Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Brad Friedel disappointed after 3-0 loss to Manchester United
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brad-Friedel-c7953, the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper, revealed he was not too concerned with his personal achievements and was disappointed with the 3-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the English Premier League fixture on Monday. The 40-year-old
currently holds the record for the most consecutive games in the Premier League and extended his record when he took the field for the Spurs.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-States-c3034 international has gone on to set a record with an impressive 276 successive appearances in the Premier League. However, Friedel had little to celebrate as his side suffered an embarrassing 3-0 loss to the reigning Premier League
champions. This was the Spurs first fixture in the Premier League since their opening game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 was postponed due to riots in London.
Tottenham Hotspur were missing some crucial players, including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857. The 25-year-old midfielder is apparently on a strike because of which he refused to play against Manchester United. The Spurs manager Harry Redknapp claimed the midfielder
was suffering from a minor injury and that his head was not in the right place.
Manchester United on the other hand presented a strong attacking side, despite some of their first-team defenders missing. In addition to that, Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-de-Gea-c10463, who managed to keep a clean sheet despite a shaky start.
In the end, the hosts emerged victorious, maintaining their perfect start to the new season.
Friedel said while speaking to reporters:
“I don't count the games; I'm just bitterly disappointed with the result.
I don't play for personal accolades, I really don't. I just want to play to help the team win.”
He continued:
“We didn’t win and we go home disappointed.”
While Friedel managed to keep a clean sheet in the first half, he conceded a goal from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 scored the third
to give his side a convincing win. The experienced goalkeeper felt his side had lost concentration after half-time, which was why they conceded goals.
Friedel said:
“We came in quite pleased at half-time.
For the first five or 10 minutes of the second half we wanted to make sure we didn't get carved open but once the first goal went in, the heads went down a touch and we didn't recover.”
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