Topic: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season - page 326. (Read 58914 times)

times have changed and so in the football World too. If you noticed, the competition in every European team is becoming tougher and for a team to stand out, they need  to be at their very best, and also maintain consistency as well and that's something I don't see Roma doing, no doubt they're a big name in the Serie A,  they've got some quality players with a good coach, but there's alot that's still lacking in their squad, especially the defence area.

 I expected José Mourinho their coach to work on his team in this current transfer window, he has to strengthen the team if he wants to go far in all competitions they're still involved in, cause they might end up not going far in the Europa not to talk of winning it and even fail to make top 4 as well, the lose against AC Milan should be an eye opener to the board that Mourinho still needs their backing in this window to get the best results.

Roma doesn't need to go far to win the Europa League. Roma being in the top 4 in Serie A is a matter of pride because this season they want to be in the top 4 so that next season they can compete in the Champions League, but looking at Roma's current performance it seems uncertain it is impossible to get that position and I doubt that Roma can qualify for this play-off round because their performance cannot be fully expected and it seems that Roma is not really the favorite club to win the European league title this season because there are still other clubs who are much stronger and more consistent.

And it's true, as you said, that the Roma players seemed to lose direction in the match because the coach couldn't accompany them in carrying out any instructions that were played on the field. In fact, I feels sorry for this club because they seemed to be struggling in running the match, but in my opinion This defeat was normal because Milan performance was much better than Roma.

Yesterday I discussed Jose Mourinho and Roma and I read that many people blamed Roma's poor performance because Mourinho failed to bring Roma to a higher ranking and this criticism was really very ridiculous for me because he is an experienced coach and has great intelligence. being good at managing players still won't be able to improve a club's performance while Roma are not allowed to spend large amounts of money and only use existing players. In fact, the arrival of Lukaku helped Mourinho a little to organize a better strategy and it was proven that after Lukaku arrived there were changes that This has a big impact on Roma's performance and let's just imagine, for example Mourinho is allowed to recruit the players he wants, of course Roma will not be in the UEL but in the CL competing with stronger clubs.
So I agree with you that this is like squeezing sweat on a stone, which means a club will never succeed, whereas in the upcoming match, Roma will have to face Feyenoord, even though this club is not very strong, it could be an obstacle for Roma to qualify for the next round.
But I'm sure it's possible to get away with beating Feyenoord but after that I'm not sure whether Roma will be able to continue their match because Liverpool and Leverkusen are always the strongest.

They're not swinging that way also, like they want to get a new set of players that can achieve something with the coach Jose Mourinho. The way a club does during their domestic league games will definitely reflect on how they do outside in them European Competitions involved. But not this display amd performance will enable them win the Europa League Competition.
It seems like them only good hope if they must qualify for the Champions League Competition next season. Cann that really be achieved?

Liverpool. AC Milan and Bayern Leverkusen. Alongside, Marseille and Brighton are also potential winners. Brighton has done well because they have a coach experienced in big competitive games, he had a good time with Shakhtar Donetsk a.

I'm not sure whether I got your point or not. Do you assume only AC Milan are the strong team from UCL in this play-offs round?
If it is what you mean, I can agree with you. AC Milan looks like the most convincing team to continue to the next round. Meanwhile, I am also not confident about AS Roma, they look like very possible to eliminate soon. AS Roma performance is very unstable, they often got severe loses from small teams. How can AS Roma to compete in UEL with their current bad condition? I assume they won't last a long time in UEL.

Liverpool and Leverkusen are 2 strongest teams in UEL now besides AC Milan. If we consider their stability in performance, Liverpool and Leverkusen are the most favorite candidates for the final match. But it is not impossible for some surprises in this competition. However, I think the ideal final will be Liverpool vs Leverkusen.

They have obviously not drawn the right conclusions after they played such a bad season last year. But it looked so positive because they were able to win the Europa League against all expectations. However, they can't expect to be winning this competition while they are performing so bad in La Liga. It is only 1 point to the relegation zone and if they get dragged into the danger zone, no win in the Europa League will help them to make up for it.

Has there ever been a team that won the Europa League while getting relegated into a lower division?

Klopp is typical manager who want to win everything possible when he has a complete squad. Winning Europa League has been a significant aspiration for Liverpool, particularly under the management of Jurgen Klopp. The fact that Liverpool has not lifted this trophy under Klopp, which they missed at the first attempt when they lost to sevilla in the final, adds an extra layer of motivation. This is indeed being one of the best opportunities for Liverpool to achieve their trophy in the Europa League.

Klopp indeed has determination to secure the Europa League trophy, because this is the most possible trophy they can get, considering the possibility of not winning the Premier League, where Manchester City poses a formidable challenge. The hunger for success in European competition is apparent, and Klopp's track record and passion for winning trophies suggest that he will go all out to make it happen. It's not uncommon for top-tier clubs to target multiple trophies in a season. It will be fascinating to see how Liverpool navigates the challenges of both competitions and whether they can achieve the success they are aiming for this season.

The As Roma I watched today won't be able to win the European Europa League,  They don't have a good link up, no coordination, they just go ahead to defend run to and fro and try to to score. It could be that the sheep's are in disarray since. The shepherd has gone missing in the game today.

Count them out of winning the Europa League Competition at the end zof the season.
I think it's time for Jose Mourinho to leave the European Competitions and move to the Saudi Arabian Premier League Competition. Having such a persona in that league would be great.

For me it's the same, in fact you think it's more interesting this season than last season. IMO, last season, especially in the round of 16 and the following rounds, offered quite interesting matches. but not for the semi-finals and finals, they weren't that interesting, even the teams that competed in the semi-finals and finals played bad matches, with the exception of Leverkusen. It could be said that this season looks interesting, but in fact the playoffs have not been held at all. however, there is nothing wrong with that because after all there are Liverpool and Leverkusen who have really attracted our attention this season. last season, there were Arsenal, United and even Barcelona but they failed in the playoffs against United.

But from my point of view, this game is not that interesting in the group phase of this competition. let's see, only a few teams stand out. but maybe it will be different when we enter the round of 16, we will wait to see which team will be the opponent of the two candidates we often mention in this thread. apart from that, maybe there are other teams that can provide exciting resistance to Leverkusen and even Liverpool. after all, there are several teams that can perform well when they meet strong teams. for example, Brighton. De Zerbi's team sometimes puts up exciting resistance to teams above their level. apart from Roma who were finalists last season, there are Galatasaray and AC Milan whose presence cannot be underestimated. moreover, if these teams qualify for the round of 16 of the Europa League. well, after this we will find out whether this competition will offer interesting matches compared to last season, we will find out after this competition is held again.

Liverpool has always had the dream to be the champions of the Europa league especially under the klop and this seem more like one of the best opportunity they have ever gotten since they have ever wanted it, if you recall this happens to be one of the trophy Liverpool has not been privileged to lift under klop.

Klop will literally stop at nothing to getting the Europa trophy this season because if he's unable to get the premier league then this will happen to be the next big trophy he can be able to secure this season and so far he's really looki like he wants them both which is very possible except for Manchester city in the premier league.

Manchester united performed worse in the UCL and couldn't make it to the Europa after the UCL, AC Milan is another team I'm expecting to perform well in the Europa due to their performance in the premier league but then it seem more like they are gradually declining in their domestic league which is so far making me have some doubt around their ability in the Europa because I actually taught they will be another problem asides Leverkusen but then if they bring their poor performance to the Europa they may aswell not last long at the Europa.

Because Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen have very good results this season then yes, of course, it makes the Europa League interesting too and no less interesting than the Champion League this season. Liverpool who are at the top of the Premier League standings and also Bayer Leverkusen who are at the top of the Bundesliga and unbeaten in all competitions then yes, at least at this moment Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen can be assumed to be better than the teams in the Champion League. But indeed, when it comes to prestige then of course the Champion League still has high prestige. But anyway, if in the end later Liverpool will meet and play against Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final, of course the match will have the same great prestige and tension as the match in the Champion League.

Current performance from AS Roma still inconsistency in domestic league and Jose Mourinho have to prepare team for facing Feyenoord on playoff round before qualifying to 16 round, not easy for AS Roma have chance such as last season lead until final phase because have both teams Bayern Leverkusen and Liverpool on performing well with domestic league.
Have many top teams eliminated from Champion League will play in Europe League with AC Milan is the first favorite team has opportunity become the winner, not difficult opponent team on playoff round against Nantes likely Milan will get one position on 16 round and waiting the drawing which one team will be their opponent.

Im also doubtful of AS Roma's European League chances this season. They're inconsistent in Serie A, which worries me. Football is unpredictable, but Roma hasnt made any major upgrades in the winter transfer window. This club management choice is disappointing. As a fan, its hard to see a talented squad limited. Mourinho is a great coach, but even the best require tools. Roma may struggle without reinforcements, especially against Liverpool and AC Milan, who are in terrific form.

Roma's performance versus Feyenoord in the playoffs is essential. My expectations are low. Roma's form isn't good, and Feyenoord is tough. Italy has a rich UEFA history, and Mourinho is a technical genius, but will that be enough this time? We'll see, but Im expecting letdown.

I dont know if that is 100% true, but we are tempted to think that for the only reason of having a mega team like Liverpool fighting since the start of this tournament, alongisde with some other teams like Rome, from Champions League we only have Milan like a big team droping here, we miss the chance to have Manchester United but they do a very shit performance and ended up in 4 place.

Along the way, I think this season the European League is more interesting than the previous season, the competition here seems to be no less interesting than the Chmpions League, yes, although we don't say it will be the same as the Champions League, because there, however, the competition is more interesting because it is filled by clubs that really became a big club from the start.
However, at the competitive level, here also presents something interesting, especially when we start talking about existing clubs. Now AS Roma is an interesting topic of conversation, because they are the club that was in the final last season. At the same time, their performance is still far in comparison with other clubs such as Liverpool, for example. There is a club that has managed to attract the attention of many people this season with their young coach, yes, that is Leverkusen.

Is not it too early to jude roma to be non favorite club to win the europa league this season? We need to let the club to prove its quality when it's going to face feyenoord. Im still doubting roma caused by it was not able to take the first place at the group stage.
It was also making some people feel so doubt with it. Roma needs to prove it in the match against acmilan if it was a strong club this time. The club needs to perform even better continously.

There will be a lot of obstacles to come soon and the club needs to make a lot of preparation to prevent it from happening soon. I strongly believe mourinho can do that as long as the owner of roma will give him what he wanted like a good player in the club.
We have known so well about how roma was rarely spending money for mourinho. The club forced him to deliver trophy for the club but it was not fulfilling its responsibility to give capital for mourinho to shop good players.
Im still questioning myself about what strategy is going to be used by roma soon whether this is attack of defense. The decision making in the strategy will be also influencing the result from the game.

Mourinho is the one who makes the difference and squeezes the water out of the stone, that's for sure. And it is naive to assume that he can build a galaxy from the usual set of players, so naturally we see mainly defensive tactics and tactical decisions that allow him to beat stronger opponents, even if these decisions are not spectacular.
An additional advantage that Roma has is that Liverpool and Bayer are primarily focused on the title race. Both clubs have a chance, and if Roma meets them not in the final, but in earlier stages, then Roma will have increased chances in my opinion.

You're right about Roma's problems with Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen. These clubs are serious, and Roma's form isn't prime-time ready. The twist: Mourinho. He's a tactical genius who can surprise when it counts. Remember his Roma semi-final run last season? That wasn't luck. His strategic brain works.

I don't like Mourinho's defensive tactics, but they work. Roma needs that now. They must first beat Feyenoord, which isn't guaranteed. Mourinho's leadership makes me feel euphoric and anxious. I'm ready for the wild trip. If they get past Feyenoord, we'll see how they compare to the big guns. Football is unpredictable, but that's its appeal, right?

Anything can happen in the football. People called that as roma as non favorite club last season but it could reach the final and this proves that if roma can give us surprise anytime. I think that it's quite clear that if roma was not in a good shape and mourinho is trying so hard to deliver the best for all of the roma fans. The only thing that really saddened me to see that roma is not strengthening the club. The club owner has decided not try to buy the good player in the winter transfer season to increase the possibility for the club to get a good result in all of competitions.
This was also hurting the fans and i hope that mourinho will be feeling fine about that. Im seeing him as a good coach who can accept any kind of situations in the club. This is also the main reason, as roma is still trying to extend his contract.
Morinho was always moving forawrd with all the limitations owned by the club and this is really hurting me when there would be some people blamed his result in roma. Mourinho was not getting unlimited money to buy the players like other coach.,
he must have dealt with all the limitations on the club.

I have to be agreed about this all with you with most chances this time I have feeling Feyenoord is going to have better chance because Roma is badly losing their performance and their chances for having better result in Serie A is also not good which making things more troubling for them so from here most things are favoring Dutch side to win in this round and have chance for next round but still its never been easy because I have one other point with mostly Italian sides are having good history in UEFA competitions and Mourinho is also one of the best in business which can make things better for Roma, and they can give surprise for having jump into next round.