Topic: UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season - page 15. (Read 6541 times)

With United's performance, I'm a little bit sure this season might be Ten Hag's last season as United coach. or maybe sooner.
in the Europa League, it won't be easy for United. they do have a big name with amazing fans. but looking at United's current team performance, their fans are also unsatisfied.

United will face teams like Porto and Rangers in this first phase. they can still be strong candidates to qualify for the next phase. but to become champions, they need a big change in their current game.

Even this is one of the most shocking news for many soccer fans but as things are coming all is settled and Victor Osimhen is going to play for Turkish club Galatasaray until end of 2025 with Napoli is now also ready to bring down their asking price for release of Osimhen in coming season from €100 million to €75 million and this year all salary will be covered by Galatasaray which is €9/10 million and no option for buying. With this now, I have strong understanding he committed about not staying at the Napoli on any price due to last season incident, so now things are settled for all parties which is good.

No doubt Victor Osimhen doing some bad things, but he is currently one of the best striker with having good chance for regaining his performance and will be good at coming years even we all know Turkish league is never been easy but still he can manage at this club where we have few quality players already doing good job and having good name with their qualify performance and consistency.

It wasn't quite as fun as the stadium was full of neutral fans as I remember. It is not the typical Liverpool game at home at Anfield Road. Lots of rich people bought tickets on the black market, but they are usually the kind of guys who are more calm and less frenetic and fanatic about their team or any team. The fun part about the visit was how the game went back then. I remember Bayern Munich had 17:1 corners, a missed penalty in the game and then they lost the penalty shootout

Anyway, back to Chelsea: they lost their first game against Manchester City 2-0, which is fine as losing against City is not a shame. Then they had a hard time against Servette Genf while beating the Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-2 away from home, only to then tie a game against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. It isn't quite what I think is the big turning point here. They really need some sort of winning streak, like four or five games in a row winning full points. They have all these weird up and downs and nobody understands why that is. How is it possible that they beat the Wolves 6-2 and then can't beat Crystal Palace? It's just weird.

They have got a bunch of good players although I think at times they just buy a player for the sake of buying a player. It doesn't always come across as if there was a proper plan behind it. For the Europa League it is good to have them of course as for the time being it is another great name in the competition, which gives the Europa League a little boost. But hopefully they'll contribute their part to make the Europa League worthwhile this year.

With Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray, he became the most valuable player in all of Europa league as well, plus we are probably going to see them make some other moves as well, it doesn't feel like they are done, there is one more day for them to make some moves, so I think it could potentially be better for them. The best thing for them to do now is to win the whole thing, if they can win the whole thing then it would be fun and we could definitely enjoy it, but if they fail then we are going to end up with a lot of missing points and I think it is not going to be easy at all.

Winning the whole thing is very difficult, but with few more moves they could actually become a great team and they could probably do a lot better and maybe have a chance to win it. Of course there are many good teams in Europa right now, and while galatasaray has the best offensive line of any team in the competition, their defense looks quite weak and usually quite often injured as well.

Sanchez is great, he seems like the only good one, and he misses so many games, hasn't played this year yet, or at least missed many games, so it's quite important to remember that values of players do not mean anything but it would be quite tough for Galatasaray to win with that defense.

Victor Osimhen’s move to Galatasaray was impromptu and transfers like that especially if it’s for a top player comes with a lot of excitement. Fans needs to show their love and support for him, it’s not easy to get such a calibre of player to join them, they’ll have to spend a lot which they did not. They just need to see how well he’s going to play there which I’m already convinced he will do well there and will be their top priority striker and scorer. Galatasaray will also have the opportunity to be one of the strong teams in the European competition as their forward is not strengthened. It was a good one for them and I’m sure they’ll be glad that have him throughout the loan period before he finally gets to leave the team.

Galatasaray done good job with having Osimhen into their squad but still this is 11 players game we can't expect good from them with just one signing they need to be play like a good unit and having good results in this season while their start is not good specially after having humiliating defeat against Besiktas in Super Cup.

Europa Cup is always having good surprises and with the arrival of Osimhen in Galatasaray nothing is going to change for the Galatasaray because still they are missing few good players on good positions, but now we can expect thing could be not easy for opponents to have good results against this quality attack which is now having more strength and can do much better than having in early matches.

Well first of all I'm glad you were in that final, I hope one day to be in a Europa League final, a Spanish league final and the final of a UCL, it's something that excites me a lot, however I share your thoughts in many ways, and more so when you talk about Chelsea, I don't know, but I feel that Chelsea will not disappoint this time, I see them with a different vibe, however for me this team has a UCL legacy, if all goes well I think they could do very well in the PL and the Europa League, I know that maybe it's too early to predict, but the little that I've seen gives me that feeling and with these new rules there's a very good opportunity.

Manchester United is now having terrible club due to their inconsistency and results which are coming in early games of this new season even there were too many expectations from them and Ten Hag, but things are still not positive and their early performance in games are clearly showing they could be not challenged for the top clubs in all competitions.

We have some early injuries and top players are also not able to perform like they needed in last season they were eliminated early from the Champions League and then having worst end of their season which is now still not changing, and we are watching them with 2 defeats and just 1 win their attack is not well organized and their defense which was not good having the worst start of this season as well.

Most important thing is not about performing well but Ten Hag must really maintain the physical condition of Man United players to avoid any more injuries. Last season MU had a bad time with many players injured and this season new players who are relied on such as Leny Yoro are injured and several other important players are also injured. So if Ten Hag can be more professional in managing MU, I am sure there is still a big chance to get the UEL title this season. The problem of the defense line must also be considered to form a strong defense.

As earlier La Liga was the most popular league among the club level footballs, now we have to accept that the English Premier League is the most popular football league at present. In the English Premier League every team has a good competition with every team and another interesting thing is that every team in the English Premier League has the ability to beat every team. You bring up important points here like most Europa League teams come from Premier League and Premier League teams do well in Europa League. This season there is Manchester United as well as Brighton and Chelsea and there are some good quality teams and last season we saw Liverpool. But the teams that I have named these teams will definitely be in the list of favorite teams in the European League tournament.

Last season Manchester United qualified for the Champions League but unfortunately they did not perform well in the Premier League last season due to which their position was at the bottom of the points table and by regulation they qualified for the Europa League. Ever since it was confirmed that Manchester United will participate in the Europa League tournament this season, there has been a lot of talk about this team. Discussions are due because Manchester United are the strongest team in the Premier League and must be ahead of all the teams in the Europa League so far. But the main thing here is that Manchester United have to perform well and prove that they are a good team on the field. If they can play well, they will definitely have a great chance of winning the Europa League title.

Victor Osimhen moving to Galatasaray on loan is the best decision since it looks like he's no longer comfortable at Napoli so it's a good achievement to Galatasaray for having such a great talent in their squad for now so a lot is expected from him even though his mind may not really be settled at Galatasaray since he is just their on loan terms. The loan deal really came as a surprise just in the die minutes of the transfer window because literally, Galatasaray wasn't even in the picture of clubs that wanted the Nigerian striker in their squad but just all of a sudden it happened, perhaps that was the reason why Galatasaray fans where overexcited with joy when they saw Victor Osimhen.

I guess we are back in the game!    Signing a world star player like Osimhen isn't more than a dream for most teams in the world. But Galatasaray monitored the situation closely and acted quick before any other team.

Now we need a central midfielder and a left winger to keep the lineup strong. Especially a left winger is more immediate as Kerem Aktürkoğlu has signed for Benfica. If we want to do really good things in the Europa League also, this is a must. Even in our domestic league we need this. My biggest worry is to lose Osimhen in January already. I hope he stays for a full season. Then I can be more hopeful for a Europa League success too. 

Most of the time first games are a lot more clear than other games, so whoever ends up playing great on the first games, will end up doing much better and we will see good results after this one, it should be clear who they will do fine. This is why I believe that we will see this cause this to be something that will take a while and not really matter all that much.

We should consider that if the teams show great skills and talent on these first games, there is a big chance that they will do fine later on as well and betting will be easier. Not saying this is true for first games of the league or qualifiers, but by the time the first games of Europa starts, it's almost two months into the season and that's why it matters so much.

Based on the news circulating, Osimhen was very happy when he landed and came to Galatasaray and thus, I think Osimhen will continue to play professionally which means Osimhen will also continue to play with his best efforts. After all,the option in January also provides an option for Galatasaray to be able to contract him permanently and that means, not only about other teams Osimhen can leave because if Galatasaray is willing to buy him permanently, it can also be done, not just a loan option like now.

With such considerations, I am sure Osimhen will make a good  contribution to Galatasaray even though at least it will only be until January. After all, if Osimhen does not give a good effort, it seems like it will also be a bad assessment for other teams so that they are reluctant to buy him. So yes,as a player who has great potential and is still young,playing at Galatasaray is certainly a chance for Osimhen to show his best talent.

When looking at all the Europa League contestants this season, Manchester United does seem more dominant than all its competitors, because Ten Hag squad has more complete attributes, despite the ups and downs in performance that they still often experience. Another Premier League representative, Tottenham, I think is also worthy of consideration as another favorite candidate, I would put them on par with Porto and Galatasaray. I predict that these 4 teams can talk a lot in the Europa League this season, but it does not rule out the possibility that they will be eliminated early, like Liverpool fate last season.

In addition, Osimhen joining Galatasaray has certainly increased the chances of the Turkish representative instantly, but I think Osimhen will only last until January. Personally, I hope that this Europa League final will run ideally, bringing together teams that have almost equal strength. If you look at the results of the drawing that has been released, it seems that teams that have the experience and depth of the squad as mentioned above will be able to advance smoothly to the last 16. Meanwhile, the surprise created by Atalanta last season, will most likely be a little impossible for other teams to do this season.

Source League phase draw : https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/2025/2001893/

It doesn't make sense for Osimhen to play complacently at Galatasaray. Because his performance will play an important role in him to be desired in January.    Otherwise I would think twice before signing him if I were in big European teams' place. Therefore I think he will do his best until January to draw attention to himself from as many teams as possible. They say his release clause is worth 80 million euros now. I think PSG would be in line to sign him.



I still can't believe this signing.    Osimhen is currently the MVP in the Europa League with a value of 100 million euros...

When the contract has been signed, it means that there is an agreement between the two parties, both Osimhen and Galatasaray and if that really happens, then Galatasaray must have been fully aware and they are willing to accept the contract. I think it's fine, as long as both parties agree to it.
I think Osimhen also made Galatasaray a temporary team after he was no longer needed at Napoli. Osimhen is quite smart in this matter, because he took advantage of the gap to leave Napoli, because he also realized that his chances with Napoli were very small.
A little selfish when he insisted on what he wanted, until finally the situation became unclear before.

Do you think he'll perform straight away? I just read a new update related to Osimhen's loan contract where he can end his loan at January if a top club is interested on his service. Not sure if the contract is true or not, but it feels like he's preparing to leave from Galatasaray as soon as possible. Do you think it will affect his performance or chemistry with his new teammates? If this is true, I don't think it's wise to count on him too much. On the other hand, one could argue that Galatasaray should utilize him as much as possible since he's planning to leave anyway. CMIIW.

I, on the other hand, think that they will make a fool of themselves there too, it's not because now they have taken ohsimen they will certainly be able to win the tournament, let's say that after the defeat against the young boys which is an outsider team you are not even favored for the Eutopa League and who says the opposite lies shamelessly, but I see Roma clearly being able to do a lot of damage in the offensive phase