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Daily Record
2 hours ago
- Daily Record
How Dundee United squad rallied round penalty fall guy Amar Fatah as Max Watters eyes Premier Sports Cup bounce back
The Tangerines suffered a heartbreaking Conference League exit on Thursday night Max Watters has warned there can be no European hangover and Dundee United need to be up for the cup at Kilmarnock. United faced the heartbreak of going out of the Conference League on penalties to Rapid on Thursday night. The striker, who netted twice in Thursday's 2-2 draw against the Austrians, reckons United can take pride from their European push. Watters believes it shows his team's potential but now it is about showing it again when they travel to Killie in the Premier Sports Cup. He said: 'Well, we go back to work, we'll concentrate on Sunday's game and just try and pick ourselves up and brush it off. 'Yes, it's tough, but that's just the way football is so we have to get on with it. '(I am) Disappointed but the thing with football over here, you've got to get on with it because we've got another game Sunday, which is just as important. 'So we've got to forget about it and move on. We've gone two games against a really good (Rapid) team. 'We managed to get a draw away against their really good fans, which was intimidating at times. 'But to come here and go 2-0 up just shows what ability we've got and how good the group is that we've got.' Amir Fatah was the Dundee United fall guy as he missed the only penalty in the shoot-out. The on-loan Troyes winger, though, has the full backing of his Tannadice teammates and has been tipped to bounce back and have a big season in Scotland. Watters insisted: 'Yes, it's not good when missing a penalty, but all the boys, it's a great team so all the boys were around him and supporting him. "It's part of football. Someone's going to miss. Unfortunately, it had to be him today and unfortunately it had to be Dundee United but he'll be alright. "He's got enough people around him to help him get through it.' United more than matched an Austrian side who spent millions on their team this season. Jim Goodwin's side haven't cost a penny yet although nominal fees are to be paid down the line for Zac Sapsford and Dario Namoo. They have since added Luca Stephenson and Julius Eskesen for the trip to Ayrshire. Watters acknowledged: 'Europe's gone, but I think everyone can see the potential this club's got with the players coming in and the players coming back from injury and the players we've got on the pitch already. "It's really good to see. 'Yes, they've (Rapid) spent a lot of money, they've brought some good players in, but for us to go and do that in the first half, the whole game really, even in the last 30 minutes of extra time, when the younger players came on and showed what they were about and popped the ball around them, you can see their fans and their players were scared because we were so good at times. 'We carved them open, we created some good chances, so it's really good to see what we're going to be like coming up when we get players back in. 'We've obviously signed two more players the other day, so it's really exciting.' The 26-year-old is on loan from Barnsley and is United's main man, having scored four goals in his last three outings and has already become a fans' favourite. He admitted: 'Yes, it's a really good start for me personally. 'I've got a few goals under my name now so I've got to push on and try to get some more and help the team, hopefully get a win on Sunday. 'Yes, before I played in this league, I spoke to people who have played in it and they said one thing is the fans are amazing, they love their football and they're really committed to supporting their team. 'Coming here, it just shows how good they are. I was really, really pleased with how good they were today.' United have a number of long-term injuries and Sapsford is likely to miss out after limping off against Rapid.
Scotsman
3 hours ago
- Scotsman
Dundee United reaction: Dave Bowman stooshie and Tannadice DJ indiscretion but no recriminations after Euro exit
Goodwin's men fell short in Conference League but it was like the old days Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It felt like old times at Tannadice on Thursday night. A noisy, passionate crowd under the floodlights, decent European opposition forced to go to the very edge of their abilities and dear old Davie Bowman getting involved in a rammy with the opposition at the end. Who could not have been persuaded that Dundee United are once again deserving of respect? Rapid Vienna manager Peter Stoger summed it up well afterwards when asked if he had been surprised by just how difficult it had proved to shake the opposition off. His side, currently joint leaders of the Austrian Bundesliga after two games, were taken all the way and at one point looked to be on the way out. United went two goals in front shortly before half time on a rousing night in Dundee. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Stoger, a former Austrian international midfielder who scored 15 times in 65 internationals, lightly scolded the reporter for suggesting he might have been surprised by not just the spirit displayed by the hosts, but the attacking verve. SK Rapid Vienna head coach Peter Stoger after the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round victory over Dundee United. | PA It was possible to imagine the likes of Hans Krankl and Antonin Panenka smiling. The great Rapid Vienna side of the mid-1980s featuring Krankl and Panenka and no fewer than eight other internationalists had been avenged. They lost narrowly at Tannadice in a European Cup quarter-final tie 41 years ago and were denied a place in the last four by the now defunct away goal rule. Stoger said he was surprised that anyone could imagine Rapid had been surprised. Dundee United had lived up to a well-earned reputation. They had proved every bit as challenging as expected. 'Maybe you were surprised, we weren't,' was the gist of it. Although a mild stooshie broke out following the final whistle, with Bowman, United's first-team coach, at the heart of it, respect was, on the whole, mutual. The root of the problem seemed to be a feeling the Austrians' celebrations were a bit OTT. Again, this underlines just how relieved they were to get out of Tannadice still alive in the Conference League. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Missed opportunity At half time, it looked for all the world like United would be going through to meet Hungarian outfit Gyori ETO, who, like United, won their national championship in 1983. In a further parallel with United, the Hungarians once reached the last four of the European Cup (in 1965 in their case). But sadly, such points of note are irrelevant. Rapid Vienna will be making the comparatively short journey to north-west Hungary next week and United can only reflect on what could have been. Dundee United players look dejected after defeat in the penalty shoot-out to Rapid Vienna. | PA Not since 1986/87, when they reached the final of the Uefa Cup, have they managed to negotiate two successive European rounds. They played 12 European matches during that campaign, including two in the final against IFK Gothenburg. Had United prevailed in the penalty shootout on Thursday night and then found a way past a beatable team in the play-off round, they would have been guaranteed another six group games to make it 12 European matches this season – at least. No wonder some frustration was evident afterwards even if the majority of their fans were full of admiration for their side's lung-busting efforts. Some took their annoyance too far, lashing out at, amongst other things, the failure of the Tannadice DJ to realise Amar Fatah was waiting to take the first penalty while Deacon Blue's Dignity was playing across the speakers. It's understood the referee had to signal for the music to stop. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Fatah, of course, saw his penalty hit the post, the only unsuccessful attempt out of ten kicks. Whether or not he had to wait a little longer than should have been necessary, he was still unfortunate – a few inches to the left and it would have been the perfect kick. It's also not asking too much for a professional footballer to brush off such inconveniences as having to pause a few seconds before striking the ball. It's a regular occurrence now with referees compelled to tick off a check list of requirements, such as ensuring the goalkeeper is on, or behind, the goalline. Dundee United's Amar Fatah looks dejected following defeat in the penalty shoot-out to Rapid Vienna. | PA United can be proud So there ought to be no recriminations. Only pride. As manager Jim Goodwin said afterwards, United can take a lot of heart from going toe to toe with a very good European team while they are still gelling following wholesale changes this summer. There's also an on-going injury crisis, with as many as five first-teamers currently sidelined and the influential Zac Sapsford substituted at half-time against Rapid with an ankle injury. Goodwin is hopeful the striker will be fit for Sunday's trip to face Kilmarnock in an awkward-looking League Cup last-16 assignment. A hitherto novice when it comes to European football, Goodwin can now understand the moans of managers expected to compete on this extra front without their domestic endeavours being compromised. 'I don't think it will be difficult to get them going,' he said on Thursday, with reference to the demanding Rugby Park clash. 'I do obviously have a concern about the energy levels within the group. A number of players tonight have had to play every minute of every game given the amount of players we have missing. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Dundee United's Amar Fatah is consoled by manager Jim Goodwin following defeat in the penalty shoot-out to Rapid Vienna. | PA 'It is the first time I have been involved in European football,' he added. 'I can respect what other managers and teams have had to go through in years gone by. I can see how difficult it is to get that balance right. When you are missing seven or eight key players like we have been over the last three or four weeks, then it makes it all the more difficult unfortunately.' Nevertheless, United seem determined to avoid the second season syndrome that tends to afflict teams who have outstripped expectations in their first season back in the top flight. Few would bet against them finishing in a European place again. They exit the arena having contributed 0.1 to the co-efficient points total courtesy of another draw against Rapid in what, penalty shootout failure apart, has proved an unbeaten European campaign.
Daily Mirror
3 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Arsenal's final decision on Alejandro Garnacho transfer after private work on Man Utd star
Alejandro Garnacho looks destined to leave Manchester United this summer, with Chelsea in pole position, but Arsenal are among the other clubs to look at the winger Arsenal considered a move for Manchester United outcast Alejandro Garnacho before opting against a move, it has been claimed. The winger has been left out of United's pre-season tour, with Chelsea closing in on a cut-price deal, but their London rivals turned to other targets after exploring a shock deal. The Gunners ended up turning their attentions to Noni Madueke, who joined from Chelsea in a £48millon deal. And they weren't the only ones to move on from Garnacho. According to the Manchester Evening News, Tottenham Hotspur and Atletico Madrid also did due diligence with a view to potentially moving for the Argentine. Garnacho spent time in Atleti's academy as a youngster before moving to Old Trafford, and Diego Simeone's side considered bringing him back to the city of his birth. Those teams also ultimately looked elsewhere. Spurs paid £55m to sign Mohammed Kudus from West Ham, while Atleti added both Alex Baena and Thiago Almada. Chelsea are understood to have agreed personal terms with Garnacho, with negotiations over a fee ongoing. They have until September 1 to get a deal done, with United already dropping their asking price since the Blues' January interest. Garnacho featured in all but two of United's Premier League matches last season, scoring six goals. He didn't start any of the final three games, though, and the writing appeared to be on the wall after he was left out of the starting line-up for the Europa League final. "Up until the final I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don't know," he said after the defeat against Spurs. "The final will influence [my decision] but the whole season, the situation of the club. I'm going to try to enjoy the summer and see what happens afterwards." In early August, United boss Ruben Amorim made his feelings clear when it came to Garnacho's future. "I think with Garnacho, you can understand and you can see that he's talented, he's a really talented boy,' the boss said. "But sometimes things don't work out and you cannot explain specifically what it is. But I have the feeling – and I think it's clear - that Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership and I can understand that. "So I don't think it's a problem. Sometimes you adapt to one guy and you have the connection. Other times you want a new challenge. So we try to make everything OK for all parties. To the club, to the coach and to the player. It's a natural thing in football."
