Eric Ten Hag says the first three weeks of pre-season with Manchester United have been “very good so far”, but admits he would have loved all the signings in place now as their pursuit of Frenkie de Jong continues.
United returned to training on Monday 27 June and traveled to Thailand 12 days later, They beat Liverpool 4-0 in Bangkok.
Then they moved to Australia on the second leg of their tour, They came from behind to beat Melbourne Victory 4-1With friendly matches against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa later this week.
Sky Sports Melissa Reddy reported earlier on Monday that United’s players have been feeling “better physically and mentally” since Ten Hag took charge at Old Trafford, and in an exclusive interview, the Dutchman admitted he was impressed – but not yet satisfied – with what he saw. from the group.
“I see they’re responding really well, every session they’re giving as much as they can, and that also moves into the game,” he said.
“I’m not satisfied, I think they should bring in more, but it won’t come overnight. It takes time, it’s a process.”
“The requirement is for them to be fitter than they are now. But we are building it, and it is the responsibility of the players themselves to be fit.
“They responded really well but I know we are at the beginning of a process, and it takes time. We need the full preparatory season, the minimum, but I also know at the beginning of the season that we will not be ready, but I also know at the beginning that we will need results.”
Ten Hag also set out to reshape the team after his predecessor, Ralph Rangnick, oversaw a third-place finish in sixth in six seasons last season, Tyrrell MalaciaAnd the Christian Eriksen And the Lisandro Martinez They joined the club so far this summer, representing an expenditure of around £72m.
The latter pair joined over the past week, and the United boss – who has wanted reinforcements in defense and midfield this summer, following the departures of Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic and Andreas Pereira – has made it clear what happened? It can bring in new recruits.
He continued: “Eriksen is an experienced player, he played in Holland, Italy and especially England with Tottenham, so a long career and also a lot of games with the Danish national team. I think the whole Premier League knows what he can do, what he can contribute to the team, and I would call that creativity.
