Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believes 'four or five' members of his squad could win the club's Player of the Year award this season.
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02.05.2023 - 05:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has his standards and he is not afraid to call out his squad when they are not meeting them.
He slammed a selection of unspecified players for thinking “90 per cent was ok” in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Earlier in the season, he chastised his side for “not sticking to the plan” in the heavy losses to Manchester City and Brentford.
And just after the new year, he called on United to be more “ruthless” after conceding a late goal to draw 1-1 with Crystal Palace. Ten Hag once again repeated this demand in the 2-0 home win over Everton last month.
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“We have to be more clinical, more ruthless in the box,” he said. “The game should have been finished by half-time. It wasn’t.” It only re-affirms the obvious need for a clinical centre-forward in the summer.
In games post-Everton, United have mustered 14 or more shots in a game but half of them failed to be on-target. In Sunday’s 1-0 win over Villa, United mustered 14 shots with only one goal to show for it.
As many as 17 were arrowed in during the 2-2 draw with Spurs. If United had been more clinical with their 15 efforts against Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final, the match may not have gone to penalties.
The way the season has panned out now means it is currently no cause for concern but it could be the difference between a title chase next season, and Ten Hag knows it. United have failed to score three or more in a game since the 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham.
You have to go back to February 19 to find the most recent occasion the Reds fired in three in a league game - the 3-0 triumph over Leicester. United have heavily relied on Marcus Rashford for goals this season.
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