Seeing Manchester United and Chelsea next to each other on the standings makes me laugh and it seems that even the expectations that the public wants will be fed up with the results they got earlier this season. Even looking at Crystal Palace, which is in 7th position, it is actually better than the two teams. For Erik Ten Hag and also Pochettino, who have so many quality players, they are unable to maximize the advantages that exist. I didn't think they would still feel the same difficulties at the start of the season and with the new internal problems in the Red Devils players it would cause more loss of concentration this season. For Chelsea, after spending so much money, the players they have bought are not worth the money they have spent.
I still have enough trust in Erik Ten Hak and in the future they will find the best form of the game, this has only been running four matches and the same as last season he did not start the start of a good season. Man United experienced bad conditions in the defense and a number of important players are currently injured, thus making their defense a little difficult in playing the strategy implemented by Erik Ten Hak. Rasmus Holjun just made his debut in the third match and also hasn't played the full game yet, so there's still a chance for him to prove it. Precisely enough what is very worrying is if Varane, Luke Shaw and Martinez are absent for a long time because it will make Man United's defense less solid.
Regarding Chelsea I didn't comment much because they were far worse than Man United, even though the money they used in the transfer market it is much bigger. Now the duties of Pochettino and Ten Hak will be much heavier to restore the confidence of the players and they must be able to play better in the future so as not to be far behind the struggle for points with the top of the standings. Man United will also play several important matches in the Champions League, so that the concentration of Ten Hak and his players will be much greater in the future.
At the start of last season, Manchester United's situation was more worrying than at the start of this season. but in the end, Ten Hag was able to bring The Red Devils to finish in the top four of the standings.
This season, United's performance has not been stable at all. This is very natural, because some of the newcomers they have brought in have not shown the kind of player Ten Hag wants. there are still some mistakes made by the United squad during their matches, and now several important players are injured. but at the same time now Rasmus Rasmus Holjun is ready to play, either as the main starter, or starting from the bench. most importantly, Ten Hag now has new hope for his front line. although, Rasmus Holjun will need time to reach the level that Ten Hag wants. also, now United has Amrabat. I am quite optimistic, under the guidance of Erik Ten Hag United will return to their best performance. although, it will require a process.
On the other hand, I don't want to say that Pochettino's squad is a bad team. maybe because several players are still injured, he has difficulty maximizing his team's squad to show his best performance. It's just that, what I note, is that Pochettino cannot rely too much on Nicolas Jackson. of the four matches he played, he was only able to score one goal, and even then against a mediocre team. The point is, Pochettino must find a way to maximize his squad. if necessary, he should dare to experiment and rotate some of his players. otherwise, Chelsea will not show their best performance. In fact, they will have difficulty playing match after match.