After two straight losses, Eric Ramsay wants to use team’s frustration to rebound

This past Sunday, MNUFC returned to MLS play facing a beleaguered Colorado side, though the match did not end the way Minnesota United or the fans had wanted. “I think we have a very healthy sense of frustration in the dressing room,” MNUFC manager Eric Ramsay said to the media, following Sunday’s shocking home loss to Colorado Rapids.

With two straight losses that were preceded by falling in penalties after drawing in regulation, the Loons have fallen on some tough luck as of late. The question now is, as Eric Ramsay wants, will Minnesota use that frustration to rebound this weekend against Seattle Sounders.

“They know what we’ve got, they know what we are, they know what we’re good at, they know what we need to do well in order to win games, but they also know the margin for improvement that we have,” Ramsay went on to say.

Minnesota United has eight matches remaining in the 2025 MLS campaign, along with one potentially two matches in the US Open Cup. Two of those will be against top half teams (Seattle and San Diego), two against teams who are more or less out of the playoffs (LA Galaxy and Sporting KC), and four against clubs battling for the playoffs. While MNUFC does sit in the top three heading into match 27, it’s fair to say they’ve had a hot and cold season to this point. Wins over some of the best clubs in the league and crushing victory over Inter Miami have given the fans some huge moments so far this season. But at times fans and the team have been disgruntled to say the least with losses to Vancouver and a blown lead and eventual draw with SKC this season.

Though not everyone with Minnesota United has the same thought process on using their frustration. Tani Oluwaseyi, who has been part of transfer rumours as of late, has a different view.

“I think the most important thing is never be too high or too low and not get too emotionally invested in games and in moments that happen like this,” the Loons forward said to the media. “I think we just have to do our best to forget this one and go into the next game with the same mentality that we try to go into every game with and just face that game and all of the challenges it’s going to bring.”

Regardless if the frustration is used to rebound or not, a massive thing that will without question help Minnesota, is the “clean weeks” the club has going forward.

“The ability to train is something for us that’s really helpful, said midfielder Wil Trapp. “The more we can get on the field and look at some of the things that are coming up in the game and train them, the better we’re going to be prepared for the next opponent we play, whereas when it’s Wednesday, Saturday, Wednesday, it’s just recover and play. So we’re looking forward to a week of full training.”

“And obviously this was a stretch last season where we really came to life and we really capitalized on that preparation time,” said Eric Ramsay, who looks to bring the club down the same road as last season when they finished 6-2-1 after Leagues Cup to close out the season.