Andre Onana has revealed that the Manchester United dressing room is taking accountability and making an attempt to self-correct “errors” to keep away from a poor begin to the season.
Head coach Erik ten Hag has handled quite a lot of scrutiny and hypothesis surrounding his job safety, however in an unique interview with Sky Sports activities Information, goalkeeper Onana mentioned United gamers are usually not simply leaving it to the teaching workers. Discover methods to deal with their flaws.
Onana mentioned there are common talks between the squad to resolve the problems which have left them twelfth within the Premier League desk and but to win in Europe.
“We speak about the whole lot,” mentioned the Cameroon worldwide. “We speak about targets, we speak about errors, we speak about free kicks. We speak about corners, methods to defend and methods to assault.
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“On the finish of the day, once we step on the court docket, we’re right here to win.
“Retaining clear sheets from the defenders and the goalkeeper is our first precedence. If we preserve clear sheets, our ahead gamers will rating. And [Marcus] Typically once we scored, Rashford would have a look at me and be like, ‘Andre, it is your flip now’ and he instructed me that too – however in a great way, as a result of We’re on this collectively.
“Once they scored, we had been very blissful as a result of we had been collectively. We made certain that even organizationally we needed to attempt to arrange the absolute best method to give them area.
“Now, if Rashford is one-on-one with a defender, for us his tempo helps and he could make a distinction. So we at all times attempt to speak about the whole lot and see what’s greatest for the workforce.”
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Onana has put this unity and willingness to maintain perspective on the coronary heart of the workforce, to not be swept away by the exterior noise surrounding United.
“We’re on this collectively – as a footballer and as a human being, you understand in life you are at all times going to have difficulties,” he mentioned.
“You are going to get by this, you do not know when, however you have to battle arduous till you get there.
“And we as gamers, when there’s a drawback, we stick collectively as a result of solely collectively can we remedy the issue.
“We have confirmed previously that we will beat anybody. So we did not begin the season the best way we needed to, however collectively we will change the whole lot. So that is what we do and what we’ll do as a result of in life Every part is momentary.
“You are not at all times going to win and you are not at all times going to lose. So we have now to discover a good steadiness and preserve going as a result of on the finish of the day it is about successful video games.
“That is what we prepare arduous for each day and it is necessary to remain collectively as a result of if we’re not collectively then it is higher to not play.”
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Onana says he does not thoughts the continued criticism surrounding Manchester United. “That is the value you pay once you play for such a giant membership,” he admitted.
“You at all times hear about Manchester United, Actual Madrid, Barcelona… there are fingers in every single place. However as gamers we simply deal with our personal stuff as a result of there are issues in life that we will not management.”
“What individuals suppose and say, that is not one thing I can management. So we simply deal with our coaching, our video games, our recreation plan and successful video games as a result of that is our first precedence.
“We will not management what different individuals suppose – I want we might management the whole lot, however that is not for us. So we simply allow them to converse and we’re nonetheless in a democracy so everybody can say no matter you need. We All the time attempt to take the optimistic facet as a result of that is what’s necessary to us.
United face a troublesome begin to October with three video games in six days, beginning with an away match towards previous rivals Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce within the Europa League on Thursday evening.
Subsequent up is a top-flight recreation at West Ham earlier than United host Leicester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup, and Onana believes his teammates are able to bounce again after their win over Brentford .
“It is at all times good when you win, successful at all times brings an excellent temper, excellent power,” he mentioned.
“It is further motivation, particularly successful in Türkiye for the time being is essential for us. So we’ll win there.
“We nonetheless have three huge video games, we simply should be ourselves, take a great relaxation and prepare for the video games.”
Onana believes United’s elevated deal with being arduous to beat and being higher on the ball will assist them get by a heavy schedule.
“We’re extra compact, we have now extra management, that is what we’re in search of,” he mentioned.
“I feel that is the best way we have now to observe it. We will preserve bettering and our protection has accomplished a very good job. So now we have now to take the subsequent step.
“The strategy is at all times the identical as a result of we have now been used to doing this for a few years, however we have now to be pragmatic as a result of it’s not solely about us, you additionally must react to the opponent. In soccer you might have many issues – in life , it’s not simply as much as you, like generally the referee’s resolution, it’s important to take care of the scenario and transfer on.
“There are quite a lot of opponents who do not even need to press us in assault anymore. For them it is like a waste of time. Happening is an indication of respect for us. That is what I like too as a result of we’re doing good issues and sure, that is who we’re. need.
“After I got here right here, they instructed me: ‘Andre, we have now to be a dominant workforce.’ A dominant workforce is a workforce that is prepared to take dangers, and that is what we confirmed, Typically errors occur as a result of it is a part of life and we preserve doing the identical factor, preserve shifting ahead, enhance, develop…
“It is about how we be taught from our errors and never change philosophies as a result of it is too simple to vary the whole lot when issues go unhealthy. However we by no means must neglect what obtained us to this excessive degree.”
