Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has hit back at Jamie Carragher’s “subjective”
criticism of his tactics in the 2-1 defeat by Fulham. Carragher questioned the way United were set up on Saturday during Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
Ten Hag conceded the ex-Liverpool defender “had a point” but said he has been critical “from the first moment”. “Some analysts are very objective in their comments, very good advice, some are very subjective,” said Ten Hag.
“Jamie Carragher, from the first moment on, has criticised and now he wants to make his point.” Carragher had pointed out how United “defends like a side I have never seen before” as they played a low defensive block and a high attacking press, which left huge gaps in the middle of the pitch that Fulham exploited on their way to only a second win
at Old Trafford since 1963. Ten Hag said: “Probably in the first half an hour, yeah, he had a point.
Fulham in their midfield set up a little bit surprisingly and we had to find solutions. After half an hour we found the solutions. “I was not pleased with the performance in defending,
especially with the left side, how we did the pressing because they came out, especially in the first half an hour, several times on the left side and that can’t happen.
And that has everything to do with willingness, spirit and passion.”
Credit: bbc.com
