Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens has opened up on the club’s dressing room feeling after their disappointing loss to Newcastle United on Wednesday night.
The Red Devils suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Wednesday night despite playing against ten men for over 45 minutes. The loss marked Michael Carrick’s first defeat since taking the reins as interim manager seven weeks ago.
Lammens while sharing his thoughts on the game did not hold back. The Belgian stopper suggested the team failed to heed Carrick’s warnings as they struggled to break down the Magpies.
Senne Lammens watches as a shot from Newcastle United’s Danish striker #18 William Osula makes it 2-1. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP via Getty Images) /
“It’s a really big disappointment. We knew it was going to be a difficult one… The manager warned us,” Lammens told MUTV. “The first half wasn’t the best but then again we were heading into half-time with a pretty good feeling scoring that goal in the last minute against 10 men.”
United failed to make their numerical advantage count in the second half. Lammens highlighted a lack of competitive edge as the primary reason for the downfall, noting they were outfought by their hosts.
Senne Lammens and team mates look dejected after their defeat against Newcastle United. (Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images)
“He warned us that it was not going to be easy… the longer it stays 1-1, you know one opportunity and it can be changed. That’s today what happened. Yeah, it was nowhere near good enough today in every aspect and we need to learn from that,” Lammens added.
The goalkeeper elaborated on the physical failings of his side, suggesting an elite club cannot afford such widespread underperformance.
“I mean, yeah, just like physicality, the effort,” Lammens continued. “It’s a collective off day which is not really possible. Not in this league, not against those teams.”
“Today is a real disappointment and the feeling is really bad, but we have a couple of days and I think weeks where we need to get together and we need to think about how to react,” Lammens concluded. “Starting from tomorrow, it’s going to be like this and in training keep the intensity going that we can deliver in the games and then react in the next game.”
