{"id":1177517,"date":"2022-08-14T11:44:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T11:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/14\/we-need-quality-players-says-manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T11:44:55","slug":"we-need-quality-players-says-manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/14\/we-need-quality-players-says-manchester-united-boss-erik-ten-hag\/","title":{"rendered":"We need quality players, says Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/7f621a2a0c86dbf21e8329b59b8f5c8a8861e5b7b817ac5fe35dadd4b3591e80_5864002-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Erik Ten Hag\" title=\"Erik Ten Hag\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erik Ten Hag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says the club \u201cneeds quality players\u201d after conceding the standard of the squad is not good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United were\u00a0thumped 4-0 at Brentford\u00a0\u2013 conceding four in the first 35 minutes \u2013 and have no points after two Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Dutchman Ten Hag, who took over at Old Trafford in May, told Sky Sports the situation is a \u201cdifficult process\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to provide higher standards than what we did today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are, as a team, in a difficult process. You expect a different start. It\u2019s not what we expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need new players. We need quality players. We are working on that and we\u2019ll do everything to convince them to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United have been involved in a long-running hunt for fresh recruits since the transfer window opened, following a disappointing campaign last year and a\u00a0shock defeat at home to Brighton\u00a0last Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been the main target for Ten Hag but the 25-year-old has reportedly indicated he would prefer to join Chelsea if he left the Nou Camp.<\/p>\n<p>A move for former Stoke and West Ham striker\u00a0Marko Arnautovic\u00a0attracted negative reaction from fans and was abandoned, as did interest in Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot \u2013 a transfer that\u00a0appears close,\u00a0despite significant disapproval from United\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team has to take responsibility. I feel really sorry for the fans \u2013 they did everything to support us but we let them down,\u201d said Ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to take responsibility on the pitch as a team and as individuals, that\u2019s what we didn\u2019t do. What I asked them to do is play with belief and take responsibility for the performance. We have to work on that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe manager is responsible as well. He has the main responsibility and I\u2019ll take that and work on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"y75u65BJi7k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Can Flying Inflation Be Arrested? - Nnawotwi Yi on Adom TV (13-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y75u65BJi7k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik Ten Hag Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says the club \u201cneeds quality players\u201d after conceding the standard of the squad is not good enough.\u201d United were\u00a0thumped 4-0 at Brentford\u00a0\u2013 conceding four in the first 35 minutes \u2013 and have no points after two Premier League games. 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