Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United were “hammered” by Crystal Palace but believes he is still the right manager to take the club forward.
Michael Olise scored twice alongside goals from Tyrick Mitchell and Jean-Philippe Mateta on Monday night to plunge United’s season to new depths and leave them eighth in the Premier League with a goal difference of minus three.
United have conceded 81 goals in all competitions this season, their most in a single campaign since 1976-77, with a makeshift defense in tatters at Selhurst Park as Casemiro was exposed at centre-back.
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Olise had too much space in midfield for Palace’s opening goal which came from a throw-in, with Ten Hag revealing the players failed to follow his instructions.
“This is a goal that should not happen because we are giving clear instructions on how we must defend this,” he said. Aerial sports. “They didn’t bring it to the field. We got hammered.
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Jamie Carragher believes Casemiro needs to stop playing at the top level at the end of the season as he believes it is ruining his reputation as a footballing great.
“There was a problem but also on the left side, there were two players doubling against one player. It’s a very bad defense.”
Casemiro missed his tackle on Olise in the build-up to the opener, although Ten Hag insisted the team was at fault.
“You can’t put that down to one player. It’s a team performance,” he said. “The throw-in when you concede the first goal, that shouldn’t happen.
Jonny Evans was exposed in the Man Utd defense.
“It’s the team because we don’t follow the rules, we don’t adapt to a slightly different situation, to organize ourselves, to stay in control in this situation. Five players over the ball and they make a throw-in, this is not possible.
“It’s clear, it’s obvious, it’s underperforming. We didn’t do the way we wanted to and it’s not good enough. We’re very disappointed. Our fans were behind us and we would have had to keep beating us like they did.
“There are always reasons, everyone sees our line of defense. We have huge problems. In the end we have to face them and we should have done better.”
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Jamie Carragher and Ashley Young look at how Manchester Utd could progress and whether missing out on European football next season could benefit the club.
Ten Hag is confident he can stay at the club beyond the summer, despite uncertainty over his position as INEOS make sweeping changes to the structure of football – and he has remained unmoved after this latest defeat.
“Absolutely,” he replied to the question of Aerial sports if he was the right person for the job. “If the right players are available, we have a good team. We are missing almost the entire back line and then we have problems.
“I will continue to fight. I prepared the team in the best way possible. It was not enough, I have to take responsibility for it but I will find energy and prepare them for the match on Sunday .”
Carragher: Man Utd, one of the best poorly coached teams in PL
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Speaking after their 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, Jamie Carragher criticized Man Utd’s performance and said they were one of the worst-coached teams in the Premier League.
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“They are one of the worst-coached teams in the Premier League. That’s a fact. That’s not an opinion. That’s a fact. The numbers tell you that when you see them at the bottom of the league defensively, inferior to Sheffield United.
“I struggled to see how United would win tonight, but I thought Palace would win a draw or two. No Manchester United team should be beaten 4-0 by Crystal Palace.
“The Manchester United U23 team, if they are at Manchester United, have gone through their academy, been trained and learned how to play, I still wouldn’t expect them to lose 4-0.
“I’ve never been a manager or coach, but I’ve been a player and I’ve been coached by top coaches and some of the things I see are just wrong.”
Man Utd’s latest matches
May 12: Arsenal (H) – Premier League, kick-off at 4:30 p.m., live Aerial sports
May 15: Newcastle (M) – Premier League, kick-off at 8 p.m., live Aerial sports
May 19: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off at 4 p.m.
May 25: Man City (N) – FA Cup Final, kick-off 3 p.m.
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