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Lewandowski is still a pretty good targetman I think but if you look at the current Barcelona attack even though they are quite good in possession but the shortcomings lie in the lack of ball supply which makes Lewandowski's situation unfavorable which makes him seem like he doesn't have much impact in the match because the tiki taka scheme doesn't really suit him who likes direct passes.

There are currently a few options that can be done such as letting Lewa go to the SPL so that their return is large enough to find alternative players or trying to keep Lewa by trying to match the tiki taka with the wishes that Lewa expects in attack because after all at this time it is quite important even though he is old enough but he is still worth it until now.

But I think the first option by selling Lewa and some other players is still very possible but the problem is whether Xavi will want that because seeing from Xavi's record in 2 seasons sometimes he is quite reluctant in selling players.

There is significant success in his career. They have the 2021 championship in the UCL, which they won even though they were not the favorites against Manchester City. He can repeat this with Bayern. For this, they will need to win in the rematch with Real Madrid. Tuchel might make a surprise. There will be less stress because the expectations from him are lower.

When you go back to his first season with Manchester United, you'll see that he deserves one more season ahead. He has player's like Wout Weghorst, Marcel Sabitzer, Fred, David De Gea and most of his best defenders around. Even though Harry Maguire fumbled last season, defenders like Lisandro Martinez, Tyrel Malacia, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, Wan Bisakka and Victor Lindelof.

He got the backing of the fans and stuff, he won them the Carabao Cup Competition and qualified them for the Champions League Competition, got them to the finals in the Fa Cup Competition which they should have won if not for the double blunders of David De Gea in that same finals.

And when you looked at him w he played last season, most of Manchester United build up cane from behind with either of Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrel Malacia starting this build up, but when you look at this season z you don't have any these names mentioned consistent, so it has affected gow he played.
When you go on scheming against him to be sacked,can you also lay down facts from his first season and stuff? He is not a bad manager, when you think for yourself, but when you allow whatever the media says get to your head, then I don't know what t say no more.

He had player's like Wout Weghorst, Marcel Sabitzer closing down spaces for him alongside Fred in midfied giving Bruno Fernandez a free role to play with enough confidence to create chances. Most of you blast Bruno Fernandez but too dump to check why he is having a poor season.  If Manchester United decides to sack him then, they should go on. By doing that, they have just continued the cycle of sacking managers when they should have rebuild the squad and team.

Finally, alll I'm saying is that, Erik Ten Hag deserves the backing of Manchester United fans. Not even Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, Sir Alex Ferguson nor Mikel Arteta had the winning rate he had in his first season. How do you use a season like this to judge if he is a good manager or not? I'm no fazed by most of these write up here anyways!

Tuchel is quite suitable for the Premier League, as evidenced by the fact that he has had certain successes when leading Chelsea. It will not take him too long to get used to English football again. If Ten Hag leaves, Tuchel returning to lead Man Utd is a possible solution, suitable for their current situation. If Tuchel goes to Man Utd, there will be an extremely strong purification of Man Utd's current squad. Names that will definitely leave are: Casemiro, Antony, Martial and even Marcus Rashford.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is said to have held initial talks with Tuchel. Ten Hag's poor performance this season may not be able to save him from being left empty-handed this season, so Ten Hag will almost certainly leave at the end of this season. Up to this point, it can be said that there is no team more attractive to Tuchel than Man Utd.

Bayern Munich have decided to sack Tuchel at the end of the season and even now Munich have tried to approach several coaches to be used as Tuchel replacement but so far reportedly they have not found a new coach, Munich poor performance in the Bundesliga is certainly the reason Tuchel was fired, at the moment I think Bayern Munich of course regrets its decision to sack Nagelsman and sign Tuchel as coach,  Tuchel has always been an experienced coach but Bayern Munich actually recruited him when he was in bad form with Chelsea, Chelsea failure to compete in the Premier League was certainly the reason for Tuchel's dismissal but Munich recruited Tuchel and discarded Nagelsman when Bayern Munich condition was in good condition at that time.

Currently Munich has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, so by winning the Champions League of course Tuchel will get consideration from Munich to continue to coach Bayern Munich, so far we know Bayern Munich is a team that has always been a title challenger, so it is not surprising that they will immediately fire a coach who is unable to bring Munich to become champions and of course now Tuchel may get a second chance from Bayern Munich if He won the Champions League trophy at the end of the season later.

I think Tuchel took advantage of his chance. They had unsuccessful matches this year and last year. Last year, they won the championship after Dortmund lost points in the last match, and this year they gave it to Bayer Leverkusen. When we think like this, Tuchel should have been sent from the team already for Bayern and I think it will be like this. Maybe they might have a chance if they get UCL.

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First of all, I do not know if he is actually telling the truth.
If he is actually telling the truth, what are the Manchester United fans doing?
How are they actually supporting him?

By the way, I don't know if they were actually shouting in support of him or if they were actually shouting so they could watch him leave Manchester United. Because at this moment him leaving Manchester United is probably the best thing that could happen to Manchester United. Other than the Glaziers not being the owners of Manchester United of course. I was pretty sure that Manchester United was preparing to bring in a new coach. What happened to that? They were actually serious about it or not? I hope United is thinking of something else other than just a collab with Speed.

I don't understand why this rumor continues to grow, when Tuchel coached Chelsea he didn't make any big changes to Chelsea's appearance, it's the same thing when he's at Bayern now, in my opinion Bayern's performance is just normal, I'm very curious if Tuchel is successful in bringing Bayern to become UCL champions,  whether this rumor will disappear or whether this rumor will become a reality, at least Bayern must give Tuchel a chance.

Rumors about Tuchel departure from Bayern Munich have been around for some time when Bayern Munich failed to win the Bundesliga title and after that the news that was most often discussed was about Tuchel and Manchester United.
Many people say that Tuchel has very good chance of becoming Manchester United coach and he had quite sweet experience when he was Chelsea coach for several seasons even though in the end he was fired.
From several statements, Tuchel also said that he was still curious about the Premier League and he had the desire to return as coach for the English team, the only thing that interested Tuchel was Manchester United but there is another option, namely Barcelona.

But I would agree much more if Tuchel became Manchester United coach because currently they are in bad condition and if Tuchel is able to fix it and show big changes then that could be an added value to Tuchel performance as coach.

Reduced with the aim of ensuring that Lewandowski's fitness remains in top condition for the matches that Barcelona will face because Lewandowski's role is very important in scoring goals when needed. If something happens, such as an injury, because Lewandowski always plays a role on the front line, this will make things difficult for Barcelona in the future. Barcelona is unable to recruit a striker to replace Lewandowski if something undesirable happens (injury) therefore Barcelona must anticipate by reducing Lewandowski's appearance on the front lines, perhaps by including Lewandowski as a substitute so that his condition remains in top condition but with the hope that he does not lose his rhythm playing or losing his good performance on the front lines if his role is reduced.

In fact, Barcelona doesn't want to reduce the role of the goal scorer if Barcelona has another reserve striker who is hungry for goals, but Barcelona doesn't have one and to buy a striker who has good potential also requires quite a lot of money. In fact Mbappe is a striker on a free transfer at the end of this season, if Barcelona wants him he can make an offer to Mbappe but I think Mbappe will reject the offer because he would rather be at Real Madrid, Barcelona's arch enemy and I'm not sure Barcelona can afford his salary if he is interested in bring to Mbappe.

Tuchel is an experienced coach but im still wondering why people are still doubting him, he was capable enough in handling the big club. I believe it is not a problem for him to be hired as the club's new coach for manchester united consider tuchel has also experienced premier league with chelsea before. Tuchel has gained experience in numerous clubs and people are not even seeing it as his achievements. That makes sense if he is going to Manchester United consider tuchel is a good option. This is far superior to Sir Jim's original plan of recruiting Graham Potter as a new appointment which is so damn crazy, i never imagine what's gonna happen with united if graham potter will be recruited as a new coach. .
I meant that if things don't go well for him in Bayern during his first season. Even though he failed in the Bundesliga this time, he is capable of leading Bayern Munich to the UCL semi-finals and united was rarely achieving this too. I strongly believe tuchel has guts to bring his club tot he success..
The main issue is that Bayern's officials set unrealistic goals for his team, which is certainly not understandable. I don't even like how Bayern Munich treated its captain. They never consider it a coach, but rather a worker who works according to the goals set by its boss.



Manchester united has not yet officially send him an offer? how can we know that if united was not even sending its offer?

Thomas Tuchel has experience coaching several big teams such as Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Bayern Munich and he even has experience in the Premier League when he managed Chelsea. So I think he could be a good option for Man United. There is no guarantee that he will be able to provide a good solution for Man United, but if Man United really wants to turn over a new leaf, it seems like Tuchel is worthy enough to be given that opportunity. Obviously, it won't be easy and it looks like it will take quite a long time because Man United is indeed in a devastating condition.

Now the question is, is Tuchel willing to leave Bayern Munich to go to Old Trafford? because Man United will most likely not play on the European stage next season.

Lewandowski is too lazy compared to the isaak. The better for barcelona to replace this old striker and send him to the other league. Isaaak has been targeting by several clubs, he was very consistent in scoring and his stats is pretty good too. No doubt that if isaak can also become a good alternative for this.
Lewandowski has confirmed to refuse any offers until his contract in barcelona will end at 2026. It's a way long to go for barcelona in paying lewandowski's very high salary. It must be noted that if barcelona performs very well this season unless it was not winning a lot of trophy.
Xavi brought some improvemenets to the club. No doubt that if he was creating a drama to stay or leave from barcelona. What a hilarious coach. It's hard for barcelona to get rid of lewandowski caused by it's only following the current contract with barcelona.

Why to reduce his role? He still played quite well if he gets a good support from other players. He proved it by making a hattrick (3 goals) against Valencia yesterday. Lewandowski's role is still needed, he is the only real machine goal in Barcelona squad. If Xavi changes his role or his position, it may bring bad impacts on his performance.

*Robert Lewandowski stats in all competitions 2024



However, it is true that Xavi needs to prepare a young striker to replace his role someday. Since João Félix may be difficult to sign by Barcelona, it is a wise decision to try finding out another young striker. Alexander Isak can be a good option, I think Xavi knows the potential of this player. He showed a good performance by scoring 19 goals in EPL this season. He can be the future of Barcelona striker, he is still young and experienced enough.  

*Alexander Isak stats in all competitions 2024

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- https://www.transfermarkt.com/robert-lewandowski/profil/spieler/38253
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/alexander-isak/profil/spieler/349066

With the aging Lewandowski, Xavi need to reduce his role in the front line. It's better to keep him as just a poacher without dropping deep like how false nine playing. With the financial problem, Xavi has no guarantee to sign a good striker to replace Lewandowski. I don't think signing Alexander Isak is a good option, because he is an injury prone who never play a full season for Newcastle without injury.

The high wage for Lewandowski can be a problem for Barcelona to register their new signings. Selling him may be a good option, but Barcelona will face challenges in signing his replacement, because they also need to strengthen another areas like wingers and defense line. These complicated problems put Xavi in difficult situation, his best option right now is to improve the available squad like he has been doing in the second half of this season.

Isak is a good player and can score in goals as much as it’s needed from a striker. Still at that, Robert Lewandowski’s type of football and contribution to the game cannot be overlooked because he had been an important player for them this season and have scored a lot of goals that have kept them going and maintain the position they are now. His age is quite high now but the work he put into the game when playing is way above of an average player or a teen player, he’s a great striker to be reckoned on. If they’re letting him go because of his high salary and not for poor performance or age that cannot withstand with the intensity of the La Liga games again, it should be a big shame to Barcelona. Let’s see if that won’t be the case when he’s leaving the club.

Many say that Xabi was brave enough to reject clubs who were interested in recruiting him, where these clubs were not mediocre clubs at European level. Maybe some new coaches think it is the best opportunity, which will not happen a second time. But Xabi really believes in his abilities, and there will certainly be other opportunities in the coming seasons, I think the decision is indeed very wise.

Xabi has succeeded in building an unbeatable club, the squad he has is the dream of all current managers, if he goes to another club Xabi will have to start over from scratch. I think everywhere there will always be risks, but when you decide to stay with Leverkusen, the risks are lower. We only hope that this impressive performance can be maintained next season, and that it shows that Xabi's managerial ability is not only limited to winning trophies, but also being able to defend them.

The Bundesliga trophy has been won, there are only two more trophies left as proof of its quality, it would be very historic if Leverkusen won the treble winner without being defeated at all. Xabi has certainly considered his decision before rejecting Bayern and Liverpool, who knows next season Xabi will bring Leverkusen back to success. In essence, Xabi decision to stay was very correct.

I think taking the position of Klopp right now is a risky move in many regards. Expectations would probably be exaggerated after the season he played with Leverkusen and as it looks right now Liverpool will play a more or less disappointing season. So it's expectations from at least two perspectives here.

But I think the point that Xabi Alonso made and explained his decision is much more relevant. He said that players followed him to Leverkusen and with this team he always intended to build something great for a longer period of time. He said it would be stupid to jump ship now and let all the guys behind who built this amazing project with him. I think that shows he is a great guy who has a very long and awesome career in front of him. Saying no at this stage of his career is irrelevant. In fact I believe it rather him unique as most coaches would have probably followed if a club like Real Madrid called for them.

In the last weeks, Xabi Alonso proved once again that he is a wise coach and wise man who makes wise decisions for himself and his team.
Xabi Alonso had some offers from some teams like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid were even close to sending him an offer even Liverpool wanted to hire Xabi Alonso to fill the place of Klopp. But he rejected all the offers and decided to stay in Leverkusen which was a wise move for him.
Dietmar Hamann the former German player also said Xabi Alonso made a good move by staying in the team because taking the place of Klopp could be risky and the situation in Bayern Munci was not stable at all.

There is still 2 years remaining for Lewandowski's contract in Barcelona. But if Barcelona management wants to replace him with a new striker, the next transfer window will be a good time to sell him. With his current age (35 years old), I think there is still some teams in Europe or top teams from Saudi league to try signing him. Lewandowski still can play in the next 3 years at least.

I don't really know Alexander Isak, not sure whether this player deserves to be the main striker of Barcelona. However, his performance looks quite well in this season, he could score 19 goals in EPL from 26 matches. He is also still young and has enough experience in some big teams (Dortmund, Real Sociedad, Newcastle). But his market value is quite high, it is €70m. I think Newcastle set a minimum price above €80m. How Barcelona can get €80m? I don't think it is enough with the money got from Lewandowski.

Vitor Roque may be quite skillful but he is lack of experience. I think this may be the reason why Barcelona doesn't want to rely on him as the main striker for the next season. I think Vitor Roque is better to stay for another season in Barcelona. Barcelona has lack of striker now, it is not a wise decision to loan Vitor Roque.