I think some patience is needed in the case of Pulisic. I agree that he can be a great player for any team and improve the squad when he is in great shape, but this is where the problem is. His level fluctuates too much. He plays one game and as you said he seems to be the most amazing transfer ever for just 20m euros. But then he plays a few games that are much worse. I like him when he plays his best because he is extremely hard to defend against when he is confident in himself and at full speed.

Leao was a key player and I thought that when they can convince him to stay, the next season will be a lot of fun for them. Leao is making a big difference to Milan's game.

Giroud is playing well, too. I think having Pulisic and Leao to his left and right is great because he himself isn't the fastest on the pitch, but the two guys add the speed and he knows all about timing and positioning. The composition of their attack line makes a lot of sense. 

This won't be possible because in the MLS there are salary caps, which makes it less competitive regarding salaries. They have been quite creative with the contract that Messi signed whereas in the SPL it doesn't matter. They can spend billions on salaries if they want to and it wouldn't affect them negatively.

But I still doubt that the SPL will soon be a contender for the most attractive football league as signing a few former world class players doesn't just do the job. When five of the very best NBA players would sign contracts with basketball clubs from Saudi Arabia, that wouldn't that the NBA is at risk. To compete with European leagues it takes a lot more than what has happened so far.

The steps that the Saudi clubs have taken are significant already, but most people would still watch Manchester City against some other Premier League team instead of Al-Nassr because Ronaldo and Mane are playing there.

But the run that Inter Miami has since Messi and the Spaniards arrived is impressive. Messi has really sparked some enthusiasm and new ambition within the team and the club. I watched the summary of the highlights and when I saw that Messi was awarded a free kick in the last few minutes I thought that this must be the goal he scored, but thank god he is still human and didn't score the next free kick goal

But the goal was brilliantly played by him. The pass he chose to make and how he surprised the whole New York Red Bull defense and then scored a goal that looked easy but was challenging in the set up. Playing that pass under pressure was so smart and good to see that his team mates understand his moves better and better. He enjoys the game so much and I think it was the best choice to go to the MLS for him.

Damn this is one of those players that I will never fully understand. He was hyped so much and everyone thought that he is going to be the next Messi, but he is so bad that no big club would actually want him. I am still puzzled how a player with so much talent and also so much trust from literally everyone can produce bad results like that. There have been players that were too expensive, but Felix is one of the worst regarding price to score ratio. He is not beneficial to any team. It's unbelievable.

This is what was said officially and most of it is true probably, but how do we know that Messi is earning less playing in the MLS than in the SPL? I can imagine that he has created an amazing contract for himself that was compatible with his ambition to become a multi-billionaire. Thinking that he really signed a contract losing out big time is not realistic. But he is contributing amazingly to the league already and I think a lot of people get attracted to watching the game because of him.

I think that the expectations for Sevilla grew too much because they won the Europa League final and now everyone thinks that they should get the job done in La Liga as well, but the situation is that they are still struggling to play on the highest level repeatedly. I am not sure if this is to be compareds because winning a competition like the Europa League and then beating their opponents in La Liga is so different. Their games in La Liga are proof that they are still having issues.

You are saying this retrospectively, but who and what was Inter Milan when nobody predicted that they would end up playing a Champions League final? The group was quite obvious and then Inter Milan shocked everyone when they went further and further in the competition.

This year it will be harder because people adjusted their expectations, but I still think that they are one of the contenders because they know how to play these competitions.

Ok I wasn't aware that Postecoglou is such an amazing manager. How many titles has he won? I tried to find anything, but couldn't. I think I just trust your knowledge and believe that he is the right man and very skilled.

If you can deliver some substance to back up your post then please share it here.

I think that the best everyone can do is to give him a chance and be neutral for now unless someone really knows more about Postecoglou. I think he is yet to earn some merits and he is doing good so far because once Kane was gone I think most thought that Tottenham would have severe problems with scoring, but they are getting it done.

But this is a Barcelona that is so different from what any team was used to, Barcelona was this amazing champion that spoiled us. We thought that the level these guys delivered is the standard, but it wasn't.

One thing that we might not see again anytime soon was the balance that Barcelona had a decade ago between all lines in their squad. Usually a team has at least one weakness or a part in the team that the opponent identifies as a weakness, but when they had their prime time team back in the years with Guardiola, that was the time when they set expectations that are realistically almost impossible to be met later on. When Messi also left, it was expectable that they will be facing significant changes. They are now searching for amazing talents at a young age, but I think it is hard. They have had a few golden years with their own boys from La Masia.

Yes but in all fairness it should be mentioned that this game could have ended in a different way as well. Leipzig was equal in all regards and the goal that Wirtz scored was a very lucky goal that happens once in a hundred times. But still the win wasn't undeserved and I think many people thought that RB Leipzig would play more aggressively than that and give Leverkusen less room than they did. Some of the counter attacks that Leverkusen had were too easy. RB Leipzig didn't have a good organization sometimes and Leverkusen quickly grasped how to use that for their benefit and had some well played out counter attacks. The goal that Wirtz scored was also well played, but the finish was lucky.

I think writing off Lewandowski so early would be wrong because you are right that he could still overcome his weak period and score again, but it won't be easy to defend his title as the best scorer from last season because he played well, but not excellent. 23 goals per season for a striker who used to be the best player in the world is alright, but not more than that.

But can he find his best form again? I think it will also have to do with the whole team and whether they can play compelling football this season and also put a lot of emphasis on their attacks. They have played quite defensively I think and that is not what Lewandowski likes that much.

But it's true that the defense also wins the games. Keeping a clean sheet very often throughout the season can be very valuable at the end.

That's what I thought too when Harry Kane left. When they played against Manchester United I had a feeling that that will be the game that tells us where Tottenham Hotspurs is at and whether they are able to replace Harry Kane good enough to still be taken seriously by teams like Manchester United. And there you go. They haven't just been lucky against Manchester or anything like that. They were absolutely on par with them and played a great game on a top level that was not to be expected after Harry Kane left them. I think they did a much better job than Manchester United who haven't really lost a key player like Kane was for Tottenham. I think ten Haag also thought that the game is going to have a better ending for them than that.

But this was a game that was quite common for the Gasgow Rangers as they can be fierce on the pitch. Everything went as expected since PSV had most of the ball control, did a lot of passing with good accuracy as well, but still the Ranger's defense is difficult to overpower and creating big chances against them is also not that easy. If they then also successfully score goals themselves, the game is anything but a pleasure with the crowd supporting them. But the draw is favoring PSV I think. They will create even more chances in front of their own supporters and it will be hard for the Glasgow Rangers to score again while PSV is almost guaranteed to score. The rangers would need a lot of luck to win this in both legs.

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This is too early if you ask me. I also think that Juventus Turin is among the teams who have a good chance to win the Scudetto, but calling them the strongest team after a single game into the season sounds a bit premature to me. There is AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, all of which I think wouldn't be shocking anyone if they would lead the table after some time. They all have decent teams and last season it all seemed a bit weird because Napoli had this massive lead in points, which made the other teams look so much weaker. It is also true of course that they were weaker, but I don't expect one team to get an advantage like that this season. The rest was quite close and this is what I think will happen in the next few weeks and months.

I agree with most of this, but when you take the game one in the Champions League between Manchester City and Real Madrid as an example, it was obvious that Real Madrid paid specific attention to taking Haaland out of the game and they were highly efficiently doing that. Haaland was dead in the water that game. Though you are right that zone control is the way to go, but there is also some dual effect when it comes to taking out Haaland. You never want him to have too much space to enfold, so that is one way to take care of him. Keep the space small for him. The other way is to take out those players who assist him mostly and that is De Bruyne. By not letting De Bruyne get too much space to shoot precise cross balls, you kill two birds with one stone. I am looking forward to all the Champions League games as I think that this year Manchester City won't be as superior as they were last season. There is no hard evidence yet for that thesis to be backed up, but I feel like Real Madrid will play a lot stronger than last season.

Arsenal is well equipped to win this game by a decent margin. I think they are in good shape and a few things need refinement so early in the season, but the general system and structure and how they played during the first game wasn't overwhelming, but it was ok. Their mistake in the first game was that they took it too lightly at some point and allowed Nottingham to get back into the game to a point where a draw was even possible. That shouldn't be the case and I believe if they secure the lead in the game against Crystal Palace, they will be paying more attention to keep it solid and not get distracted. The players they have are a great combo with huge potential and I hope that they will as quickly as possible bring all the quality they have onto the pitch. If they can manage to do that, it will again be a season where they can keep up with Manchester City for quite some time I believe.

Lewandowski is still highly motivated, I have no doubt about that, but what is the chance that he will play another spectacular season? I don't think the chances are very high. Though he deserves to be given credit because he declined an insane offer from Saudi Arabia and decided to give this season his best despite the risk that it might not work out and he would not be offered the same amount of money next year. But still, I think it shows that he has great character and I wish him the best not only because he is a great and fair player who never shies away from hard work, but also because he is a player of high integrity and didn't say goodbye to Barcelona when the Saudi Arabia clubs were waiving at him with so much money. He stands by his word and that deserves credit as I said.

I think the result between Leverkusen and Leipzig wasn't a surprising defeat for RB Leipzig, since Leverkusen is a great team and they only performed below their potential last season. This time in a game in their home stadium against RB Leipzig I thought that it is going to be a fierce fight and Leverkusen would have a slight edge due to the home advantage and that is how it turned out. They can play great attacking football and of course their third goal was massive luck, but they brought themselves into the right position and the counter attack was well played, so the final shot was luck but the attack itself was very well prepared.

But it was a results game that could have ended differently as well. Leipzig wasn't a much weaker team, but Leverkusen played a few attacks that RB Leipzig should have defended much better than they did. When an attack looks easy it is either because it was brilliantly played or because it wasn't defended very well and both was true for some of the Leverkusen attacks.

But there were also news that Bayern Munich will only let him go if they can find a player who can properly replace him. But I think that won't be easy at this time during the season. A player who can instantly perform on the highest level and is highly reliable is usually not on the list of players that other clubs would like to get rid off. This would be a costly transfer for them most likely.

But I understand that Bayern Munich is trying to find out what is best for them as well as Pavard's contract expires next Summer and if they can still get a transfer fee for him, then now is the time to sell him. I don't know if they had any failed negotiations about a new contract and higher salary? If there were any negotiations, I seem to have missed them.