Exactly, their team looks balanced from the midfield area but they just need extra players for backup in that position to help them whey they face situations like injury or a card offense, and one thing I like about Barcelona is that they'll always go for he best players, they barely settle for low quality players that won't fit in, but sometimes it not all about quality it's the zeal to perform better for your team, because most of them end up underperforming when they arrive the club.
 And I think the midfield area is not the only position they should be looking out for, currently their top striker is not really performing as expected and they need to start looking for a better replacement for him,  because they'll need good finishing to get more goals and since Lewandowski is becoming incompetent, then a change is really needed.

Losing Leao is not a very big excuse for losing even though it would had given them a better chances of winning but they've won if they performed better,  then losing is based on the fact that Intermilan where a bit better in performance, but those are previous seasons where in a new since and anticipate how the rivaly unfolds this season because both teams are looking better than the previous season and the  outcome might determine who would dominate the league for a while this season
 Alot of people would judge this match based on the previous stats but might end up being shocked by Ac Milan's performance  because they might enď up winning the match it's tough for me to predict the outcome but I won't write off Milan because of their previous stats, they've got better players and have strengthened their squad depth and even performaning very brilliantly currently.

Bayern Munich are favourites to win the match but the rivalry between both clubs have been very tough over the years and im not going to write off Leverkusen cause they're the underdogs and could make it very difficult for Bayern Munich to get a goal if you compare both teams based on team performance Leverkusen are very good currently and are currently toping the league with a goal difference but when it comes to qualify players and better squad depth, Bayern are more better both on the attacking and defensive area which gives them more advantage.
 But the Leverkusen team might not have a lot of top class players in the squad but they understand eachother on the pitch and could trouble  their opponents defensively making it difficult for Bayern Munich to score goals, anyways Bayern Munich supporters would all be looking up to Harry Kane to deliver them in a case where the situation is tough and alot of pressure would be mounted on him.

It think I concour to your statement because most times the players are not to take all the blames for their poor performance and good relationships among themselves on and off the pitch, it's the managers duty to put his team in other when things are not going the right way, and if he's not able to handle the dressing room situation it's best he seek help from higher administratives and when they fail to tackle the situation in most cases it might mean the club's administration is poorly run, but in the case of PSG they might not be poorly run but the manager failed to put his team in other and allowed the top players decision to be more influencive on the pitch most times, that's why you'll see players like Mbappe being self with passes when they got a chance to score.
 But I believe this new coach is more better and very experienced so situations like that would be difficult for him to handle because he's coached some big teams with top players in  th team and would know how to tackle situations as such

It isn't normal that a goalkeeper is careless when the ball is passed to him. That's nonsense. In fact the best goalkeepers out there are those who have superb ball control with their feet because they can initiate a whole new range of game situations that other teams can't when their goalkeeper isn't as good in ball control and passing. But there aren't that many goalkeepers who are made part of the dynamic game by their teams.
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 No one should understand rate Onana because he's a good goalie and if his stats here not very good and suitable for Ten Hags pattern, I don't think he would had persisted in sign him, Onana might not be a very good shot stopper like their previous goalie David Degea who was known for his very good saves, but he's still good and knows how to control the ball with his foot, which is becoming common in modern football lately and that's the kind of quality that's suitable for Erik Ten Hag's pattern, he likes playing from the build up, therefore needed a ball playing goalie.
 Despite the fact that he's conceded some goals since his arrival but he's also made good saves and control the ball perfectly from the back, what I think is that the chemistry with Onana and their midfielders is not yet built and with time when they'll get to understand eachother on the pitch, we'll see Onana delivering good passes to the midfielders making it easier for a quick distribution to their attack and force a quick counter like he did in the Champions League final against City last season.

Their team performance is not very bad because I noticed that as well that the players are beginning to have a good chemistry but what they lack currently is a good finisher, that would help them win matches because ever since Christian Nkunku got injured the Chelsea attackers are finding it tough to put the ball into the net, I don't think they can depend on Nicolas Jackson who's only  registered one goal in four matches this season, therefore I think their main focus for the next window should be to invest on a  quality attacker and make Jonathan and Christian Nkunku the support.
 Having the highest number of passes and shot doesn't really count when a club fails to get goals and they need scoring to get points that count for them, else they'll end up finishing mid table like last season, chelsea has sacked up to three coaches since the arrival of their new  owner Todd Boehly,  however Pouchettino is a good coach with experience but failure to meet his expectations could cost him his managerial role.

The outcome of this match would determine who's more stronger and has a better squad this season, both teams have strengthen their squad with quality players so it's going to be fair enough, In the previous times Inter Milan has been very dominant but this season is going to be a tough one for them because they're facing a very tough Acmilan side as strong as they're what impresses me about this teams is that they can both boost of good attackers making the match a more interesting one.
 Wait you fail to understand is that despite the fact that they sold Onana this summer it's not affected their performance and they got a good replacement for him, even though he's not very young but he's got the experience and he's a good stopper and would be a very big advantage of Inter Milan wining the match however it's not going to come easy and Sommer's cleansheet record could come to an end due to Acmilan quality attackers.

Currently managers are not really given much chance to make up for their loses and a slight error could get you fired, so tp risk losing your job you have to come up with good strategies that would suit your team and develop them into brilliant players and that's what Fernando Santos failed to do at Poland, which in return has made him lose his job, I think his job was a bit easier with Portugal because they're a team with lots of quality players that could easily understand his pattern but Poland doesn't got much outstanding players and needed to be developed into better players that would understand Fernando's pattern, however losing against smaller club is a bad record and he needed to be fired despite his good coaching record because he could help Poland qualify to the Euro 2024 which is too bad for them.

I expected Barcelona's attacking line to be very dangerous due to the arrival of Lewandowski but it's been the other way round for the team, I think barcelona needs a replacement urgently because i don't think Lewandowski's present would do them any good because he's gradually loosing his touch and could barely score goals unlike before when he was at Bayern Munich and was a goal machine which prompted barcelona to sign.
 Haaland to Barcelona seems impossible because barcelona are not financially strong to sign and them waiting two more years to sign him depends on if he doesn't renew his contract, I think they should focus on other talented youngsters instead of chasing a wild goes because Haaland might be in Mancity and I don't think City would release their most valuable player to Barcelona, well it all depends if Haaland would be willing to move to Barcelona.

Last season they were so unfortunate and couldn't qualify for the top four, but this season is very different so them and Jurgen klopp seemed serious this season and would do his best to make sure they finish top four this season, they've been so brilliant so far and their attacking line is quite impressive, with their star player still in the team and didn't switch to the Saudi side.
 There was a rumor hat their coach Jurgen was likely going to be the next manager but i knew it wasn't going to be possible because Kloop is focused on Liverpool and would try to make sure they succeed this season. However According to news Jurgen Klopp's agent Marc Kosicke made statement that Klopp us not available for national coaching position because he has a long-term contract with Liverpool,and his focus is not the Liverpool project.

I think Realmadrid did a good job in replacing their icon Luka Modric with another very talented player in person of Jude Bellingham, because everything about the young lad,on the pitch is very interesting and he's been outstanding so far and has made the team to look stronger without even starting Modric and when he finally retires from professional football his absence won't really be felt in the team cause Jude Bellingham is currently replacing him comfortably and also leading the team to victory.
 And I'm quite sure Jude would achieve alot as well In if he maintains his good performance for years, Ancelotti would be very happy he got Jude because imagine the team without him this season, they won't have performed very well from the midfield because Modric is not very young anymore and can't be reliable for full 90mins even though he's a very brilliant player as well.

Spalletti is a very good coach, we all saw what he did with Napoli, building a solid team that very tough to play against and even won the Serie A with them before he decided to resign and i think he's gradually bringing that mentality of winning into the Italian national team because I was impressed with their performance seeing how they dominated the match against Ukraine and won them comfortably at home which has given them the advantage of qualifying.
 My prediction for their next match against Malta is that they'll win with 1.5 goals because Malta is the weakest team in the Group C and are yet to win any match so it would be easy for Italy to score more than one goal and they'll even be playing with at home, giving them more advantage to easily win the match comfortably.

Normally the media is always attracted to things concerning Manchester United and that's why you'll see most of their players underperforming but is still popularly talked about by people, players at United always get attention from the media but I don't think it's right to even compare him to Messi or even Mbappe that's won many major titles at younger age, Paul Pogba is good no doubt and his performance would had been close to that of Modric or Debruyne but it got affected by the team performance of Manchester United when he moved from Juventus and I think moving over their is one of the worst things to his career and it would had been better if he went to Realmadrid then where he would have had an opportunity of being one of the best midfielders of all time , too bad to watch his performance drain gradually as he left United and with the current situation he might likely retire very early from professional football.

No doubt they're a very strong team and have dominanted the Bundesliga for years but I don't think they've got any threat in their league compared to the leagues you just mentioned, Bayern Munich wouldn't be dominant in the Spanish league for years due to clubs like Realmadrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and even Sevilla not to talk England where the smaller teams can be very threatening to big one's, and they've got Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham to contend with.
 The club should be thankful to their manager for luring such a quality player out of Tottenham to help strengthen their team he's been the mixing piece since they lost Lewandowski and with him this season, they're sure of success from the attacking line, i can't wait to see him breaking goal records like he did at EPL and I know with time Kane would get his first Hat-trick in Bayern's shirt.

The least Genoa could do is make the match a little tough for Napoli to win but a full time draw, nah I don't think it would likely happen because they can't hold Napoli for the full match not when their star player is currently in a very good form and even scored a Hat-trick for his country, this would be a consolation match for their lose against Lazio before the break and don't be suprised to see Napoli winning with a three goal difference.
 When it comes to defense and attack Napoli is by far better than Genoa, they got more top quality players in their team which gives them a better chance to win and it would even help them I'm the champions league opener this season because if they win with much goals it would motivate the players to do better in the Champions league opener and i believe Oshimen would score in against Genoa maybe a brace.

The club is just so full of drama and all this drama won't reduce until their incompetent owners, Glaziers decides to finally leave the club, they keep having difficulties in selling players that not performing well for the club which is really affect the club growth, anyway i think Eric Ten Hag ran out of patients with the players under performance and decided to call him out, but instead of replying to the manager I expected Sancho to work hard and try to impress the coach just like every other player does, for instance Facundo Pellistri is becoming very impressive and is currently fit to be in the starting XI but still sitting on the bench and working more hard in training ground  to impress the manager that's one lad that's supposed to be complaining but he's not.
 Left for me i think he should be suspended for his actions so as to realize his mistakes and also know that no player is bigger than the club, if you notice since he moved to Manchester united he's not created much impact for the club or even played according to the figure they bought him

The club is owned by Arab owners therefore finance is not their problem at the moment, because they're financially capable of bringing top quality players into the team, and that's why they were able to offer Mbappe a very huge salary to keep him in the club for another season or more, however the newly  added players they brought in to support Mbappe are doing well so far especially Asensio that's been really impressive with brilliant performance and I love the chemistry he's had with Mbappe and hopefully they'll be able to perform well in the UCL and stand a good chance to secure it.
 Their performance this season would determine Mbappe's stay in the club next summer cause he had his mind set on leaving but made a U turn and i think if the team are unable to perform well in the UCL like they did last season Mbappe would be forced to move to a club where he stands a better chance of winning major trophies other than a domestic cup every season

Italy, Ukraine and North Macedonia are all 7 points but beating Ukraine gave Italy the better chance to qualify for the next round of the competition and I think their next match would be very easy for them and they'll probably qualify because they're facing who's lost all matches and got any point whereas Ukraine and North Macedonia would be very careful to lose making the game to probably end with a draw or any of them winning with a little goal, whereas Italy should comfortably beat Malta with more goals, giving them the better chance to qualify amongst all three.
 Asides the Group C their one team that's suprised me so far in the Group A is Scotland I didn't expect them to be very impressive and has even performed better than Spain, they've qualified already and have won all matches, beating clubs like Spain, Norway, Georgia,and Cyprus to secure all 15 points.

Xavi would had really love to bring Bernardo Silva into his team and  Silva was ready to move from Manchester City to be united with his former teammate Gundogan but the U turn was based on Barcelona financial issues, they couldn't afford the fee City were demanding and also they wouldn't Silva go on a loan deal to  like they did with Cancelo, if Silva had moved to Spain this summer he would had been the third player from City the moved to Barcelona and I'm not suprised cause I'm aware of the good relationship Xavi had with his former coach Pep Guardiola during their old times at Barcelona.
 Well they missed out a good  player and got another brilliant younger attacker from Atletico madrid in person of João Félix,  though Silva is more experienced and a bit better in performance but Félix is also a good player with experience as well and is a fine addition to Barcelona the good thing about the deal is that Barcelona is his dream team and he'll do his best to help them with his performance.

This season's derby is going to very interesting and alot of football fans around the world are really anticipating it,and there's alot of expectations from both teams making it tougher to predict because they're the most inform clubs in the Serie A currently, well Intermilan have a better chance of winning the match because if you check their previous stats you'll see that they're more dominant and had won Acmilan more times, that's why the bookies would favour them to win against Acmilan but I'm not going to judge the outcome of the match based on the bookies odds because Acmilan can't be  easily beaten currently, I think they're among the teams with the best signings this summer and their new signings have been very impressive this summer making them very tough against opponents, this match is a big text for both clubs to see who's superior this season, they both secured good signings, currently performing better than other club and are very strong league contenders making it difficult for me to decide the outcome of the match.