London –
<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/coutinhos-debut-goal-spoils-manchester-uniteds-victory/" title="Coutinho's debut goal spoils <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/premier-league-manchester-citys-turnover-for-the-first-time-higher-than-manchester-uniteds/" title="Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Manchester United's victory”>Diogo Dalot made a fatal mistake when Manchester United met West Ham United. He failed to score into an empty net. Duh!
Manchester United must recognize West Ham’s superiority on the ninth matchday of the Premier League, Sunday (27/10/2024). The Red Devils surrendered 1-2 at the London Olympic Stadium.
The visiting team actually had a golden opportunity to take the lead in the first half, in the 31st minute to be precise. Diogo Dalot got this opportunity.
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Dalot escaped the offside trap and ran to meet Bruno Fernandes’ cross. He then passed Lukas Fabianski who had left the penalty box.
As a result, Dalot now only has to face West Ham’s empty goal. The MU defender just had to score it, but instead he kicked the ball hard over the crossbar!
Many MU fans blamed Dalot for failing to take advantage of a golden opportunity to score a goal. MU manager, Erik ten Hag, defended his player and said that his team lost not because of Dalot’s fault alone.
“I can also mention Alejandro Garnacho, twice Rasmus Hojlund once, (Marcus) Rashford, Bruno header, so it’s unfair to choose one of the players who wasted opportunities,” said Ten Hag, as reported by Manchester Evening News.
“There are so many who waste opportunities. I don’t think it’s about correcting, it’s about giving them confidence. And I believe in my players, that they are capable of doing this,” he continued.
“So yes, I believe in them and I encourage them to keep going and do the same thing as we have been doing for a long time in this game and other games, because eventually we will go on and score goals and win more games. “”
“What my players always do and what I always do: first of all we look in the mirror. What did we do wrong? And the only thing I can criticize the players for is the missed opportunities. That’s the main factor,” Ten Hag said.
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