Man United Project Is Going In Right Direction – Ten Hag

Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has claimed that his project with the Red Devils is “going in the right direction”.

The Red Devils have already lost their last two league games and, with 27 games played this season, sit 11 points outside of the top four. Despite the fact that Ten Hag’s position is currently in jeopardy because of the team’s results and the arrival of new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Dutchman has stated that he is happy with the club’s progress under his management.

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Speaking to the media ahead of the game, the Dutchman said [via Manchester Evening News]: “The project is going in the right direction when we have the players available. Top football is about winning games and we’re working, keep working on better performances. We want to play to maximum levels and we will have to do it with the players available, who are good players. In key positions you miss players who have a very high impact on the way we want to play.

“We want to be successful, we need to be successful, but sometimes seasons are going like we are now in but we don’t accept that. We will fight, we have had problems and still have problems with the squad injury-wise. But with the players we have available we will fight, and we go into every game – it doesn’t matter who is the opposition – we go for the win.

“It [his win percentage] tells that we are in the right direction. So imagine we had many more players available and we had not so many setbacks and injuries, it could easily have been 75 wins and that tells the bright future of this team when players are available. When you compare it with other managers, other teams in a building stage, or previous managers in this big club then you can see there is a bright future.

“It is a good balance in ages in this squad. Young players, middle-aged players, experienced players together. Imagine when they are available, it could easily have won 75 from 100 games. It is a big difference with the stats you mentioned.”

Omari Forson’s absence from United’s Premier League encounter against Everton on Saturday represents the 48th occasion a player has missed a game for the Red Devils because of a sickness or injury. The defeats of this season are a stark contrast to those of the previous one, when Ten Hag guided United to their first League Cup trophy in almost six years. They progressed to the FA Cup final and ended third in the Premier League standings before losing Manchester City, the treble champions.

In an attempt to snap a two-game league losing trend, Ten Hag will lead his team against Sean Dyche’s Everton in Saturday’s early kickoff at Old Trafford. With a victory, they might get closer to Tottenham Hotspur, who are presently six points behind in fifth position.