Ten Hag praises Man Utd character after Bournemouth draw – Tribal Football – Footymercato.com

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag praised his players’ character after their 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.

United twice came from behind thanks to captain Bruno Fernandes’ double.

Ten Hag later said: “We have a team that is resilient, has character, we want to win. Twice we fought back from losing positions.

“We get in losing positions and it is totally unnecessary. Three times we lose the ball easily and in areas you should not lose balls and we were not always well organised. There were some gaps that the opposition benefitted from, especially down the right side, and with that we should do better.”

On going in at half time just one goal down, he said: “First of all it was us losing balls in the wrong positions. The first goal we were actually well set up but we lose the ball in a bad area and it was a goal. There were two or three more occasions where we should have dealt better with the ball.

“Then down the right side they were finding ways to hurt us and there were jobs to be done but it was not always done. Then you get problems. Go with your opponent, that is your job. One part is collaboration and the other is discipline.

“Second half was better. We took more responsibility and we closed up the sides. That also has to do with in the middle Harry Maguire was struggling in the first half, and you see we don’t have many options at centre half any more. But in the second half his leadership and guidance helped us to be more closed.”