{"id":310569,"date":"2025-12-11T10:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/310569\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:27:11","slug":"how-senne-lammens-goal-kick-distance-at-man-utd-and-save-percentage-compares-to-altay-bayindir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/310569\/","title":{"rendered":"How Senne Lammens goal kick distance at Man Utd and save percentage compares to Altay Bayindir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United look like a better team with Senne Lammens in goal, and we can reveal the exact difference he has provided.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/senne-lammens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senne Lammens<\/a> signed for Manchester United <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-announce-signing-of-senne-lammens-jason-wilcox-raves-about-great-potential\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on deadline day<\/a>, and after a short wait, Ruben Amorim handed him his debut in October.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/altay-bayindir\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Altay Bayindir<\/a> retaining the goalkeeper spot for the month of September, Manchester United got a closer look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/how-altay-bayindir-fared-in-goal-for-turkey-vs-spain-in-first-match-since-being-dropped-at-man-utd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Turkey international<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watching Bayindir against Manchester City, Chelsea and Brentford, following the games against Arsenal, Fulham and Burnley in August, it became even clearer that United needed a new face in goal.<\/p>\n<p>Lammens kept a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/how-senne-lammens-fared-on-his-senior-belgium-international-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clean sheet on his Manchester United debut<\/a>, and while he has not achieved a shutout since, he has been a big improvement.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2250162450-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Senne Lammens in goal for Manchester United\" class=\"wp-image-314944\" \/>Photo by Simon Stacpoole\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesHow Senne Lammens has changed United<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens has only lost one out of nine matches he has played for Manchester United since he joined the club.<\/p>\n<p>This season Altay Bayindir played in six games and Manchester United lost three of them.<\/p>\n<p>So what differences has Lammens made to the team?<\/p>\n<p>The most critical area of Lammens\u2019 game is his shot-stopping ability, with an improved save percentage against Bayindir\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Lammens save percentage: 65%Bayindir save percentage: 54%<\/p>\n<p>Lammens has conceded 1.22 goals per 90 minutes, while Bayindir\u2019s record this season is 1.83 goals conceded per 90.<\/p>\n<p>Another key difference to the goalkeeper\u2019s games is their kicking ability with Lammens\u2019 powerful kicks upfield <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/mutv-commentator-blown-away-by-what-senne-lammens-did-in-79th-minute-vs-sunderland-absolute-cannon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">praised during his debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lammens average kick distance: 59 yards per kickBayindir average kick distance: 49 yards per kick<\/p>\n<p>The data via <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/squads\/19538871\/Manchester-United-Stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">FBRef<\/a> shows how Lammens\u2019 kicking ability is helping United to be more direct, enabling Ruben Amorim to tweak his tactics a little.<\/p>\n<p>          Senne Lammens is a clear upgrade on Altay Bayindir <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">How many points did Bayindir cost United at the start of the season?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/UIF-Talking-Points-creative-templates-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Senne Lammens vs Altay Bayindir\" class=\"wp-image-315651\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Ruben Amorim talked up Senne Lammens<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens\u2019 kicking ability was talked up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>, who also noted his ability to use both feet to do so.<\/p>\n<p>This enables Lammens to deal with pressure and difficult passes more effectively, navigating trickier situations.<\/p>\n<p> Ruben Amorim is excited about Senne Lammens <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can kick long balls with a lot of quality with both feet, and that is a detail that can change the way we play the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Amorim in October 2025<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2248599932-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ruben Amorim head shot image.\" class=\"wp-image-313044\" \/>Photo by Glyn KIRK \/ AFP via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>There are high hopes for Senne Lammens at Manchester United, and MUTV pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/mutv-pundit-raves-about-new-signing-who-will-be-a-starting-man-utd-player-for-years-to-come\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wes Brown last week praised his composure<\/a>, and ability to do the simple things.<\/p>\n<p>Brown told the channel: \u201cHe\u2019s saved some good shots already, but for me, the most important thing has been he\u2019s so calm, so calm. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows when to clear it, knows when to pass it, and it\u2019s not something we\u2019ve been talking about after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is so simple. And that\u2019s how people can be in that goal for many, many years to come and keep going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>          Who is the best Man Utd goalkeeper 2000-2025? Cast your VOTE \ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Help us pick our best XI!<\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Lammens is at the very start of his Manchester United journey, and the early signs are promising.<\/p>\n<p>Without looking too far ahead, and just looking at this season alone, he has made a sizeable improvement over Altay Bayindir, and that is what was needed.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United look like a better team with Senne Lammens in goal, and we can reveal the exact&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3055,218,8971,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-310569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-altay-bayindir","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-senne-lammens","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}