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BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
'Goodwin eyes double signing after injury blows'
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin hopes to add two players within the next two weeks after confirming that wide men Ryan Strain and Kristijan Trapanovski could both be out for up to 10 weeks. (The Courier), external Read Thursday's Scottish Gossip in full.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
'A definite step up in attitude and application'
We asked for your views on Dundee United's 2-2 draw against Falkirk. Here's what some of you said: Kieran: Fair result at a ground we have struggled at in previous seasons. Performance was miles better than what we saw in the two legs against UNA Strassen. Panutche Camara could be an early shout for POTY a midfield machine. Onto Vienna we go on Thursday Ricky: We have to learn how to play on a plastic pitch. Every time we play on one we struggle more. Bad mistakes cost us the game, we have to be more positive and pass the ball better - it's either too long or to short. Jim: Thought all the new players have began to bed into the team more than in past performances but worried that with injuries to Ryan Strain, Kristijan Trapanovski and Will Ferry the subs bench look a bit bare of experience. Terry: Three games in and we are sitting with two wins in Europe and an away draw in the league opener. Hardly a crisis! Kenny: Much better. Camara had a great game and we were unlucky not to pick up all three points. A good shift from the whole team and a definite step up in attitude and application. Two great goals! Steve: After looking ragged despite progressing in Europe, United showed signs in Falkirk that they're settling and beginning to develop better understandings. Some good individual performances too. A decent start. Uddy: Some really positive signs throughout the game that this new squad is starting to gel. Some of the football we played was really encouraging. Just a shame it was the basics that let us down - Falkirk's second equaliser being the perfect example. Regardless of that, I feel far more positive after this performance than I was after the matches on the last two Thursday nights when struggling past UNA Strassen. Rapid Vienna will be a far tougher test, but that's exactly what being in Europe is all about.
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
'A definite step up in attitude and application'
We asked for your views on Dundee United's 2-2 draw against what some of you said: Kieran: Fair result at a ground we have struggled at in previous seasons. Performance was miles better than what we saw in the two legs against UNA Strassen. Panutche Camara could be an early shout for POTY a midfield machine. Onto Vienna we go on ThursdayRicky: We have to learn how to play on a plastic pitch. Every time we play on one we struggle more. Bad mistakes cost us the game, we have to be more positive and pass the ball better - it's either too long or to Thought all the new players have began to bed into the team more than in past performances but worried that with injuries to Ryan Strain, Kristijan Trapanovski and Will Ferry the subs bench look a bit bare of Three games in and we are sitting with two wins in Europe and an away draw in the league opener. Hardly a crisis!Kenny: Much better. Camara had a great game and we were unlucky not to pick up all three points. A good shift from the whole team and a definite step up in attitude and application. Two great goals!Steve: After looking ragged despite progressing in Europe, United showed signs in Falkirk that they're settling and beginning to develop better understandings. Some good individual performances too. A decent Some really positive signs throughout the game that this new squad is starting to gel. Some of the football we played was really encouraging. Just a shame it was the basics that let us down - Falkirk's second equaliser being the perfect example. Regardless of that, I feel far more positive after this performance than I was after the matches on the last two Thursday nights when struggling past UNA Strassen. Rapid Vienna will be a far tougher test, but that's exactly what being in Europe is all about.
BBC News
01-08-2025
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- BBC News
'Painful watch' but 'job done' as Utd progress
We asked for your views on Dundee United's 1-0 win away to UNA Strassen that completed a 2-0 aggregate victory and set up a Conference League third-round qualifier against Rapid Vienna. Here's what some of you said: Russ: Untidy and slow on the ball, communication seemed to be missing. United will need to get better over the next few matches. The bench was very light too, hopefully Kristijan Trapanovski injury is short Hard work over the two legs. Need a few more additions going forward, and in midfield, if not it could be a long Great result but poor performance. Our clean sheet was more due to bad finishing rather than tight defending. Too many crosses coming in, too much space in midfield. We need to improve quickly to get a good start in the A very painful, tedious watch. Job done at the end of the day, but the midfield looks an absolute shambles. Too much space, no link-up, no creativity. Will take a miracle to keep the score down in Glad we won. The game was dire, very similar to last week. Our defence looks pretty solid but that's about it. Really think we're going to struggle this season. Nothing inspiring at the moment, but I really hope things improve, and Well done team, great result and two clean sheets. On to the first league game and a tricky tie in Vienna. Plenty of work to do to improve and the players to gel.
Daily Record
24-07-2025
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- Daily Record
New look Dundee Utd wear favourites tag well enough as Tannadice of old comes to the fore
Jim Goodwin's men need to finish the job in Luxembourg and should probably be heading there with a bigger lead Zac Sapsford was the Dundee Utd hero with the only goal of the game against UNA Strassen at Tannadice. The Aussie summer signing netted after the break with the Terrors still having plenty to do in the second leg of this Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round tie. The hosts started brightly and were the first to threaten when Kristijan Trapanovski hit a fizzing long-range effort that Strassen keeper Koray Ozcan comfortably gathered. Shortly after, the visitors had a great chance when Daryl Myre burst down the left and with United keeper Yevheni Kucherenko rushing out, he attempted an audacious lob but it flew wide. The Terrors fired straight back with Sapsford playing in Vicko Sevelj but his shot was well blocked by Ozcan. The keeper was the busiest man in Tannadice, making subsequent stops from Trapanovski and Krisztian Keresztes. However, the deadlock was finally broken just two minutes into the second half when Sapsford beat a defender with a sublime piece of skill before drilling the ball low into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Ozcan then came to his side's rescue, making a superb acrobatic save from a Keresztes' header with the goalie later getting a hand to a shot from home sub Owen Stirton, turning it onto his post. UNA Strassen caused United some nervy moments as the clock ticked down with Mattheus De Souza having a great chance in stoppage time but Kucherenko saved. Here's five talking points from Tannadice Minnows not in the boat yet The hosts were huge odds-on favourites against the 'minnows' of UNA Strassen but this tie is far from over. The visitors looked dangerous on the break and will be hoping to cause the Terrors further problems in a week's time. United boss Jim Goodwin has overseen a major overhaul of his squad this summer drafting in no fewer than 11 new arrivals so far. Despite that, the Tannadice gaffer admits he still has some money left in his budget for a couple more but he will have been reasonably pleased with the way his recent recruits blended together in what was the first competitive game of the season. New-look United The full extent of United's summer squad overhaul was illustrated by the fact that there were just four survivors from the starting line-up that ended last season against Aberdeen at home. However, Will Ferry, Ryan Strain, Kristijan Trapanovski and Vicko Sevelj showed against UNA Strassen that despite all the new arrivals, the remaining 'old guard' will still have a big part to play for United this season. Of course, another aspect of a huge influx of new faces is fitting them all in and Goodwin could have selection headaches further down the line. Land of the younger giants Goodwin has admitted that one of the reasons for the big rebuild was a desire to reduce the age of the squad and also to bring more athleticism and speed to the club. The manager certainly seems to have done that with United looking like a solid unit as they lined up alongside the equally-imposing Strassen with the likes of towering defenders Krisztian Keresztes, Iurie Iovu and Bert Esselink who lined up in a back three. Sapsford also looked a pacy livewire and took his goal incredibly well. Kucherenko not about the calmness Another of the new United signings is goalie Yevheni Kucherenko from Ukrainian Premier League outfit LNZ Cherkasyand and on this evidence, there won't be a dull moment with him between the sticks. The stopper comes for absolutely everything which shows admirable confidence, albeit at the expense of his defenders' nerves. Fortess Tannadice? There was a bumper 11,370 crowd inside Tannadice and they produced a cracking atmosphere. United consistently hit five-figure attendances last season and the early signs are that the Tangerine faithful will turn out in huge numbers again in this campaign.
