Topic: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 - page 2493. (Read 780333 times)

Manchester United have weak mentality even they have good players. If they can not improve mentality of players, they will have more issues in real match. Marcus Rashford is an example, his performances and confidence between the last season and this one is very different. In this season, he lost his confidence and even felt fearful when he was given chances to shot.

It is different than past season when Marcus Rashford scored 17 goals in Premier League and 30 goals totally for Manchester United. In this season, he only scored one goal so far and many situations, we saw he did not shoot but pass the ball to his team mates and wasted great opportunities.

If Manchester United had good game in that match they would still be able to match Manchester City but in reality they are bad, they are in condition that really cannot be relied on this season.
Even though they have won several wins, when they have to play against stronger team Manchester United can't do much except accept defeat.
Ten Hag looked very worried and also felt that the squad he was coaching had not been able to perform optimally this season, especially since they were playing against Manchester City which is one of the strongest teams.

But if Manchester United match is only against Aston Villa or Liverpool then there is still a chance for Manchester United to win the match or just draw.

In the future, if they cannot beat Fulham then it can be confirmed that Ten Hag is not worthy or unable to change Manchester United into better team.

I saw the anger and sadness in the faces of some Manchester United players, they know they've really messed up and i bet that's why they're sad because before the game ended alot of fans where already leaving the pitch disappointed and it's a good thing they watch the fans leave and some even booed them, this would let even the manager and player realize how bad they're disappointing their fans with awful performances on the pitch and would make them sit up to do better and gain the trust of their fans again.

 Erik Ten Hag is really joking with his managerial role at Manchester United, he keeps making wrong decisions with his lineup and placing some players at the wrong position and that's why it was very easy for City to displace them and got  0-3 victory at their home ground without any reply, no wonder some fans were so disappointed and angrily before the match ended.

I personally think that MU's back line players were very bad in this match. Onana even often came face to face with Haaland and other Man City forwards after the Man City forwards got past the MU defense very easily. And Onana made a lot of saves in this match, but unfortunately the Man City players got too many golden opportunities. H.Maguire was even much better in this match than MU's other defenders. And MU midfield is always late in helping the defense. So it could be said that MU's problem in this match is that the players don't seem to be working together well. They all seem to be playing on their opponents' turf. I think the confidence of MU players really needs to be improved.

The defeat suffered by Man United is the responsibility of everyone. What's clear is that their game was very bad and Man United could not improve their rhythm. The strategy and composition of players chosen by Ten Hag do not seem to be successful in facing Man City and I think their game actually looks chaotic. So it's not surprising that Man City can win easily against Man United.

Though Manchester City comfortably defeated Manchester United in the latter's home ground yesterday but that doesn't mean that the current English Premier League champions are back to their best as a lot of people are already thinking.
Since the club's captain Kelvin De Bruyne got injured, the club has struggled to perform well exceptionally well like they've been doing in the past three seasons. They  won against Manchester United because United played that game like the had already conceded defeat even before the start of the match. It was a good result for the Citizens to keep them in strong position to continue their forth consecutive title chase but I don't think they're back to their best at the moment.

There game was bad considering that they were the host, it's an advantage because when teams host a match, they do anything to stop concedes of goals, not only that Guardiola was saying he is scared of them or maybe man was doing mind games as usual but even with that, it should have given them more aura to equalized Manchester City. The London Derby has lost its credibility, not like those days again.

Right now, Manchester United are now in the state of equilibrium as they have lost 5 good matches here and also loss 5, they didn't draw any so far in this 10 weeks and we can that their performance has been average. If Ten Hag is a man of wisdom, this is the right time to work hard and bring the same pressure they used to win back the heart of the fans in the group stage of the Champions League to the Premier League. Any decline from here makes their chances even slimmer on getting to top 4, I'm not sure if they are going to make it to Europa because this is nothing to write home about.

If you don't blame anyone, it's different from me. In my opinion, Erik Ten Hag is responsible for Man United's defeat. Because of her
- Choose Evans over Varane.
- I've had a loan from LB but still force Lindelof to play there.
- Replace Amrabat the only pure DMF
- Forcing Bruno and Mount to play together.
- Bruno's playing did not improve but was never replaced by Erik Ten Hag

Apart from that, as usual with VAR against Man United, if there was no penalty, maybe the match would have gone differently, because before the penalty goal, Man United's game was still structured.

Man City, as usual, always plays well. Even though they are without KDB. If there was KDB, maybe Man City could score more goals. But City's midfield general is Rodri, and is supported by the returning Stones.

Ten Hag's decision is sometimes difficult for the mind to understand when he follows a line up that still uses Bruno to play on the wing, and in my opinion, Bruno is not worthy of being the team captain. When the team loses, he always puts on a jealous face, so he should be able to encourage the team to get up quickly. On the other hand, I also noticed that this match didn't feel like a derby. Usually both parties hit each other until they stop.

Now Onana understands why the goalkeeper's job at United is difficult. Even though his saves were fantastic in that match, the midfield and defense will always let him down in big matches like this. If it wasn't for Onana, it could have been 5 or 6-0. Brilliant save from him.

As we already know, last night Manchester United was humiliated again by Manchester City at Old Trafford and I don't know how many defeats Manchester United has lost against Manchester City in the last few years. Manchester City took the lead first after Hojlund fouled Rodri in the penalty box and after checking with VAR which resulted in a penalty kick for Manchester City and Haaland did his job well into a goal. Not quite satisfied with 1 goal, Haaland put his name on the scoreboard again after scoring the second goal for Manchester City with a header and here it is certain that Manchester United is really under pressure, especially since playing at home makes them feel embarrassed if they lose.

But it seemed that the goal that the Red Devils squad wanted never came and in the end Phil Foden scored the third goal for Manchester City and closed the victory with a score of 0-3. Manchester United's defense was so bad and if Onana had not performed well in this match there would likely have been more than 3 goals scored but fortunately Onana was able to make several saves. We all know that even though both of them are big teams, currently Manchester United's performance has not been able to match Manchester City and it is very natural for Manchester United to lose this match.

  Well losing two games in the EPL is not really enough to make City drop form drastically, i knew once the players get back from the international break we'll see them at their best again, let's not be too quick to forget that they're being coached by ome of the best coach if not the best in the world currently, his winning mentality is by far better than many coaches and whenever his team starts underperforming, maybe due to injury crisis or card offense by one of their key player, like in Rodri's situation, it doesn't take him long to figure out how to get them to start performing better.

 Tottenham Hotspur is a team that's really suprised me this season, im really impressed with how strong they've become, and instead of them de declining they keep getting better everyweek, and just lilke Arsenal, Tottenham is another team that would compete well for the title against City.

Manchester City’s two time loss was just a fracture that they’ve healed from and I know they will come over it very soon and dominate the premier league back again. Manchester City are back on top form and I won’t be surprised if they continue this trend for a long time to come. At the moment, they are of a better chance of winning the title this season alongside Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. I will call their two loss a correction to them and be more prepared for the task ahead of them. Tottenham Hotspur are showing a great performance now and if they continue this form it will be easier for them to compete for the premier league title. Son have shown good performances and he is taking the team on the frontline to win more games for them. He is indeed a striker to depend on and deliver his task successfully.

And that's what Ten Hag actually didn't like, from Bruno Fernandes, when he was placed on the wing. I often observe that he seems like a player who is too lazy to work well when Ten Hag plays him on the wing. even though in fact, Bruno can play in that position and he can even play with high performance. because after all, Bruno Fernandes is a great player who can play on various sides. Unfortunately, IMO, he always wants to be seen as a player who stands out more than his teammates.

As for Eriksen, he is an established player. Last season, his contribution and performance for United could always be relied on. Unfortunately, since he returned from injury, Ten Hag has rarely given him the opportunity to be the main starter. even though the duo Casemiro and Eriksen can be relied on as a strong pivot. It is very unfortunate that Casemiro experienced a decline in performance, plus was injured. Maybe it could be caused by not having an ideal partner. especially, if paired with McTomicay. The results are always far from good.

Regarding Marcus Rashford, Ten Hag is well aware that this player's performance sometimes fluctuates. that's why, Ten Hag can't always expect it when it comes to scoring goals. In the end, Hojlund became the option that Ten Hag hoped to fill the center forward position. But don't get me wrong, Ten Hag is well aware that Hojlund is not a ready-made striker. However, he has performance that can be relied on and has the potential to be a successful player. Unfortunately, the striker has not yet gained the full trust of his teammates, especially Rashford, who tends to be selfish when it comes to scoring goals. regarding Eriksen you are wrong, he was drafted as a free agent. The point is, in this match Ten Hag was wrong with the system and rotation he implemented. Maybe, the aim is to produce a match that can even match City's game. Unfortunately, what he expected was beyond his expectations. I think Ten Hag is well aware of his squad, that he still needs more intensive improvements in the future. Well, let's just follow how United played this match against Newcastle this week.

A fine observation you got there, bruh. But Haaland doesn't just need KDB to perform better, he also needs his other teammates. That means, he won't be able to play and excel in a club like Chelsea who are struggling or say Tottenham who don't really have all the qualities like Man city.Yeah, the goals would have been more than four if the chances of Foden and Bernardo Silva had found the net, not just Haaland. I'm glad you stated that Pep had to drop some of his key players, but if I may ask, do we have any weak player that I do not know of? Kindly drop names to joggle my memory.
 Another established fact is that Man UTD this season is not deserving of being called a big club and this banter will be dropped if he can be able to perform as you say when he meets clubs like Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal or say Aston Villa.
Have you taken time to watch a Man City game when commentators always talk about the input Kyle Walker, Alvarez or Doku (if he starts) makes? Then you hear them making comments like "he's just roaming aimlessly, waiting for the ball to come to him" when it comes to Haaland?
 It's sad that some people after spending time to watch football still come and interprete it differently.

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Manchester is blue!! No reason to call it as a red anymore. The real red is only being owned by liverpool this time. Manchester city played like a clown club. Anyone may able to disagree with me but they can at least try to take a look at the truth.
Manchester city is still dominating the head to head against united even during in this decade. It was fucking great to see how haaland was scoring two goals against manchester united. I never expect this to happen before.
It seems like anyone who was watching the match was feeling so happy at the same time disappointed caused by manchester united was lacking of good counter attack against manchester united.
Mu got some chances but rashford and hojlund were too wasteful for the club. This is also the main reason why not even a single goal scored by manchester united against city.

Hojlund needs an adaptation process to truly adapt to Man United's game. In this case, I think this is normal because not all new players who are brought in are immediately suitable. For example, when Darwin Nunez was brought to Anfield, many criticized him because he was deemed not to suit Jurgen Klopp's playing style. But as time goes by, the process will provide answers. So this applies to Hojlund where he has to be a little patient, of course the process he is going through will attract criticism from fans. It depends on how Hojlund takes it with accomplishment or surrender. Being at a big club like Man United is not an easy thing, as a club with the biggest fans this risk will always follow the Man United striker.

The defeat against Man City was a lesson and Man United players must be motivated to rise from adversity. There is still quite a long way to go and I am sure that one day Man United will return to its ideal point as a stable club.

In yesterday's match I won't blame anyone, even Rasmus Hojlund gave a very good performance, it's just that Manchester United doesn't seem ready to compete competitively with other big clubs and that all because in terms of players, Manchester United and Manchester City are very different from In terms of talent quality, it is so different that I would understand Manchester United lost against City.
After that, Manchester City back to better, even though previously almost had a bad trend when lost twice at that time and now starting to show its strong performance again to continue chasing Tottenham points and soon dominate the Premier League to become leaders in this league.

I completely agree with you. Yes, Manchester united is not performing as they should, this was exactly how their performance were last season even though they later managed to end in the third position in the epl table which is quite an achievement for them, I have many friends who are Manchester united fans, they all expected a better performance and highly competitiveness from Manchester united team this season, but unfortunately, it looks like their performance last season is even going to be better than thier current performance this season.

And performance, I don't even think sacking the coach will help improve Manchester united, but if the management decides to give this a try at the end of the day, that is up to them, but like you said, it's not going to happen in this season, even though with the way things are going, I do not think Manchester united will make it to the top 4 on the epl table this season, as they did last season.

A team that play well wouldn't definitely receive 3 goals. Manchester United is in decline phase? I don't think so but they have to improve the quality of their gameplay. Their opponent was better than them and they might be in pressure since their results aren't quite good for their fans.
This game wasn't the only one that end with 3 goals victory. Liverpool and Aston Villa did good also but their games were easier. A gap is being created slowly between the first five teams and the others and between the last four teams and the rest.

Bruno Fernandes was just playing trash; he was unable to go after the ball and would continue to wait for it to come to him before realizing that one of the Manchester City players had taken it. In the end, he was only attempting to hurt a player for the city, and he was even given a yellow card. Yes, Eriksen isn't a starter, but Ten Hag seems like a coach who doesn't wants to set a good standard in a club like Man United. He may believe that the way it happened in the Champions League against Copenhagen may happen against Manchester City. In my opinion, Manchester City is the team to beat if Manchester United become very serious with their performances.

I don't understand how much faith Ten Hag's have in Rashford to score goals, I guess it was only a matter of time given how he was playing at the time. Even if Hojlund made a mistake, it doesn't mean that the whole players should become weak; if anything, they would have been able to equalize and complete the game in a draw, but their performance has always end up been poor. Mount suppose started the match Antony as well since Manchester United's midfielder was rough. I don't what Ten Hag was doing, during the transfer window to get young players; none of the defensive players from the last time they defeated Manchester City 2:1 were there. He purchased Casemiro and Eriksen at the age of thirty and above, and he wanted the midfield player to be good. If it weren't for Onana, the goal would have been more than three.