The result should prevail in everything, the season has not even approached its middle yet, and there are already talks about changing Solskjaer. Nothing has been lost yet, if we think strategically, and there are chances for both the Champions League and the Premier League. Just don't be too hasty and let Ole Gunnar work quietly, who just now, in his third year at the club, finally has a squad with which you can try to swing at some title. By the way, Brendan Rodgers has officially commented on the rumors about his possible appointment to Manchester United, that this is not true and that he is proud to be the head coach of Leicester.

Of course, the main goal of any team in the Champions League is always to reach the next stage of the tournament and therefore success or failure is determined, but this can only be for teams that do not claim more. But if the team claims more, then winning the first place in the group can give the team the necessary confidence and, at least on paper, ensure that the opponent gets easier. Because it is unlikely that the same Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain want to get Bayern or Liverpool in the first round of the playoffs. Therefore, you can rely on your strength as much as you like and say that you still need to beat everyone on the way to the finals, but it's still better to protect yourself a little if there is at least some opportunity for this.

Firstly, according to my information, Alves will get Barcelona for free and can only play for the club from January if Barcelona resolves issues with its financial fair play. Secondly, if everything goes well and Alves is able to play for the club, then he will have the lowest salary in the club. In his case, more emphasis will be placed on all sorts of bonuses in case of achieving certain results. By the way, there is information that Koeman vetoed the potential return of Dani Alves to Barcelona. But Alves was persistent and when Xavi returned to the club, the club president said that the final decision would be made by Xavi. And if the current helmsman has made such a decision, then he understands how he will use Alves in a team game.

In principle, it is clear that any coach cannot be calm about his place of work in the event of a series of losses and Brendan Rodgers is no exception here. Another question is that such a decision is unlikely to be made after the match with Chelsea in this round. Still, the main thing for Leicester is to take points from competitors from the middle of the table and below, and none of the club's management will arrange tragedies for losing to the grandees. As for Lampard, everything is quite possible, because according to rumors, he recently refused to be appointed head coach of Norwich. It is quite likely that Rodgers will voluntarily leave for Manchester United in the event of Solskjaer's resignation, and then Lampard may well come in his place.

Firstly, I would like to find out publicly Zidane's personal opinion on this matter. Because you can talk as much as you like about who looks like the best candidate to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but if the candidate himself does not want to work in this club and the championship and he has a different opinion about this, then this opinion should be respected. There is unofficial information that Zidane told the club's management that he was not ready to work in the Premier League and wanted to rest until the summer. In principle, already at the end of Zidane's second coming to Real Madrid as head coach, moral fatigue was already felt, and therefore Zinedine can really rest and not rush to find a new job yet, especially since it seems that he has a greater priority to become the head coach of the French national team.

If you really blame someone for all the problems that modern humanity is mired in, then certainly not the banks. I am absolutely sure that banks are happy to abandon all the restrictions imposed on their daily activities by the state as a regulator. Another question, I am not sure that you, as bank customers, would agree to such a lack of responsibility, which would turn into complete irresponsibility in dealing with money capital. Banks are only one of the players in the economic activity of society, which are focused on working with money. But they are not the ones who write the rules and monitor their compliance, but completely different organizations are engaged in this. Therefore, with all the claims to the activities of banks, including mine, it should be recognized that banks are firmly integrated into the economic processes of the state and it will not be possible to remove them from there without catastrophic consequences for the economy, including with the help of cryptocurrencies.

Let's not completely trust the rumors and just say that Ronaldo personally convinces Zidane to lead Manchester United and weaves intrigues to fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Let's not confuse such concepts as supporting the desire of the club and personally convincing. I think that Ronaldo does not have such powers and he does not claim them either, and the club's management is unlikely to be eager to grant him such powers Seriously, you are already starting to lose track of the number of candidates for the post of head coach, who are constantly throwing the media to the public. From the latest rumors I've heard about Pochettino's candidacy. I would personally have great confidence in the castling when Pochettino would have come to Manchester United, and Zidane would have taken his place in Paris Saint-Germain, given that Pochettino had already worked in England as a head coach, and the French specialist that Zidane is would have started working in his native France.

Indeed, the presence of a player like Ronaldo in the club should by no means be regarded as a curse, but on the contrary as a huge trump card, which alone at one moment can turn the course of the game in your favor. Another question is that eleven people play football, and even such a great player cannot beat eleven opponent players alone, I'm not afraid of such a word. As they say, a diamond needs a decent frame so that it sparkles with all colors. And when fashionable conversations begin, about the old-fashioned nature of players like Ronaldo in modern conditions and about versatility, I will not fully agree with this. It all depends on the specific style of the team's game and if you manage to fit Ronaldo into it, then such a team becomes almost invincible.

Let's hope that this does not happen, Manchester United will win their match and continue their work at the head of the club to the delight of all the fans of the club I do not understand the position of a significant part of Manchester United fans who wish defeats to their own club if only Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would leave the club as a result of this. Ole Gunnar is only the third club working at the club and only this season began to receive the team of his dreams and instead of being patient and giving the coach time to master the situation, on the contrary, mercilessly criticize him and wish him a speedy dismissal. It is worth listening to the opinion of Harry Neville, who said that Manchester United is progressing under the leadership of Solskjaer, taking sixth, third and second place in the championship in recent years.

The factor of the new engine can really play a decisive role in the fight for the title this year. Therefore, it will be doubly interesting to see how Red Bull will look at the next stage and whether Mercedes will be able to respond to this step in any way. In the middle of the season, there was a strong feeling that Red Bull had designed the fastest car in Formula 1 and no one would be able to compete with Max this season. But recent races show that not only Hamilton, but also Bottas can compete with Verstappen, and this can have a decisive impact on the fight in the last stages. It is not for nothing that even Helmut Marko admitted this by saying about the new engine of competitors that Mercedes created a masterpiece at a crucial stage, a rocket.

It is not necessary to expect a new team right now with the arrival of Javi, but at least the team should shake itself up and try to show the best result. It is no secret to anyone that the improvement of the teams' performance for several matches with the arrival of a new coach is usually associated with the desire of the players to show their best side in front of the new coach and there is no reason to believe that Barcelona is an exception to the rule. But already the following matches are beginning to give some idea of the work of the new coaching staff. Therefore, in the next match with Espanyol, Barcelona should definitely score points, despite the status of the match as a derby.

It's also worth talking about Mourinho's personal expectations vs the reality and Roma's transfer policy. Mourinho is certainly in his repertoire when he starts blaming others for failures, but not himself. But still, before the appointment of the Portuguese, there were clearly some agreements with the club's management on the composition and transfers. And all this clearly does not coincide with what is happening in reality, because recently there was information that Mourinho had disagreements with the sports director on the above issues. Another question is whether Roma is able to satisfy Mourinho's transfer appetites in the next transfer window and whether Jose himself will finish at the club before this transfer window.

I wouldn't be so categorical. The next race may clarify the approximate disposition at this point in time. According to the latest races, Mercedes looks better and there is no longer the superiority of Red Bull cars that was observed a few races ago. I would say more that Mercedes, on the contrary, had a clear advantage and Hamilton's engine change at the last stage in Mexico was almost in the most unpleasant way for Lewis. Why did I use the word "almost"? Because after all, Max scored an extra three points for the sprint. And so, taking into account the new engine, Hamilton has excellent chances for the title. And if Bottas also helps... Well, of course not by the famous entry into Verstappen's car, I didn't mean that And just taking second place, pushing Max away from Lewis. At least, judging by the last races, Bottas also has a competitive car at the level of Verstappen.

If we look at the totality of factors and taking into account the results of the previous season, then in my opinion Milan has an advantage over Napoli regarding the hypothetical conquest of the Scudetto at the end of the season. Another question is that we are talking about a hypothetical winning of the title, because there are too many matches left, and memories should be fresh in my memory when last season Milan could not keep the lead and the title was won by his most sworn friend in the person of Inter. Inter is not so far from the leaders this year either and is even leading the chase after them. Therefore, it will be interesting to look at this kind of test for Inter's championship ambitions and whether Inter will be able to break Napoli's winless streak and get even closer in the standings.

Actually, anything is possible in football, especially if it concerns Leicester. This team has already taught everyone in recent years that it is able to arrange surprises Therefore, I would not be too surprised if Leicester at least does not lose to Chelsea, especially since the match will take place at Leicester's home stadium. No wonder the other day there was information from The Sun that Brendan Rodgers is the main candidate for the post of head coach of Manchester United in the event of the resignation of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from his post as head coach. And this is a kind of indicator of the skill of the current steering team of Leicester and the strength of the team itself. However, there are rumors about this every day.

In fact, Messi appeared in the Argentina national team at the end of the match with Uruguay for 15 minutes. And I would not be surprised if Messi appears in the upcoming match with Brazil in the starting lineup. Another question is in what condition Lionel will return to the club after that and whether he will get a new injury or just aggravate an old injury, because in this match Messi will have to play at full strength no matter what. By the way, Paris Saint-Germain already has a world-class star player in the person of Sergio Ramos, who was signed to solve serious problems, but who, due to injury, has not yet played a single official match for the new club. Therefore, of course, there are chances of Messi's participation in the upcoming PSG matches, but not 100 percent.

Actually, several years of coaching are already becoming the norm in big clubs. That is, as long as the head coach brings results, he continues to work at the club, but as soon as he ceases to bring results, he is dismissed without any pity. As they say, when the team is not playing, it is easier to change the coach than to try to change the team. Therefore, no head coach who trains a high-level team can safely count on a long job at the club for 5-10 years and should be ready for his dismissal at any moment. Fans and the press are already accustomed to this and at the slightest series of failures they already demand blood and a change of coach. That is why top coaches are trying to put large amounts of penalties into the contract in order to reduce the temptation of club management to take hasty actions.

Only time will tell in the end whether it was the right decision to part with Koeman and appoint Xavi to the post of Barcelona head coach. Let's be objective that Koeman had a difficult situation and there are few chances to get out of it with the least losses. Because the situation in which Koeman came to the club is radically different from the one in which the head coach had to act in the afternoon. Koeman came at the invitation of another president of the club, in which the financial situation looked quite good for everyone and the coach's task was to rejuvenate the squad and start preparing for a gradual reduction in dependence on Messi's game. But the old president is gone, Messi is gone too, the club is in a very difficult financial situation and because of this Barcelona had to part with Griezmann, injuries started. And it is not necessary to compare the coach of such a big club as Barcelona and, for example, the coach of Real Sociedad. They have different resources and tasks , respectively , and a completely different cost of errors .

It is wonderful that the battle for the championship continues, both in the individual competition and in the constructors' Cup. Mercedes has shown that it is quite able to eliminate the gap from Verstappen for the remaining races. All objective Formula 1 viewers who are not fans of Max Verstappen and Red Bull probably admired how Hamilton coped first with a breakthrough from last place in the top 5 in the sprint, and then made a breakthrough to first place in the race from 10th place. Therefore, thanks to Lewis for keeping the intrigue alive and I sincerely hope that the fiery last stages with a persistent and interesting struggle await us. Already several times during the championship, it seemed that either Red Bull or Mercedes were going into a solid technical gap from the opponent, but each time the opposing team found reserves to improve their car and seize the initiative on their side.

Actually, Eden Hazard was also on this list recently, and I don't think anything has changed dramatically during this time The other day there was information that Real Madrid offered Eden Hazard to Tottenham, but the new head coach of the club Antonio Conte blocked this transfer because the player, according to the coach, is not efficient enough. The new head coach just changed and the club management just gave Ancelotti some time to assess the degree of usefulness of these players for the club. It turns out that Ancelotti also sees no prospects for these players to continue their careers at the club. Also, as far as I remember, the stumbling block of Bale's transfer to another club in the past few years is the high salary of the player and unwillingness, backed up by resentments against the club.