Eric Ten Hag has givenManchester United player beliefs about his first official loss to Brighton & Hove Albion blamed the lack of charging. His double in the first half for Pascal Gross put United back on the ground after a pre-season of cautious optimism under Tenhag, whose hopes of a top-four finish were dashed early. Wearing.
United scored back one with Alexis Mac Allister's own goal, but Ten Hag's side rarely threatened themselves.
"I think I had a good start. Then I dropped my level, then I dropped my faith, I made a mistake, my opponent finished," he said.
"I can understand [the loss of faith] since last year, but it doesn't have to be. They are good players and the confidence comes from themselves. Many times in the past As they have proven, they are [good players] and will do so in the future. "But it doesn't happen overnight. We played better in the pre-season, we had a bad first half today and obviously we have to learn from that." 18} Ten Hag have opted not to start Cristiano Ronaldo, despite lacking options up front due to Anthony Martial's injury.
Instead, Christian Eriksen debuted in the role of the Unfamiliar Fake Him 9. Ten Hag abandoned the experiment and brought in Ronaldo at the start of the second half.
``If [Martial] was a striker, I would have played him. Cristiano is currently in 10 days of team training. 90 minutes is too short. is the reason why he did not start."
