(Dan Tri) – Coach Ten Hag said that Man Utd played better than Chelsea and deserved to win, but his team lost because of individual errors and that was difficult to accept.
`For neutral fans, this was a great match. A good, high-quality football match,` Ten Hag told BBC Sport after Man Utd’s 3-4 loss at Chelsea, in
`Man Utd dominated the match but made individual errors that cost us the whole match. We must learn from this defeat. When you are a Man Utd player, you must know how to handle situations.`
`I really like the way the team played, it was amazing. We dominated possession and were better than our opponents.`
Ten Hag’s team has only won 1 of the last 5 matches in the Premier League (Photo: AP).
According to post-match statistics, Chelsea controlled the ball 56% of the time and had 28 shots, while Man Utd had 19 shots with 46% of possession.
The defeat against Chelsea was the second consecutive match in just a few days when Man Utd dropped points in extra time.
`In 5 days, we lost 5 points. That is unacceptable. We need to have high standards if we want to compete for the Champions League,` Ten Hag added.
`I don’t know if the chance to get into the top 4 is still there or not. I have to review the rankings, the scores are expensive. It’s disappointing that we were competing for the top 4 but made a mistake. We lost by one.
Match statistics show that Man Utd controlled the ball and finished worse than Chelsea (Photo: AP).
Speaking to TNT Sport, the Dutch coach admitted that his team started `poorly`, but played better as the match progressed.
`You saw us dominate the match and the way we played was amazing, we deserved to win the match,` shared Ten Hag.
`However, you can’t give points away like we did and we have to manage the game better. This is a team performance, you can only look at a few but it is nonetheless
`When things get chaotic, you have to solve the problem as a team. We made mistakes and the players didn’t support each other as a team.`
`When we lost control of the ball, we made bad decisions and played without concentration. Also, I think Chelsea was lucky in the last minute with the penalty situation. Not sure (Dalot fouled) and the impact
Ten Hag’s future will be unstable if Man Utd does not qualify for the Champions League next season.
