Part two transcript of Erik ten Hag press conference for Forest v Man Utd Dec 2023

Erik, what is it… you’ve always praised the setup at Manchester United and everything you have behind you… what is it about INEOS and their background that makes you think it’s going to change anything for the better?
“So I can say at this moment because I’m looking forward to the talks with them, but they are… so, in other clubs they have experience in other sports. They have a lot of experience, a lot about performance. They have a lot of knowledge. So I’m really looking forward to how they can contribute and I’m sure they can. And so we have to pick the things. Football is a very complicated sport, especially at the top. So I’m sure they will contribute. They will help us to achieve our high ambitions.”

And when you refer to setbacks that no other club could handle [in press conference part one], every club has injuries. What other setbacks are you referring to, apart from injuries?
“But I can’t list that. And the press conference takes 45 minutes to list all the injuries we have had. I haven’t [got time], come on. I think we have had nine, 10 partnerships in centre backs, for instance. And that’s only one thing. But I said also many times more, that can’t be an excuse. We have to win. We have to win every game. And I think sometimes we were pragmatic, but, for instance against Villa, you see our style, you see our identity, how we can play, how quick we can play, and also how we can build up from the back. So I think we have a lot of things where it can really help us, that we can be confident and have a big belief in this group of players. We have a good team. You have seen this period and we can deal with the setbacks. So, if players come back, we will be stronger and then we can make also from this season, we can make a success.”