Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[dezoel]

Undoubtedly, Aston Villa has been very impressive since the start of the season and it's because of their consistent performance in the English Premier League that they currently occupy the third position of the league table but playing away at Everton, I don't expect them to easily win the game. A lot of people actually did stake their money on the game with the prediction that Aston Villa are gonna win the game which I think was surprising to me because Everton have also been performing well in the league this season and if not for their 10 point deduction by the English FA for their alleged breach of financial sustainability rules, they should've been in a good position in the league by now.

Aston Villa having good season but now in last four games they are having just five points which is clearly indicating how things are taking change, and they are losing their chance for the staying at the top four in this game against Everton they were completely dominating but spirited Everton and their defensive tactics not allow Aston Villa to score goal and win the game with having one important point is also good for the home side which is now having 17th spot just one point above Luton which is currently at the 18th spot and one match in hand.

Now next match is important for the Everton which is going to visit London for facing Fulham which is also doing good job in last few games as they beat Arsenal and have challenging end of the game against Chelsea so Fulham vs Everton could be also good and interesting game for the both clubs.

[lixer]

Tottenham was by far the better team overall
And an assist on debut for Timo Werner. Good job Timo. But needs more conviction and aggression in the game.

Honestly, I am tired of watching United play. I think I will take a break for now.
United will finish 7th or 8th this season. The team has no style of play.
Several players are not good enough to compete where we want to be.
Ten Hag will go because this will be unacceptable by anyone’s standards.

Not only is MU's attack this season having problems, with expected strikers like Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford, or Antony. Everyone played distractedly. MU also has difficulty in defense.
Tottenham entered the match at Old Trafford without the services of captain Son Heung Min. They replaced striker Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig. I think if Son Heung Min were there, he wouldn't let there be such a draw. He will make Onana's goal vibrate continuously. MU was very lucky in this match. With a 2-2 draw at MU's field, Tottenham has the same 40 points as fourth-placed Arsenal.
Currently, Erik Ten Hag and his team are 8 points behind the group qualifying for next season's Champions League. This is not a big gap when the tournament still has 17 rounds left to end. However, MU needs to close the gap soon if they do not want to become a spectator of this exciting race.

Manchester United is currently at his worst with their attack and defense both are not working as they needed to do their performance is going the worst day by day which is surely needed to be overhauled for having better and suitable players which able to give their best and having good consistency which is not near them in this all season, and now they are losing their chances for jumping into top four now after this draw they are having 32 points which are 8 behind Arsenal which is currently at the top four but still Manchester United stats are worst into top 10 clubs as they score 24 goals and concede 29 which are surely not standard of team like Manchester United which is having not ideal situation and future is also looking not good with this performance.

[Odusko]

The consistency in Manchester United is absolutely questionable because the team has not yet done anything great to accord them with the huge honour. Not for this season. Manchester United have been so inconsistent with their fixturings and if not for the big team that they are, they will have fall below the lines more than they are currently at the table standing.

I will put the majority of the blame on the manager, Eric Ten Hag and the management too for allowing all the unnecessary internal wranglings from the beginning of the season till today. It caused the team not to be stable at all and all they were doing was more-or-less like a trial-by-error kind of game.

In a good number of matches, Manchester United have shown some positive levelling up in their performance and there is no doubt that even in the next few matches we will also be seeing the club either striving to make us more proud or to keep with the record which their already created before and for sure, many of their fans are already tired of Manchester united mismanagement crisis,  and this internal crisis in the club have to lead the club into what it is today and for that, we have seen that most of Manchester united winnings are now seen as based on luck and nothing more.
But also we know that,  in football, anything can happen and there is a high possibility that we may see them putting up a positive move that will change the face of the league if the odds of changing their back and good luck working for them.

[Jatiluhung]

Last week's match between Newcastle vs Manchester City is still an unforgettable one because the hosts were quite ahead but had to lose in injury time. It was all because Kevin De Bruyne came on in the second half and talked about one of the best midfielders in the world, so everyone hoped that he could turn things around for Manchester City to win. Kevin De Bruyne's entry was very influential and he was the key to Manchester City's victory through his goals and assists that night.



In fact, from various sources, Jurgen Kloop said that Kevin De Bruyne's return would shake a country and it was true that in the match against Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne proved his talent and even though he had just recovered from injury, his performance still amazed everyone who watched. Manchester City's victory was not entirely Pep Guardiola's strategy and was purely the talent of Kevin De Bruyne who had the vision to see his teammate preparing to run to meet the ball and avoid being offside. That is a classy assist that only a few players have and Kevin De Bruyne is one of them.

1 goal and 1 assist when he was just recovering from injury is something that would be difficult for any midfielder to emulate at the moment. And it's not surprising that De Bruyne has always been considered the best midfielder since last season. And it seems he still deserves that title.

Newcastle, which is still unable to perform optimally due to player injury problems that still haunt their team, can still make it difficult for Man City. So I also don't doubt that one day Newcastle will return to being a team fighting for the title in the EPL. That is when their squad is truly free from the constraints of the storm of injuries. And when their main injured players return, that's when Newcastle will become a scary team again. Man City's match yesterday was also not at full strength because Haaland had not returned. And when Haaland returns everything will be even better. De Bruyne's return has also had a big impact. So if Haaland also returns and collaborates with De Bruyne then things will get even more interesting.

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Manchester United is currently at his worst with their attack and defense both are not working as they needed to do their performance is going the worst day by day which is surely needed to be overhauled for having better and suitable players which able to give their best and having good consistency which is not near them in this all season, and now they are losing their chances for jumping into top four now after this draw they are having 32 points which are 8 behind Arsenal which is currently at the top four but still Manchester United stats are worst into top 10 clubs as they score 24 goals and concede 29 which are surely not standard of team like Manchester United which is having not ideal situation and future is also looking not good with this performance.

Of course Manchester United performance was not very good in the last 5 matches in the Premier League because they were only able to achieve 1 win. Their concentration is very disturbed in every match, they are able to build an attack but there is no perfect solution to become a goal. Sometimes Manchester united is too careless in attacking so that when a counterattack occurs they are unable to break it. There is indeed a need for an overhaul of their defense and attack lines in this transfer market. I see Erik starting to approach Benzema to fix the gaps in their front line. Well, if this recruitment is successful, they will definitely be ready to cover the weaknesses in the front line.

For the defense line, of course Onana needs better control or support to maintain their defense in the upcoming matches. If onana performs well while the defenders do not perform well, of course it will not work. Erik must be able to bring about significant changes for their progress because currently they are 8 points behind the top 4 teams. For this reason, they still have hope and they must be able to make the best use of it.

[tusandii]

Haaland and Salah are both at 14 goals.

Momo will skip games during this month for the African cup, for this reason it will be even easier for Haaland winning the goal leaderboard this season.

Currently the two players are topping the charts for English Premier League top scorer and since they're currently absent in the league, question have been raised about who will win the English golden boot between the two players at the end of the season. Mohammed Salah is currently playing for his national team in the African Cup Of Nations and should his country reach the final, he's only expected to be back in the English Premier League by second week of February. Erling Haaland is currently injured and expected to be back in one or two weeks time.

The two players have the qualities and capabilities of winning the golden boot but if you should ask me , I think Erling Haaland will win it ahead of Salah.

Although he recently suffered an injury that forced him to sit out and watch his teammates win the FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia, Haaland is still the name on the list of top scorers in the Premier League this season. He promises to come back strongly in the coming matches. Most defenses of teams in the Premier League have yet to find a way to prevent Haaland from scoring. Haaland benefits much more than Mohamed Salah because he has many teammates around him who are ready to help him score goals in matches. The combination of Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland will not be surprising when Erling Haaland will win the golden shoe this season.
But if the Norwegian striker cannot compete in the next 3 rounds, he can ultimately be surpassed by Mohamed Salah and Son Heung Min.

Yes, Haaland and De Bruyne collaboration has always been something extraordinary, always able to produce scores and now De Bruyne has returned to the field and has just scored and provided assists to other players so what you say is true that Haaland superior at that club. has very solid cooperation and the support of great players, while Salah while he was at Liverpool, his performance was very good, but that was the result of his own struggle and in depth, the performance of a club, Manchester City, was superior and Haaland had the opportunity to overtake the score scored by Salah and soon Haaland will return soon which will help Manchester City get back on track to shift Liverpool position and lead the Premier League again.
I really can't wait for Haaland to come back soon and work together with De Bruyne on the pitch and I would guess that after Haaland returns these two great players will definitely give a very good performance, at least De Bruyne will get an assist from Haaland who will score.
Pep Guardiola very smart coach and I am sure he will help the players to achieve the targets they want so that Haaland still has the opportunity to compete with Salah.

[Blitzboy]

That's true but it's hard to fix it caused by manchester united didn't have good defenders in the club. It doesn't even matter if you were mix and match those defenders hundred of times and it will still useless. I remind you that if manchester united is not having good attacking line too.

Sometimes, it was lucky enough but the consistency from club is still questionable right now. It surprises me that how chelsea was able surpassing manchester united. This proves that if chelsea can also become a direct competitor for manchester united as soon as possible.

The consistency in Manchester United is absolutely questionable because the team has not yet done anything great to accord them with the huge honour. Not for this season. Manchester United have been so inconsistent with their fixturings and if not for the big team that they are, they will have fall below the lines more than they are currently at the table standing.

I will put majority of the blame to the manager, Eric Ten Hag and the management too for allowing all the unnecessary internal wranglings from the beginning of the season till today. It caused the team not to be stable at all and all they were doing were more-or-less like a trial by error kind of game.

Its exhausting that they keep underperforming. In this, management and Ten Hag are crucial. Internal troubles have plagued the club since the season began, affecting stability and performance. They seem to be guessing rather than planning.

However, their recent match against Tottenham helped me relax. Despite the tie, Tottenham is a strong team to face and hold. Tottenham's quality made this result acceptable despite their inability to preserve the lead. I suppose its a gleam of hope in a disappointing season.

[Baki202]

Haaland and Salah are both at 14 goals.

Momo will skip games during this month for the African cup, for this reason it will be even easier for Haaland winning the goal leaderboard this season.

Salah and Haaland are lagging behind in terms of goals scored, and Salah has a better chance of winning it because he is currently in form and has a greater opportunity than Haaland. When you consider the entire scenario, Salah is leading Liverpool, and his absence for the African Cup will definitely have an impact on the team.

I agree with you that Salah's absence in the EPL will give Haaland an advantage to top the highest goal scorer this season and let's look at it this way, Haaland hasn't been in action for a while and we don't really know when he'd be joining the team but I don't think he can come back and start scoring goals from where he left it. He might be rusty in the game and it will take him like 4-5 games before getting those scoring ability back.
While the City striker is trying to recover I feel Dominic Ayodele Solanke would try to get past Haaland and Salah that's if Bournemouth continue getting things right and the striker (Dominic Ayodele Solanke) continues scoring goals. I just have that feeling that he can get more goals than Mo Salah and Haaland.

That is even better, and in addition to Haaland's advantage, Manchester City will benefit as well, as it appears that Momo and Salah won't be available. The defending champions, Manchester City, will undoubtedly prevail no matter what the obstacle, and I also have a strong feeling that we will win the Champions League. Furthermore, Haaland will continue to be the line with the greatest goal total.

And Haaland not been in action was as a result of the absence of De Bruyne absence and am so happy that my man is back. And you will see that our mood of playing will change. Once he plays one or two game everything will be in place again  I trust Haaland.

[Arenga pinnata]

That's true but it's hard to fix it caused by manchester united didn't have good defenders in the club. It doesn't even matter if you were mix and match those defenders hundred of times and it will still useless. I remind you that if manchester united is not having good attacking line too.

Sometimes, it was lucky enough but the consistency from club is still questionable right now. It surprises me that how chelsea was able surpassing manchester united. This proves that if chelsea can also become a direct competitor for manchester united as soon as possible.

The consistency in Manchester United is absolutely questionable because the team has not yet done anything great to accord them with the huge honour. Not for this season. Manchester United have been so inconsistent with their fixturings and if not for the big team that they are, they will have fall below the lines more than they are currently at the table standing.

I will put majority of the blame to the manager, Eric Ten Hag and the management too for allowing all the unnecessary internal wranglings from the beginning of the season till today. It caused the team not to be stable at all and all they were doing were more-or-less like a trial by error kind of game.

Actually, Man United has quite good players in their squad. Even their attack line is filled with great players who could actually play better. If we look at how these Man United players play when defending their own national team, we can see the true quality of these players. But when they returned to the Man United squad their quality seemed to fade. I don't know whether it is due to internal problems between fellow players within the club who do not have strong emotional ties or perhaps due to managerial errors which are unable to build solidarity within the club.

However, one thing that I and many other people have talked about is that the teamwork in the Man United squad is really bad. So that all players are unable to show each other their true qualities. Even Onana, who was a great goalkeeper at Inter Milan, turned out to be a goalkeeper who made a lot of mistakes at Man United. It was as if he was very nervous and had a lot of pressure on his mind. I think they played uncomfortably. And this has a big influence on their performance and concentration on the field. And now what Cristiano Ronaldo said before he left one by one has come true.

[ginsan]

What I saw was that Man United played badly in this match, so it could be considered that they were very lucky to get a draw. If we look at the possession of the ball and how Tottenham really dominated the game, as if this was an away match for Man United, though we all know the match was held at Old Trafford. As a team, Man United doesn't have a good rhythm and they also look very sluggish on the pitch (only a few players seem to have a high fighting spirit : Hojlund, Garnacho, and Bruno Fernandes)

Manchester United had a strong opponent this week and of course a draw was very good for them. Tottenham this season, if compared with Manchester United, Tottenham is definitely much stronger than them. In this match, Tottenham performance was more impressive because they were able to balance their strengths at home to their opponents. I think Manchester united weakness is none other than because they didn't focus on playing more defensively when they took the lead early.

An additional 1 point from this match made Tottenham equalize their points tally with Arsenal. But Arsenal still has one game for week 21 so Arsenal has the opportunity to get away from tottenham pressure. Tottenham continues to put pressure on the top 4 ranked teams because if they fail to achieve maximum results then tottenham will take advantage of the opportunity to return to the top 4 rankings.

[piebeyb]

Last week's match between Newcastle vs Manchester City is still an unforgettable one because the hosts were quite ahead but had to lose in injury time. It was all because Kevin De Bruyne came on in the second half and talked about one of the best midfielders in the world, so everyone hoped that he could turn things around for Manchester City to win. Kevin De Bruyne's entry was very influential and he was the key to Manchester City's victory through his goals and assists that night.



In fact, from various sources, Jurgen Kloop said that Kevin De Bruyne's return would shake a country and it was true that in the match against Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne proved his talent and even though he had just recovered from injury, his performance still amazed everyone who watched. Manchester City's victory was not entirely Pep Guardiola's strategy and was purely the talent of Kevin De Bruyne who had the vision to see his teammate preparing to run to meet the ball and avoid being offside. That is a classy assist that only a few players have and Kevin De Bruyne is one of them.

I'm sure many people watched that match where we saw Newcastle playing defensively, almost all of their players were in the back line just to maintain their victory and frustrated Manchester City who had difficulty finding gaps to score an equalizer. 

I was disappointed at first because KDB wasn't played from the start of the match but in the second half KDB was only started by Guardiola, after he entered the field Manchester City's game changed and the Newcastle players started to space out openings so it was very easy for KDB to score goals and assists. in the final goal.

This is a match that I will never forget because KDB saved Manchester City and didn't lose, I understand more and more why Guardiola played KDB in the second half, apparently Guardiola didn't want to play him in full because of course Guardiola was careful because KDB was still in the healing process so he was worried about injury. again which will be detrimental to Manchester City, especially in the UCL later. This victory certainly made Kloop also worried that Liverpool could make mistakes in the next few matches so that it would allow Manchester City to overtake Liverpool at the top of the standings. 

[Docnaster]

What I saw was that Man United played badly in this match, so it could be considered that they were very lucky to get a draw. If we look at the possession of the ball and how Tottenham really dominated the game, as if this was an away match for Man United, though we all know the match was held at Old Trafford. As a team, Man United doesn't have a good rhythm and they also look very sluggish on the pitch (only a few players seem to have a high fighting spirit : Hojlund, Garnacho, and Bruno Fernandes)

Manchester United had a strong opponent this week and of course a draw was very good for them. Tottenham this season, if compared with Manchester United, Tottenham is definitely much stronger than them. In this match, Tottenham performance was more impressive because they were able to balance their strengths at home to their opponents. I think Manchester united weakness is none other than because they didn't focus on playing more defensively when they took the lead early.

An additional 1 point from this match made Tottenham equalize their points tally with Arsenal. But Arsenal still has one game for week 21 so Arsenal has the opportunity to get away from tottenham pressure. Tottenham continues to put pressure on the top 4 ranked teams because if they fail to achieve maximum results then tottenham will take advantage of the opportunity to return to the top 4 rankings.

The result of Manchester United game against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday didn't sit well with majority of the fans of the home club as it has sparked series of reactions from most of them. To the home fans, they were of the opinion that Manchester United should've won the game convincingly which I think was a disrespect to Tottenham Hotspur and their efforts since the start of the season. Tottenham Hotspur was once at the top of the league and were the last team to lose a game in the English Premier League this season so playing out a draw against them shouldn't be seen as a bad result even when their top scorer Son Heung-Min didn't feature in the game.

Now that a lot of the fans of Manchester United are calling for the sack of Erik ten Hag because of his poor performance this season, I think it's safe to say that the manager have been poor and deserves to be sacked. Unless a new manager is brought to  manage the Manchester United team for the rest of the season, I don't think they'll finish the season in the top four of the league.

[Velvet78]

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Manchester United was poor at them set pieces, Pedro Porro also had good delivery of the ball into the eighteen yard box. Both Jonny Evans and Andrea Onana couldn't at least save that hola scored. Poor marking poor goalkeeping from Onana.
God! I miss Andre Onana.

Onana accepted to play two games in twenty-four hours and he has left for AFCON games now. He played as usual again which didn't make me surprised at all.    But ten Hag couldn't still rely on their backup goalkeepers in a big game like this. Because this game might have ended much worse for Manchester United then maybe.  

Now Manchester United are lucky that they won't have any game to play until February. In the meantime there is a chance for Onana to come back in case Cameroon say goodbye to AFCON early. Otherwise ten Hag will have to give a chance to one of the backup goalkeepers.

[Roseline492]

In fact, from various sources, Jurgen Kloop said that Kevin De Bruyne's return would shake a country and it was true that in the match against Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne proved his talent and even though he had just recovered from injury, his performance still amazed everyone who watched. Manchester City's victory was not entirely Pep Guardiola's strategy and was purely the talent of Kevin De Bruyne who had the vision to see his teammate preparing to run to meet the ball and avoid being offside. That is a classy assist that only a few players have and Kevin De Bruyne is one of them.

Of course Kelvin de Bruyne remains a very good assets to Manchester City, perhaps Pep Guardiola saw the potential in him that's why he never talked about selling him during his jury that made him stay that long because if it was most of other coaches considering the injury Kelvin de Bruyne was battling selling him would have been an option for them but Pep Guardiola is a very Vision man that has already seen that the injury will not affect his performance when he resumes training and Kelvin de Bruyne came back with his the same good performance, actually his performance on the few matches he has played now has been very encouraging.

[Mayor of ogba]

Man United's performance is difficult to predict, but most of them always play badly. Especially Onana's blunders, a ball that should have been easy to anticipate but instead he failed.
Likewise in the middle, Bruno did not have a significant impact. I wonder why ETH can give him the confidence to be team captain, even though there are still several players who are tracking to become captain and can make a difference.

In terms of Tottenham's game, they were better, they were just unlucky because of the 6 shots on goal only 2 resulted in goals.
Without Son's presence, it would have a very significant impact. Timo Werner making his debut with this assist is enough to prove that he can still compete in the EPL.

Manchester United is a complete example of an unstable team which unpredictable and I think predicting the Manchester United matches is the hardest thing in the Premier League because Ten Hag couldn't bring stability to his team even after months of working here. Manchester United had a good performance against Tottenham, Rasmus Højlund, and Marcus Rashford helped Manchester United to win this match and they got even the chance to beat Tottenham but even time Tottenham could score the goal to get the draw.

Manchester United's inconsistency is getting out of hand. Manchester United players are just playing as people who are not paid to play football. Tottenham was better than Manchester United yesterday and Machester was just lucky to get a draw because Tottenham failed to score more goals in the second half.

[jaberwock]

I think they lost their self-confidence and the lightness that they played their football with. Newcastle was a surprise team and now they were literally brought back down to earth when they lost the Champions League group stage like that. Only 5 points was a big disappointment for them. In my view Newcastle was the stronger team in both games against Dortmund and yet they ended up losing both of those games. They could now lose it all in a very short period of time if they fail to win against Fulham in the FA Cup. It is a game away from home and actually the last competition they have a chance to achieve something.

Eddie Howe and his team which have impressive start of the season into Premier League and Champions League lost their rhythm and now having one of the worst team into Premier League with having just one win from their last five games and conceded 11 goals which are surely not ideal for the team which is having best options but now all on bench due to long list of the injuries and suspension players.

Currently, they are having 2 wins from their last 10 games and now having next game against Fulham in London for the FA Cup and if they lost then surely things can go worst as after this game they are going to face Aston Villa for the Premier League, and this could be another poor result for them with their chances for the top ranks are going to be ended.

[Jody.Drummer]

The consistency in Manchester United is absolutely questionable because the team has not yet done anything great to accord them with the huge honour. Not for this season. Manchester United have been so inconsistent with their fixturings and if not for the big team that they are, they will have fall below the lines more than they are currently at the table standing.

I will put the majority of the blame on the manager, Eric Ten Hag and the management too for allowing all the unnecessary internal wranglings from the beginning of the season till today. It caused the team not to be stable at all and all they were doing was more-or-less like a trial-by-error kind of game.

In a good number of matches, Manchester United have shown some positive levelling up in their performance and there is no doubt that even in the next few matches we will also be seeing the club either striving to make us more proud or to keep with the record which their already created before and for sure, many of their fans are already tired of Manchester united mismanagement crisis,  and this internal crisis in the club have to lead the club into what it is today and for that, we have seen that most of Manchester united winnings are now seen as based on luck and nothing more.
But also we know that,  in football, anything can happen and there is a high possibility that we may see them putting up a positive move that will change the face of the league if the odds of changing their back and good luck working for them.

In a club, it's not just improving that we have to look at, but we also have to look at how they can maintain their consistency in order to stay on the right track, and Manchester United under Erik Ten Hag have not been able to show that. I am surprised by this club, because when viewed from the players they have, they actually have a good squad, even some of them are considered as players who have high potential. Maybe we are familiar with players who have good performances, but after becoming Manchester United players they cannot show something that can make us believe in them more. Is it about comfort that ultimately makes them decline? or indeed this club has internal problems that have not been resolved until now. I don't know.

[vennali]

Spurs have got things rolling in the attacking side of things, even though they lost their best player and record goalscorer in Harry Kane. They have now successfully, for the first time in Premier League era, scored consecutively in 33 games. Credit goes to their manager Ange, who's philosophy works really well in the EPL. Attacking football.

[Oluwa-btc]

The consistency in Manchester United is absolutely questionable because the team has not yet done anything great to accord them with the huge honour. Not for this season. Manchester United have been so inconsistent with their fixturings and if not for the big team that they are, they will have fall below the lines more than they are currently at the table standing.

I will put majority of the blame to the manager, Eric Ten Hag and the management too for allowing all the unnecessary internal wranglings from the beginning of the season till today. It caused the team not to be stable at all and all they were doing were more-or-less like a trial by error kind of game.

Not blaming the owners first means you know nothing about the club, Erik Ten Hag wasn't backed with the names he wanted for Manchester United, the players he brought in are player's he has worked with one way or the other before Manchester United and he can look back and say, this player can impact in this role. Most of y'all just come on here to say whatever you feel like coz of PC ? Crap!

Manchester United scouting team has got to be poor, I believe Erik Ten Hag has already told em what he wants, has be got any better talent? Lots to say but I'll keep it brief.

He had Injured players who had a great last season, they're out Injured so you don't expect them to jave a good form and consistency. 2 weeks until the next game against Wolverampton so, well see how it goes for them to prepare. Having Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez back is a +

[dzungmobile]

Not blaming the owners first means you know nothing about the club, Erik Ten Hag wasn't backed with the names he wanted for Manchester United, the players he brought in are player's he has worked with one way or the other before Manchester United and he can look back and say, this player can impact in this role.

Ten Hag was given lot of money for transfer and Manchester United agreed to buy many players on request of Ten Hag. It is not like he wasn't backed by the club to develop the squad and train players with his philosophy. I would say he got more support from the club than previous coaches from transfer money to how he was given power to handle star players in the club.

Manchester United scouting team has got to be poor, I believe Erik Ten Hag has already told em what he wants, has be got any better talent? Lots to say but I'll keep it brief.

Manchester United scout team possibly did their job bad enough but Ten Hag is free to request buying his wanted players. He got them but results are still bad and as a coach, he must be realistic that no way all of his requests for transfer will be approved.