Live Broadcast, April 28th. When Manchester United replaced Menu and Hoylen in the draw with Burnley, Old Trafford fans reacted negatively to such a substitution decision. After the game, Manchester United coach Ten Hag talked about the reasons for the substitution.
Ten Hag said: "Menu is just a 19-year-old kid. The fans don't understand this yet. This is only his first season in the Premier League. This is the third game in a week and we have to control the game. Loads, we don't want him to get injured. He had two serious injuries last year and you can see that he's tired and I want to protect him."
"Of course, by bringing on McTominay, the game became very big. It was open and very intense, there were a lot of one-on-ones on the pitch and Menu was feeling the fatigue and McTominay brought energy which was great and we could run up the middle and attack the opponents."
" I need to manage the team and, of course, I need to win the game, first of all, I need to look at what we need in that period of the game, first of all, tactically. , we also need to replace a player who can take the ball and be creative, and that is Amad Diallo "
" So I made those substitutions and it was the right decision, you can see. To see the energy we had after the substitutions and what they brought to the team, McTominay is very good at playing in open spaces and he can do some things and we put ourselves in a position to win."
"We've played three games in a row and Burnley have had a few days off so it's logical to replace those very young players. It's only Menu and Hoylen's first year in the Premier League and we can't At the risk of getting them injured. Hoylen has had more injuries this season than before and Menu has had some injuries as well, so I don't want them to get injured again"
"I'm protecting them, so we do. There are more reasons to make substitutions, but I understand the fans, they want to see these players contribute to the team, and I understand that, but I have to do my job and it is the right decision.”
