Garry Monk felt his Cambridge side did not show enough fight as their dismal start to the season continued on Saturday.
The U’s have picked up just one point from their seven games so far and already sit six points from safety as one of two winless sides in Sky Bet League One.
Lincoln climbed to third with their fourth victory of the season, their 2-0 success coming courtesy of substitutes Freddie Draper and Bailey Cadameteri. Both strikes were the respective forwards’ first goals of the campaign.
“The second half was probably as poor as it’s been,” said Monk afterwards.
“When you’ve got adversity and you’re in situations like this where you’re not winning games, you need really strong character and personality to come out the other side of it.
“We’re facing a lot of adversity. I didn’t see enough of that personality today. It’s the first time I’ve not seen enough in terms of responding.
“I’ve been in the game long enough. Your duty is to work hard, take what’s coming at you and you’re either going to fight or you’re going to flight. My mentality’s always been to fight.
“I think they are fighting but that confidence is a little bit lower than what it should be. There’s only one way out of it, that’s to show huge character and personality.
“I think we’ve done that in a lot of the games, but probably this game was one where we were far enough away from that, compared to what we’ve seen before.
“They do a lot of good work on the training ground, but transferring it here in the heat of the battle when you really need that character is going to be the biggest test for us.
Lincoln assistant boss Tom Shaw took on the media duties following their victory.
“There were some lovely traits within our group today to win away from home,” said Shaw.
“It was not far off a complete away performance. We’re delighted. Delighted with the starters, delighted with the boys that came on and contributed. It was just a really positive week at the football club and we got our rewards today.
“The club have supported us in having a bit more depth in all areas, but definitely in the front line. You want to get everybody firing. Freddie is probably one of the best target men in the lower divisions, already at this age. He’s just got to master his craft, which he’s working on a lot.
“Then we’re delighted for Bailey Cadameteri. His first touch was superb, then perhaps a bit of a scruffy finish. I’m really pleased for the front line and we want them to contribute for the next period of time.”
Several Serie A clubs are interested in Casadei, with Lazio already making an £11.5 million bid, per Gianluca Di Marzio.Since joining Chelsea in 2023, Casadei has made only 17 appearances and had loan spells at Reading and Leicester City. To fill the gap in the squad, Chelsea is pushing to sign Hellas Verona's Reda Belahyane for £12.6 million.Belahyane has made 20 appearances in Serie A ...
The Gunners want to sign a new attacker to lead their attack, someone who is more prolific than their current options at the club.While Kai Havertz has regained his form by scoring two goals in the last two games, against Aston Villa and Dinamo Zagreb, there is a need for a lethal presence in front of goal for Mikel Arteta's team.The long term injury suffered by Gabriel Jesus has made matter worse...
Premier Injuries still say it will be months before the England international returns to the Gunners first-team, so there is a real need for Mikel Arteta to get his feet wet in terms of transfers this month.Arsenal want Semenyo to replace Bukayo SakaIndeed, Arteta noted the severity of Saka's injury, leaving his side light in the area of the pitch where the 23-year-old does his best work.Wolves' M...
The Red Devils have struggled in front of goal this season with both their strikers; Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee failing to make an impact this season.Both of them have scored a combined five Premier League goals this season and their poor form is one of the main reasons why they are having a disastrous season.As they search for a new striker in the transfer market, they have identified Lill...
Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to leave Arsenal before the January transfer window shuts with Borussia Dortmund ready to make a move for the left-back.Dortmund are in the market for a new left-back and are believed to have put Zinchenko at the top of their wanted list after missing out on Chelsea's Renato Veiga.Chelsea have agreed to allow Veiga to move to Juventus on loan for the rest of the sea...
Let's start our Daily Laugh today. Man Utd 2-1 Ranger last night lolRuben Amorim I'm running out of Oil money Josko Gvardiol (22) is currently younger than Phil Foden (24) This I understand rodrygo bc i would try to impress her every game too Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow!(Credit: Justtoonit, FootballLaughss, PL__OOC)...
MANCHESTER UNITED fans made jokes at their club's expense after taking a look at Amad's dodgy training kit.United have had troubles on and off the pitch this season.Amad Diallo's training top featured an upside-down crestThey are 13th in the Premier League table having lost 10 of their 22 league games, with Ruben Amorim even smashing a TV following their defeat to Brighton at the weekend.Off the p...
Liverpool icon Mohamed Salah is known as "the Egyptian King"Manchester City have completed the signing of Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt in a £65m deal - with their announcement on social media amusing fans of rivals Liverpool. Egyptian striker Marmoush has agreed a contract that will keep him at the Etihad until 2029. The move will take City's spending to almost £150m in the las...
Ronald Araujo has signed a new contract with Barcelona, committing to the Catalan club until 2031 and ending any lingering doubt over his future.The 25-year-old's previous contract was due to expire in 2026 and he had drawn interest from Juventus, among other sides, this month.However, ESPN revealed recently that a meeting with sporting director Deco had convinced him to stay.Araujo put pen to pap...
Enciso, 21, swapped the Amex Stadium for Portman Road after completing a loan move that will see him playing for the Tractor Boys until the end of the season.Manchester United tried to hijack Brighton ace Julio Enciso's loan move to IpswichAccording to Versus, however, United targeted the playmaker during the winter market.The same source claims the Red Devils saw the Paraguay international as a p...
- 1 Benjamin Sesko has already said yes to Arsenal
- 2 Rashford's turbulent winter from Serie A links to 'Love Island romance'
- 3 Man City £190m transfer spree
- 4 Joao Felix eyed by ‘very interested club’
- 5 Ex-Bundesliga star's WAG has intimate tattoo of footballer husband
- 6 Shaun Murphy copies Lionel Messi as he sleeps with Masters trophy
- 7 Teen arrested after shock abuse against Kai Havertz's wife Sophia
- 8 Daily Laugh - Chelsea 's back !!
- 9 Man Utd 'consider Jack Grealish transfer'
- 10 Mourinho makes drastic career change and launches 'The Special One' wine