When asked about the reasons behind his substitutions in the loss to Newcastle United, Erik ten Hag said: “You risk everything.
“We bring in [Anthony] Martial and [Jadon] Sancho to get more control in possession, to keep the ball, get forward.
“So after we are losing the game and you try to save the game to bring a goal and go one against one in the back, bring a centre back in who can defend with space in his back [Victor Lindelof] and bring an extra player in offence with [Facundo] Pellistri.”
Ten Hag appeared to have annoyed Antony and Lisandro Martinez by taking them off in the game, despite the two actually performing quite well.
The substitutes failed to impress, with Sancho producing another forgettable performance and Victor Lindelof failing to mark Callum Wilson for the second goal.
