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Jesse Lingard makes Manchester United mentality admission after Watford defeat
Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has admitted the club suffers because of his and the club teammates' lack of correct focus during the matches against the Premier League's outside of the top list sides.
This campaign the Red Devils celebrated their wins over top clubs Tottenham and Manchester City. However, they defeated 2 - 0 to Watford, that sits on the relegation zone of the league table.
Lingard failed to net for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, though having the chance during the Watford clash. The 27-year-old thinks United players should work on for succeeding in such games.
He told the Daily Mail: "It’s strange. Maybe it’s a mindset thing. Maybe it’s our mentality going into the match thinking we’ve already won the game. If we keep the consistency and mentality we had against City and Tottenham, I don’t see why we can’t win every game. It seems like our mentality changes. To keep that consistency throughout the rest of the season when we come against the mid-table teams, we need to have the same mentality that we did going into the City and Tottenham game. When we start with energy and on the front foot, we’ll cause team problems all day long."
Lingard has already overcome the hard times of his career, as he was fully affected by his mother's health issues.
Now the English midfielder is returning to his best playing form.
"I feel I’ve got my form back now and I’m back to my old self. Obviously form is going to be up and down. When you’re in a bad patch you’ve just got to fight through it, listen to the manager and the coaches, work hard on the training pitch and give 110 per cent. I’ve done that and I feel really sharp. I always like to make an impact – goal and assists or work-rate and helping the team. I thoroughly enjoy doing that. Since I was young I’ve always been fit and like to stay sharp and be a box-to-box player. For me to play in that No 10 role you have to run, attack and defend. If you constantly do that for 90 minutes, of course you’re going to get tired, but if you can do it consistently it helps the team," he added.
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