Senne Lammens says Manchester United cannot carry the frustration of their 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham on Saturday into the next game. United go to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, and Lammens wants the response to come immediately after Spurs snatched a 92nd-minute equalizer despite being down to 10 players.
Lammens on United's reaction
"After a disappointment, you can take that disappointment with you, or you can get it changed real quick," Lammens said. He added that United have to take the good bits from the Tottenham game and move on, because the fixtures keep coming and the mood can turn fast if they do not recover quickly.
That is a fair point from a goalkeeper who has already started six Premier League matches. United's league record is 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 6 points from 6 matches, and they have scored 9 and conceded 9. The table still looks early, but it is already a difficult start to shrug off.
The defensive problem is being treated as collective
Lammens also pushed back on the idea that United's problems come down to one isolated mistake. "I think it’s a team thing," he said, while pointing to defending as a unit, pressure on crosses and the need to stay compact when games get tight.
That view fits the way the Tottenham game ran. United were better after half-time changes, with Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo part of a side that looked more in control, but the late equalizer still went in. The point for United is obvious enough, they need a quicker response and a cleaner finish to games, because the next stretch is brutal.
After Atletico, United have Bournemouth at home and Chelsea away, then Roma and Aston Villa before the November international break. Liverpool, Sporting Lisbon and Brentford follow, and that run will tell a lot more about this side than a draw in North London ever could.
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