Peter Schmeichel Cautiously Praises Senne Lammens’ โคManchester United Debut, Implicitly Criticizing Andre Onana
Manchester United โlegend Peterโค Schmeichel offered a measured assessment of Senne Lammens’ debut against Everton, while subtly highlighting aโ perceived โขweakness in current goalkeeper andre Onana’s performance. Speaking on Monday night Club, Schmeichel โstressed the importance โคof goalkeepers saving โค pointsโ rather than conceding โthem through errors, a patternโฃ heโข believes has plagued United in recentโ seasons.
schmeichel noted theโฃ team has conceded nine goals from goalkeeping errors this season, stating, “It’s too much.” He recalled his own instructions, and thoseโ given to Edwin van der Sar and David de Gea, to “save the โteam 10 points a season, not give โthem away.”
While acknowledging Lammens’ positive start – notably his growing confidence after an initial save to his left – Schmeichel cautioned against premature praise. “It’s far too early to talk aboutโค it, how good โขthis guy is, he’s only young, he’s hardly playedโฃ any competitive football, he’s most certainly not at Man Utd,”โค he said.
schmeichel also emphasized the positive impact Lammens’ presence had โon the defense, citing Matthijs de Ligt’sโ reactionโ to a first cross as โขevidence of restored confidence. though, he reiterated his reluctance โto โadd pressure to the youngโ goalkeeper, referencing the difficulties experienced byโค high-profile players at โtheโ club.
“Unfortunatelyโค we’ve seenโค over the years,great players come into Man Utd and theโ pressure is relentless – thenโข they can’t โdeal with โคthat,” Schmeichel explained. He concluded by stating that a goalkeeper’s true quality is revealed not in avoiding mistakes,butโค in how โฃ they respond to them,adding,”It was nice,clean and positive,things that we haven’t been used to.”