There was lot of interest in both the players. With Tielemans, player actually wants a new challenge but the club denied the offers as manager really wants the player as he is crucial in midfield. It's same with Maddison when a PL club showed interest in him if I recall things correctly. Now as long as Rodgers is there, I think it will be hard to bring players unless an irresistible bid arrives but with Foxes not performing its possible that he might be sacked and maybe bringing these players might become easier perhaps.


Honestly, its hard to say as you don't know what a player wants. But I also don't think these are kind of players who will choose money over growth.

Seems there is no change for Arsenal. Partey and Zinchenko are back into lineup. Glad to see these crucial players lined up before this North London Derby.

Ben white in my opinion will never be able to adjust into as left back position. He hasn't right now even adjusted into as a right back. Second, it will be Gabriel and Saliba always until one of them gets injured. I would say Arteta would rather go with a defence player to play in that position rather than a defensive mid one. Xhaka moves the ball very good and he is crucial in mid so playing him out of position will really bring some consequences. Xhaka is a type of player who takes up for the team so we also need that kind of player but getting too much aggressive is also something we don't need. This was the reason why he was criticised earlier and the captain- band was taken off.

Arteta haven't used Rowe much and we have options for Elnenny but it's the left back position which falls under bit concer actually with Zinchenko and Tierney doubtful. Other than that I don't think it's that of a major concern and we have players in those players to put up a decent squad against Spurs. Possible that we might see Tomiyasu featureing that position. Usually he plays as a right back but I have seen Arteta roll him out on the left hand side once and he did quite well then.

Those fans should also understand that forward position is not his natural position so it will take time to adjust. He is a great player in attack and can help Bayern with great achievements but they gotta give him time to adjust to his new role and tactics that manager is giving him.

Now they have Dortmund next so definitely they needed a win to set things right before facing their main rival in Bundesliga. Should be a tough match so it will be interesting to see how Bayern deals in their next game day after their CL match.

Well Haaland was having a tough time at start wasn't he? One-two games where he really struggled to get to the ball but his team and coach continued to put faith in him and kept feeding him the chances. I have been saying this- everyone needs time and chances to prove themselves and also need to handle the pressure. Haaland is a beast and the reason why he didn't failed because he met the expectations when his teammates and his coach (most importantly) continued to give him chances.

See I didn't exactly wanted to pin down on pressure as the only reason but there maybe lot of factors behind and yeah comfort zone is also one of those factors.

Now let's take Ronaldo's transfer for example. It was a mega transfer just because of kind of player Ronaldo is. He had great initial season meeting the expectations but now he is not. Is he playing out of his comfort zone now? In this case I would say it's pressure to meet those expectations for which he was bought for. Now he is struggling to start and get good a chance to prove.

There are many who have become world class player after getting adapted to new roles. Even when they were give a new role in a different line say shifting from mid to attack line. It's a gamble really sometimes it pays off great and sometimes doesn't. It all depends on what vision manager has for the player.

I will still say Nkunku will be under lot of pressure but if he is given the chances and manager has the right vision or tactical role for him which makes him adjust into the team right away or even takes time to adjust but guarantees that he will do in future then no doubt that he will become a crucial player for the team.



I don't have such opinion that just because Werner is bad means every German player is bad or a young potential player is a bad player. They have very good players with immense talent.  Werner had some qualities but not the perfect package for Chelsea.

It's not always the case like Haaland actually where you get a team perfect for you.



Yes Haaland is getting a lot of support from his teammates and his manager. He is the right poacher that City wanted and the the right team to grow that Haaland wanted. With Werner, I have said earlier that the guy has tremendous pace but he lacks the finishing and passing. While the passing thing might not be that important but finishing should be the thing for which he was brought in when Chelsea already had strikers like Tammy Abraham and Batshuayi who have the pace and good finishers of the ball as well.

It was quite a surprise when there were multiple sources confirming Bayern actually thought about Ronaldo when looking for a striker but later on thought that it didn't fit right into their plan. I think its bit of a financial obstacle which is holding them back. Also yeah they need someone for the future so that's another thing. Bayern are very smart while making transfers and I don't think Bayern are the ones who will make this transfer happen just because they want their revenue to grow.

Yes, it seems that they are going after RB Leipzig striker Cristopher Nkunku who had a great season last year. They have already agreed terms with Nkunku it seems: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1575785552921919488 but still have to work out deal with Leipzig. I also have doubts on Nkunku performing in Premier league as I think he still needs experience as PL matches are quite tough and he will be representing a top team so there will be lot of pressure on him and that's where a new player fail to perform. Take Werner for example.

A top side needs to have lot of players who can score or a player who can score lot of goals for them. Take Liverpool for example where they have Salah and City for example where they have lot of players. For Chelsea they have none right now. Sterling is the man in form for them but their other players need to step up their game. I think they should try giving Borja a chance.

Eagles are tough side and it will be a good test for Potter and his men.

Elche have been struggling to score and also on top of that they are also unable to defend their net so no wonder they are at the bottom. Well season just started so they still have time but they have to fix these things. Vallecano haven't been in form either but still their squad has better quality than Elche so I think should be another loss for Elche in this upcoming round's game.

There are some strong rumours linking Busquets to MLS and some even say that player also is seriously considering it. Who knows whats going on behind the scenes but I think even if he leaves they have good replacements. It's not about how much matches he plays. Club has been dragging their old players with low salary for a long time and even players agreed to it but it is evident they won't be accepting this situation for long.

Right now they have whole season and world cup to think about so I think we will get to know the situation better at the end of the season.

Arsenal made some mistakes and that's why they lost that match but City have Guardiola and he has good amount of experience so yeah it would be a tough match but I think City are gonna win the derby.  Besides City have every player in their best shape while United don't have their squad in best shape. Despite United not at their best, I think it still will be a hell of a contest.

Yeah they need to focus on CL right now as that is the one likely to get out of hand. I still think they won't be able to select their best squad against Inter. Against Mallorca its a bit difficult as Xavi has to manage his players and has to substitute those players which he wants to use in CL in second half. It still will be very hard because Araujo was their main man in defence and without him defence is gonna struggle.

Interesting and that is coming from a strong source too. Kane has contract until 2024 so still quite some years but its a difficult one. Kane is a crucial player for Spurs and Spurs might be holding with the contract extension as world cup is coming and player is focused on that. Possible that Spurs might open contract extension discussions once world cup is over as they are also aware of Bayern's interest.  

I have some doubts. First of all I believe that Kane is forming a great relationship with Conte and like his plans for the Spurs future so it will be hard to convince the player to not sign the extension. Secondly, Kane is 29 right now and by the time his contract expires he will be 31 but yeah he will come for free but still Bayern has to wait 2 years for Kane. I don't think thats an immediate solution for the striker problem they are facing right now.



In my opinion, they are not using him in right position. Mane is comfortable in playing on left wing so he is not an exact replacement of Lewandowski to begin with. Yes he has played in striker role but he can give his best playing on wing. But if they want him as a striker then allow him some time to adjust. With recent results, it seems they definitely don't have time so best is to find a good striker.

Guardiola focuses on making the squad dense and have options and City have good pocket to fill in his demand. It's hard to keep up with players in that team when there are lot of players with class and same is what going on for Grealish as Guardiola finds Foden better to go in place for Grealish.

Not aware of Haaland's injury but if he gets injured then I think Foden will come at centre and Grealish possibly might see some action. About hat-trick not sure, but yeah City has lot of players who can score. Their build up is great and unless opponent doesn't have a good strategy they will definitely score.

Yeah in long run no one can predict what team will be where in the table and same stands with Arsenal. But over the last weeks, Arsenal has established as a tough team and are one of the contenders for the title as it seems. City are also another team in the race, so yeah it would be interesting to see who wins when their fixture arrives.

Barca has dense squad now and even with four players out, I think they will be able to put good squad against Mallorca. The difficult part is that three days later they have game against Inter in CL and that is very important for them if they want to keep good chances of advancing to the next stage. Xavi has to make some tough calls here.

I would say every defeat gives a lesson and I think Arsenal paid the huge price in their match against United is because they were playing high line and were caught on counter attack. Now Spurs also play counter-attacking football so if we avoid those mistakes or have some counter measure in such situations then I think we can win this for sure. Although I wouldn't undermine Spurs given the sharpness in counter-attack they have.

The group is difficult as that group also has Bayern and Inter and only two of these 3 giants will advance. I would say games against Inter will be very much crucial for Barcelona. They need to have a good plan to get some points in these heavy fixtures if they have to maintain themselves in CL. Barcelona has everything they need so I think they should be able to advance. Even in their last game they were giving Bayern some pretty hard time, its just that in the end they conceded and that turned around things but apart from that they were very good with chances and attacking drives. They have good chances to win against Inter though in my opinion.

Bayern can try all they want but I don't think he is gonna come. Remember Kane is a player that City also tried for with over 100m bid and still Spurs denied because they believe Kane as their crucial man and this was when Spurs were having their hard days - near to when Mourinho was sacked. With Conte now making things turn to good for Spurs I think it is very hard for Bayern to bring Kane as they have to convince both the club and the player. Answer is Club won't accept it first as they consider Kane as their crucial player and player won't accept because he has been playing for that club for quite long and I don't think he will say yes to an offer where he has to adjust outside of England.

Things stand pretty hard for United to win against City but still I won't rule them out entirely. Previous results means nothing. They are just stats and can't tell you the pattern who is gonna win or who is gonna not for sure. City are in top form right now but United are also turning things around but City obviously have the better squad. I think very likely that match will go towards City or a draw at best.