Andre Onana: Man Utd gamers taking accountability for errors

Andre Onana has revealed Manchester United’s dressing room is taking accountability and attempting to self-correct their “mistakes” to steer away from a poor begin to the season.

Supervisor Erik ten Hag has tackled monumental 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 usually are not solely leaving it as much as the teaching workers to search out options for his or her deficiencies.

Onana flagged there’s common dialogue amongst the squad on fixing the problems that see them twelfth within the Premier League desk and with no win but in Europe.

“We speak about everything,” mentioned the Cameroon worldwide. “We discuss targets, we discuss errors, we discuss free kicks. We discuss corners, the best way to defend and the best way to assault them.

“On the finish of the day, once we step on the pitch, it is to win.

“Clear sheets for defenders and as a goalkeeper is the very first thing we bear in mind. If we hold the zero, our entrance gamers, they may rating. And [Marcus] Rashford generally once we rating, he seems to be at me like, ‘Andre, now it is your flip’ and he is advised me too – however in a pleasant manner, as a result of we’re on this collectively.

“Once they rating, we’re so blissful as a result of we’re on this collectively. We be sure even by way of build-up, we’ve to attempt to construct up the easiest way potential to offer them house.

“Now if Rashford is one against one with the defender, for us it’s helpful with his speed, he can make the difference. So we try always to speak about everything and look at what is best for the team.”

Onana circles this togetherness and willingness to maintain perspective as core to the workforce not getting swept up by the exterior noise round United.

“We stay together – as a football player and as a regular person, you know in life you will always find difficulty,” he says.

“You will come through it, you don’t know when but until you are there, you have to fight your way out.

“And us as gamers, when issues are going fallacious, we keep collectively as a result of solely collectively we will remedy it.

“We showed already in the past that we can beat anyone. So we didn’t start this season how we want, but together we can change everything. So it is what we did and what we are going to do because everything in life is temporary.

“You’ll not at all times win and you’ll not at all times lose. So we’ve to search out the great stability and transfer on as a result of on the finish of the day, it is about successful video games.

“That’s what we are training hard every day for and it’s important to stay together because if we are not together, then it’s better to not go on the pitch.”

Onana says he doesn’t thoughts the fixed criticism round United. “It’s the price to pay when you play for such a big club,” he concedes.

“You always hear about Manchester United, about Real Madrid, about Barcelona… fingers pointed everywhere. But us as players, we just focus on our things, because there are things in life we cannot control.

“And what folks suppose and what folks say, that’s not what I can management. So we’re simply centered on our coaching, our video games, our recreation plan and to win video games as a result of that’s our fundamental precedence.

“What others think, we can’t control that – I wish we could control everything, but that is not for us. So we just let them speak and we are still in democracy so everyone is allowed to say whatever you want. We always try to take the positive side because it’s what is important for us.”

United face an arduous finish to October with three video games in six days, starting away in opposition to acquainted foe Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce within the Europa League on Thursday night time.

A top-flight battle follows at West Ham earlier than United host Leicester within the Carabao Cup and Onana believes his team-mates are properly primed for an uptick in type off the again of their victory in opposition to Brentford.

“Once you win is always nice, the victory always brings a very good mood, very good energy,” he mentioned.

“It’s extra motivation, especially at the moment with how important it is for us to win in Turkey. So we are going there to win.

“We have now three massive competitions, we simply must be ourselves, get good relaxation and prepare for the video games.”

Onana believes United’s greater focus on being difficult to beat and better out of possession will aid them through a taxing schedule.

“We’re extra compact, we’ve extra management and that is what we have been in search of,” he says.

“And I feel it is the way in which we’ve to comply with. We’ll hold enhancing and our defence is doing incredible. So now we’ve to go for the subsequent step.

“The approach is always the same because we are used to doing this for years already, but we have to be pragmatic also because it’s not only about us, also you have to react to the opponent. And in football, you have so many things – also in life which doesn’t only depend on you. Like sometimes with a referee’s decision. You have to deal with the situation and move on.

“You have got so many opponents who do not even need to press us within the build-up anymore. Then for them, it is like losing time. The drop is exhibiting 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.

“When I came here, they told me: ‘Andre, we have to be a dominant team.’ And the dominant team is the team that will take a risk. We have players who have personality to play and it’s what we are showing. Sometimes mistakes will come because it’s part of life and we keep doing the same and move on, improve, develop…

“It is about how we will be taught from our errors and never change the philosophy as a result of it is too straightforward to vary the whole lot when issues are going unhealthy. However we by no means must overlook what brings us to this excessive stage.”