{"id":296580,"date":"2023-12-12T17:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296580"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:10:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:10:47","slug":"ten-hag-manchester-united-can-qualify-for-champions-league-last-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/ten-hag-manchester-united-can-qualify-for-champions-league-last-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Hag: Manchester United CAN qualify for Champions League last 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Manchester United CAN qualify for the Champions League last 16, insists Erik ten Hag &#8211; with under-fire manager adamant the Red Devils have what it takes to &#8216;beat any opponent&#8217; ahead of do-or-die Bayern Munich clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag believes Man United can beat anybody if they are &#8216;in the right spirit&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They must beat Bayern, who haven&#8217;t lost in 39 Champions League group games<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Back off Erik ten Hag! Insipid Man United performances are on the players \u2013 not the manager &#8211;\u00a0Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik Ten Hag has rallied his Manchester United players for tonight\u2019s do-or-die Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, declaring: \u2018We can beat anyone.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United must win their final Group A match against the Germans at Old Trafford and rely on the other game between FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray ending in a draw if they are to advance to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern are unbeaten in their last 39 group matches stretching back more than six years, but Ten Hag is convinced United can still go through.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If we are in the right spirit, then we are able to do it and beat any opponent,\u2019 said the United manager. \u2018I never think of a negative scenario, we think positive. We know what to do. We have to win to stay in Europe, it\u2019s about that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We will prepare the team with that feeling, with the belief that we are able to do it. We have shown in the last weeks that when we are at our best we can do it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/22\/78843459-0-image-a-70_1702333380450.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag insists his team can &#8216;beat anyone&#8217; as they prepare to face Bayern Munich\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/22\/78843519-0-image-a-71_1702333514468.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Unitd need to beat Bayern for a chance of making the last 16 &#8211; but the Bavarians haven&#8217;t lost in 39 group games\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We still we have the opportunity. It\u2019s not in our hands any more, but we want to stay in Europe. We definitely know what to do.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in Istanbul last month kept them at the bottom of the group. Their erratic form since then has brought Premier League wins over Chelsea and Everton, but also damaging defeats by Newcastle and Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag knows his team cannot afford another off-night against Bayern.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know this team can perform at really high levels,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s not that we did it three months ago, we did it last week. I know we can do it, when we have the right spirit. It starts with the right attitude. If everyone is ready, we can do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So that\u2019s my responsibility to prepare a team. I will give everything and I know my players will as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We only have to show them the clips from Chelsea, and how they can play. If we are all there on one page, stick together and we have a good plan, then we go. As I said, we can beat any opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018One thing is for sure: when you play Bayern Munich, you have to play your best. But Chelsea also have amazing players and we dominated them, so we can do it against Bayern as well.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/22\/78844067-12852387-image-a-81_1702334412148.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott McTominay said that the dressing room is &#8216;firmly behind&#8217; Ten Hag and not as &#8216;toxic&#8217; as it used to be\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/22\/78820949-12852387-Lisandro_Martinez_has_been_a_key_absentee_at_the_heart_of_Manche-a-82_1702334494435.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez has been a key absentee at the heart of Manchester United&#8217;s defence<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s poor form has raised concerns over whether the squad are still committed to Ten Hag\u2019s philosophy, but top scorer Scott McTominay insisted yesterday that they are firmly behind the manager in a way they haven\u2019t always been with some of his predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is the players\u2019 responsibility, first and foremost, the players know that as well,\u2019 said McTominay. \u2018We are at the stage where we have big characters in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is not a case of like some of the other managers where it has been a little bit toxic at times. The boys are firmly behind the manager. That is the way it will stay.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel warned that his team won\u2019t take their foot off the pedal tonight. \u2018When you wear the Bayern jersey, you behave like champions. There\u2019s no other way,\u2019 he said. \u2018We demand the best from ourselves.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12852387\/Manchester-United-Champions-League-Erik-ten-Hag-Bayern-Munich.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United CAN qualify for the Champions League last 16, insists Erik ten Hag &#8211; 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