Man Utd is at the bottom of the table after 5 matches of Group A Champions League, but coach Erik Ten Hag is still confident that the “Red Devils” will defeat Bayern Munich to win tickets to the 1/8 round.
“Right now we are not thinking about negative things,” coach Ten Hag shared at the press conference before Man Utd’s final Champions League group stage match with Bayern Munich. After the previous 5 rounds, Man Utd is ranked bottom of Group A with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Coach Ten Hag’s team must win against Bayern Munich in the match taking place at Old Trafford (early morning of December 13, Vietnam time) and look forward to the match between Copenhagen and Galatasaray to have a draw to win. won tickets to the 1/8 round.
In the first leg at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena, Man Utd lost 3-4. That’s why coach Ten Hag expects the home team to have revenge against Bayern Munich when playing at Old Trafford’s home field.
“We still think positively about this match. Man Utd knows what to do, we have to win to qualify. The whole team always has to be confident that they will win, I have the feeling that we can do it.” get that.
I think we have shown in the past weeks that, when we are at our best, we can do that,” the Dutch strategist expressed.
Notably, Bayern Munich has not lost a match in the Champions League group stage since 2017, but coach Ten Hag affirmed that Man Utd is capable of defeating anyone, even when the German team’s attack is leading. Led by England captain, Harry Kane, who has scored 22 goals in 18 matches this season.
“We are not consistent in form, but we have had very good performances and achieved high results. When we have this, we can beat any opponent.
The match against Chelsea, the match against Everton, the match against Galatasaray are examples. I know the whole team can achieve very high performance. But it has to start with the right attitude. We have to do it.
My responsibility is to arrange the lineup and prepare the team. If we all come together, unite and have a good plan, we can defeat any opponent.
Old Trafford is not where opponents should come. We know that home field is always our source of motivation. There is a very strong bond between the team and the fans, they are always behind us, even when Man Utd is in trouble.
But we know we have to make efforts, take responsibility and energize the fans,” coach Ten Hag concluded.