Topic: UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season - page 52. (Read 38143 times)

I don’t think Ajax will be a big deal for them as you think. We all know that Galatasaray is one of the teams that has not been defeated in the Europa League this season, even though I know they had 3 draw games out of the 6 they played, but still, with Osimhen in their mix, they will have a higher chance of winning more games. Don’t forget, a couple of months back, I think early November, Galatasaray won against Tottenham in this same Europa League, so why will you have doubts about them that they will not be able to win Ajax? We all know that Tottenham performs better than Ajax, so I don’t think they will even lose any game this month due to the way I am seeing their opponents.

Roma has made some improvements after they sacked Ivan Juric and brought in Claudio Ranieri who have been making efforts to revive the team since he became the head coach on 14th November 2024 and i think with the current performance of Roma, they are likely to secure the top 8 position but it will depend on their hard work because the Europa league games has gotten to a very tough stage when every teams fight to secure the top 8 positions in the table.

Just like you said about Roma's game against AZ Alkmaar and Eintracht Frankfurt, i share same sentiment as you because despite that AZ Alkmaar is a strong team in the Netherlands Eredivisie but i feel Roma can get a win against them but for Eintracht Frankfurt, it will be a hard game for Roma because even if they will manage to win E. Frankfurt it will be a narrow win because E. Frankfurt is doing quite well in the Bundesliga and they can continue with same energy in their Europa game with Roma.

Great hopes are always shown by loyal supporters of the Red Devils, but Manchester United have many problems, they have not been disciplined and consistent in terms of game In the UEFA Europa League standings, but there are many teams that have the opportunity to be able to get this trophy in the current season, Lazio is the strongest challenger in this league they are better than the other teams with Bilbao and that is not an easy thing for Amorin, the transfer will Open, but whether he really can change the situation 180%, this will not necessarily happen with the new players they recruit because other teams will also do the same thing.

It is their only shot at playing in europe next season but there are other good teams like Galatasaray, Lazio, Tottenham, Porto etc, fighting for the same trophy. So it's not going to be easy for United to get pass them. It's one step at a time and Amorim has done well to get them back to a nice spot in other to qualify for the next stage of the competition. It is how United perform in the next stage that would determine if they actually stand a chance. I want to see them in europe next season and I hope they win it.

Just because it can be their only hope didn’t mean they can get it easily, all these trophies do come a team through teamwork and hard work, but for a team like Manchester United in their current state, I don’t think they deserve to win the Europa League because there are teams that are far better than them unless if the management spend a lot of money to sign players, and the players they can sign at this moment will not be world class players because players do consider team and where they are at the point of going there; however, there are other options for Manchester United to qualify to the Champions League next season, which can be through top four, and achieving that is only possible if they can do better in the second phase of the Premier League.

Amorim need to diversify his attention because he is not sure of winning the Europa League either because there are better teams that can outplay his team in the competition; the reality will be after the group stage, but if Manchester United is able to sign more players, they can go far in the competition.

Galatasaray may look good, but they are not given the same chance in most betting places. There are plenty of other teams that is looking like they may win it as a whole, Bilbao, Lazio, Tottenham, even United while they are doing so badly, some even think Roma has a bigger chance, which makes no sense to me considering how Roma is doing terrible this season.

So it's true that Galatasaray is a great team and it's true that they are doing alright, but we need to remember that the yare not considered favourites in any place, not even in top five anywhere at all, they are seen as a team that will most probably lose either at playoff stage or at last sixteen, that's what the odds are saying. When I watch the games, that doesn't look like the case, they look like easily a top five team, but oddmakers apparently do not agree with me. So when that's the case, betting on them is harder, sure they can beat Kyiv if nothing big happens, but Ajax game looks a bit tough.

It makes sense as you said. Amorim's motivation is currently only focused on the European league, because by focusing on the European league, besides getting trophies, they can also enter the UCL league next season. Isn't this season Man United entered the European league because they managed to win the FA Cup trophy so they automatically entered the European league. Maybe this is what is on Amorim's mind right now, focusing on the European league might be much better than the EPL league, especially since Man United's performance in the European league is still good, they have not lost in 6 matches and are currently ranked 7th in the European league standings.

Coach Amorim is actually a great coach, what happened to Man United is not entirely Amorim's fault. He just needs a process and support if there is criticism, it should be constructive criticism. Just look at Liverpool, why is it getting better even though the coach is new, because at the beginning Liverpool was good when coached by the previous coach, so when the new coach came, Liverpool was still good. It's a different story with Man United, since Sir Alex left, Man United has often changed coaches, as a result Man United has become chaotic. So how can Man United be like before? We must be patient and give support to Amorim.

What if the teams that are saving their strength for the round of 16,  get knocked out from the group stage, what will be their gain? SoI don't really believe that big teams use to reserve their performance level in the group stage only to improve in the rounds of 16. You have to qualify from the group stage first before you can get to the next round. That's why you hear the managers saying they don't underrate any team when big teams are playing smaller ones.The only time I know teams do reserve their strength in the group stages is when they have already qualified to the next round with few games to spare. But if a team haven't qualified for they next round, they usually give their best performance. Any performance you see any team display at group stage is their best performance at that time and nothing more. Not that they are reserving their best performance.

Although I also see or judge the quality of AZ Alkmaar and AS Roma is not much different but still, I feel AS Roma will still be able to get good results. Because I believe, Ranieri has a good effort to make AS Roma still qualify for the next round even through the playoff round. About Malmo vs Twente, I think there is nothing to debate because yes,  I think they can't qualify for the next round. Although indeed, they still have a chance to finish in the top 24 but at the same time, they also expect bad results for other teams above them. With a situation and position like that,  then I think the chances of Malmo and Twente will still be difficult to finish in the top 24.

Every team may not perform well in every season, just like Liverpool may not have performed well last season. For which they were eliminated from the tournament before reaching the semi-finals. But if you look at Liverpool's performance at the moment, you can see that they can win the title this time. Liverpool are currently performing better than most other teams. While observing the UEFA Europa League points table, I found that Liverpool is not in this year's UEFA Europa League, that is, they are not in the points table.

Manchester United is not at all a worthy contender to win this year's UEFA Europa League title, Manchester United may not be able to win the UEFA Europa League title. If Manchester United want to win the title, they will have to put in a much stronger performance.

I feel this league would be in favor of United because this is their only hope to qualify to UCL if they can win the league. However, when the transfer window will open, Amorim will get some new players to strengthen the team and that should bring more hope for them to go far in this competition.

Amorim should focus more on this league and not EPL but I believe if he can improve the team's performance with the additional players, he can do better in both competitions.

Roma indeed have a long history with their success, but in the last few seasons they no longer have the mentality of competing for the title after the last time they won the conference league, many changes of coaches have made them often spend a lot time on transitions and actually make them always late in the championship competition including this season, I think even though they are a big team but to win the UEL this season seems to be It's very difficult, especially so far they have had poor consistency in every game, I personally see that Lazio, Bilbao, Galatasaray and even Manchester United are more inclined to be the favorites to championship than Roma.

In the Europa League Manchester United has improved slightly after Amorim became their coach but there are still many changes that need to be made because so far Manchester United's performance has not been stable. Amorim's motivation may be very high in the Europa League because in almost all competitions they have lost the opportunity to achieve a trophy so that only the Europa League is the only hope they can realize when they are able to play much better in the future.

Another challenge is only in this competition the opportunity for Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League by winning the Europa League and will give them one ticket to qualify for the Champions League. The tight competition in the Premier League makes it difficult for them to break into the top four, making it difficult for them to catch up with the points collected by several teams in the top five.

You're right. Manchester United can no longer compete in the title race because of their performance in the league competition. I don't think they will have the opportunity to win trophies this season because their performance has been very poor this season, and they were hoping to improve but they are still losing, and they will play against Liverpool in the league this weekend. So am just thinking that Lazio is the favorite of winning the Europa League currently. yet we don't know what will happen once the group stages as concluded, because that is how Leverkusen do last season they are in a better shap and be winning games virtually finished the season without defeat and everyone as be saying that Leverkusen will win the Europa League but unfortunately Atalanta defeat them with a surprise. Because know one believe that Leverkusen will lose the final. So anything can still possible, since Manchester United are still in the competition they still in the game and if they can do well they can probably won the trophy.

Galatasaray is still slightly favored over Ajax, I think Ajax is indeed quite strong but maybe Galatasaray will be more dominant.
Even if they can't get a win from Ajax, a draw is also not bad for Galatasaray's current position. But if you want to qualify then winning the remaining 2 matches is the choice that must be taken and a draw is the worst possibility for Galatasaray. Ajax's position also allows them to put in all their efforts to win the remaining 2 matches.

For competitions that do have a finals to play at the end which isn't like the league settings where you actually get to win by cumulative of your points, it becomes even more difficult to really handle them because the games comes with so much uncertainties such that you may get to the finals and still not win but then it still doesn't mean you shouldn't strive to get there at least increase you chances at the luck you are hoping to get because in a way i do see it that luck has got its role to play in all of this at a time so i don't see it as primary so after the January transfer window, Manchester united may get even better and have an equal chance too.

Manchester United still have to make a more accurate improvement in themselves in this season and if Manchester United is able to make a more attractive surprise in the European League this season, I will also not be surprised by that. Because it is true that as you say that in the European League it is always quite difficult to make predictions from the beginning because of the changes can still occur through every surprise in a team that is not favored so far. Lazio is already quite great in the European League this season, but teams like Lyon, Galatasaray and Tottenham Hotspur must also be watched out by Lazio.

Every competition will always have unexpected surprises, especially when entering the knockout stage, whether in the UCL, Europe, or the European conference league, there are always surprises. Teams that appear consistently during the group stage or now with a new format will not guarantee smoothness when entering the knockout stage.

Examples like last season Liverpool and even Leverkusen that you mentioned. Liverpool last season were very favored to win the title because besides having a strong squad they also had experience in the competition, especially when they lost to Man City in the EPL trophy, only the European league was their only hope but who would have thought they lost to Atalanta.

And not only that after Liverpool failed, many people predicted that Leverkusen would be champions because their performance was very impressive even without losing throughout the season but who would have thought they also lost to Atalanta in the last match even that was one of Leverkusen's defeats. This season will also be like that, every team has the same opportunity to win the European league title, it is not impossible for Man United. Even though they are very down in the EPL, who would have thought that Amorim's strategy is that he only wants to show his abilities and wants to focus fully on the European league. So for now it is very difficult to favor one team because every team has the same chance.

Currently Roma is ranked 14th in the European League with a score of 9 points. I also think this achievement is not a bad achievement, considering that Roma's performance this season is not good. Because as we know, this season Roma has quite serious problems, especially regarding the choice of coach. The reason is that this season, Roma continues to change coaches, which of course has a negative impact on the performance of the Roma players. Because the Roma players certainly continue to adapt to the new coach, so this of course has a big influence on their performance. Therefore, in my personal opinion, it could be said that it is quite good that Roma can stay in 14th position in the European league.

Apart from that, in the upcoming match Roma will face AZ in the European league. I think this match will not be too difficult for Roma, considering that AZ's current performance is worse than Roma. Because even in the European league, AZ is currently ranked 19th and this is of course worse than Roma. But Roma still has to be careful in this match, because AZ is of course chasing victory in this match too. Therefore, the Roma players really have to have strong motivation, so that they can make the match against AZ easier. Because if Roma can win this match, it will definitely increase its ranking in the European league. Because the difference in points between Roma and the clubs ranked 11th to 13th is not that far. Therefore, Roma really has to take advantage of this match.

AS Roma is indeed a big Serie A club and has impressive experience in the Europa League but this season they have experienced a decline in both Serie A and the Europa League so that people consider Roma as an ordinary club, after changing coaches Roma's performance has not improved but it seems that Claudio Ranieri needs time to improve Roma's performance gradually this season Roma also still has a chance to qualify for the last 16 without a play-off if he can win his 2 matches.