Real Madrid has even been performing at their best with a stable defense in the team, then we think of how much more they'd perform if they eventually get an extra charge to their defense line. Left for me, they're doing just fine with the current defense. They've in the team a lot of youngsters that are doing excellent in their general balling ability and most definitely Alphonso Davies would have been a beautiful addition. Well before now, Davies was a prospect but since Ancelloti has said for now he won't be making any change to his squad and he's comfortable with them and also the move didn't really work.

 I believe they have what it takes to get the species of defense they want in the team and the team's commitment and bond would really boost their results.Real Madrid's midfield is very much solid, they've got good hands in charge, the likes of Luka, Jude Bellingham, Kroos and others. Luka and Kroos have been older in the team and they've mastered all the tactics and techniques of Ancelloti. They're more or less the leaders and they're coordinating other bodies well. They're literally a good example too.

 They've been able to be the support the young players need to push and forge further. For Bellingham, he's been a potential asset to the team, a trained midfielder, performing perfectly in the forward position. He's now become a versatile player and that's one quality that a coach really craves for in his team and every player needs to activate in themselves that skill too. Real Madrid still has lots of exploits to do with these boys and the coach is the right man for the job in grooming them into better men for the future Madrid.

The SPL is a growing league with teams doing very well at what they do. We can mention a few of the teams as not just Al Nassr being the only ones doing well. The various team performances are beneficial to the leagues growth and expansion, adding to the promptness to be a part of the UEFA race. It's a good push to the best that a team can portray. Al Nassr are still standing really out in the league and then the likes of Al Hilal and the other teams. The combination of local and foreign players in the league promoted unity and bond with nations too, even increases fans favouritism.

 It's just beautiful to watch how football in the Asian side has become so beautiful, shifting down the attention of other nations to see the wonders that the SPL are doing. The league is still running and race for the trophy is on too. The final table standing is awaited. Based on the agenda of the Saudi Pro League striving to create visibility and awareness in the European space with the major goal of ensuring an expanded sports market, the clubs find themselves in a situation where there's less utilization of local players. These players have no doubt some certain level of effects to a club but the aims of these clubs won't allow for the players to be used.

 It'll only make sense that a policy be put in place for the use of local players in every team but I don't think that'll be enough to take them to where they visioned the league to get to. SPL wants to be broadcasted and be seen worldwide and this makes for the rapid purchase and push for European stars who'd cause focus to gradually be shifted to their league. If the local players are entertained, then there'd definitely be no room for this hot caked stars in Europe and in the long run, it won't give them the focus they want to get. All things in the SPL currently occurs as a planned activity, and they are all working towards a set goal. It's only a gradual process before the impacts are seen.

Currently, Leverkusen's consistency has put them in the top contending spots for the Bundesliga title. Even though it's not so certain yet as there are still games to determine the victor, there's every possibility that there may be change of hands this season. Definitely they can hold onto the pressure for a while and for Leverkusen, they are not resilient in pursuing that major aim. Alonso and his squad aren't giving up and weekly they put up a whole different energy towards that trophy race. Comparing Xabi's abiliy based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from.

  It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams. It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too. I believe he's still got good plans for the German team, which will still be manifested good Well it'll only be fair and an added advantage to the German club if their hit maker coach stays the next season with them to keep up with the positive differences he's trying impart to the club. He's this season tried all his best and these bests have gained reasonable and quality feedbacks and results too. He can as well be so much proud of his achievements so far just as everyone else is proud of him too. It's not that easy to take a club out of hiding and placing them at the spotlight.
 
 One would expect a lot more from him and the only way by which this expected lot more can be gotten is via his retainment in the team. Well rumours overtime may have that there may be plans for Munich and Liverpool to sign him up to themselves but yes he may try to create another good difference there but it's only fair that he stays at Leverkusen. For one, I do know they won't want to let him out of their hands yet. The players love him, even after this attained height, it's believed that as a tactical coach, he's got better plans up his sleeves to be unveiled in the coming seasons and definitely, he's one man that'll be watched closely in terms of team performance wherever he finds himself.

Well Manchester United have been in a state of shambles and they’ve been in search of a savior. Yes a Savior who would help get the glory days back at this team as their cabinet were now getting old and rusty. They last won a title with Jose Mourinho which was the UEL where he achieved success with over half of the team injured and I feel this is one reason why Jose should be considered an European master class. Well after that the team went into extinction till the arrival of ETH.

 ETH's arrival at Old Trafford was met with mixed reactions across the club fans and football lovers. Some believed he’ll sure succeed while others felt it’ll still be the same old story for the club;  and his time kicked off at the club. He achieved the Carabao Cup in his first season and many applauded him and believed in his project and ideas. The board also trusted him and gave him the amount be requested to recruit players of his  choice to fit into his plan to get the glory days back at the club. Well things now grew from bad to worst and we started seeing the worst of this Manchester United side as we’ve never seen before as he performed so poorly at the start of the season.

 Now 2024 cAlendar year started and he uped his game and the team’s performance too grew stronger and now it was looking all bright till last weekend’s loss to Fulham, which showed us that this team has never improved. With all of these, I think ETH didn’t really do a great deal at this club rather it was just some trial and error methods and saving grace he’s been using to win matches. Letting him go will be one great deAl as Jose is very much on standby to achieve great deeds with these clubs as he’s achieved in time past and can still achieve. So I think the board should consider this and try to watch out.

The EPL always have her own competition and this is one major reason why the league is still considered as the best league in Europe. The competition between the clubs helps the club up their game and this have a positive impact on how they perform im the Elite European Competition, the UCL and UEL. This kind of competition is what’s lacking in most leagues across Europe and that’s why we see clubs from those leagues not always achieving much when ot comes to European football. Healthy competition is what’s needed for football to grow as it breeds joy amongst the fans and also helps financially as you’ll get fans eager to watch their clubs play.

 Manchester City moved up to 2nd place and one point away from Arsenal who sits 3rd and 2 points behind league leaders Liverpool with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth at the weekend. The win was needed as it was the team’s way of putting more pressure on Liverpool who are the league leaders as they had a weekend off due to their league cup final with Chelsea over the weekend. Arsenal on the other end weren’t left out in the celebratory mood as they got all 3 points against Newcastle brushing them up by 4 goals to 1 at the Emirate Stadium. The win means these 3 teams are in a tight race and are all out to chase for the league and give it their all.

 I feel the main title challenge for City will begin by the weekend where in the next 5 fixtures, they’ll be playing their 2 league chasers and aslo Manchester United and Aston Villa too though Brighton isn’t considered to be one big opponent for City. Well these fixtures will be a big determinant to if City will be able to lift this trophy. The match against Manchester United and Brighton, I think should be easy wins for City judging from how much their players are better compared to these 2 sides. For Liverpool and Arsenal you can’t say same because the determination and pressure in these other sides are really high and the atmosphere looks positive. Well if City should get a loss to either Arsenal or Liverpool then I think they might not be able to challenge for the title. They should fight so hard to at least steal a draw as that could steal keep their hope alive while they wait for a slip from Arsenal and Liverpool due to the pressure.

We’ve reached the 2nd leg of the Round of 16 tie of the UCL and the whole fun and surprises of this competition we’ve started seeing in the forst leg of this tie and will still see more as we begin the 2nd leg phase. The UCL usually holds different surprises as you see a less expected club coming to challenge on the big boys and dumping them out of the competition. The first leg had some very sweet results and also some crazy results that’s now resulted in more topics as we approach the 2nd leg.

 We can see 2 of the top contenders, Manchester City and Real Madrid already having one foot in the last 8 because of the wide win marging achieved in the first leg of the tie. Manchester City having a 3 goals lead in the first leg is something that’s pretty expected and there’s no way Copenhagen will be able to come back from this lead; rather I think they’ll hold their heads up high and try to get a draw and get out of the competition. They’ve really proven a point by qualifying from a group and dumping out Manchester United and Galatasaray that’s really an achievement for this club and it’ll be best to get a draw in this 2nd leg as there’s no hope of them bouncing back.

 PSG are also well placed though they can’t be relied on as they’ve not had some great performance away from home in this year’s UCL right from the group stage. Real Sociedad are their opponents though seen as week but remember it’s the UCL, meanwhile I don’t think Real will be able to do a comeback in this match. Real Madrid against Liepzig is going to be an easy one especially as we could have Jude returning to Madrid side and featuring in this match. Our main focus this week will be on matches like Bayern at the Allianz Arena and what they’ve got to offer. Bayern lost the first leg tie but it was just with a goal; which means more work for them if they want to qualify from this stage. Well I don’t think Bayern will be able to go through as the team morale is real low this season and they’re not performing on optimum frequency like they did last season and previous seasons. So I see this match being very difficult and tempting to predict.

For United, they've had good records from the beginning of their existence till 2seasons ago when they started experiencing gradual decline. Their coach switches has an effect on the team, they found it hard to secure a good coach that complements and will impact the team positively. And this has been on and on till this season when the situation got critical and United is literally nowhere to be found in the top 4 spot and they keep going behind in their struggle each passing week. Ten Hag is obviously not good for them currently as the team keeps slacking back and they do not stop looking confused on the pitch. All his implemented tactics and strategies aren't okay off well for him and it's safe to say that as the head of the team, he's got the greater part of the blame to bear. United needs a switch and not just any switch but a more reasonable switch that'll understand their condition and think innovatively without sentiments with the goal of team building and growth and implement new methods to combat their opponents. I don't know what the board is waiting for to realize the big error Ten Hag is to the team. The entire team has been infected with his virus and they need to be quarantined and looked after to return back to their usual self again. Sadly it may take a while but we hope it's soon.

 They lost at home to Fulham which is very much embarrassing because for one they're expected to outshine and outnumber their opponent considering the home advantage they had, even though Fulham on their own have been a tough team this season. Well, it's only sad that they experience this height of team leakage and breakage too. They just have to find a permanent solution to their issue. I must say that the issue is a general team predicament and they need to be set back to default mode. They currently are a very much predictable team though in terms of poor performance which is wrong and should be corrected and worked on. They've lost as much authority that they once possessed and gradually it's eating deep into the general area of the club which ought not to be so.

So far this season, Real Madrid have been very much active and set towards the La Liga trophy goal. They've in many weeks played games and ensured good results that's gotten and kept them in the top spot of the league table. Even though a couple of times, their performances have been reducing in range, they've still being able to manage a win before the end of the game. Well, they still have the champions confidence and determination in them too, adding that their manager is very much experimental in his approach to their games. They're a good team and they sure do know how to fix up their errors.

 Well it's very much essential that they correct errors faster and avoid incidents that are drastic and costly to occur as the times left won't entertain mistakes because it'll only be irreparable. Their weekend encounter against Sevilla well ended in a victory for them but they ought to have done better. Their performances in time past was enough evidence to show how capable they are for the game against Sevilla. Well, I don't know exactly who to blame though but I feel they're starting to take chances too. I think it only got scary and dangerous two games ago when they took on Vallecano and were left to a draw. Now one would think how such proactive team playing the host would succumb to a visiting team who are less performing than they are. Well that's the unpredictable nature of football. Sevilla themselves have all time being tough contenders in the league, giving big teams tough times too and it's understandable that they were able to ensure and cover up all the chances Madrid tried to make in the game. Well Madrid are a better team and they've got to show it on the pitch. We'll see how the next games would hold up for them.

This was a hard-fought battle for the 23rd round of Ligue 1, PSG hosted Stade Rennais. In a challenging match, the league leaders managed to snatch a draw in the dying moments of the game thanks to a penalty from Gonçalo Ramos (1-1). In a match where PSG dominated possession, they struggled to create clear-cut chances and saw Rennes take the lead thanks to a brilliant run from Amine Gouiri, who managed to beat Gianluigi
 Donnarumma.

 This lead was very great to come through for them very early in the first half. Rennes should be commended for how they’ve been. In the 2nd half the performance of the club dropped and that made psg got a penalty and converted it and they made them hAd a point in this match. Well I don’t have many views on this match because they are already said to be leading the league with great points, niw they are seeming to focus more on the UCL and this is what played out in this match. You can see how the players were careful and trying to keep themselves out of injury for the UCL clash later this week. Well I think going forward PSG Will have to improve on how they play so as not to lose grip on the league and playing the way they did against Rennes over the weekend is wuite risky as if they don’t improve or play better they could be placed under pressure. The league isn’t worth that standard of being under pressure so I think it should be all wins or majorly drawa from Psg as I already see them as league winners.

The season statrted and Manchester United were just like Chelsea without no hopes of finishing top 4 this season as both teams struggled to maintain winning streaks. Now the season got to a break and in 2024, it seems Manchester United got back on their feet and had great consistent wins that made us begin to consider them as one team to sure make one the final top 4 and going to the UCL next season. Well all that party came to an end at home to Fulham; United came into this match as the better team but it seemed they’ve been having some lucky wins especially as we see how Fulham were able to contain them. Fulham didn’t just end at outplaying them and balancing the game they also made sure ti get all 3 points at Old Trafford and this was really one turning point to the aspirations of the club.

 We can see how toothless they were without their centre forward, Hojlund; and they lost to a side who haven’t had an awY win in the last 6 months. Well the hopes Man United were trying to build in were all sank by injury crisis. Fulham deservedly took the lead early in the second half through a great effort from Calvin Bassey, and United had only half-chances to score until Harry Maguire hit home from close-range in the 89th minute. With nine minutes added on; Fulham were prepared for an onslaught and they got the win. Well we hope Hojlund returns on time because he’s been the main point man for this Manchester United tea and they look so ruthless without him in the team and now they’ve got some key matches and without Hojlund I don’t think they’ll be succeeding at all
 

The Italian league seems to get tougher and teams are rapidly growing into high worth, quality and class. The growth is evident and enviable too. This makes for the widespread fun in the league race too. It's not so easy to predict the outcome of the games too. Juventus are good, so is Milan, Napoli and even Frosinone too. Inter Milan too are in good form and these teams are lasting threats. The race for the trophy is tough and all teams are determined and unwavering at their goal. The strongest teams of the league are Juventus and Inter and the odds for the trophy for these teams are very much alike. Inter are faced with the European contest and for Juventus, they've still got extra time to prepare ahead for the league games.

 Well just barely weeks till the season comes to an end and it's very much feasible that Juventus may not be able to catch up with the points gap between them and inter Milan. Although, they're seemingly determined to work towards achieving it considering their recent game performances and outcomes too. Not withstanding, it'll only take inter Milan enduring a number of losses and draws for that to happen and this is something that Juventus themselves know won't be possible as their top opponent is also resilient and paced at securing the Serie A trophy. Juventus had a late win against Frosinone over the weekend which is definitely something they should work towards curtailing as it'll be very much advantageous to them if they're able to secure the win long before the injury time of the game. These last few weeks are critical to every team and their performances ahead will determine the range or level they'll be at the end of the season. No team will be willing to take chances and let opportunities slip by.

Funny how we still go about the topic of great footballers not being able to attain success level while as Coach of teams. This is a very big topic and one that requires greAt discussion because we’ve got a long list of those great ex players underperforming as coach. Now in the SPL, we’ve got one great English Llayer who was at a point considered to be Jurgen’s replacement at Liverpool and we’ve seen this same man performing poorly. He’s now suffering in the SPL after a long and dreadful spell at Aston Villa. Currently the man is under great pressure even though he started the campaign really well but I don’t know and can’t say what went wrong for him. He started this campaign really well and things going south for him after the huge money spent in the transfer season which is more than any spent by an other team in the league.

 Gerrard is under serious pressure and I don’t see him being able to hold unto his game for longer time because of poorly he’s performing with this club, it’s nothing to write home about. Well looking at the Aston Villa side he managed and how greatly they’ve improved to challenging for a UCL spot in less than a year if him departing is always one thing to strike out his good dedds in his coaching career. I can remember when these team had a great start to the season and many people thought they’ll be a team to contest for the SPL title now it’s seeming like the goals have all dried up as they haven’t had any win in the last 9 matches. Well we putting the blame on injury to an extent is like trying to save a name for Gerrard. Looking at this scenario, we can see how poorly Gerrard has been and I think him getting sent out by the club and the club hiring a better coach will do them more harm than good as most great ex late aren’t all to make a great coach.

Leverkusen for all time this season have proven to possess qualities of champions. Their unwavering and determined efforts to their games in both the German league and UEL have only shown how capable and fit and qualified they are to lift these trophies. It's safe to say that they'd be the right team to be victorious in these two football journies this season. For Xabi's ability based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from. It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams. It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too.

 Well it'll only be fair and an added advantage to the German club if their hit maker coach stays the next season with them to keep up with the positive differences he's trying impart to the club. He's this season tried all his best and these bests have gained reasonable and quality feedbacks and results too. He can as well be so much proud of his achievements so far just as everyone else is proud of him too. It's not that easy to take a club out of hiding and placing them at the spotlight. One would expect a lot more from him and the only way by which this expected lot more can be gotten is via his retainment in the team. Well rumours overtime may have that there may be plans for Munich and Liverpool to sign him up to themselves but yes he may try to create another good difference there but it's only fair that he stays at Leverkusen. For one, I do know they won't want to let him out of their hands yet. The players love him, even after this attained height, it's believed that as a tactical coach, he's got better plans up his sleeves to be unveiled in the coming seasons and definitely, he's one man that'll be watched closely in terms of team performance wherever he finds himself.

The UCL is always known to have a team who many don’t expect much from them but each time they play they seem to beat the expectations of the fans. These kind of teams usually doesn’t have to play much to get past each stage as they are most times usually escaping with narrow wins.We’ve had these kind of team in almost each season of the UCL and for last season one thing we can see that matches this description is Inter Milan. At the start of the campaign no one thought they’ll be able to pose a threat of any sort or even if they’ll, they won’t be able to stay in the competition for long.

 To our biggest surprise this team overcame every hurdle and got to the final of the competition although they didn’t win it as they were played by a very determined Manchester City team who had gotten to the final consecutively. Well this now brings us to this season surprise wonder and many believe PSG could be the surprise of the season. Well In as much as PSG aren’t up to standard of being called class on European competition, We can’t neglect the fact that this team is now better shaped especially since the addition of Luis Enrique to this team. Luis is one tactical genius and his tactics has now made this team look even and better shaped.

 You can see the improvements of the team when he changed the tactics and how they performed in the first leg at home to Real Sociedad. Well the 2nd leg though they’re going to that match comfortably but I’ll love to see how they perform away from home. Yes performing excellently away from home is also a boost to the team confidence and that can make us start seeing the team as maybe the surprise team of the UCL this season. This team is majorly focused on the UCL as for their league they’re having a resounding 11 point gap to 2nd place and they don’t seem to be under pressure. Well even if they don’t give a stellar performance this season, I think they’re a team to look out for next season as they’ll be having some nice additions and which I believe with Enrique in charge he’ll sure do wonders in this club.

Well last season we saw some improved clubs in the EPL and these clubs were able to maintain this improvements all through the season and that gave them some great result like European qualification. One of those improved teams in Newcastle, they performed greatly in the calendar year of 2023 and were able to finish in 4th place. Though they got eliminated in the group stage of the UCL, but they were able to make a name for themselves by defeating almighty PSg and causing trouble for Ac Milan. Well these kind of improvements is what we expected them to build on and get better entering this season but it seems, injury had it’s tow on them. Newcastle since when they had some crazy injury crisis haven’t been able to perform to optimum and it’s quite worrisome for the fans as these players aren’t living up to expectation. Now no one is having full confidence on Newcastle for going to any European competition as they keep having one bad performance to another.

 The match against Arsenal was one major test for them to see if they’ll at least have anything to offer but it seems that this team has now become a shadow of themselves as they keep performing poorly. In that match yes we expected Arsenal to at least have a say but not with those crazy goals. Arsenal had the lead quite early and surprisingly it was an own goal gifted to them by Newcastle, this lead was doubled within 6 minutes and that speaks a lot on the defense line of this said to be improved Newcastle. Well Arsenal too were the better team as we saw how they came into the 2nd half very confident and got additional 2 goals to add to the tally though some defensive errors occured and they weren’t able to keep the clean sheet.

 Going forward, we can now see that this Arsenal team that performed during the week is quite weak compared to this dreadful side that played during weekend. This result should send a warning signal to Porto because these Arsenal boys are quite young and  very agile. Arsenal are a goal down in the UCL, but they’ve got quite a lot to offer in the second leg and I’m very confident on Arsenal going through to the last 8. Though it seems Arsenal want to go all out for the EPl And chase it so dearly rather than the UCL as they play with less confidence in that competition. Though I still have high hopes on Arsenal being able to go through and I’ll sure have them in my selection if I’m to play a bet on this game.

Well the UCL has resumed and it’s quite having it’s surprises and this is the fun of the European Championship. The biggest clubs gets some crazy surprises and this is the fun of this competition.. Well looking at this years Round of 16 matches we’ve had a lot of big surprises in the first leg and these surprises is what raises the adrenaline of both the players and the fans in this competition. We had some big offset wins of less clubs winning the come who had high advantage. We’ll love to look at the match between Lazio and Bayern Mumich; this match was one we thought will go the way of Bayern especially as they’ve got better experience and a better squad than this Lazio side. To our surprise we saw Lazio having the lone goal win in this match and it’s was quite surprising though especially as we saw Bayern dominating all through this match. Before we try to consider Bayern’s chances of going through, we’ll have to take a look at their recent matches and compare their performance. Well for me I’m not just looking at recent performances but also looking at the all round performance of Bayern this season.

 Bayern haven’t been at their best like we used to know in the past seasons as they’ve been underperforming both in the league and in domestic competitions also the UCL grpup stage. Well Tuchel pattern wasn’t working and the board realized this quite early and have decided to let him go at the end of the season. I think Bayern in this match still have every chance to get past Lazio but will they be able to?? Bayern are not a team I’ll have full confidence on especially after the big disappointment in the first leg and in other matches of the league. I think the best Bayern can get off this match is a draw and that’ll be to the favour of Lazio. Well Lazio really wants to go through and for that, you don’t expect them to come into this match relaxed, rather they’ll come to this match with the defensive mindset and hope to hit Bayern on a counter or get the full time draw that brings them to the last 8. Well Tuchel is already leaving and for that reason, I don’t think he’ll be offering much in this fixture. So I still stand with Lazio qualifying from this stage.

Well when a player achieves hid full potential he’s usually linked to any move out of the club especially to a better club who can pay even more for his services. This is usually associated with young players because of their age and how massive they perform.  Most clubs are all chasing players who have the potential to achieve greatness at the club rather than chasing youngsters and helping to build them up. The latter is quite important but the first is more importatnter like they say especially for clubs in European competitions. Winning an European competition is key for most club and to that reason they prefer acquiring an already made player who already have the technical know how on th competition. Yes this brings us down to how much experience is needed for being part of a football club. In European competitions, what’s greatly needed more is experience before we talk about form as we can see how experience have helps some teams achieve great success in this league.

 Well another point we will love to look out is the African Best Player, Victor Osimhen and all that’s been revolving around him based on hi transfer out of the club. First, Victor is a born talent that’s been growing and achieving success on every stage he finds himself right from the U-17 World Cup. Victor has been prolific from Germany to France and down to Italy and he’s still having great potential and looking like one that’ll grace the limelight for a while. Well he was one major factor in Napoli winning the league after over 20+ years and that brought him the African Best trophy. Now he got into a mix up with Napoli and most of her fans and the club’s management especially in this season that they’re not able to defend the trophy they won excellently well last season. Now people are wanting him to leave the club and it’s seeming very possible.

 Well so many has linked him to a move to the EPL but he turned that down and said the rumors came from his loved fans who would want to see him thrive in England and he so much appreciates their effort but he reignited his stay at Napoli. Now he’s been linked to the French Champions PSG to replace Kylian who’s set to leave the club. Well in as much he’s still i der contract, I feel if PSG really wants the striker then they can acquire him amd I trust him to be able to thrive so well as he’s flourished in the French league in the past and can still flourish especially with the sweet formation of the French Club.

The financial situation of Barcelona at some moment didn't require an irrational spending. It required careful consideration and study too. Barcelona needed to get out of the situation fast and so they didn't n't dare trade their chances. They had eyes on some players who are or will also be willing to join them but they just couldn't squeeze out that funds because it'd have led to another jeopardy. It was so sad that for the time being, they were left with just free transfer options or low budgeted players. Adding a high rated player in the team also meant a careful study of his salary incentives and finding a plan that would befit this player and I don't think any player of that stance, would want his salary structure reviewed. The best thing for Barcelona was just endurance whilst finding quick means out of the situation so they'd be back to acquiring the best guys in the game.

 Well in as much as they were battled with that magnitude of setback as a team, the Spanish side still strived towards gaining good game results which also fueled their progress and performances in competitions to come. I won't say they did extremely well so far in the endeavors this season as definitely they had times of good news and good results and also times where they fell short of victory which was a negative effect to their journey so far this season. There's still a a few weeks left to the end of the season, they can still make a wholesome difference, though Real Madrid and Girona would give a difficult time, they can also work towards staying in good shape for the UCL tournament games too and we'd see how good, well and far they'd go as weeks go by.

Milan needs to put in extra work to their efforts. Their advancement in the European cup is very much a good push for them in terms of their confidence building but there's been times of less ball performances which takes till on them and it's causing setbacks in their Serie A race. This season though, they weren't really much of a strengthened team with increasing tempo as before but they tried to win games. All hope isn't lost for them as they've still got chances against lesser teams and their next league opponents.  They're a good side but it'll take something extra to be a better side. For now, they've got to strive to stay in shape and in the right spot on the league table. There are still weeks to go, no one knows if a change can be effected to the standings, one just has to look out for every team's performance. In all their strides, they never should forget that they're in huge competitive battle in the Serie A league and every moment and game count, so they've got no leisure to slack or relax or draw back in their efforts too.

 Lazio in the other hand have not really been performing at the usual pace we all know them to be at. They've got more work to do on themselves. The threats are high no doubt. The league is getting tougher and it's difficult for them to meet up or bounce back to somewhere meaningful at the top. At least, they're in the Champions league, maybe they'd be able to prove their worth there buh odds for advanced for them is low. Their strength should just currently be majored on the Serie A league. They have to stay in the games and acquire meaningful points too. Inter are the biggest team currently in the league and it's one feat they strived to attain by weekly victories. They've been able to gain grounds to be on top at the end of the season's first half. Judging from their performance so far, they've got what it takes to lift the trophy this season. They're good at what they do and they're relentless in their strides.

Onana's criticism from fans is not his fault, but a result of the general team's performance. Onana before now in his previous teams was as good as ever, he won awards and made good name for himself. His move to Manchester United and his performance afterwards surprised everyone because suddenly, he began to concede consistently and it was disappointing for the club as a whole. Do not blame Onana for his flops, Manchester United right now needs reformation, their defense, midfield, attack and team management as a whole needs to be fixed.

 Manchester United has suffered series of set backs in both team management and match outcomes, sometimes it's the manager's fault, sometimes the individual players, sometimes it's everyone's fault at thesame time. But I'd say that the manager is to be blamed fully because he's the overseer of the team and he has the capacity to make corrections when things go wrong so no matter how much a player is blamed, you won't tell me that the manager didn't also see the defaults in that player and make a move for his replacement. United's squad from back to forth are world class and I believe they just need the right hand. Let's use Onana as an instance, the major reason why he was signed by United was a result of his top notch performance with Ajax and now here's what they get. They need a new strategy, they also need a new managerial atmosphere, maybe that's where the jinx lies. Hopefully, they'd work on themselves and bring back the fighting spirit Onana experienced in his last teams.