Topic: UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Season - page 98. (Read 38459 times)

This has been a problem for many years, even on the season they were third they had a bad defense, and last season they had one of the worst and this season it's getting even worse. I kept seeing them getting offensive players and I went mad every single time, they should have bought some players that would have made the defense better. The only defender they got was Leny Yoro, who has been missing every game so far this season, he was estimated to return start of this month but he missed his mark by a full month so far, lets see when he will come back.

So basically, they haven't had any defensive transfer so far this season at all, just one that has been missing, nothing more. To think that a single player, even if healthy, could change this defense completely and make them better, is delusional, there is no way that Yoro could come here, and make such a huge defensive change. Maguire is out too but I am not sure if that's a bad thing or a good thing lol.

Fine it was not their best performance but I wouldn’t say Manchester United escaped against Bodo Glimt. Manchester United were able to achieve good result with all three points. And as for Tottenham Hotspur, their game against Roma was a disappointing one. They constantly lost the lead in the first half and second respectively.

If you pay attention to the game pattern applied by Lazio coach, Marco Baroni in every match there will be some changes. It seems he adjusts his tactics based on the opponent they face. Marco Baroni often rotates some of his players to change positions or with players on his bench. Only a few players will continue to be used as starters. So too with the formation applied, sometimes he uses 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2, or 4-3-3. Apart from the draw obtained when facing Ludogorets, he is a coach who is difficult to predict.

Lazio disappointed us with their performance against Ludogorets, and I do not expect the game to end without a single goal scored. Despite dominating the game, Lazio failed to score against Ludogorets. Lazio had 20 shots, 6 were on target, but they failed to score a single goal. I had the same views as you because Lazio has been in excellent form this season, I expected them to defeat Ludogorets by more than three goals, I gave them to score more than 2.5 goals. Because they were able to defeat Porto and Twente while remaining at the top of the table. However, Ludogorets earned their first Europa League point with a draw against Lazio.


However, I wasn't able to see the Lazio game against Ludogorets, but I had an opinion that they failed to put their best players in the game since they were already at the top of the league, even if they lost, they would not lose their opportunity to make it to the next round. It seemed confusing that Lazio failed to defeat a club that had lost their first four Europa League games. Lazio is now leading the league with 13 points, despite the draw.

Yes it was disappointing for them to concede two goals after scoring first. But I give them props for their ability to respond with an equalizer and eventually securing the winning goal in the second half. I think it demonstrated their resilience and determination to win the match. This performance highlights Ruben Amorim influence on the team, as he is gradually instilling a strong winning mentality in his players.

That's the kind of performance we wanted to see from Manchester United against Bodø/Glimt. Manchester United performed very well in this match and they left the field with a win. Bodø/Glimt's position was above Manchester United but they were not a stronger team than Manchester United and this opportunity was exploited by Manchester United. But with Manchester United's performance throughout the match, we expected some more goals from them, but it didn't happen. Manchester United had more possession throughout the period and their strategy certainly worked. The players under this manager are able to pass the ball successfully and their passing accuracy is much better than under the previous manager.

Mourinho to Saudi would be quite great and I would totally see that becoming a great situation. It's true that he is making a lot of money from getting fired and he has done that quite a few times now, so it's not really all that important for him to win anything at all, at this point if he ever wins anything big, he would just go to a bigger club and just get a fee there instead, and be fired there and get that money. He was considered in other clubs for a while, premier league was considered a place he could go back to, I think it was Everton that considered him? But, it was too much money to get him and they probably decided against it.

All in all, Saudi would solve all his problems, because he would be paid a lot there, and he wouldn't need to get fired, because no other place would pay him that much. He could actually give his best and try hardest there and he wouldn't just cry to losing, he would actually try to get some wins, could be a great deal.

Indeed, we must to admit that Manchester United is in a bad condition at the moment although they previously managed to win over bodo/glimt in the UEL, I think the mentality and also the game strategy are their weaknesses in the ten hag era, so I personally don't agree if you say that defense is their current weakness, because the reality is that they have only conceded 13 goals in the league so far, and that is still better than Chelsea, Manchester City and also Newcastle and 1 more goal than Arsenal, but I think Amorim should focus more on improving their attacking line which is currently not too sharp.

Well, this is what I understand from the weaknesses that Man United has that will later be fixed by Amorim. Even before I also said that there were several defenders who made the performance of the defensive line bad and I'm sure Amorim already knows who will be replaced with new players.
It would be a waste if Man United had a strong attack line but a defense that is easy to break through. So there is no balance between the front line and the back line which causes the performance to be less than optimal.
And I was also disappointed when De Gea was fired and replaced with Onana who I think is much worse than De Gea.

Tottenham Hotspur - 5.00

Manchester United - 6.50

Athletic Bilbao - 7.00

Real Sociedad - 9.00

Lazio - 11.00

Eintracht Frankfurt - 13.00

So the bookmakers' opinions regarding the title remain more or less the same, but some of Tottenham's chances have been distributed in favour of Athletic and Sociedad. It's funny that the favorite is not even in the top 8 now and will probably be forced to play in the preliminary. United, which are the second favorite, are only one point behind and are in 12th place.
In any case, these are random odds, I think we will see the first adequate ones only after the draw takes place.

He can still go to Saudi Arabia and he knows it, but money is a reason for him to have chosen Fenerbahce while at the same time being able to stay in the UEFA competitions. But I think he will one day go to Saudi Arabia and take an additional paycheck for his career. But he appears as if he doesn't like the game as much as he used to like it. He is is focused too many things that happen off the field or he is blaming the referee all the time. He always did for strategic reasons when he was the coach for Real Madrid for example, but it has become pathological.

Currently, Manchester united defense is the major problem that they are having since Ten Hag time till date. This is why you see that sharp attackers breakthrough easily and find the back of the net, United should be happy that Onana is always confidently waiting on his spot to stop any ball coming into the goal post. A lot needs to be put together in the team starting from the defense to the strikers.

I don't think they will be able to adapt that quickly because playing with 3 defenders is something unusual for them, and besides it is not easy to have 2 wingbacks who can work well, that's why Amorim has plans to get new players in that position. Maybe in the meantime, he will continue to experiment and look for anyone who could make a good contribution to his strategy, and when that doesn't satisfy him, it looks like he'll be making a move on the January transfer window.

Amorim has not been in charge of Manchester United for long. Manchester United have only played two matches since Amorim took charge. Although they failed to win a Premier League match, Manchester United have performed quite well in the Europa League match.

Manchester United's overall condition was very weak. So I think Amorim needs more time to stabilize this team. Manchester United played well and won in the Europa League match. However, United's defense was weak. And this problem cannot be solved very quickly. Amorim needs to be given more time by the Manchester United management.

Amorim is looking at all the players he has in the squad, he is rotating to see and find the main composition that he can apply in the next match. For now he has not found the best composition and that is normal because he has only played 2 matches. I think Amorim's current approach is right, he is looking for players from all the existing squads to be able to apply the strategy he wants. He is also not too hasty and dares to take risks to try all the players he has. Indeed, there will definitely be those who are not satisfied with the 2 matches that have been played, but that is also normal because there will be people who like and dislike things like this.

After this victory, there were some weaknesses in the Manchester United squad, especially in the defensive area because they were not ready to face attacks from the opponent. It must be admitted that Man United in the Amorim era has not yet performed optimally because he had to go through an adaptation process with the players to find the best strategy. This victory will have a positive impact on the players to achieve victory in the next match, while Amorim must be able to overcome the shortcomings in his squad.

It is natural that Amorim has not been able to maximize his team in the shortest possible time, we can also see that Amorim made several quick rotations in the match against Bodo. In addition, we have not been able to determine his best starting eleven for Amorim. I think there is still a lot that Amorim will do for the next matches, whether it is dismantling his players to optimize the system he is trying to build. At least what the United players did was better than a draw, although the opposing team is not a strong team, but Man United's situation is not out of pressure, especially after the draw against Ipswich in the Premier League. It is not an easy job for Amorim, especially since he does not have many choices other than maximizing the available players. In addition, we also need to remember that Amorim's system is different from the previous coach, so what he does is what he knows. I mean, with the system he wants to try to build for his team. Well, winning the match against Bodo is very important for Amorim and United because it can encourage them to play better in the next match. as for their statistics, not all of them played optimally but some of them did their job very well. next, we'll see whether Manchester United will perform better and more stable. or, they will be constrained again in other matches especially in this Europa League.

You are right, if we are talking about money then we will see Mourinho in the Saudi Pro League right now, because I think the teams from there are willing to spend more money than Fenerbahce spends, so Mourinho still wants to be in Europe rather than going to a team outside Europe.
This coach's ambition is still very big, so it is quite certain that he also still has a very high desire to present a title to the team he is currently handling. But in my opinion, it doesn't matter that he actually prioritizes money, because his achievements are also very good, so maybe this is the right time for that.

Fenerbahce is not a Saudi Arabian club. Fenerbahce is a Turkish club. And I think Fenerbahce is a strong enough club. Saudi clubs are not that strong. Fenerbahce has the ability to do well in the Europa League. That is why Mourinho took charge of Fenerbahce.

Also, Fenerbahce management is paying Mourinho higher wages than Roma. From what I heard, Mourinho will earn more than 11 million a year at Fenerbahce. Roma management is probably not interested in spending half of that money on a coach.

I would be happy if Mourinho were to be the coach of a big club. Mourinho takes charge of teams that are not very rich. He does not spend much money on buying players either. That is why Mourinho cannot form a squad with the players he likes.

I think you are wrong about Jose Mourinho who only thinks about money, he chose Fenerbahce compared to becoming a coach in one of the Saudi Arabian clubs because he did not want to leave the Europa League, even though if Mourinho wanted to leave the Europa League and choose the Saudi League he would definitely get a bigger salary than what he gets now, last season when he was fired while coaching Roma, Saudi Arabian clubs competed for his signature but he waited for a club that wanted to recruit him in the Europa League and it fell on Fenerbahce so money is not the reason Mourinho is in Fenerbahce.