Topic: UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season - page 133. (Read 29497 times)

Union Saint-Gilloise almost gave a surprise in the early minutes and they dominated in the early minutes of the first half, there were several moments that they were unable to maximize throughout the match.
On the other hand, Fenerbahce was able to rise, this victory was very much deserved by Mourinho's squad
By the way, was the first red card given by the referee necessary? In my opinion the referee was not careful enough, but the second decision I agree with the referee giving a red card, the violation committed by Ross Sykes did deserve a second yellow card.

That is how some players are. sometimes they don't really have a chance to score. Osimhen is a good striker, and everyone knows how he helped Napoli win league trophies; gradually, I am sure he will start performing well in Galatasaray. He doesn't understand his teammates very well yet, because even Mbappe, who is in Real Madrid, doesn't have a better chance to score because he only scores in penalties, but he has gradually started scoring without a penalty. So I am sure Osimhen will contribute to the club very soon since they did not lose their first encounter in the Europa League, he gave an assist and they achieved three points at home.

I haven't seen any complaints about any of the players.You can't compare icardi and Osimhen because every one will prefer to take Osimhen than taking icardi, because Osimhen is still doing well and is a young player with more strength than icardi, so Osimhen is doing well. I prefer Osimhen to be starting matches and the coach is trying his hardest and they are topping the league table and even winning there matches i didn't see any complain with any players.

Mourinho has gotten pass his prime so it will be very safe to drop down on the expectations placed around him because he's definitely not goin to really do much better but look for situations where his strategy still fits in and take full advantage of the situation at the end of the day. He before now for his strategy and how effective it has been over the years and how much he has been able to achieve with the strategy, i even think he is gradually getting to a retriable age and should consider that as his prowess is beginning to fail.

Exactly, but the issue I have with Mourinho is that he turns highly offensive teams into playing more defensively. He literally forces his teams to become defense focused teams. He did that to every single team he was coaching. Now when he did it with Inter Milan in 2009/2010. it worked out because the balance he had within the team was perfect for it. But then he tried the same with Real Madrid and I know a good number of people who said that it was one of the least attractive times to watch Real Madrid ever. It wasn't enjoyable. Now guess who had the best offense in the Turkish league last season? It was Fenerbahce and yet in my opinion Mourihno goes too much for becoming a destructive team against the opponent. It is more about destroying the opponent than shaping their own game for the better.

I know that some people will now say that he is still winning titles from time to time, but the times that his teams were monsters are quite over. In 2012 Mourinho couldn't help but play offensively with Higuain, Benzema and Ronaldo and that was when they scored 121 goals in La Liga and won the title. Nowadays, as I said, is he trying to turn players into players that they are actually not based on their talents and strengths. I doubt that Fenerbahce will make it very far in the Europa League.

If their opponent didn't get a red card, I don't think Fenerbahce would have gotten that win. What I saw, Fenerbahce only played well at the start, but after that one goal, they tended to play defensively, and that actually became an opportunity for U.S Gilloise to develop their rhythm. I thought that was Mourinho's strategy because like before where Mourinho really prioritizes winning without having to play well and even if it's just 1 goal.

Fenerbahce are not like the team managed by Mourinho now, over time it will all come down to the fact that he will strengthen the defense, this will affect the team's attack, but for some reason it seems to me that this will not work in the Turkish championship, and as you said, losing 5 points in 6 rounds is too much, and Galatasaray is going without losses, and Besiktas can already bypass them if they win their game. Not the best prospects for the team, it is obvious that the hope was on Mourinho's authority, but his recent results show that his strategy is becoming outdated.

Yes but if you ask me, Mourinho is not the mastermind anymore that he used to be. His golden times are a thing of the past and while he can be so furious, he sometimes comes across as if he couldn't care less. They are doing ok in the league, but you can already see that Galatasaray is at their best in the league. If Mourinho wants to win the title, they can't afford dropping 5 points already after 6 games. Just see last season when 99! points were not enough to take home the title.

By the way, why was the last Fenerbahce coach actually sacked when he was able to score 99 points in a season? Was it only because they had the chance to sign Mourinho? They are paying him 10.5 million euros, so obviously Mourinho went for it. But I doubt that he will play a better season 24/25 than they played in 23/24.

You should not forget that Osimhen is still new in that club and needs time to adapt into their game pattern properly. At least if he didn't score any goal, he was able to make an assist. Also a player on loan that is fit will always start matches and if possible finish the match because that is also part of the agreement.

You should not underestimate Osimhen because the coach knows what he is doing and wants to give Osimhen the chance of adapting to the team game pattern to build a better bond between him and the players.

Fenerbahçe - Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1. I don't care about all the negative comments and I think it was a good result, at least we got the win.
I think if we hadn't won three points in this match, many things would have been shaken.
Now I believe Mourinho will make better decisions with this match. His ideas about which players he will prioritize have definitely changed in this match.

Haha it's a bit complicated to comment on this player either he was unlucky or he just didn't have a chance because the other players were also at the same level, but no need to rush to conclusions, let's see how he plays in the next few matches. I watched the match in the first half and Osimhen had 4 chances to score but all failed as if luck was not on his side. Galatasaray will play the 2nd match next week as the away team they still deserve to be favourites because they have great players and experience.

By the way, Ajax won with 4 goals in yesterday's match even though previously I thought Ajax would not play aggressively but in fact they really take advantage of the opportunity to play at home, Ajax are currently in top position because they have scored more goals and have not conceded.

what the team needs is to get good results from every outing they go for and so far they've not ran shot of it. Since he came in, I wouldn't say that he hasn't blended well into the team because Galatasaray has been very accommodating and he is relating quite well with the players. Officially, he might not have gotten the goals we expected to commensurate all the hype that came with his transfer to gallatasaray but he's made remarkable assist and has shown personality in so many ways. He scored recently and unfortunately, it was overturned and tagged an home goal which prevented it from counting as his first goal for his new club. Based on his performance, he's been better at his and one key thing to take away from this sort of times is that he's learning to play team football more than just standing as an attacker who is waiting for balls to come his way so that he can kick it to the back of the net.

Sometimes it takes time for goals to come but what you're doing while waiting is very important and Victor osimehn has been it. Give the necessary assistance to your team mate when needed, forget that you're the key man and ensure your interest is that your team wins games upon games. If you're able to do, your players and fans will fall in love with you and with time, goals will Come naturally.

Yesterday's prediction result, still with 2 losses.

As I predicted before that Roma could get a surprise when playing against Bilbao and it was very risky to bet on Roma's victory. And it turned out to be a draw.

But I was a little impressed with the result because at least Roma performance has improved.

Roma vs Athletic Bilbao.

As I suspected in the previous post, in this match there will not be many goals scored by both teams. At the beginning of the first half, AS Roma dominated the match, they were even able to take the lead from a goal scored by Artem Dovbyk. In the second half, Bilbao seemed to play more aggressively because they were slightly superior based on the match statistics. In the end, Ernesto Valverde's team was able to equalize, the match ended 1-1.

In another match, I'm sure many predicted that Spurs would win their match against Qarabag. Ange Posecoglou's team won a clean sheet with a score of 3-0, unfortunately this victory had to be paid quite dearly because it seemed that Son had an injury problem. If he had to be absent, it would be a loss for Spurs because this week they would travel to Old Trafford against Manchester United.

Osimhen is losing his productivity. In fact, he's still scoreless at this moment. It's kinda weird to see it when he has been known as one of the most productive strikers. So, if his teammates affected his productivity, he had quality ones at his old club. It's changed a lot since he moved to the Turkish league.

He really showed poor passing and finishing. It's not worthy of the 100 million striker.


Totally agree. Icardi was really showing his quality, though he was no longer young anymore. He deserves lots of appreciation. And i hope he will play upfront in the upcoming game.

Manchester United and Eric Ten Hag is having difficult time into their marriage because now things are getting worst from bad already and fans and management are looking shaky because mostly were expecting good start and better improvement in this season, but we are having nothing positive even now things are in deep trouble but wired thing happening they are still engaged, and we are having nothing about Eric Ten Hag future because he is confident about good results in future which is now just daydreaming.

Even mostly are criticizing Eric Ten Hag but no one talking about players those are completely failed to perform on ground because currently Manchester United is having too many big names, but their performance is also going down badly which is big dilemma for the club.

In current season, we are having 8 games with 3 wins 3 loses and 2 draws mean they are having below the average results last two draws and now two coming matches are surely having good impact on clubs future after few days Tottenham visiting Old Trafford with they are also having not good time and then Manchester United will be visited Porto which is also going to be important for the future of this club.

Yes, we can hear the news in the past. and now Ten Hag gets the chance. the opening match for the Europa League is not good for them. but maybe we will not see Ten Hag's dismissal anytime soon. I think the club management still hopes for a chance to win one of the titles this season with Ten Hag. but let's see how the second half of the season ends. If the Premier League United does not show progress, it is very possible Ten Hag will be closer to being dismissed.

Many fans have criticized this, but it seems the club management still has hope for him. just enjoy the inconsistent performance from United this season.

Ten Hag ini selalu jadi pembicaraan di antara para penggemar, terutama karena ekspektasi tinggi yang diletakkan pada Manchester United. Sebagai sebuah klub dengan sejarah panjang penuh sukses, dan dukungan penggemar dari seluruh dunia, setiap keputusan dan hasil pertandingan selalu dalam tekanan. Tidak dipungkiri bahwa gelar Piala FA yang berhasil diraih Ten Hag adalah prestasi yang patut diapresiasi, namun performa tidak konsisten dari tim membuat sebagian besar penggemarnya mulai bertanya-tanya apakah dia masih pantas memimpin MU ke depannya.

MU is a club always expected to compete at the top in both their domestic league and European competitions. When such favorable results are not achieved, especially after so many years, sure...fans are bound to be frustrated. They want to see MU return to its glory days, which includes seeing a coach who can bring the team to play with consistency and maximizing the potential of each player.

At the beginning of the season I saw some people supporting Ten Hag because he managed to win the FA Cup for Manchester United. Although it is not a competition like the League or UCL but the FA Cup is still a prestigious title. Some fans said Ten Hag deserves a chance because he managed to win 1 trophy. But if you look at their performance which is really inconsistent I think it is time for the management to fire Ten Hag and replace him with another better coach. Manchester United needs another coach who fits the club's playing style and who can maximize the potential of each player. I think the coach cannot keep looking for a scapegoat for every defeat.

I don't think Ajax had an amazing squad. Their striker Bertrand Traore played for Başakşehir on loan a couple of seasons ago. Basaksehir didn't buy his contract. Beşiktaş made signings like Rafa Silva and Ciro Immobile. But they were ineffective against Ajax in this match. Gio was admired by everyone at the beginning of the season. But he can't find a solution for the team's bad performance in the last matches. It's too early to talk about it, I don't want to criticize him because they lost a few games. But his performances in the last league game and this game give us some ideas about the future.

Yep , FCSB played majestically last night and won by 4-1. I was also right that FCSB can score at least 2 more times and they did it in fashion because at some points they were first on standings but Ajax came and make a huge 4-0 to take 1st spot.

I personally didn't have any faith in Ajax or the current team they have but somehow last night they played their best football in the last year.

The biggest surprise came for Olympiakos who were the champions of Conference League didn't even manage to score 1 goal against Lyon because Lyon really dominated the entire game from 1st minute until the last one.