Andre Onana has revealed Manchester United’s dressing room is taking duty and attempting to self-correct their “errors” to steer away from a poor begin to the season.
Supervisor Erik ten Hag has tackled huge scrutiny and hypothesis round his job safety, however in an unique interview with Sky Sports activities Information, goalkeeper Onana has shared that the United gamers aren’t solely leaving it as much as the teaching employees to search out options for his or her deficiencies.
Onana flagged there may be common dialogue amongst the squad on fixing the problems that see them twelfth within the Premier League desk and with out a win but in Europe.
“We discuss every thing,” mentioned the Cameroon worldwide. “We discuss objectives, we discuss errors, we discuss free kicks. We discuss corners, the way to defend and the way to assault them.
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“On the finish of the day, after we step on the pitch, it is to win.
“Clear sheets for defenders and as a goalkeeper is the very first thing we keep in mind. If we maintain the zero, our entrance gamers, they may rating. And [Marcus] Rashford generally after we rating, he appears at me like, ‘Andre, now it is your flip’ and he is informed me too – however in a pleasant manner, as a result of we’re on this collectively.
“After they rating, we’re so pleased as a result of we’re on this collectively. We be sure that even by way of build-up, we now have to attempt to construct up the easiest way doable to offer them area.
“Now if Rashford is one towards one with the defender, for us it is useful along with his pace, he could make the distinction. So we strive all the time to discuss every thing and have a look at what’s finest for the staff.”
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Onana circles this togetherness and willingness to maintain perspective as core to the staff not getting swept up by the exterior noise round United.
“We keep collectively – as a soccer participant and as a daily particular person, in life you’ll all the time discover issue,” he says.
“You’ll come by it, you do not know when however till you’re there, it’s a must to battle your manner out.
“And us as gamers, when issues are going flawed, we keep collectively as a result of solely collectively we are able to clear up it.
“We confirmed already previously that we are able to beat anybody. So we did not begin this season how we would like, however collectively we are able to change every thing. So it’s what we did and what we’re going to do as a result of every thing in life is short-term.
“You’ll not all the time win and you’ll not all the time lose. So we now have to search out the nice stability and transfer on as a result of on the finish of the day, it is about successful video games.
“That is what we’re coaching onerous daily for and it is essential to remain collectively as a result of if we aren’t collectively, then it is higher to not go on the pitch.”
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Onana says he doesn’t thoughts the fixed criticism round United. “It is the value to pay once you play for such a giant membership,” he concedes.
“You all the time hear about Manchester United, about Actual Madrid, about Barcelona… fingers pointed all over the place. However us as gamers, we simply give attention to our issues, as a result of there are issues in life we can not management.
“And what folks assume and what folks say, that’s not what I can management. So we’re simply targeted on our coaching, our video games, our recreation plan and to win video games as a result of that’s our predominant precedence.
“What others assume, we won’t management that – I want we may management every thing, however that’s not for us. So we simply allow them to communicate and we’re nonetheless in democracy so everyone seems to be allowed to say no matter you need. We all the time attempt to take the constructive facet as a result of it is what’s essential for us.”
United face an arduous finish to October with three video games in six days, starting away towards acquainted foe Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce within the Europa League on Thursday evening.
A top-flight battle follows at West Ham earlier than United host Leicester within the Carabao Cup and Onana believes his team-mates are nicely primed for an uptick in kind off the again of their victory towards Brentford.
“When you win is all the time good, the victory all the time brings an excellent temper, excellent vitality,” he mentioned.
“It is additional motivation, particularly for the time being with how essential it’s for us to win in Turkey. So we’re going there to win.
“Now we have three large competitions, we simply must be ourselves, get good relaxation and prepare for the video games.”
Onana believes United’s larger give attention to being tough to beat and higher out of possession will support them by a taxing schedule.
“We’re extra compact, we now have extra management and that is what we have been in search of,” he says.
“And I believe it is the best way we now have to observe. We are going to maintain bettering and our defence is doing implausible. So now we now have to go for the following step.
“The method is all the time the identical as a result of we’re used to doing this for years already, however we now have to be pragmatic additionally as a result of it isn’t solely about us, additionally it’s a must to react to the opponent. And in soccer, you might have so many issues – additionally in life which does not solely rely upon you. Like generally with a referee’s resolution. You need to cope with the state of affairs and transfer on.
“You will have so many opponents who do not even wish to press us within the build-up anymore. Then for them, it is like losing time. The drop is displaying us some respect. It is what I like additionally as a result of we’re doing good issues and yeah, it is what we wished.
“Once I got here right here, they informed me: ‘Andre, we now have to be a dominant staff.’ And the dominant staff is the staff that may take a danger. Now we have gamers who’ve character to play and it is what we’re displaying. Generally errors will come as a result of it is a part of life and we maintain doing the identical and transfer on, enhance, develop…
“It is about how we are able to study from our errors and never change the philosophy as a result of it is too simple to vary every thing when issues are going dangerous. However we by no means must overlook what brings us to this excessive degree.”
