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Kilmarnock 2-1 Dundee United: What Goodwin said
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin: "We always had a concern about this afternoon's fixture given the exploits on Thursday night. "The boys have played 120 minutes of football on Thursday, very little time to recover for the game, Kilmarnock were the fresher team and I think that showed. But that's no excuse for some of the goals we conceded. "The first goal was shocking, the second goal is embarrassing. We've had numerous warnings in the last couple of games, we've not dealt with a wide free-kick. "I thought the game overall wasn't a great spectacle. In the second half we offered very little. "We find ourselves going out far too early at this stage of the cup competition. The real frustration from us is that we haven't been undone by wonderful football, today we've not defended situations well enough. I had a feeling we'd run out of energy in the second half and that's what happened. "I don't know what we've done to deserve the bad fortune that we've had since we've come back from pre-season. We thought we had finely tuned the players. I think Max Watters' injury is a fatigue injury. "He's put a lot into the last couple of weeks, he came late into the team, he sprinted for that ball and felt something go behind his leg. We don't know what the damage is, we'll have to get another scan but the injury list is a joke at the moment. We're going without some really important players and we're asking a lot of those we do have available."
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14-07-2025
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Dundee Utd loan for winger Fatah 'a real coup'
The loan signing of winger Amar Fatah is a "real coup" for Dundee United, insists manager Jim Goodwin, who is thrilled with the 21-year-old's "tremendous pedigree".Fatah made his debut for AIK at 17, with the Stockholm club selling him to Troyes in France for €5m (£4.3m) in the summer of has since spent two seasons in Belgium with Lommel and was at Willem II in the Dutch Eredivise last term."A player who thrives in one-versus-one scenarios, we feel Amar will excite our supporters with his pace, creativity and quality in the final third," said Goodwin."We also believe we have cultivated the perfect environment and culture for him to develop even further, and we're eager to help him take the next step in his journey whilst simultaneously strengthening Dundee United."Fatah is a Sweden Under-21 international and had the opportunity to train with Manchester City last summer, with the Premier League club holding a majority stake at Ligue 2 Troyes."The signing of Amar represents a real coup for the club - he's a player who arrives with tremendous pedigree despite his youth," added Goodwin."He's had extensive experience playing in the Dutch, Swedish and French top flights, and had the chance to learn from some of the world's best players during his time training with Pep Guardiola's Man City. That kind of exposure at such a formative stage in his career speaks volumes about his ability."
