team has to deal with it, it is not only us, when we get back to a regular place we will win games and get better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have to be tough if we want to do it every third day. We are not the only team. I see inconsistencies from all teams in the Premier League. Players are not robots. But the team who can deal with it best will go most far.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay echoed his manager\u2019s thoughts on the demands of the Premier League which have seen a number of the top clubs in erratic form this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We know the inconsistencies we\u2019ve had, we\u2019re not naive to that,\u2019 said McTominay. \u2018We\u2019ve spoke about it as a group. The schedule is relentless. We can\u2019t blame it on the fixture backlog, but we have to come together and figure out why we\u2019re inconsistent. The boys are doing everything they can to contribute and give their best when you get on the pitch.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United face a make or break Champions League tie against Bayern Munich at Old Trafford on Tuesday night when they have to beat the Germans and hope that Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen draw the other tie to go through.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a daunting challenge against a Bayern side who are unbeaten in 39 group games going back to September 2017. Thomas Tuchel\u2019s team were held to a goalless draw by FC Copenhagen last time out, but Bayern have not drawn back-to-back games since 2009 and not failed to score for two matches in a row since 2004.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/13\/78821069-12850151-image-a-27_1702300033368.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United&#8217;s heavy 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth came days after a 2-1 win over Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/13\/78821173-12850151-image-a-28_1702300258448.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United must beat Bayern Munich on Tuesday to stand a chance of reaching the Champions League knock-out stage<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Ten Hag is confident that his players can secure only their second win of the Group A campaign to give themselves a chance of going through.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We think positive,\u2019 he said. \u2018We know what to do. We have to win to stay in Europe, it&#8217;s about that. We will prepare the team with that feeling, with that belief. When we are at our best, we can do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have the opportunity and we want to stay in Europe. If we are in the right spirit, we are able to beat any opponent. I know this team can perform really high levels. I know we can do it, it starts with the right attitude.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12850151\/Erik-ten-Hag-Man-United-absentees-caused-inconsistency.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag blames Man United absentees for inconsistent performances&#8230; with the Dutchman vowing his side will improve when key players return to fitness Key defender Lisandro Martinez has been injured for almost the entire season Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Luke Shaw have also struggled with injuries\u00a0 There&#8217;s a lot of anger at Man United&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ten Hag insists he is positive ahead of Man United&amp;apos;s crunch Bayern tie - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/ten-hag-insists-he-is-positive-ahead-of-man-uniteds-crunch-bayern-tie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ten Hag insists he is positive ahead of Man United&amp;apos;s crunch Bayern tie - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Erik ten Hag blames Man United absentees for inconsistent performances&#8230; 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