Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United have been “hammered” by Crystal Palace however believes he’s nonetheless the suitable supervisor to take the membership ahead.
Michael Olise struck twice alongside targets from Tyrick Mitchell and Jean-Philippe Mateta on Monday night time to plunge United’s season to new depths and go away them eighth within the Premier League with a objective distinction of minus-three.
United have conceded 81 targets in all competitions this season, their most in a single marketing campaign since 1976-77, with their makeshift defence run-ragged at Selhurst Park as Casemiro was uncovered at centre-back.
Olise was afforded an excessive amount of area in midfield for Palace’s first objective which got here from a throw-in, with Ten Hag revealing the gamers did not implement his directions.
“It’s a goal that shouldn’t happen because we really give clear instructions how we should defend this,” he advised Sky Sports activities. “They did not deliver it on the pitch. We obtained hammered.
“There was one issue but also on the left side, there were two players doubling up on one player. That’s very poor defending.”
Casemiro missed his deal with on Olise within the build-up to the opener though Ten Hag insisted the workforce was at fault.
“You can’t put this [down to] one player. It’s a team performance,” he stated. “The throw-in when you concede the first goal, that shouldn’t happen.
“That’s the team because we don’t follow the rules, we don’t adapt to a slightly different situation, to organise, to keep control in that situation. Five players over the ball and they have a throw-in, it’s not possible.
“It is clear, it is apparent, that is underperforming. We did not act how we needed to and it isn’t adequate. We’re very disillusioned. Our followers have been behind us and we should always have stored preventing just like the followers did.
“There are always reasons, everyone sees our backline – we have huge problems. At the end of the day, we have to deal with it and we should have done better.”
Ten Hag has been assured of remaining on the membership past the summer time, regardless of the uncertainty over his place as INEOS make sweeping adjustments to the soccer construction – and he was unmoved after this newest defeat.
“Absolutely,” he stated when requested by Sky Sports activities if he was the suitable particular person for the job. “If the right players are available, we have a good squad. We miss almost the whole backline and then we have problems.
“I’ll hold preventing. I ready the workforce in one of the best ways I might do. It was not adequate, I’ve to take duty for that however I’ll discover power and put together them for Sunday’s sport.”
Carragher: Man Utd probably the greatest poorly coached groups in PL
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Carragher on Monday Evening Soccer:
“This is one of the most poorly coached teams in the Premier League. That is a fact. That is not an opinion. That is a fact. The numbers tell you that when you see them bottom of the league defensively, lower than Sheffield United.
“I struggled to see how United would win tonight however I believed Palace would win one or two nil. No Manchester United workforce must be getting overwhelmed 4-0 by Crystal Palace.
“Manchester United’s U23 team, if they are at Manchester United, have come through their academy, have been coached and taught to play, I would still not expect them to lose 4-0.
“I’ve by no means been a supervisor or a coach however I’ve been a participant and I’ve been coached by prime coaches and a few of the issues that I see are simply mistaken.”
Man Utd’s remaining fixtures
May 12: Arsenal (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports
May 15: Newcastle (H) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports
May 19: Brighton (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
May 25: Man City (N) – FA Cup final, kick-off 3pm
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