Ten Hag: 'Champions League is important for Man Utd's project'
Man City are the only club in Europe that can win three major trophies this season. They have just resonated when defeating Real with a total score of 5-1 in the semi-finals, including a 4-0 thrashing in the second leg at the Etihad, and will meet Inter Milan in the final at Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Session 10/6.
The army under Pep Guardiola is also one win away from the Premier League title and also meets Man Utd in the FA Cup final at Wembley on June 3.
At the press conference on May 19 before the match against Bournemouth in the 37th round of the English Premier League, when asked about his ability to help Man Utd reach the level of Man City, Ten Hag replied: "When I see Man Utd's project, this thing The first important thing is to qualify for the Champions League. I still haven't seen Man Utd reach that level right now, so I'm just focused on the next game against Bournemouth. League".
The Dutch coach warned Man Utd that this goal is not easy to achieve when praising Bournemouth as a strong club with a clear structure and model. Ten Hag also pointed out that Bournemouth played in the Premier League for many years and soon completed its goal of relegation. Bournemouth is currently 14th with 39 points, eight points ahead of the "red light" group when the season has two rounds left.
On May 15, the home page of Man Utd announced that Marcel Sabitzer - midfielder who is playing for the club on loan from Bayern - has a knee meniscus injury. But Ten Hag refused to talk about continuing to sign Sabitzer because he wanted to focus on the goal of finishing in the top 4 of the Premier League.
The 53-year-old coach revealed that he talks to CEO Richard Arnold and Director of Football John Murtough daily about the personnel situation and plans for the 2023 summer transfer window. Ten Hag said Raphael Varane is in the best condition and ready to play. main, and Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford left open the possibility of playing.
On May 19, the Man Utd homepage announced that Phil Jones would leave the club in the summer of 2023 after 12 years of working. Joining Man Utd from Blackburn Rovers for a fee of 20 million USD in 2011, the English midfielder scored six goals in 229 matches, winning one Premier League, one FA Cup, two English Super Cups and one Europa League. Ten Hag thanked Jones for a great career, winning the English Premier League, FA Cup, Europa League with Man Utd, participating in two World Cups with England.
