"Rams Park Stadium has a capacity of 52,000 seats, sold out despite ticket prices increased 7 times the normal price. This is the place with the hottest football atmosphere in the world. MU players and coach Erik ten Hag will have to face the most terrible pressure in the match that they must win, if they want to continue their journey in the Champions League season 2023 - 2024", wrote the Daily Mail .
Turkish fans at Rams Park, known as the 'fire pan' and with the hottest football atmosphere in the world
Although MU is having good results in the Premier League when winning 5 out of 6 recent matches (losing 1 match), in Group A of the Champions League group stage, they lost 3 out of 4 matches, won only 1 match and are at the bottom of the table.
Coach Erik ten Hag's team (with only 3 points) needs to beat Galatasaray (4 points) at Rams Park, or at least draw and wait for Bayern Munich (12 points, already in the round of 16) to beat FC Copenhagen (4 points, 3am on November 30). Thereby, the "Red Devils" of Manchester will rise to second place in the table, continuing to nurture the hope of winning a ticket to the next round when meeting Bayern Munich at Old Trafford in the final round. However, in the first leg against Galatasaray, despite playing at home, MU lost 2-3.
"Absolutely, we have to keep calm in our heads and not let our emotions get in the way. The United players have to control their emotions, don't give the opposition anything. The referee too - don't give them any time they can.
"We have to stay away from things that put pressure on us. We need to play our own game. It doesn't matter how the opponent plays, it's how we play. Manchester United have been through many away games with a very hostile level and played very well, calmly and very cool. Manchester United has a huge history, we are never afraid," coach Erik ten Hag said firmly in the press conference before the match, when asked about whether Manchester United players can overcome the pressure from the "fire pot" of Galatasaray's Rams Park stadium.
Coach Erik ten Hag expressed his comfort and called on MU players to stay alert.
"Since I was a kid, I always wanted to play in a stadium with a hot atmosphere like this when I grew up as a professional player. The match against Galatasaray will be a great opportunity for me to experience it. It will be a great atmosphere for sure. The heat, the hostility, will also motivate us," added midfielder Bruno Fernandes, captain of MU.
Young midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Coach Erik ten Hag will have some difficult decisions to make about his starting lineup for MU, such as whether he will continue to use young midfielder Kobbie Mainoo in the heated match against Galatasaray.
Kobbie Mainoo is only 18 years old but just had a great match to help MU beat Everton with a score of 3-0 away recently. "I have nothing to fear. Mainoo is very young but has shown his quality, so he is mature enough to deal with the pressure", coach Erik ten Hag shared.
In addition, in MU's attack, coach Erik ten Hag is considering whether to choose Rasmus Hojlund (who has scored 5 goals in the Champions League) and Antony to start or not, when they have just returned from injury, or choose Martial, the player who just scored the winning goal in the win over Everton and earned a penalty.
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