Manchester United will be targeting a winning start to the Premier League's resumption when they travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford on Saturday evening.
'That's not true' - Erik ten Hag defends Manchester United strategy amid more criticism
10.03.2024 - 05:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag hit back at suggestions that Manchester United are allowing the opposition too many shots by pointing to the expected goals figure within their games.
Ten Hag's side beat Everton 2-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday, but the Toffees had 23 shots and it was the fifth time in six games that opponents have had at least 20 shots against United. It's also 10 successive games in all competitions that United have allowed at least 15 shots against them and the cumulative tally in those games stands at 198.
But Ten Hag said a lot of them were low-quality chances and pointed to the xG stats within those games. United's xG tally of 2.93 was inflated by two penalties on Saturday and it was the fifth time in their last 10 games that they have ended the contest with a higher xG.
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Asked if the number of shots United were allowing opponents was sustainable, Ten Hag said: "We do it already for a longer time in many more games. If you see their xG is not that high and ours is much higher.
"It is their gameplan, obviously. We have players who feel comfortable to defend low. But you have to be disciplined and you have to incorporate it very well. It was a team performance, especially our back four with the 'keeper and Casemiro. They have done very well."
Ten Hag was also asked how much faith he put in xG shots and whether the tally of shots would eventually cost United, a suggestion he played down by pointing to the quality of chances. Everton managed an xG of just 1.26 from their 23 shots.
"That’s not true because they are low-quality chances," Ten Hag said of the quantity of shots.
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