Erik Ten Hag brands reaction to win over Coventry a 'disgrace'

Simon Eric, the reaction to Sunday is almost as though you’ve you’ve lost the game rather than actually got to the FA Cup final. Can you, can you understand that given how the game went? No, absolutely not. And you made it off and one was made the question is it embarrassing? No, the reactions from you was embarrassed. Why do you say that? Why it is the comments in football, Top football is about results and we made it to the final and we deserved it not only by this game and but also the also the other games. And now we lost and then in 20 minutes control also had a bad look. 3233 we had, we are very lucky in the end, clear with penalties was very good and we made it to the final and that is huge achievement. Twice in two years is magnificent for me as a manager of four cup finals in four years and so the comments are disgrace. Jason Wilcox was at the game. He was announced as a new technical director on Friday. Over the next month, how closely will you work with him to determine the future direction of the football club? Very close. So we have to form a a partnership. Very important. We are a little bit behind in the process so we have to catch up and we will go and speed up the process. Good morning, Eric. Morning. Did you pick up any more injuries at Wembley? Have you got any players actually coming back for this game? Yeah, so we had a problem with the Canacho, that’s why we took him off during the game. But I think he will be fine. Scott Mctominay, we have to assess today and that is really doubtful. Marcus Redford was also doubtful and then there was an issue with Bruno Fernandez with a hand. So, but I think he can make it. So we have some some doubts going in the into the game for tomorrow with I think six Premier League games left. Champions League qualification looks really hard. So I wonder what your priority is and your aims are for the remainder of the Premier League season Getting to Europe, yes, but we have to win every game. We know that and that’s why where United stands for and that is our approach, go for game to game, but we have to qualify for Europe and we have now two opportunities that is over over the league and in the FA Cup final. Eric, just after that Nottingham Forest statement just away from Manchester United at the weekend, what have you made of other Premier League clubs questioning the integrity of officials in the Premier League? You can’t do that. I you can agree, you can disagree and so the handball for Wambisaka is totally is wrong mistake, but you can’t questioning. So I want to do and of course, so it’s not good. It’s not good for the game. And they are, they should. So the refereeing and we should respect them. And this is no respect. I’m just talking of, of respect. Anthony’s celebration following victory on on Sunday did was deemed to be very disrespectful by by many in the game. Did you see it that way? Did you think that was the case? And have you spoken to him about it? But did you see the reaction of Harry Maguire? Yes, very respectful. Yeah. And he was provocated and he should not react like this. Yeah, he was provocated and that’s why this was a reaction on that. So you haven’t seen that provocation. You only see the reaction, but you should not do it. And but also I’ve seen Harry Maguire straight after and and as others, because we we should acknowledge the performance from Coventry to come into that final and then to come back also see that we are 70 minutes totally dominating the game by far and creating many chances. And I wasn’t I was three nil was it must have been and play game is closed. But the return from their side was very good. Eric, have you do you know Jason Wilcox at all? Have you had the chance to spend any time with him yet? And, and what do you think of his kind of footballing philosophy? Yes, I met him yesterday first time. And so we have some talks. So this week we will not so have have so much time. But from Monday on we will go quick forward. And of course, I know, I know his profile. I know his Meredith and the youth, a lot of experience there. And then now he was one year was so something. So I know his background. So I’m looking forward for our partnership. Last question in this section, making Hi Eric for a game at the weekend that he was so in control of 6570 minutes. What do you put the rest of the game down to? Is that a lack of concentration from from the players? I know you got over the line and you won the game, but it’s happened in two or three games over the last month and 1/2. I know that. So first of all, so the the most important thing we can do to put ourselves in a winning position by good structure and we have seen that over on many occasions by really good structure as you see for for instance, the first goal, but also in other games. But then of course, you have to bring the game over the line and that are more issues as something has to do with mentality something also physics. We don’t have the tools in this moment as well because we don’t even have we have already a back four. We have to be really make compromises and be really creative to construct that back four. But then we can’t be place player. We can’t supply there. There’s belt, but So what you need is full squat and then you can make take your messages from the site and to repair things. But also, yeah, it’s a matter of mentality also some some game reading when an opponent take more risk and there we have to improve. But as I say then also you need a full squad to to repair it.