– Feyenoord defeated Manchester united 1:0
– Mourinho made eight changes to the squad that lost to the Citizens in the Manchester derby
– The Manchester United manager speaks about the Red Devils after two defeats
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blasts United’s lack of ambition in the Europa League defeat against Feyenoord.
Manchester United lose its first European game under Jose Mourinho as Feyenoord registered a 1 – 0 win over the Red Devils in the Europa League.
Jose Mourinho made eight changes to the side that lost to Manchester City in the Manchester derby with only Paul Pogba, David De Gea and Anthony Martial retaining their starting berth.
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After the match Mourinho reacted: “I think in the first half we did not have an especially ambitious attitude. I am not saying bad, but I’m saying not with the ambition you need to win football matches.”
He continued: “The second half was different, it was exactly when we were trying to win and Feyenoord was trying not to lose that they scored the goal, which I think we didn’t deserve.”
He said: “Yes, I always expect maximum ambition and maximum focus it doesn’t matter the competition or the opponent. I am very pragmatic in my approach to matches and competitions, the next match and next competition we play is always the most important.”
The coach explained: “So I looked at this game, and you can say okay you changed eight players, but I played with a good team, I played with enough good players to win the match. In the second half they answered to my words at half-time.”
Jose Mourinho after defeat against Feyenoord
Speaking about Sunday’s EPL game against Watford, Mourinho said: “First of all I have players that are not here, I have players that didn’t play here for 90 minutes, so it’s not a problem of accumulation”.
He concluded: “We play midday Sunday, we are professionals, let’s not make an excuse for Sunday because we have to play these games. They have to be fit, they are, and they have to be mentally strong.”
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