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United, who are fourth in the league, signed
Jack Butland, Wout Weghorst and Marcel Sabitzer all on loan,
while Chelsea spent nearly 300 million pounds ($362 million) on
eight players, leaders Arsenal made four signings and
third-placed Newcastle United signed five players.
"We have formed and constructed a squad, we invest also in the
summer. From that point on, it is about developing the team and
it has to come on the training ground, it has to come in the
matches, that we develop the team," Ten Hag told reporters.
"That is the advantage of having so many matches, that you can
work on that and you don't have to wait so long (for the next
one)... There is a limit to every player but we have depth in
our squad.
"Maybe not as far as other teams, but that has something to do
with your approach to it and how you do your load management. If
you do that right, I think you can go far.""
The Dutchman said he does not prefer having a huge squad at his
disposal because "that also gives you problems".
"As I said before, in the frontline until now, we have some
problems in quantity. Not in quality but with the availability
of the players, you definitely need numbers there if you want to
cover all the games. If you want to be successful," he added.
Ten Hag's side are fourth with 39 points after 20 games, behind
Newcastle on goal difference. They host Crystal Palace later on
Saturday.
($1 = 0.8298 pounds)
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln
Feast.)
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