The Dutch striker has revealed that Erik ten Hag asked him to drop deeper and play as a number 10 behind Marcus Rashford.
Since joining in the January window, Wout Weghorst has played a very specific role in this Manchester United. The 6’6″ striker has acted as a foil for others rather than be an out-and-out goalscorer himself.
Weghorst has struggled to find the back of the net at times and recently revealed that Ten Hag demanded that he drop deeper and play as a number 10 to help Rashford.
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‘The manager told me at half-time in the away game at Fulham that he was considering the option of playing me as a 10, behind Rashford’, he said, per the Mirror.
‘He told me just to take his plan into account because Ten Hag is a manager who places a lot of value on task-conscious play.
‘The manager then told me I had to do my share of defensive work in the role. I am a team player, so I replied “That’s no problem at all, boss”.’
Wout is a great guy, totally unselfish, doing everything for the team. I hope they keep him on next season.