Topic: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season - page 5. (Read 69308 times)

Everyone would rather see Bellingham captain Real Madrid than Mbappe. The English star is a very important member of Real Madrid's regular XI and the player has a very poor injury record, so Real Madrid will want to captain someone who performs well as well as being a regular full-time player for the team. I think all things considered, Bellingham would be the best choice to captain Real Madrid. When this player is made the captain of Real Madrid, the responsibilities of this player will increase which will result in this player performing better.
Best of luck to Bellingham.

Manchester City is a shadow of itself, and they can't defend themselves from the challenges they are passing through. Weak clubs was able to win them, what makes you feel they will be able to fight their way to victory in this match. PSG can perform some magic and win the match by luck, but as for City, no one knows if they have chosen to embrace failure.

If it is about Mbappé and leadership, I would definitely agree with you. The kind of personality that Mbappé possesses does not show for him to be a good leader the kind of personality that Mbappé possesses is not a match is somebody that has pride and leaders have to process the quality of humility because even Mbappé played for PSG because of the privileges it was getting from PSG he started seeing himself as a Demi God, and when you're a leader, you are supposed to carry everybody along, but not for somebody like Mbappé that is always feeling very high.

I'm very sure that you won't get those privileges at Real Madrid because they already an existing player that plays better than Mbappé so he won't be given the chance of becoming a leader over there just like that it takes time and study for him to become a leader to Real Madrid. And the intrest of the team is suppose to be what they are driving at but mbappe needs to learn more to be in that position if not I don't see how he will be able to do it when he learns then he can handle that position, there other players that will be considered and they will do better  than him.

Looking at the condition of both teams, of course PSG is much more favored to win the match because so far they have been quite consistent in Ligue 1 and the match will also take place at PSG's home ground. But looking at their performance in the Champions League, maybe this is a little different and there is a possibility that PSG will face a fairly difficult match when facing Man City and to get the win they must perform better by taking advantage of the home game.

Man City themselves also need a win in order to qualify through the playoffs because their current position is quite risky and they are not certain they can qualify if they lose to PSG. This will be a very important match for both teams because both will determine their steps in the next round.

We all think that the current condition of manchester city will allow all teams to beat them, but we forget that their potential to rise is actually wide open at this time, especially if their match against PSG will be played in January when the transfer market opens later, so I think before the match starts it is likely that they have been able to return to normal by at least recruiting several new players in the transfer market, while PSG may also improve their squad but in terms of mentality of course manchester city is still better than PSG, so I think the chances manchester city win in the match later are even greater than PSG, currently both teams are slumped in the UCL, and every remaining match is absolute they must win, so that way the match later will present a tight match with high intensity from both teams.

I didn't think PSG can beat Manchester City even in their current state. Manchester City are not in a comfortable place in the standing and a win over PSG will be very important for them because it will significantly improve their standings and taking them from 22nd on the standings to 15th. This is a must win match for both teams but I think Manchester City will have a slight advantage over PSG.

Real Madrid has always been the best team with their winning mentality. With their current position in the standings I think it is difficult for them to be in the top 8 but they have a great chance to qualify through the playoffs. Although Liverpool have been impressive with 6 wins but I still favor Real Madrid to be the champion. Sorry I don't mean to offend Liverpool but Real Madrid have the ability to overcome any difficulties. After the defeat to Barcelona in El Classico everyone thought Madrid would lose their title this season. But now they are only 1 point away from Atletico and Barcelona but they still have one game left.

I don't know what you see in Bellingham to say that he's not fit for the captain, I will not argue with you because everyone have perspective of viewing things but for me I will not oppose him if he's been given. I like the way he plays and coordinates other team members, I noticed that when Vinicius was injured and the way Mbappe was playing, Bellingham thought he could partner with Mbappe to cover up for Vinicius' absence but it didn't work out, so he decided to put it in his shoulders to secure victory. Bellingham is cool guy and he easily adapts to the environment he finds himself, he takes his time to study Mbappe and his mode of playing and eventually he got. I consider him as a leader because he is one.

Manchester City is a team that can quite well take up the challenge of doing well in the Premier League while simultaneously doing well in the Champions League, but this season they are not doing well in either the Premier League or the Champions League. Manchester City understand where their problem lies but in the situation they are in at the moment they have little chance of actually working on it. Until the transfer window opens, they can't bring any other players into their team even if they want to and that's their big problem. Maybe they will have to perform like this until the transfer window opens. But time will not wait for them. If they fail in the important matches of the Champions League, then going to the next round of the Champions League will pose a lot of challenges for them.

I think it would be more appropriate if it was given to Vinicius Junior because he has also been at Real Madrid a little longer, but if Ancelotti has another view that may be very different from the views of many people out there, of course Real Madrid fans must also uphold that decision as the best. Because currently Real Madrid is suffering a little because there are still several players who have not recovered from injuries so that this has made Ancelotti a little confused in making decisions and arranging the positions of his players in the team.

Real Madrid has many leaders who can be captains, but here you also need to take into account the player's experience. But I don't think it's a big problem to choose a captain in the team and this can be done by the coach, whose choice cannot be disputed. Real Madrid still has two matches with not the most difficult opponents, so I think that they will even try to rise higher, I don't know about the top 8, but they will definitely make it to the playoffs.

Liverpool are currently the top contender for the championship. I assume most people share the same opinion as me.    They are currently the only team without a loss and winning 6 out of 6 games so far.

However it is still too early to be very confident about something of course. This is only league phase. Even the top teams not performing very well these days can start playing much more differently later on. Such as Real Madrid. 

Besides I believe Barcelona also have a quite big potential here this time. Hansi Flick's system works very well in the Champions League too as far as I can see.

Bellingham is actually suitable to be the team captain because he has a leadership character and can encourage the team when they are frustrated or whatever. But we all know that Real Madrid always has a tradition in having a team captain, they prioritize senior players, players who have served the club for a long time who become captains and so on down the line until whenever in Madrid. They are not another club where new players can become team captains.

So Real Madrid with the tradition of choosing a captain, of course the next captain is those who are senior and those whose deputies are below them. Like in the era of Hierro, Raul, Casillas, Ramos, Marcelo, Benzema, Nacho, and now Calvajar and after that Modrick, Lucas Vazquez. So if you look at the tradition, Bellingham and Mbappe still need a long time to become captains at Real Madrid.

The burden on Bellingham's hips is too great if Real Madrid has to trust him to be captain, of course there will be a lot of burdens that must be done as a leader on the field, not just playing or whatever, but it is not easy for him to do that at an age that is still very young, maybe it would be much better to provide a player who is more prepared than him.

Bellingham may be a good player and he is quite reliable but I don't think he would be suitable as captain but we don't know for the future. Maybe things will start to look up when all these players have played more time for Real Madrid. Later you will definitely see who is suitable for it. And I think Real Madrid always needs a captain who is relatively older than the other players. And of course with good quality of course. And he must be a figure who is respected by all the players in the squad.

Yes, as a top club, they should be in a safer ranking or at least in the top 8 so they can qualify without going through the play-off round, but indeed this season there are many surprises because the competition in the UCL this season is more competitive than previous seasons so clubs that usually can qualify easily in the last 16 now they have difficulty to qualify directly like Real Madrid, Juventus, Milan, Bayern they are in the red zone but at least these clubs are better than Man City and PSG we will see the next match later it seems it will bring excitement.

As a leader, I would prefer to defeat Mbappe by zero votes. The qualities needed to be a leader are absent in Mbappe. If you watch Mbappe play and follow his game, you will see selfishness in him. He is even a goal-hungry player, he prefers to score goals himself instead of assisting. Sometimes there are conflicts with teammates even over penalty kicks. I would never choose such a player as a leader. To be a leader, you have to be more focused on the interests of the team than your own interests on the field of play and develop good chemistry with the players, which is the opposite of Mbappe's characteristics.

Obviously, no one knows for sure.
As time goes by, each player will find his identity at the club. There is even a possibility that he could become captain. However if I could choose, of course I would prefer Valverde or Bellingham to be captain because these two players are clearly much more mature and have leadership qualities on the field. Mbappe is better off focusing as a goal hungry striker.

Indeed, Manchester City's current performance is not very good and indeed we have all seen Manchester City's performance in the Champions League is not very good and in the Premier League its performance is also not good. and it is normal for some people to ask whether Manchester City will participate in the Champions League again next season or not.

but yes, I also think the same as you because there is still a lot of time for Manchester City to be able to improve itself because of course if you look at the squad of course Manchester City has a strong squad and if you look at the match against Juventus we saw that Manchester City controlled more of the ball even though the result was Manchester City lost. and during the Manchester City match against Manchester United, of course I also saw Manchester City lose that match and that was actually a strange thing considering that Manchester United is a very different club in its squad compared to Manchester City. So it is certain that some people will doubt that Manchester City has the potential to participate in the Champions League next season.

but my hunch is the same as your opinion because of course I believe that Pep is a professional coach and I am sure that with the experience that Pep has, I am sure that Manchester City will rise and I am also sure that Manchester City will have great potential to participate in the Champions League again next season. and the current position of Manchester City in the English League is in 5th position, so in my opinion that is still a good position and of course in my opinion there is a big opportunity for Manchester City to rise again in the EPL rankings.

Man City journey in the UCL depends on how quickly they can get out of the slump, there is still time for Guardiola to improve the quality of his team like when they won the title race two years ago. We also have to look at it more realistically, their current performance is still far from what is expected, the defeat from Man United in the Manchester Derby proves that they are still not ready to compete with other strong teams whose performance is more consistent. The January transfer window could pave the way for them to add to their strengths, especially in midfield which has been lacking balance of late.