So far Manchester united has gotten two points in the Europa even if they are yet to win a game or loose one but its not an encouraging result for a team that had a very high expectancy from people with their chances of wining the league title this season but then it has turned out they aren't even amongst the top ten in the Europa league table and sadly its same back home in their domestic league, I'm beginning to doubt if they will be able to get pass the round of sixteen or even make it there by the end of the current round so far.
The 2 draws that Man United got were actually the best results and that was one of Ten Hag's plans when the Man United squad was unable to get 3 points, at least holding a draw would give 1 point which is better than losing points. The results are indeed not too impressive but believe it or not I also doubt Ten Hag's team. Man United is increasingly under great pressure and the coach also continues to receive bad criticism that can affect the future of the team. And my prediction is that Man United will not last long in the European league match.
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Europa League with new format seems not easy for some of favourite teams because the teams just like Manchester United, Ajax, Roma, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, and Athletic Bilbao still hard struggling in this competition even for the first favourite just like Manchester United still unable to gets the winning result and among all of 36 teams who playing at this competition so far only 5 teams who can able to gets 2 wins
I have to says Europa league matches is so unpredictable this season because although probably on the paper some of big teams is much stronger than small teams but there is no guarantee those teams will be automatically can beat their opponents and it proven until week 2 besides Manchester United some of strong teams just like Sociedad and Roma has been failed to gets the winning result even Roma has just lost from IF Elfsborg
The League phase still has 6 matches left, those who are ambitious to finish in the top 8 of the standings must work harder to collect full points in each match. Because, if they finish in 9th to 24th place, each team must undergo two additional matches in the playoff path. This can add to the burden on the players with the tight match schedule that must be played.
Europa League with new format seems not easy for some of favourite teams because the teams just like Manchester United, Ajax, Roma, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, and Athletic Bilbao still hard struggling in this competition even for the first favourite just like Manchester United still unable to gets the winning result and among all of 36 teams who playing at this competition so far only 5 teams who can able to gets 2 wins
I have to says Europa league matches is so unpredictable this season because although probably on the paper some of big teams is much stronger than small teams but there is no guarantee those teams will be automatically can beat their opponents and it proven until week 2 besides Manchester United some of strong teams just like Sociedad and Roma has been failed to gets the winning result even Roma has just lost from IF Elfsborg
Elfsborg was a Swedish club. They also rarely played in European competition as well.
On other hand, i don't even think Roma played well in this game. They had no poise and character. They wasted so many chances. They dominated possession. But their opponent let them have it. They are playing without a tactical plan. They did 20 crosses that went nowhere.
I hope Roma is out of the competition If they keep playing at this rate, they clearly don't want to be here. They were not serious in their performance.
Roma is over, after Mourinho left the team, Roma is getting weaker.On other hand, i don't even think Roma played well in this game. They had no poise and character. They wasted so many chances. They dominated possession. But their opponent let them have it. They are playing without a tactical plan. They did 20 crosses that went nowhere.
I hope Roma is out of the competition If they keep playing at this rate, they clearly don't want to be here. They were not serious in their performance.
I see that Roma have many young players like 20 years old, although there are great young players like Yamal, Guler etc, but most of young players are weaker than average players in prime age.
It's hard to believe Roma would out from the competition because there are many unknown teams played in this league.
On Juric's post-interview after their defeat against Elfsborg. He said that he has seen improvements in his squad, though they lost to a small club.
This is a disgrace for Roma's management. They made terrible decisions. They went from world-class coach (Mou) to a midtable coach (DDR), then to an amateur coach (Juric).
It seems to me that the Roma banter era will never end.
The match between Manchester United and Porto was indeed very dramatic, the exchange of goals occurred in the match since the first half of the match began, playing at home, in fact Porto was surprised by Rashford quick goal in the 7th minute and Manchester who were 1 goal ahead continued to increase their attack to secure the victory, but unfortunately it was Manchester United's defense again that became a problem that caused them to fail to get full points in the match, De Ligt and Martinez I think was the reason Manchester failed to get 3 points because of their inability to guard the defense which made Porto manage to end the game with a score of 3-3.
Maybe Manchester United will try to appeal, but it looks like they won't succeed in overturning the punishment received by Bruno Fernandes,Because indeed he deserves a second yellow card in the match after raising his legs too high and potentially endangering the opponent.
Here, everything is already quite obvious. Dangerous play. It is not a sin to give a yellow card for this. The referee did everything right here. A completely justified gesture. You can’t play like that on the field. Bruno Fernandes behaved strangely in this situation, having such a great experience of the game. Apparently, something is affecting him. What could it be? Perhaps some personal problems?Maybe Manchester United will try to appeal, but it looks like they won't succeed in overturning the punishment received by Bruno Fernandes,Because indeed he deserves a second yellow card in the match after raising his legs too high and potentially endangering the opponent.
So far Manchester united has gotten two points in the Europa even if they are yet to win a game or loose one but its not an encouraging result for a team that had a very high expectancy from people with their chances of wining the league title this season but then it has turned out they aren't even amongst the top ten in the Europa league table and sadly its same back home in their domestic league, I'm beginning to doubt if they will be able to get pass the round of sixteen or even make it there by the end of the current round so far.
I'm just really tired of Ten Hag already, makes alot of promises, keep talking about his past glories everyday he is given a chance to speak at the press. I still don't how understand how Manchester will blow a 2-0 lead in first half, this current Manchester united lacks alot of things, and I really think it the coach that is behind it. Let take Chelsea as an example, they both did poorly last season and when meresca came in you can see how Chelsea are playing with desire and you can how everyone in the squad is really happy. I think it high time Manchester united have a change of coach. Since ten Hag came in I don't really see anything he is building, not even a style of play.He have also successfully sold out some qualities players Manchester united have, this weekend they play against Aston Villa at villa park when the superb bayern muchen came and got beaten some few days ago. I don't see Manchester united even picking a point in that match. Bruno fenendez is also causing Manchester united alot of problems right now and maybe it time to sit him on the bench and let the man rest a bit. Ten Hag right now is clueless and confused.
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Well it is a fact that the club still has problems with the performance of its team, or it is no secret that things have become tougher for them due to the poor performance shown , although the truth is that the game they tied against PORTO was good, I don't know but it was seen that they played with everything they had, it must be highlighted that, the players want to win, but I consider that the direction is not the right one because I have always said many things against Ten Hag , however I don't know how he has followers who follow him strictly even though he screws up as much as he can.Matthijs de Ligt looked weak in that match and he and Martinez were completely overwhelmed in defense. Onana certainly helped in his way, he saved some of Porto's chances, but he couldn't always be a strong wall. Ten Hag was in charge, but he seemed relaxed in his own style.
On my stakes, I knew there would be lots of goals on that encounter and I staked on BTS which I gained without much stress. The truth is that lots of improvement is needed in there Manchester United team, until then I'm not expecting much from Manchester United.
So far Manchester united has gotten two points in the Europa even if they are yet to win a game or loose one but its not an encouraging result for a team that had a very high expectancy from people with their chances of wining the league title this season but then it has turned out they aren't even amongst the top ten in the Europa league table and sadly its same back home in their domestic league, I'm beginning to doubt if they will be able to get pass the round of sixteen or even make it there by the end of the current round so far.
The 2 draws that Man United got were actually the best results and that was one of Ten Hag's plans when the Man United squad was unable to get 3 points, at least holding a draw would give 1 point which is better than losing points. The results are indeed not too impressive but believe it or not I also doubt Ten Hag's team. Man United is increasingly under great pressure and the coach also continues to receive bad criticism that can affect the future of the team. And my prediction is that Man United will not last long in the European league match. Manchester United has spent a lot of money in the transfer market in the last two seasons, but we don't see any improvement in their performance and consistency , so they are no different from burning big money all this time, but we also must to admit if the players they brought to Old Trafford are great players, so I think if the players that Manchester United currently have are in the right hands like Guardiola, Arteta and even Arne Slot of course they will be a formidable team as Premier League title contenders, but what we see happening to Manchester United at the moment is Ten Hag inability to coach, so I think with their inconsistency all this time, ten hag must fire last season and not this seasonzbecause their poor performance last season has actually been a reference and a strong reason to kick ten hag out from old Trafford, but strangely, management are quite patient to see Manchester United slump like today
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The game ended with a draw after Harry Maguire rose high in the stoppage time and scored a header to give 10 man Manchester United a draw at Porto. The mentality of Manchester United have been heavily affected and the confidence of the players have reduced significantly but sadly the club management is not ready to make the vital and necessary decision of sacking Erik ten Hag. I wasn't surprised that Porto came from 2 goals down to get a draw and was even close to winning the game because Manchester United in recent times haven't been convincing with their results and performances. The club is in crises and will continue to underperform till when there's an improvement.
Well it is a fact that the club still has problems with the performance of its team, or it is no secret that things have become tougher for them due to the poor performance shown , although the truth is that the game they tied against PORTO was good, I don't know but it was seen that they played with everything they had, it must be highlighted that, the players want to win, but I consider that the direction is not the right one because I have always said many things against Ten Hag , however I don't know how he has followers who follow him strictly even though he screws up as much as he can.
So far Manchester united has gotten two points in the Europa even if they are yet to win a game or loose one but its not an encouraging result for a team that had a very high expectancy from people with their chances of wining the league title this season but then it has turned out they aren't even amongst the top ten in the Europa league table and sadly its same back home in their domestic league, I'm beginning to doubt if they will be able to get pass the round of sixteen or even make it there by the end of the current round so far.
Me too. I'm doubting Manchester United's chance to get into the round of 16. Even though there are so many matches left for them, they have never improved. They are still in the knockout-playoff zone. They got only 2 points from two matches. It's a disappointing result from a club that wasted almost half a billion to rebuild their team.
And I'm feeling they will fail at the knock-out playoff before they manage to qualify for the round of 16. Also, they're gonna face tougher opponents soon.
Manchester United vs Porto was the most exciting match, it started from Manchester United leading two goals, Porto make a comeback for scoring 3 goals and in the injury time, Manchester United managed to equalize the score.
Bruno once again try a risky move and he received red card in this match, will Manchester United appeal the red card again just like they did in the previous match against Tottenham?
Bruno should be benched, unfortunately there are no players that play as good as him right now.
Wow, the match was really exciting, how could Man United who were already two goals ahead concede three goals, luckily Harry Maguire was able to score a goal in injury time, saving Man United from defeat. Regarding Bruno's red card, I think it's fair because it was clearly a violation and the referee didn't immediately issue a red card, only gave a yellow card, so because Bruno had previously received a yellow card, it's fair to get a red card. I don't agree if Bruno is benched because he is one of the key players in the Man United squad and he is also the team captain.Bruno once again try a risky move and he received red card in this match, will Manchester United appeal the red card again just like they did in the previous match against Tottenham?
Bruno should be benched, unfortunately there are no players that play as good as him right now.
So far Manchester united has gotten two points in the Europa even if they are yet to win a game or loose one but its not an encouraging result for a team that had a very high expectancy from people with their chances of wining the league title this season but then it has turned out they aren't even amongst the top ten in the Europa league table and sadly its same back home in their domestic league, I'm beginning to doubt if they will be able to get pass the round of sixteen or even make it there by the end of the current round so far.
It was a bad day for Turkish teams. Neither team played as we expected, unfortunately we could not win. They actually had stronger squads than their opponents, but they could not play as they should. It is very sad that Galatasaray could not get 3 points from such a team, especially when it has such a good squad. Sometimes player quality is not enough, it is very important for the team to play in harmony and score goals in such critical matches
Galatasaray haven't been at their best in the last 2-4 games. Prior to yesterday's Europa league match, they won 3-1 against PAOK in their first UEL outing of the season and nearly drew the match. They only won thanks to the intervention of an Oshimen assist and an Icardi late strike to win the game. My point is that they won but they fought really hard to get those 3 points. In the turkey league last weekend, they fumbled a 3-0 lead and just yesterday in the UEL, the fumbled a 0-2 lead.
I have my fingers crossed that these defensive issues are just temporary and hopefully it gets resolved soon.
I don't know much about Fenerbache though, just Gala.
I don't get what people were expected from Manchester United, they have shown time and time after again how they are terrible and so far they did nothing good on the field all season long, so why expect them to win this time around?
I get they went ahead a bit more, but that doesn't mean we are going to end up with a good or better result, that is not going to happen and we are going to end up with a bad result until they change something about the team. It's clear they are not doing a good job for now, and it is also clear we are talking about a team that is very hard to recover even wit what they have and even if they make a change. This team has been mismanaged for so long that eventually we reached a point where I do not think they are going to fix anytime soon.
Manchester United managed to get one goal back before the final whistle and got a draw against Porto. It would have been disastrous for United if they lost the game although a draw is not the best result because they were supposed to win the match after leading Porto by two goals in the first half but a draw is manageable, at least a point shared is better that none. Manchester United can only hope that Ten Hag learnt a thing or two from this game and can make corrections before their next match against Aston Villa. I get they went ahead a bit more, but that doesn't mean we are going to end up with a good or better result, that is not going to happen and we are going to end up with a bad result until they change something about the team. It's clear they are not doing a good job for now, and it is also clear we are talking about a team that is very hard to recover even wit what they have and even if they make a change. This team has been mismanaged for so long that eventually we reached a point where I do not think they are going to fix anytime soon.
It was a bad day for Turkish teams. Neither team played as we expected, unfortunately we could not win. They actually had stronger squads than their opponents, but they could not play as they should. It is very sad that Galatasaray could not get 3 points from such a team, especially when it has such a good squad. Sometimes player quality is not enough, it is very important for the team to play in harmony and score goals in such critical matches
This draw is the work of Okan Buruk. It's always the same in the last games. Galatasaray think the game is over when they are ahead, but then they concede goal after goal. It can't be a coincidence, the same thing has happened in how many games? I think Okan Buruk is not a manager at this team's level. He can't manage the players well, he can't apply the right tactics. If Galatasaray can't beat a tiny team like Rigas Skola with the quality of their squad, then there is a serious problem.
Günay is not a good goalkeeper, I wish Muslera was in this match and we could have made it two out of two. Osimhen will be out for a few weeks due to injury.
Since Manchester United decided to hold onto a draw against Porto, as their preferable result, let's see what will be their next preferable result when they meet Aston Villa at home.
Getting a draw isn’t their preferable result, but that’s all they could get in the match. Manchester United even struggled before they could get a draw because Manchester United scored their last goal during the extra time given, which I will say they were lucky in the match to get a draw. Aston Villa might not take it easy with Manchester United, if Manchester United doesn’t improve their performance, then they will find it difficult to win any club they are playing against. Everyone knows that Manchester United are not in form, so Aston Villa will want to take advantage. With the way the two clubs are playing currently, it’s going to be a win for Aston Villa. However, it is becoming clear by the day that Ten Hag sack is certain. There's no two ways about it, to see him escape being sacked before the end of the season.
Everyone have been requesting that Ten Hag should be sack, but Manchester United management is still observing, they still want Ten Hag, but as long as Ten Hag is still in Manchester United, then their performance is going to keep on getting worse. 
You will be surprised, but Fernandes won the appeal so his red is overturned (in the Premier League) and he will play the next games, but I don’t think it will help United much. Aston Villa are serious opponents and United will be lucky to get at least a draw.
By the way, I was wrong - United has one win not in 8 games in European competitions, but in 10. And this is a win against Copenhagen.
At the same time, Ten Hag suggests waiting until the end of the season
And also - yes, United have a good chance of winning the Europa League, but everyone understands that this will not be the same Europa League as in previous years, since the composition of participants this year is an order of magnitude weaker (since there will be no addition of teams from the Champions League).
I agree with you partially as things are going it looks like we will be having some good time is waiting for the Eric Ten Hag because if they can overcome Porto as they can do good against Aston Villa because now things were going completely down, and we know how Eric Ten Hag reacts every time when matters come on his job so most chances we will be having good result against Aston Villa even they can win as well.By the way, I was wrong - United has one win not in 8 games in European competitions, but in 10. And this is a win against Copenhagen.
At the same time, Ten Hag suggests waiting until the end of the season
And also - yes, United have a good chance of winning the Europa League, but everyone understands that this will not be the same Europa League as in previous years, since the composition of participants this year is an order of magnitude weaker (since there will be no addition of teams from the Champions League).
Fernandes is the good player for Manchester United his role is always important for their good performance as I am not agreed about their chances of win Europa Cup but still we can expect them to have good performance in coming matches because they have ability and quality to do this Aston Villa game could be good and decisive for them because things are taking changes and Aston Villa is also surely at his best but can to stop the Manchester United it's interesting.
Ten Hag and the players are not having it this time, I see no sign of improvement, moving from worst to worst on different leagues. Knocking Chelsea off from qualifying for the Europa league is of no importance because even with their last minute qualification they have been unable to put out a good performance.
I don't think the coach will last for another season with this level of results the team is getting in this crucial phases of the competition, even Bruno might end up not being part of the squad by then.
I don't think the coach will last for another season with this level of results the team is getting in this crucial phases of the competition, even Bruno might end up not being part of the squad by then.
At first I thought Manchester was certain to win after they scored two quick goals in the first half, I thought Erik Ten Hag's team was starting to rise again. But it turned out that Porto was able to turn things around and become superior to United. It was quite surprising, I thought it wouldn't be like this. It was made worse by Bruno getting a red card. Fortunately, United were able to equalize to 3-3. A terrible situation for United, I think Ten Hag should re-evaluate his team. Especially when he made the decision to pull Rashford, 4 minutes later Porto were able to turn the situation around with an advantage for them. For me, statistically United didn't play that badly, they had a lot of chances. But based on individual players, it seems like it will be a job for the coach. A draw is not too bad than losing in this match, besides Porto is not a weak team. Even though I'm not a supporter of The Red Devil, I hope Ten Hag finds a formula to bring his team back on track.
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Well it is a fact that the club still has problems with the performance of its team, or it is no secret that things have become tougher for them due to the poor performance shown , although the truth is that the game they tied against PORTO was good, I don't know but it was seen that they played with everything they had, it must be highlighted that, the players want to win, but I consider that the direction is not the right one because I have always said many things against Ten Hag , however I don't know how he has followers who follow him strictly even though he screws up as much as he can.Matthijs de Ligt looked weak in that match and he and Martinez were completely overwhelmed in defense. Onana certainly helped in his way, he saved some of Porto's chances, but he couldn't always be a strong wall. Ten Hag was in charge, but he seemed relaxed in his own style.
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