Erik ten Hag prevented a Manchester United dressing room catastrophe

The Red Devils have had an inconsistent season, but it was widely expected that their form would drop after the derby.

10/10/2022, 08:33 AM +00:00

Surprising was the way the team reacted after losing a disastrous game where they could do nothing, Manchester City strolled on their home pitch against the Dutch coach, it was a very complicated strategy for Erik ten Hag who did not innovate in that game and it was very evident.

From there he learned that something had to be changed in the approach, having previously beaten teams like Liverpool and Arsenal they trusted the team at Old Trafford, that show of humility was taken after the humiliating defeat against the citizens, the lesson was very evident and was taken in the best possible way.

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It was learned by everyone at the club, they knew what they could do individually to be a better team, just as Erik ten Hag knew that the key was going to be to innovate with their tactical approach. The visit to Omonia in Cyprus was proof of that, they came from a painful defeat and innovated at half time to come out with a strategy that worked, in a few minutes they came back from the result.

The Dutch coach described the victory as a training session to improve their ability to react, and that it was part of the preparation for Sunday's game, that it was very important to have an experience like that, and in this case the experiment worked too successfully, they moved players around, made substitutions that worked, and in the end they surprised their opponents.

“The first half, I think, was the best half of the whole season”

Erik ten Hag was surprised by the game they gave against Everton and the comeback they mounted in the first half of the match, in which there was an excellent ability to respond to secure the win, one that was crucial to remain in contention for important things this season, if they won the remaining game they would be just six points behind leaders Arsenal.