Inter is a brutal team and I think this is what makes them so strong and also reminds me of their times around 2010. They had a monstrous defense and they used their chances like no other team. It is tough because once the opponents get into a position to score but don't convert their chances, Inter will be there and knock them out with the next counter attack.

But the analysis of his wrongdoing is so exact that I wonder why he risked a period of two years necessary to recover in case it goes wrong. If you are able beforehand to calculate the cost of your action like that, I mean it also takes a lot to go for it if you know that it takes two years until you can finally breath normally again in terms of financials. On the one hand, it is a sad story because I wish nobody to have bad times ahead of them, but on the other hand it is a little bit shocking to see that he went for it regardless of the consequences.

More quality players is definitely an issue that they need to solve urgently and they almost were beaten in the game against Villareal because a last minute goal was given and then revoked some moments later. They did at least get that one point, but this can't be satisfactory for them at all. Sevilla used to be a club that was always respected within La Liga because they were able to beat every team although their best times in La Liga are quite a while ago. But now everything is pointing towards Segunda division if it goes on like this.

But that is what seems to be the result for Sevilla, dropping points again if they can't score a late goal and I doubt they will. Their home game performance is that of a team that gets relegated by the end of the season given that they are even worse when they play away from home. Now they are going to have 10 points in 8 home matches, which is 1.25 points at home per game and in 19 games they could get less than 24 points. This season will be a catastrophe for them if they can't finally get some of their potential set free and improve their play.

It is a game at home for Napoli, but the comeback qualities that Inter Milan has demonstrated against Benfica Lisbon and the record they have in the Serie A so far and on top of that the strongest defense, all of that makes me doubt that Napoli has an advantage here. A draw is the most probable result in my opinion, but a win would be so important for Napoli as that would get them back into the top 4 with the chance to climb further and consolidate their position when they play against Juventus Turin and then Roma two weeks later. Maybe I was too early believing that Napoli won't be in for the title this season. I'll wait for this game to be played.

I like Tottenham but they are a good example to see what happens if a team starts to play less effectively. It is not their fault I think because I was surprised by their start into the season and instead thought they would be more like the 5th or 6th rank for most of the time, but they did great and could not keep going.

Today it is not looking good for them against Manchester City, which I think was taken into account, but it means they continue their negative series in results. 

Hell of course not... No confession and sincerity needed to say that Manchester United is rubbish this season, and in my honest () opinion, they were also trash last season. But many other teams were trash and then it came down to who is most trash and who is least trash and for some reason Manchester United managed to be less trash than Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea. That is how they got into the Champions League. It certainly wasn't because of impressive performances and great coaching by ten Hag.

Oh my god I was reading your post and thought that there is some truth to it that it is hard to recall when Sevilla won their last game. I gave it a shot and now found that they won their last La Liga game on 26th September! I am amazed for how long they have been without success now. But besides that the only win they had was in the first round of the Copa del Rey against Quintanar and I have no idea which league they are, but that ended 0-3 for Sevilla. They are in the middle of a storm and it is worse than last season.

But Napoli in my opinion couldn't be expected to uphold what they have achieved last season as they are not able to recruit star players like other big clubs and I think what it needs to stay at the top after a great season is strong player reinforcements and investment in player quality. If you start with about the same team with no extra added competition within the squad and no highly motivated new players, it can become difficult with some of the changes that needed to be made to keep playing with the same dedication as the season before. I thought that there was a pivotal point for them when they got knocked out in the Champions League. They became weaker afterwards.

And what you call undoubtedly one of the best strikers in Spain is a player who scores one goal about every two games. It is a little bit more than that, but still roughly it is correct. Barcelona should be looking for the next Suarez or any striker who has the potential to score 30 goals and more. These average strikers like Morata don't win them anything. He is not even close to the top strikers that Barcelona had in the past. Look at his history and see how many goals he scored per game and I think this is not enough for a club like Barcelona. It would be another temporary emergency solution.

Since winning the World Cup is so hard, it wouldn't be a surprise if they don't win it again. But which team do you think would be strong enough to win the title? I am quite sure that the vast majority will go with France, but I was taught a lesson last time because I was very confident that France would win the final game against Argentina. But I wasn't wrong for the first time. Guessing who is going to win a World Cup title is a losing game because chances are low that someone gets it right. My guess would again be France because I think they have the best chances, but that doesn't mean they are above all other teams.

Turkish clubs are among the best clubs in the UEFA Champions League this season... I don't know why you are talking in the plural form because there is only one club from Turkey, Galatasaray, playing in the Champions League and whether many people agree that they have been among the best clubs in the CL this season is also debatable to say the last. They performed very well in a few games, but saying that they have been among the best means you put them into the same category like Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. I think it is not quite like that!

Guirassy reminds me of Kolo Muani who left Frankfurt and PSG paid a whopping 90 million euros or more? I don't know the exact amount, but I don't think that Guirassy is worse than Kolo Muani, but the difference may be the age as Kolo Muani is three years younger. Still when we consider what the market has been looking like in the last few years, 15 million is impossible unless he has that written in his contract. We are also talking about rich Premier League clubs. Stuttgart could possibly ask for 60 million and more. If one of those clubs really wants him, they would also pay that amount.

But this is what I mean, you make your own definitions for work. But does work mean in a sports world? Mental training, good nutrition, physical training, other methods help professionals elevate to the next level. Maybe Ronaldo spent half an hour more at training on average per day than Messi, but how does anyone know what Messi did all the time? Or any other player who is fully dedicated, working their asses off. There is a huge number of things that can count as work, but if you refer to the pure physical workload, maybe you are right. But if there is a defender who doesn't score any goals and doesn't win any titles, but works as much as Ronaldo, do you think people would also talk as much about him? Or is there a correlation not only between the work and the success, but also between the success and the talk about Ronaldo? But this leads nowhere, let's agree that Ronaldo is the hardest working human being on the planet. 

"It's not normal, so don't criticise him."

Could you please elaborate where you found specific criticism? Contextualizing something or talking about relations to other hard working people is no criticism. It is about putting things into perspective.

I think it is more of a mutual dependency as Messi loves the game and wants the excitement that the Argentinian team can give him. The Argentinian people of course. Messi is a genius that can produce special moments in a game every time, but his game becomes more about passing the ball spaces that nobody else can identify that quickly and then serve as precisely. He is also more about free kick goals. His dribbling skills will decline in speed within the next 3 years I think, but I would still appreciate to see him play. With the role he has in the team, 38 years doesn't sound like too high of an age to still play a World Cup.

I think one way to make some guesses about the required performance of Girona to have a chance at the end of the season is the average number of points that title winners won in the last few years. It often was close to 90 points and then it becomes obvious that this is a huge challenge for them. I also think that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid won't lose many points easily. Maybe they will lose some here and there because of a draw, but I expect Real Madrid especially to go very close to 90 points and maybe more than that. If Girona wants to play for the title, something impossible is needed

Yes but consistency needs to be on quite a high level as they have Tottenham and Newcastle behind them, both of which I think will become the biggest threat to Aston Villa as I believe they are a bit better. Maybe with Tottenham I am wrong, but Newcastle should make up for some of the games they didn't play that well very soon. A top four finish for Aston Villa would be outstanding for them. I don't have the slightest idea when they had such an amazing finish for the last time. Is it decades ago?

If we focus on this season, which were those strong teams that Manchester United exceed expectations against? They lost against Tottenham, Arsenal, Brighton, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Newcastle, then also against Copenhagen and Galatasaray at home. I am sorry but I can't see where they exceeded expectations this season. This is why I hope that they now get kicked out and this drama surrounding them comes to an end. It isn't exactly a pleasure to watch them play in the top games. Those times are over and they need to adjust a lot of things or come up with some significant changes.

They had strong candidates last season as well, but Sevilla did show a different face in the Europa League and outplayed teams like Manchester United and I think Juventus Turin, but even with some fantasy I don't believe that Sevilla could do the same thing again. Last season they have done pretty well in most of the Europa League games, but this time they are bad in all competitions. Switching gears seems to not be possible for them and they are having the same problems in La Liga again.

But it was still hard work for them and that is what I would still criticize about them. They scored 22 goals in 14 games and this often puts them into a position where they need to sweat it out until the final whistle is blown. But normally they have the quality to finish the game much earlier. It is not rare so far that they need to score the decider late in the game or have some breathtaking chances against them and need to get lucky because their opponents can't score.