Mees Hilgers Gets Appreciation From Twente Coach After Holding Manchester United Draw

Mees Hilgers performed solidly when Twente detained Manchester United (Instagram/@meeshilgerss) series.

FC Twenty managed to take a point when he visited Manchester United in the first match of the 2024/2025 Europa League (Europe League) on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

The club nicknamed The Tukkers held the 1-1 series of the Red Devils at Old Trafford.

Coach Twente is pleased with the way his team takes important points from Manchester United.

"Everyone I did a good job. We did well as a team against Manchester United, which was good for Dutch football," Joseph Oosting on Twente's official website.

Oosting appreciated the appearance of his students, including Indonesia's naturalized player, Mees Hilgers.

Hilgers is one of four Twente defenders who have performed solid and disciplined throughout the match. In fact, Oosting maintained four defenders for the full 90 minutes.

Hilgers and Max Bruns at the heart of the defense frustrated Manchester United players through the Twente defense.

"All my players did well and the game plans were good too. Previously you wanted to see certain things in defense and attack, we did very well."

"Then about coordination and courage. Not only courage in mastering the ball, but also courage in defense," said Oosting again.

Overall, Oosting was very satisfied with the performance of his troops. They succeeded in putting Manchester United under pressure at home.

Instead of playing defensively, Twente was not afraid to press back.

"Technically, we did well throughout the game. Apart from maybe in the last 10 minutes, we did well."

"If you play waiting too long, they (Manchester United) understand football and will definitely create chances."

"If you put high pressure on them, you can also force them to make mistakes and in the end it gets further and further away from the goal," Oosting said of his successful strategy.

Meanwhile, Twente's slick appearance at Old Trafford could not be separated from the support of around four thousand supporters who came directly.

"We are also proud of their behavior (supporters). They are very supportive of us, as well as in this city," Oosting said.