Erik ten Hag says Rasmus Hojlund “gets angry and mad” when he doesn’t score – Man United News And Transfer News

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Erik ten Hag says Rasmus Hojlund “gets angry” when he doesn’t score.

The manager was speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League clash with West Ham and was asked about the 20 year old.

“He is a great character,” he said. “Always keeps going and wanting to improve. You see now how the team is better and more stable. We now serve the front line better and he starts scoring.

Ten Hag was also bullish about the relationship developing between the young Dane and the more experienced players around him.

“There is something growing with Rashy, Garnacho, Bruno at the back,” he said.

“Also other players in the second and third line. So he is coming more in a position to score.

“But I can tell you it’s not easy for a striker when you have high expectations from yourself, and from the outside world, and when it’s not working, that’s the character. He gets angry and mad when he doesn’t score”.

“But he has the resilience and calmness to perform under that stress. He hasn’t had any moment when he wanted to give up. I’m happy that he is scoring and there is a lot of space for improvement but now he’s on very good levels.”

Ten Hag was also asked about this week’s anniversary of the Munich air disaster and what it means for the club.

“I think it tells a lot about the legacy of this club, about the DNA of this club, about having big set backs, tragedy but fight back, fight back also with young players, young players who express resilience,” he said.

“For instance, Kobbie Mainoo, he is an academy product and he showed that resilience today [against Wolves] and Munich was a disaster for the club and how the club recovered from it and how individuals recovered from it was great. Such a disaster – when you survive this and a couple of years later, you’re lifting the biggest trophy in European football, it’s immense, I think we always should remember this, it’s the legacy of why Man United exist.”

Answering a question about the success of young players in the side, Ten Hag replied:

“That’s one of the reasons why I’m here. To develop young players. You need patience and also you need the right structures. You need capable coaches in the academy. To bring young players in is a big advantage as they know the DNA of the club.”