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Is Rasmus Hojlund a bad player, hasn't he adapted well into the squad, in the first place they shouldn't have signed a left footed striker in the first place. That said, Manchester United wingers are not creating chances for Rasmus Hojlund. Take a look at Erling Haaland, the rest of the squad would want to score, but they know they have to pass the ball to him to give them that goal. I can't say same for Manchester United, they don't even have a clear pattern used to score goals. The winger's in Manchester United are selfish ASF, how can they not create chances for their striker?

Serhou Guirassy is a great player who have achieved great numbers just within the first fews, he'll come to Manchester United and flop due to bad environment. It was same with Jaoa Felix last season, first game was a hundred percent but was sent off due to that red card. The poor performance and environment affected how he played.

It looks as if there is no concept and it comes across as if ten Hag himself is confused. The list of players that got busted by him gets and longer and longer. You could also include de Gea as now it seems everyone is angry at Onana's performances. But then there is Maguire who was nut publicly supported and protected for a while by ten Hag and then he choose him again over others. Ronaldo is the most prominent example and then Sancho, Werner would be another one on the list. When he was signed by Chelsea I remember I checked some of his best of videos and so on, but nothing of that came into action when he played for Chelsea. But we need to wait and see if that transfer is really not just a rumor.

Manchester United have been going through a bad period for a long time. I'm not sure if every manager would want to coach Manchester United, I think not everybody would want to do it. I think Zinedine Zidane is one of them. Because working at Manchester United is almost like adding another failed season to their career. I think Zinedine Zidane will wait for an offer from Real Madrid or from France. Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. He and Xabi Alonso are among the strongest candidates for Real Madrid manager.

To be honest, Erik Ten Hag's style of management isn't helping the team especially that the club has spent millions on players that it's failed to utilise and at the moment performance is in shambles, which suggests a waste of resources and pressure from fans will be building up to have the man sacked !!!

Btw an Italian coach at United, I don't know about this one...am doubting this move can materialize.

Are we really going to be dreaming about this top finish with the results we have been seeing   & already these guys have underperformed in the champions league throwing away 2 important wins against Galatasaray which means they will be eliminated because we know United at the moment are an average team & no team is afraid of them when they face them...and who's to blame, the manager!!

But thinking about it, to build a team takes years and even if you buy the best players you will need team chemistry to be built and this takes time, perhaps Erik needs more time to get his act right.

Ok but this also has to do with the fact that the best managers are under contract most of the time. I haven't been following any other potential negotiations they might have had, but the great coaches that come to one's mind are not available in most cases and if they are, I guess Manchester United is not the place anymore that it used to be when Sir Alex Ferguson was there. When clubs lose prestige, it also has some impact on their former freedom of choice when it came to hiring a new coach.

I understand that they have hired and fired a lot of managers. But they have not brought in a really good one who can actually do the job. They need to bring in someone who is very well respected. Zinedine Zidane might be the better option. I think that is the only way they are actually going to get a good performance out of Manchester United right now. The current coach is not doing a good job for sure. Keeping him around for longer is not going to change that fact. The chances that Ten Hag got, he should have brought in far better results, compared to what he actually has done so far.

As long as saudi will come with a good offer for salah and it's hard for FSG to resist it. I meant if FSG was also thinking about how to get money from selling its players. The club needs to do regeneration for its club.
It can't be done easily without the support of money. FSG may be thinking of letting salah go to the saudi pro league in exchange for a lot of money. I hope that salay will be going to the saudi pro league.
Salah will also be able to play there together with so many great players. Moving to the SPL was not that bad and salah may also consider it as one of his last option before he will retire as a footballer.
There's nothing wrong with it as long as salah will be agreed with the decision by FSG if the owner of club has been giving a premission for him to leave.

The sentiment about the gradual nature of team improvement is understandable, and now, there's a concern expressed about Erik ten Hag's suitability as the head coach for Manchester United. The frustration with a perceived lack of progress and effectiveness in addressing the team's issues is reasonable. When a manager is given a substantial amount of money and time to make positive changes, expectations naturally rise. If the team's performance and statistics aren't reflecting the expected improvements, it can lead to calls for a change in leadership.

Decisions regarding a managerial position are complex and often involve various factors, including the team's long-term vision, the the strategy, and the ability to adapt to challenges. While fans and stakeholders may have differing opinions, it falls on the club's leadership, including the board and the Glazers family, to evaluate the situation and make decisions in the best interest of the team. The call for change in leadership is a common sentiment in football, especially when results are not meeting expectations. It remains to be seen how the club's leadership will assess the situation.

And I think we have to keep in mind that they can sell him to get a good amount of money for him. Because they are going to sell them to the Saudi league. And we all know how the Saudi people can pay good money. so if I were Liverpool, I definitely would have tried to sell him for money instead of waiting and finding out that he is a free agent and letting him go for free. Liv has to work out how they are going to approach this situation. I think they have to push for a contract extension. That is going to be the best approach.

I don't think there is any reason for Liverpool to throw away Salah and replace him with Mbappe other than Salah's age, which is of course quite older than Mbappe. Salah is not only a good goal scorer, he is also a good assist provider for his Liverpool teammates. It's hard to get players like Salah, and Liverpool should pay attention to this.
Mbappe is a talented young player, we have to admit that. but if this transfer occurs and is agreed upon. Liverpool will probably experience this and need more time to adjust. We certainly remember Liverpool's condition when Mane left the squad and that really affected Liverpool's game balance. I hope that doesn't happen again to the Liverpool squad.

You have hojlund which is still young and he will stay there for a long time but you shall also be aware that if manchester united doesn't have someone who is capable enough to be the real striker. Hojlund was good, but this guy is still lack of experience.
 Manchester united was missing an opportunity to get kane from totenham which would be strengthening the squad. You need a young striker but the club is also needs someone who has many experiences as striker.

In this case, having a valuable striker will be very helpful for the club. Let's wait the decision from manchester united regarding this. I have heard that united has been linked toward osimhen but i see no further development from this rumor.
It may probably fake rumor too. Hojlund is not yet able showing the worthiness of himself in EPL.

If Real Madrid and Liverpool are serious about signing Mbappe, then Paris Saint Germain will be the one who benefits the most. Because they are just waiting for who of them is willing to spend more money then they will get Mbappe's signature.
If the situation is like that, for Paris Saint Germain this will be an auction event that will benefit them greatly. Lol
But I still doubt Liverpool will be that easy to release Salah, because when they release him, will they definitely get a player who has the same good abilities?

Liverpool has been trying to do that last season but it was failed. It seems like that mbappe has only real madrid as his main destination. This is also the main reason mbappe was trying so hard to leave from PSG with free agent.
It's caused by he knew that PSG would be pricing him so high and real madrid might be thinking for twice about paying a lot of money for him. That's not an ideal option.

I would rather think real madrid to get haaland and mbappe. Real Madrid has decided to allocate zero funds towards the acquisition of Mbappe, instead choosing to utilize the available resources to secure the services of Haaland from Manchester City. This is a sense scenario to happen. I have heard that real madrid has prepared more than 200 millions to get a new striker. I hope king UCL will able to get those amazing players at the same time.

You can imagine real madrid with haaland, mbappe, bellingham and vini in the same club. That's so crazy. Another los galacticos is still on the way.

Given too much time? I beg to differ, this is Ten Hag second full season in charge of Manchester United, there have been many managers who have came and given too much time than this. Last season he came into the club and I would say raised the performance of the club, won there first trophy since 2018 even some saw it as a micky mouse trophy and then went to a cup final, finished third to qualify for the champions league which has been a nightmare so far. Yes I still think some of his decision making are poor and sentimental but I feel he deserves more time with this club. What Manchester United needs a good director of sport to make some football decisions and not necessarily sack mangers anyhow. What Manchester United needs is to Lower their expectations and build the team gradually, Arsenal and Liverpool were at this point with the current managers but with the backing of the Board they are looking like a proper team.

Have clause deal with player not reach agreement extended contract six month before his contract expiry he can acceptable and discussing contract with the other team. Mohamed Salah's contract at Liverpool expire at the end of this season and if not reach agreement for extending contract before winter transfer window close he has opportunity discussing with other team who give more excited offering. I don't think Mohamed Salah will reject if have any excited deal from Saudi Pro League teams who will pay more higher salary payment than Liverpool.

Saudi Pro League teams who interest for signing Mohamed Salah have advantage with his contract expiry at the end this season will make him become free agent and will get his sign by free without spent much money. Dilemma for Liverpool if can't reach deal agreement for extending contract better sell him before winter transfer closing and The Kop get fresh money for fighting race with Real Madrid sign Kylian Mbappe from PSG

Improving the performance of a team doesn't occurred in a day but it do triggered in weeks and months before watching such team grow to become very promising in performance and strong when it comes to gaining full ground. Erik Ten Hag is not and will never be the prominent coach for Manchester United. I think is high time Manchester board and the Glazers family relieve him off his duties as headcoach because he's been given too much time to fixed the club and he's showing his impotent actions and have really dealt with the team's stats.

The hierarchy at Manchester United are hesitant to make any managerial changes, and i think it boils down to the fact that they have hired and fired quite a lot of managers in recent years, and they prolly are tired of the trend, they would have hoped things turned out differently with Erik Ten Hag, but it is what it is and they might have to fire him sooner rather than later.

Having said that, who is going to be the replacement, and how sure are we that he is going to be successful, it is hard to place what exactly is the problem with the club, if it is the manager, the players or the hierarchy, i reckon it is all three of them, but in a football club, it is always the manager that gets the sack letter anyway.

Mbape contract will not expire by 2024, the current contract has an option for sell but will expire by June 2025 and that is why there has been a release clasue of an option to sell to another club but the club will compensate PSG so that they don't lose him just like that, it is going to be a win win situation for Mbape and PSG long term beef they have been having and he can move without any problem as they were having during the 2023 july open transfer.

Mohammed Salah has contract with Liverpool until next year June 2024, which means that he is going to be with club until the end of this season but I still think there is no going to be any resign to keep in the club, he has paid his due to the club, it will be wicked of Liverpool to want to sell him with money. I think he is going to live for Saudi Arabia on his own without any facilitation from any external clun which is even great, don't want to hear a legend like him been force to take what he doesn't like in the first place.

Liverpool didn't reject Al ittihad deal, they don't have any left winger to protect the team if Salah is let go of his duty, so it is understandable that the offer was rejected because of the time but I can see that his performance in the club is already declining, they will be happy to take that money from next season to buy more young project that will do way better than him.

Is it true that Chelsea is also linked with Massimiliano Allegri? even though I think Pochettino is still worthy of managing Chelsea and with him Chelsea can still become a competent team in the future. Maybe Massimiliano Allegri just wants to try a new challenge outside Italy and I think that goes back to the agreement of the club who wanted to bring him from Juventus. On the other hand, it seems like there are no problems with Juventus which ultimately makes Massimiliano Allegri want to try coaching another team but it seems he is also quite bored of being at Juventus for years and wants to try a different atmosphere at another strong team in a more competitive competition. Right now this is just a rumor and we will see the decision after the season ends, it also goes back to the results of Manchester United and Chelsea at the end of the season, whether they can finish in the best place or not.

Salah has been a quality player for Liverpool, he's still got a year additional before the expiration of his contract with the team and his impacts in the past have not stopped speaking for him, the time he has left in the team would still be enough for him to do what he knows how to do best. Salah's decision at the conclusion of his time with Liverpool would definitely be essential in his career growth.

 He's done his best for the club and it's just good enough that he stretches his net to see how much fish could be caught from other teams. There are variety of options he can pick from but career wise, the best would him joining the SPL, I'm certain that the SPL themselves wont hesitate to press on for him. He's the type of player they need for the league's growth.

 So the whole SPL decision is just both parties being assets to each other. Salah would join them as a result of the great football impact he'd make and he'll be earning substantial enough to keep him through till his final football days, first it was Mane and soon Salah, Liverpool would have to find a very big alternative. But do you think Salah's exit would make a negative difference on the team? It's seeming like it though but it'll be fun to watch a Liverpool void of Salah on the pitch too.