{"id":156909,"date":"2024-02-28T15:31:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/erik-ten-hag-hits-back-at-jamie-carragher-for-criticism-of-man-utds-tactics\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:31:20","slug":"erik-ten-hag-hits-back-at-jamie-carragher-for-criticism-of-man-utds-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/erik-ten-hag-hits-back-at-jamie-carragher-for-criticism-of-man-utds-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag hits back at Jamie Carragher for criticism of Man Utd\u2019s tactics \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Erik ten Hag has hit back at Jamie Carragher\u2019s criticism of Manchester United\u2019s tactical setup during their defeat to Fulham.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fulham ended Man Utd\u2019s run of four wins on the bounce on Saturday, scoring a 97th-minute winner at Old Trafford to earn a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>While the loss was the Red Devils\u2019 first in February, it was their 14th in all competitions throughout the 2023\/24 season, and led to a number of rather worrying statistics about the club\u2019s form going viral \u2013 the most notable of which was only Sheffield United have conceded more shots than United\u2019s 435 in the\u00a0Premier League\u00a0so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Analysing\u00a0Man Utd\u2018s defensive woes during Sky Sports\u2019\u00a0<em>Monday Night Football<\/em>, ex-Liverpool defender Carragher highlighted the distance between the club\u2019s defence and midfield as being a key reason for the volume of chances created by opposition teams.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to respond to Carragher\u2019s comments, Ten Hag said: \u201cFirst of all, some analysts are very objective in their comments. Very good advice, some are very subjective. Jamie Carragher from the first moment on has criticised and now he wants to make his point.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>90min Man Utd WhatsApp channel<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hnyxvpy6c7yf769hhv.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Manchester United's club badge\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Stay up to date with the latest Manchester United news \/ Visionhaus \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cProbably in the first half an hour, yeah, he had a point. Fulham in their midfield set up surprised us a little bit and then we have to find the solutions. After half an hour we found the solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not pleased with the performance with the defending, especially on 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\u2019t happen and that has to do with willingness, spirit, passion. That was in the previous weeks very good for this team and therefore, we won football games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know footballers are not robots, sometimes they have bad, days. But it can\u2019t be, it\u2019s unacceptable, we have to do better tomorrow but in the weeks before we have done very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag\u2019s side will be aiming to keep just their second clean sheet of 2024 when they face off against Nottingham in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag has hit back at Jamie Carragher\u2019s criticism of Manchester United\u2019s tactical setup during their defeat to Fulham. 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