Topic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season - page 934. (Read 141855 times)

I have previously said that Pep Guardiola is still a very intelligent coach for Manchester City, while absence of Kevin De Bruyne does not provide an obstacle for City to continue to progress to next round he is very reliable coach I believe Guardiola currently has candidate to replace De Bruyne and we are just waiting for confirmation of the players who will be brought to Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola definitely has a backup strategy in carrying out this season in the Champions League and Premier League so that Manchester City can continue to appear strong in all competitions even though key players like Kevin de Bruyne cannot play as hard as they are currently. I am quite sure that Manchester City will not be weak enough this season because Pep Guardiola has a way of placing substitutes in midfield in order to continue to have a better defense and attack line.

I can't agree more with you, Kevin De Bruyne is a very good factor in Man City's midfield and the absence of the Belgian is felt and might continue to be felt if the replacement doesn't improve. This is what I always say, it's good for coaches to think beforehand about all possible angles of the field and find viable replacements in case of unforeseen events. The situation is not so bad though, Man City is still trying and holding tight but not like their real feat. It's evident in their play against Arsenal in the EPL, normally they should have beaten Arsenal, but still, they have a perfect result in UCL.

If United can win all the remaining matches, they have a chance to qualify for the next round. Let's see how they will do in their matches in this competition. If the information I have collected is not wrong, several United players can be sure to have recovered from their injuries, especially the defensive line players. Even though the unpleasant news came from Luke Shaw, it is still not certain, but based on some of the information I got, Reguilon, T.Malacia, will return on October 22nd. Meanwhile, Luke Shaw is reportedly returning to join on October 23 as well.
Unfortunately, I cannot confirm the accuracy of this information. If this information matches what was reported, at least Ten Hag will again have additional ammunition for the defense line, unfortunately Lisandro Martinez is scheduled to return on January 14th.

Well, even though they only have a small chance of qualifying for the next phase. but the opportunity is always there, especially if Galatasaray is defeated by Bayern Munich on matchday three. The point is, Ten Hag must sweep all the remaining matches with a win. If not, their chance to progress to the next stage will be lost. Nevertheless, we agree. If they end up falling in the Group A phase, at least they have to be in 3rd place so United can play in the Europa League competition.

So far it has been very visible that Manchester City's midfield performance has declined quite a bit since De Bruyne suffered an injury. It cannot be denied that De Bruyne has been a very important player for Manchester City all this time.
De Bruyne is expected to be out for 4 months and he will most likely recover from his injury in January.

It was predicted from the start that this group phase would not be difficult for Real Madrid, because Napoli also experienced a fairly drastic decline in performance after they replaced the coach and the other two teams, Union Berlin and Braga, had quite a difference in quality below Real Madrid.

And for the knock out round, there is quite a lot to look forward to because currently many of Europe's top teams are starting to develop, making it possible for fierce competition to occur.
Real Madrid are still favorites, but I don't think it will be easy for them.

In fact, Manchester City is still performing well in the Champions League at the moment even without Kevin de Bruyne and managed to win the match against Leipzig, who are the strongest rivals in Group G, even though they have experienced 2 defeats in the Premier League this is really a shame, but I am sure Pep Guardiola wont only relying on Kevin de Bruyne, he still has several other key players, but we also don't know to what extent Manchester City will be able to survive without Kevin de Bruyne, but what is clear at the moment is that even though Manchester City has not appeared completely consistent, what is clear is that Pep Guardiola will soon fix things midfield at the club to be able to improve Manchester City current performance.

So far there has been no big challenge for Real Madrid in facing opponents in the Group stage and even Napoli, which was previously considered to be a balanced opponent, was unable to face Real Madrid even though the match took place at Napoli's home ground. It is almost certain that Real Madrid will be at the top of the Group standings because their next opponent will be much easier in the remaining matches.

We will see after the group phase ends and who will be Real Madrid's opponents, the round of 16 to the round of 8 will be even more competitive because they will meet strong teams before heading to the semi-finals. If the two teams you mentioned can advance to the semifinals, that would be much better because it would produce quite an nerve-wracking match.

Indeed, we can't overlook De Bruyne's importance at Man City. All these temporary alternatives are just placeholders for him. To go the distance in the upcoming crucial matches and defend their hard-earned titles, De Bruyne's return is vital for Mancity.
Rodri excels as a defensive midfielder with his certainty and physical prowess, so his role primarily revolves around defending. Given that, it's not realistic to expect him to heavily engage in the attack and provide assists.

Manchester city only loss in two matches in the premier league, and there is a hope for them to recover from those matches without De Bruyne which we saw how they started the new season with good performance to defeated many teams. Erling Haaland and other strikers are capable to make things function well in a way they can still make it happen to embrace UEFA champions league title before  De Bruyne and Rodri will recover from injuries. I don't think, Manchester city depend on one player in the team, because their coach has trained many potential players which some are still on the bench waiting for the right time to come before they can start showcasing their skills for people to believe that Manchester city doesn't depended on one player.

Europa League Competition is a toxic Competition to me, ( LoL ). If Manchester United can't go ahead to win all foir fixtures remaining in the Champions League group stage, then thry shouldn't think of getting qualified for the round of sixteen. Not the Europa League Competition likewise, that's a tougher Competition to play and they've had failures in that Competition massively.

I won't want them back in that Competition, rather, they should finish at the bottom of the group stage and return to the Premier League backing chasing for qualifications in the Premier League table once again.
Whenever you decide to expect too much from Manchester United, you'll get break down and broken.

players you mentioned are indeed key players but in fact Guardiola has been able to maximize the talents of other players but still without the presence of De Bruyne Man City still cannot perform as perfectly as before and Guardiola has also tried to use Rodri as a substitute for De Bruyne but still not optimal and I think Guardiola is still thinking about looking for a replacement for De Bruyne who has equal abilities but its still a very long time to wait for the transfer window to open again.

Overall, Man City has a relatively good performance even though they are playing without Kevin De Bruyne. But if we look at their last 4 matches, Man City seems to have experienced a decline in performance, and I think this is a problem that Guardiola must immediately address. Kevin De Bruyne is one of Man City's key players, and it is very likely that Man City will be a lot stronger when Kevin De Bruyne can play again.

I do agree with it. The result against napoli away made me feel so confident with the performance of real madrid at this moment. That's why im not even doubting the performance of real madrid this season. It's caused by madrid has been doing it right by beating napoli away which has been proving if real madrid was a strong team. I see that if napoli is nothing in front of real madrid at this moment. It's likely that everything is going so well like what has been planned by ancellotti at this moment.
Im waiting for the home game against napoli. It will be a disastrous game for napoli to face madrid without osimhen.


Real madrid is much more stronger compared with bayern. It doesn't even make sense to call king of UCL is weaker compared with bayern. Otherwise, bayern must be careful caused by king of UCL is going back again to the its best form.
Manchester city and munchen must be careful once it will be facing real madrid.

Yes, Manchester City is still performing well even without De Bruyne, thanks to other quality midfielders like Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden who are in excellent form. However, Manchester City is involved in several competitions, including the Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup, EFL Carabao Cup, Premier League, and the Champions League. So, De Bruyne's return is crucial for Manchester City's ambitions.
Group F is proving hard to predict. Despite teams like PSG and Dortmund not performing up to expectations, Newcastle is causing a surprise in this group. In my opinion, Newcastle and PSG will be the next two teams to advance.

Manchester City was having struggles winning games. Reciting the problem to the absence of Kelvin De Bruyne is absolutely out of line because I could remember really good that Manchester City have won important games this season without his presence on the pitch, why tender blames for absent of key players this very moment when they have starts to face setbacks in league games? It's necessary and important how they cope and play a better pattern of football all these past months without Kelvin De Bruyne, why complain now that they've experienced slight struggles in league games?

Well, Kevin De Bruyne is a very important player in the midfield for Manchester City. It is nearly impossible to actually find a player like that. So of course when he is not there, Manchester City is going to find it really hard to manoeuvered the ball in the midfield area.

Does that mean Manchester City is useless right now? No absolutely not. But the freedom and authority that Manchester City had over the midfield in almost every match is not there right now without him. And without him, the supply for the forwards are also not going to be amazing, to be honest.

I also think so it seems it will be difficult for Manchester United to be able to secure second place. The reason is that we know that currently the Red Devils have not won a single point and their chances will be increasingly slim in the next match. I feel Manchester United will miss the opportunity to qualify for the top 16 and they will at least finish in 3rd place and play in the European league with Liverpool. That is a possibility that I think could happen and regardless of whatever they try with the current situation, of course it is quite impossible. Galatassaray is a pretty definite candidate after Manchester United's failure in the last few matches and I think with decent squad depth they can maintain their current position in Group A.

But I was rather trying to say that the other teams are also not as convincing as they have been before. I am not saying you are wrong about Real Madrid not being as strong as they have been in some of the last few seasons. But who is stronger than Real Madrid at the moment? Last season I would have instantly responded myself with Manchester City, but they are trying to find their best form as well. It maybe an entirely different team like Arsenal that may turn into the major favorites for the title. I don't see Barcelona as the strongest team and Manchdster City has had some changes in their team, some for better and some for worse. I don't see this one team yet that sticks out from all others.

It is definitely sad that this happened to them right before the match against Barcelona. The performance from them so far has definitely been decent. But you cannot get good results out of the Champions League trophy being decent. you will have to perform really well. Now I am not going to talk about the decision that has already been made.

Now, if someone tells me that they are going to win against Barcelona in the upcoming match, I will say that it is a possibility of course. But not a high probability anymore. Actually was not a high probability for them to win in the first place.

Regards

Duke

My prediction was that PSG would be the group champion of this group and AC Milan would be second. But now it seems unlikely that this will happen. The Newcastle team is changing all accounts. Newcastle are now at the top of the table after a draw with Milan in the first leg and a big win over PSG in the second. Dortmund, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the points table.

The most inexperienced team in this group is Newcastle. Still they are able to perform well. And their match strategy is excellent. I think the team will be able to qualify for the knockout round. But it is very difficult to predict which team will finish second in the table at the moment. I consider PSG as favorites for second place in the table.