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Manchester United right-back Jayde Riviere has encouraged her teammates to \u201ctake risks\u201d moving forward, after they played out a frustrating draw against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n
United were largely second best against Tottenham, who held them to a goalless stalemate on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Not even the return of Ella Toone could inspire a lacklustre United side that only managed 10 shots at goal to Tottenham\u2019s 22.<\/p>\n
The Reds needed goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce to bail them out time and again. Fortunately for the visitors, she had a response for almost everything the opposition threw at her.<\/p>\n
The result has seen United jump to third place in the WSL table, just one point above Arsenal who have three games in hand. Speaking to reporters after the final whistle, a disappointed Marc Skinner took aim at his players\u2019 passive pressing.<\/p>\n
He also criticised the lack of energy on the pitch, which has left United\u2019s Champions League qualification hopes in a precarious position.<\/p>\n
In an interview with MUTV, Riviere also said that it comes down to attitude, as she called on everyone at the club to take more risks as the campaign nears its end.<\/p>\n
Riviere said, \u201cYeah, I would say 0-0 is a fair result. It\u2019s not the result we wanted, obviously. We knew that these next three matches were going to be crucial for us. But I think today, sometimes it just comes down to attitude and I think we have everything to play for.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a team that always wants to win, so we\u2019re going to finish the season hard and hope for the best. Obviously it\u2019s not really in our hands now, which is unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Spurs are a good team, we\u2019re a good team and we just need to get back into our rhythm.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the changes which had somewhat of an impact, Riviere remarked, \u201cI mean, yeah. It\u2019s good that we have a bench now, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been going thin for a little bit now. But, yeah. The people who come in are gamechangers for a reason. They bring energy. Melvine (Malard) came in and she does what Melvine does and that\u2019s that little bit of swagger, if you will, that you kind of need in big games like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to take risks and right now we\u2019re in a moment where we got to take risks.\u201d<\/p>\n
The defender emphasised that the return of several injured players will only benefit United as they prepare for their final two games of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure. They were very very missed. They\u2019re great characters off the pitch, but obviously what they do on the pitch helps the team a lot. The likes of (Ella) Tooney, having Anna (Sandberg) back in, Ellen (Wangerheim) back in as well. Then we\u2019ll have Dom (Janssen) and the rest of the group back too in the next weeks, so it\u2019s going to be good for us to have some depth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Riviere explained that United can now do no more than give their utmost against Chelsea and Brighton while hoping that results elsewhere proceed in their favour.<\/p>\n
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