With the way Kai Havertz has been struggling ever since he won champions league with Chelsea, he has been a shadow of himself. Moving to Arsenal was the big break he needed and some football fans were expecting to see him at his best, working the magic he used to do at Chelsea, some even regarded him as the next Mesut Ozil.
But at this rate, he is still finding himself and hasn't lived up to expectations, even Arteta hasn't figured out the perfect position to play him. Since he can't fit in upfront or the wing, can he be a worthy replacement for Granit Xhaka? Or will Kai Havertz be content to live in his shadows?
Another thing to notice is the way Arteta is always starting him in every game, is he trying to build Arsenal around the player?
I thought moving to Arsenal would help him recover his form because he's moved to a club that plays better football currently and even have a good coach that would help him improve but his performance this season has been very poor even from the pre-season where Arteta has used him in several area to bring out the best in him but he's failed to improve, I like how the coach is being patient enough to hand him playing time to recover his form cause he's a very good player and could benefit Arsenal alot on the pitch when he's in his full potential, but I feel Arteta's patients won't last much longer because alot of fans are so frustrated with his performance and dropping lots of complaints about him therefore he could end up being sideline on the bench till Arteta figure out the best position for him to recover his form, it's so sad to see the form of such a quality player decline so bad and off all the players Arsenal signed this season he's the worst so far. |
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It's true, Lukaku really had to do his best during his loan spell at Roma. Because this will have an important influence when the loan period ends. Because it is said that my wound will only strengthen Rome for a year. So Lukaku performance with As Roma will definitely determine his career next year.
So, if for example Lukaku performance is not good when playing with Roma, chances are, Lukaku will have to take steps that might be contrary to his wishes, namely accepting offers from clubs from Saudi Arabia. If only there weren't clubs from Europe who wanted him.
But what I know is that Inter Milan also wanted to sign Lukaku after seeing his pretty good performance when Inter Milan borrowed him from Chelsea. But in reality, until now, there has been no further news from Inter Milan regarding Lukaku. So Lukaku, next year he really has to decide and consider his choices regarding his football career. Antara still plays in Europe, but there are no fans. Or willing to play in the Saudi Arabian league, with a fairly high salary. But this actually went against his wishes. So we'll see, in the next few seasons.
Based on team performance As Roma are not very good currently but Lukaku is a very good player and also a good addition to their squad because he's had good experience with the Italian league and I believe he'll do his very best for Roma to sign him permanently next summer and moreover I think if Roma do not get impressed by his performance and end up not signing him i think he might still get another opportunity to play in Europe, maybe in a mid table EPL team or another Italian team, but if he fails to secure a deal with an European team then the Saudi league might end up being his destination next summer. Lukaku betrayed Intermilan by making a wrong decision to sign with there rivals Juventus which almost affected his career this season when Juventus terminated the negotiation with his parent club Chelsea and with Chelsea not interested in featuring him this season they has to loan him out instead of keeping him in the team to warm their bench and earn huge salary. |
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Dortmund will play Freiburg in the fourth week. In fact, there is no doubt that Dortmund will win this match, especially since Freiburg is also not in good condition after suffering a heavy defeat to Stuttgart, but Freiburg still has more points than Dortmund, who even though they have never lost, have two draw results that is enough to make it doubtful that Dortmund will be able to perform like last season by putting up a tough fight for the title.
Dortmund are favored to win this match but the odds obtained are not very convincing that they will win easily and as the home team Freiburg still has a chance to beat their visitors, and this will be an exciting match with both teams having the chance to score goals.
If Dortmund win then they will answer any doubts that arise because they have sold their star players.
One thing I like about Dortmund is that, even if they don't really have an impressive performance they'll find every possible means to finish in the top four which is what I expect from them this season, so far they've not had any lose but are not in the right position I expect them to be currently but I'm very sure they won't miss out on the top four this season. The Match against Freiburg might be a tough one but I still expect Dortmund to win with a goal or two more one thing I'm sure is that Freiburg are going to fight back and there would be lots of goals in the match about 2.5 goals or so and that's my say if I'm to predict on the match, because it might end up being a draw so to be on the safer side I'll rather goal with 1.5 or 2.5 goals in the match, well Dortmund still got very good young talents in the team so selling their star players is not an excuse because this summer is not the first time they've done it, they did it last summer and the one before but still performaned well last season. |
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Joselu has only been in the starting XI for Real Madrid once, and that was after Vinicius Junior was injured and he scored a goal, meaning he was brought in by Real Madrid clearly only as a backup striker when the main striker experienced problems such as injury, so not much hope was pinned on him.
But of course, with Vini Jr's injury, he will be expected to be able to replace this player well, scoring a goal when Jude Bellingham gives him a good pass. The goal that Joselu scored was the same as that scored by Rodrygo, who played more often as a starting XI, and Real Madrid were lucky that their midfielder managed to take over the role of their strikers who had not looked productive since the first to the fourth match.
In the fifth week against Real Sociedad, Ancelotti certainly hopes that his strikers will start to show their sharpness because it is not a good thing when their strikers continue to look weak in several matches that have been played.
I think Realmadrid were not really interested in investing hugely in the strike position like they did at the midfield area this season that's why they got a temporary striker on loan from Espanyol, and the loan deal shows that they were not in a hurry to main him the main attacker and therefore would give him some time to prove himself before they could sign him permanently, so far I'm impressed with his performance for Madrid and the chemistry he's built with the players in their last match and even scored a goal. Realmadrid are yet to have a good finisher and are currently depending on Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo's form this season for goals, based on Vinicius Junior's injury but if Joselu could step up his game and score about 20 goals this season Realmadrid might sign him permanently as a supporting striker to any top striker they might probably since by the winter or summer window next year. |
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The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona always occurs every season, but I think this season Real Madrid will win La Liga compared to Barcelona. Even though it is still too early to make predictions, if you look at the team's readiness and look at the start of this season, Real Madrid is more ready to win La Liga. Barcelona still needs to adapt several players who still don't have chemistry with each other. Of course, when talking about Laliga, the most important thing in winning Laliga is that apart from always being consistent, another thing that determines it is the El Clasico match.
This your prediction might not be the way you've said it and given predictions now is too early to believe in it. After giving those reason for Barcelona to possibly lose the La Liga title to Real Madrid, I am not still convinced that it can happen that way. This is not even upto five matches this teams have played, so I don’t think your prediction will work out or come to past. Let us continue watching how each teams will keep up with their performance to have an advantage over the other. By mid-season we would have seen the better team to win the title league by the end of the season. I think @puloweh555i is right because if you look at the Laliga table you'll see that Madrid are more ready and look tough against all the teams they’ve faced this season that why they're toping the currently their recent signing is in a very good form and has scored in all matches despite their injury crisis they still win matches comfortably with much difficulties and even without a very quality striker. Whereas their rivals didn't start with a very fast pace as Realmadrid and had got a draw match this season moreover they've not got much of their key players injured currently and also if you take away one of their first choice defenders away from the club you might see them decline in form even their top striker is not looking very confident enough this season and his chemistry with the flank is not very much compared to goal getter for Realmadrid that been very impressive recently |
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Mbappe has finally decided he wants to join Madrid so by the end of the season (Next summer) the deal will be finalized. I can’t wait to see him in Madrid shirts.
Never say never. It was done 2 years ago too but they gave him 250m€ at PSG and he signed with them again. It can be the same thing next year with another big check. His new release clause includes an option to leave the club next summer for the right price and i don't think Mbappe would remain at the club next summer, especially if they don't win or perform well in the Champions league, he's made up his to move on with his career in another club, Realmadrid precisely but has been loyal enough to remain at PSG this summer, mbappe received a very huge tempting offer to move to the Saudi League and become the highest earning player but he rejected to settle with a team that offer him chances of playing a major tournament and i feel that's why he decided to sign a new contract with PSG and the only clubs that could price him out of the team this season are those in the Saudi league, however his mind was set on moving to Realmadrid and he could regain interest to move their by next summer. |
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I feel pity for him because this could be the end of his career in football. When news like this comes up and affects top players like this, I just imagine how they would feel and be able to manage the wealth they’ve gathered through football, if at all they have any saved all this years. Some of this player’s lifestyle changes after such incidents happen to them. I don’t know what to say, but I just feel he might be find guilty of it. After having a long term injury and not being able to play for long now, once the best midfielders you can have in your team is now worthless because of his poor performance. This could be an end to his football career, and I feel very sad for him.
After leaving Manchester United he's been facing different problems in his Career at Juventus, from the Voodo allegations by his siblings to the injuries he's sustained at the club down to the recent failed drug test that's got him suspended and i feel pity for him cause he shouldn't be ending his footballing career in such manne, Paul Pogba is a world class player and at a point in his career many top clubs where in demand for him. However he's failed to live up to his name and hasn't really impressed since he got to the team due to injury and i was hoping that he'll return with a better form to give up and interesting match to watch whenever they've got a match day but it's so bad we won't see him make those skillful moves and drop brilliant passes to the attacker, Allegri is mostly going to be very furious because he's lost a very fine top player that could improved his midfield this season. |
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Manchester City might end up winning the match, but it won’t be an easy win for Manchester City just as you said. West Ham shouldn’t be underestimated as they are currently performing well, and I am sure they will do everything possible to stop Manchester City from winning them. But no matter the effort put by West Ham, I don’t think they will be able to defeat Manchester City, I don't think that will be possible for them. Manchester City haven't lost any match or drawn any match since the season started, so they won't want their match against West Ham to be the first match, they will do everything to win, but I am not expecting much goal difference in the match.
It would be a very tough match for both teams, because city are the defending champions and would want to maintain a good record, while Westham though are the underdogs but would definitely make it very tough for city to get the ball info the net based on their present form in the past matches this season, however the favourite for this match remain Mancity, but i won't be suprised if it ends with a draw cause that's my expectation. However it's still going to be same with their neighbours United that would be playing with a home advantage with Albion who's been giving them tough time for the past two seasons, the team is undergoing serious crisis that could hinder the performance of the players, coupled with injury woes in several areas especially their backline and they suffer against Brighton's attackers who're known for their very quick counter attacking football. |
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Exactly.
He offered nothing to support the club last season due to Injury and now with the doping suspension it's all over for him. Paul Pogba's performance dropped due to Injury not age he can still do so for another three to four seasons if he isn't Injured.
Heading Saudi Arabia was my desired direction for Paul Pogba but he wanted a further stay with Turin. One man down, Juventus will have to search the market for replacement or bring in a fresh talent.
I think they're going to regret signing him again into their team because he's not create any impact for them yet due to his lengthy injury spells that's kept him out of the squad for a while and they could benefit from his talent and i know Allegri would he so furious about this news because they were expecting his return to help the club improve this season, well I don't think he might continue being Juventus player anymore and they could let him leave the team. Well you're right because Neymar is an injury prone player and they still signed him to a Saudi team due to his quality and that might end up being Pogba's fate cause no top European club would sign due to his injury problems, signing him would be like bringing a dead wood into the team, the Saudi club might not benefit from his performance on the pitch but he'll make their team more popular. |
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I will also bet Manchester City to win because they have the best team in the league and West Ham’s defense cannot stop them from scoring but we cannot write them off easily because they have managed to pick unexpected points. They can be a tough side to play against and the addition of Kudus will make them more dangerous to play against.
Exactly, westham shouldn't be underestimated because they could take everyone by suprise they're the underdogs in this match but lately they've have an outstanding performance and could be impressive against City, Pep Guardiola and his boys could record their first lose or draw this season against Westham, David moyes and his team have been impressive so far and have won 3 out of four with 1 draw. Well I'm not sure of Kudus performance until I see him play for his current team he's a fine player no doubt but not all players come into a team and easily blend in, some take a while to adapt but if he adapts well it would be a good addition to the WestHam team and give them a good advantage of winning the match against City, well I won't be suprised if Westham end up losing because Mancity are more favourites to win the Match. |
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All leagues use the power of money to bring in players so there is no reason to exclude the Saudi League it's just that the Saudi League is a little late in using the power of money, not only Saudi even the American League also uses the same method. Now young players and old players have their own place to compete imagine if there was no Saudi League maybe we wouldn't see Ronaldo and Benzema playing again.
We can't blame the Saudi League because they are buying various players from Europe for money. There is nothing wrong with the fact that the clubs that are in the Saudi League have the financial power to use that financial power to bring players from Europe to Saudi Arabia. When Manchester United began to ignore Cristiano Ronaldo, no other club in Europe expressed interest in signing Ronaldo. When no team in Europe showed interest in taking Ronaldo, if Ronaldo had not received an offer from Saudi Arabia, his football career might have ended there, but because of Saudi Arabia, we still see Cristiano Ronaldo on the field. Now maybe most of the stars come to Saudi Arabia at the end of their career but after a few seasons it will be seen that many young footballers will come to Saudi Arabia to build their career. At some point in the EPL most Club spent huge money on signing players and offer them huge wage bills to move over to their team and therefore the Saudi League shouldn't be left out because they're trying to do all they can to develop their league and make more popular than it used to be and i think they're created a chance for older players that still got football at heart to continue playing till they're due for retirement. So far the league is becoming more interesting every week and I they hadn't use their finance to establish themselves maybe not everyone would heard of Al-Ittihad, Al Taawoun, Al-Nassr or even know about the team but the presence of this top players have created awareness to people all over the world, especially the arrival of players like CR7 and Benzema, especially Cristiano Ronaldo that's got alot of fans on his social media handles. |
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Given the level of player Mbappe is now, he certainly deserves a quality club where he can unleash his full potential and earn some personal achievements as a reward for his talent. If Mbappe is thinking of moving to a quality club then the best club for him would be Real Madrid. Real Madrid I think is the best club ever for Mbappe. Real Madrid is a club that if Mbappe joins, Mbappe will become a more attacking player. Even though Mbappe has done well at PSG, he is getting nothing but money from PSG in return for that good work. If Mbappe goes to Real Madrid, he can easily achieve the achievements he has not yet achieved in Europe. There are very few players in the position Mbappe is in right now so it will be much easier for him to achieve these feats.
It's not like PSG is not a quality team and doesn't suit Mbappe's standard, they're one of the top and richest club in the world and had many world class players pass through the club in the past just that they lack major trophy and he needs a move to a team that's known for a good champions league record and would give him a better chance of winning it to ads to his tittle records and I think Real Madrid is the perfect team for him to move to, many average players over the years have been so lucky to move over there and end up having the cup title to their name because the club is known for it's consistent good performance in the league. Well nothing is impossible and PSG might be lucky to win the Champions League this season under Enrique though the chances of that happening is very low and even the bookies would rate Realmadrid and City better than PSG, but one thing is certain whether the win the Champions League or not Mbappé could leave the Team next summer and Realmadrid is the most likely destination. |
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No matter what happens we are talking about Ramos here, and maybe he got older and he could be a bit slower as well but he is still the defender he used to be and that's what matters. As long as you have that defensive awareness then you are going to be pretty good, there were a lot of players who played until an old age because they ended up playing with their brains and not with their body which resulted with them being even better than before.
Ramos has been an amazing defender all his life and he ended up with a situation where he will be very valuable without a doubt. Not only he will be great defender when he plays, but he could be a great leader to defenders they have on that team, and everyone else too.
His presence alone in any Club is a threat to opponents because they're aware of his capabilities, so being in Sevilla is a big advantage for them and their fans should be happy because he's a type of player that would come into a team and make a difference, Ramos might be slow but his defence mentality is very high and that's what makes him even better than most younger defenders. He's Had good experience at Realmadrid where he had the best playing time of his career and even at PSG, Ramos has played with two great players of out time, Messi and Ronaldo and he'll bring the good experience with him to Sevilla, he's no doubt a great defender and would make a fine a very good captain for the club I'm quite sure other younger defender in the team would be looking up to him for advice. |
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Harry Kane joined the Bayan Munich team and he has been performing really well which I did not expect. This player is doing great performance in this team from Tottenham team. I hope this team will do something wonderful in Bundesliga.
I will not be surprised or surprised if Bayern Munich will continue to dominate the Bundesliga this season, because in the previous season Bayern Munich were also able to perform well in the Bundesliga even though last season they did not recruit Harry Kane. So I would rather see how Bayern Munich plays in the UCL this season than in the Bundesliga which generally looks easier for Bayern Munich to face even without Harry Kane. They don't have any excuses not to retain the trophy this season because they're the favourites and most dominant in the league, got one of the best coach in the possession, as well as defence and attackers which gives them an advantage, if you notice theirs no Club as strong as Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga when it comes to squad depth, they've got lot's of top class players in their squad from the defense line to attack. Bayerns attack was a little poor last season yet they still managed to win the league talk more of now they've got a world class attacker in their team, I think Bayern Munich fans are not worried about the league they're more focused on seeing their performance in the Champions league which is what every other top club is worried about especially PSG that's yet to win it, one thing I'm sure is that Bayern Munich would qualify from the group stage but reaching the finals that I'm not sure about. |
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After 19 years playing with different teams finally Ramos was return to Sevilla again so this is fantastic moment for him because he want to ended his career with Sevilla and indeed Ramos has passed his prime and i am sure he will be unable reach to his top performance again just like when he was showed while he playing with Real Madrid but at least he can give a significant contribution to Sevilla current conditions with his experience and besides that we all know Sevilla will playing at several different competitions and the manager can played Ramos as the options of defender player
About Youssef En Nesyri he was playing with Sevilla since 2019 and although from goals records his performance is not too impressive but at least En Nesyri can help Sevilla to gets several trophies but Sevilla have to hard work to defend En Nesyri because the rumours is AC Milan was interested to him and they will attempts to bought En Nesyri from Sevilla this winter
It think Sergio Ramos made a very good decision because moving to his boy hood club means he'll get an opportunity to play in the Champions League once more before he retires, he might not be in his prime but he's a good footballer and has lots to offer to the Sevilla team with his experience he's got in several top club over the years, i don't expect much from him though because he's not as young as he used to be while he played in the Laliga for Realmadrid. En Nesyri has been a fine player for Sevilla over the years though he's not been very impressive with his goal scoring record but has impacted the team with good performance and I don't think Sevilla would want to lose him though because he's important for the teams success this season but however they could let him go during the winter windows for the right price, maybe cash in on him and get a striker with better scoring record. |
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If proven, it would be quite surprising that there are players who still try to do such stupid things because almost no player can pass a doping test if he does.
This case will only make his career end faster because getting a penalty of not playing for 1-4 years will only make him grow old off the field, and if he has finished his punishment, it is certain that only small clubs in leagues that are not too competitive will be willing to pay players with a lot of reputation. injuries and now doping, or it could be that he will announce his retirement from football, a player who has always been considered talented but his career has only been filled with injuries and that is quite detrimental for Juventus because since his presence he has been relatively on the bench, his contribution to the club was minimal.
Paul Pogba's career was gradually coming to an end due to his injury woes but case would make it more faster and i just hope Pogba doesn't spend 2 or more years without playing football because his form would decline drastically and that might be the end of his footballing career, this is a sad news for Juventus because they might enc up losing a talented player that's yet to create an impact for the team since they brought him back from Manchester United. Well according to the news it is said that he's been suspended due to the anti-doping offence and according to the Italian national anti-doping tribunal (Nado) him Pogba returned with a test of elevated level of testosterone in one of their matches around August I think Udinese to be precise, this is a bad news for team that's hoping he returns soon from injury to strengthen their squad but is now suspended from playing. |
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Club leaders and Dortmund squad administrators must start to think clearly by putting aside business and prioritizing achievements that have long been lost to them.
But if the leaders decision is only to prioritize business and think about financial profits that means they are no longer able to develop and deserve to win any title it doesn't rule out the possibility that Dortmund will have a bad view in the eyes of all football fans especially Dortmund fans.
That's something that's been going on over the years and I think they're very comfortable business achievements than winning trophies if not they would have stopped it seasons ago, anyways they're good at what they do because they've been very successful in it and have benefitted financially from their youngster over time. If i were a Dortmund fan I won't really be happy with my club knowing fully well that the club administration is the reason why the club is having less trophies, as a fan theirs much joy to see your club winning trophies and for a club like Dortmund they're supposed to be very consistent in winning the Bundesliga title but keep selling their youngster and giving Bayern Munich more chance to create new records every year, I won't be suprised if they lose Karim Adeyemi or Nmecha by summer. |
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It seems that Germany's performance has indeed looked bad in recent years. After failing at the euros and switching to Flick 25 games, Flick "only" won 12 times. I think his dismissal is quite rational. In addition, losing 4-1 to Japan was a nightmare. Germany rightly played badly. There are rumours Rangnick is ready to replace Flick and the German may also make an offer for Klopp.
Regarding the dismissal of Flick, i think the German DFB made the right decision because they performed really bad and Regarding the fact that Germany would be hosting the Euro 2024 it's not a good record for the country, Flick made a statement sometime ago that he's the right man for the job but has been incompetent so far and the German DFB have endured enough by keep him till this period therefore he needed to step aside. There next match is against France and might be very tough for Rudi Voller due to the fact that France are a very strong team with good squad depth filled with world class players and it won't be easy beating them, however I don't think Klopp would take on the job as the next manager due to the big task at Liverpool this season but Ralf Rangnick would make a fine coach for his country due to his good coaching experience over the years, let's see if he'll be willing to leave his managerial role at the Australian national team to answer his country's call. |
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Ronaldo has been known as a footballer with the biggest fanbase. I would not be surprised if he was able changing everything in the league. There have been so many great players with a lot of fans were also coming to the league like neymar.
There will be more big names to join in the saudi pro league next transfer season. I expect that if the rapid growth from saudi pro league can't be anticipated.
There have been various protests were coming from the european coaches like pep and jurgen klopp but i think this is a big progress being made by saudi pro league. It has beens tarted with benzema which has been deciding to join in al ittihad then kante was following him.
I think that slowly but surely SPL will be one of league that was dominating the asian. This league is growing a lot. It's even bigger compared with chinese league.
Currently it's the league dominating Asia because the Chinese league have declined drastically and is nothing to talk about whereas as lot top players have moved over to the SPL and made it more interesting to watch, because the fans of top players like Ronaldo, Benzema and Neymar have switched over to viewing matches concerning the league and we all know how large Ronaldo's fan base is, I think he's the footballer with one of the largest and that's impacted the popularity of the Saudi Pro League. Also,according to the news, Al-Nassr head coach Luis Castro has hailed the arrival of this new top players into the league claiming that it's improved the domestic players because they're now trying to match these top players, also the director of the Saudi Pro League has credited Cristiano Ronaldo as well as other top players for the impact they've created on the league so far especially Ronaldo who's motivated many top players to switch over to the league and made it interesting. |
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Despite the tempting offers coming from Saudi Arabia many players still love to play in Europe. Kevin De Bruyne is having a great time at Manchester City, I doubt he will be considering a move outside Europe at the moment. As for Lewandowski, I cannot rule out a possibility of joining the Saudi clubs in the future because he is aged and more likely he may want a good pay and a less competitive league to finish the rest of his career.
Kevin Debruyne is not even contemplating on making any move to another team now, especially when he sees that he is the main figure at Manchester city,and despite the fact that Haaland is scoring lots of goals at the club,he is the one contributing majorly to his goals,in these few matches that Debruyne hasn't played for City due to injury,Haaland finds it a little difficult to get goals,he now struggles to score.Debruyne is that figure that makes winning games possible,and everythjng very simple at City,infact he is the secrete behind Pep's success at the club and as such,Pep himself would not let him go for no reason,untill pep leaves the team to another team.Debruyne will win the Champions league again with City. I don't think Pep Guardiola Guardiola is ready to lose one of his most outstanding player currently and Debruyne is not a player that could be easily convinced with money to move out of city, maybe later in future, but he's loyalty is to Pep Guardiola and City and is a very important player to their team, Debruyne is one of pillars of the team, and the midfield suffers most times when they face a big team without him in the starting XI. Anyways doubt if City might win the Champions League again this season, if you had said EPL there's no doubt about that but i don't see them winning the Champions League again, suprisenly if they happen to clear my doubt then I'll know that Pep Guardiola is the greatest coach of all time and no manager would be able to challenge him I'm the EPL until he leaves the league. |
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