Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[beerlover]

A team as big as Liverpool will not depend on just one player, Mohamed Salah is their main player who makes a big contribution, but that doesn't mean that without Mohamed Salah, Liverpool's performance will decline drastically.
I see that Liverpool has even strength in all lines, so if there is a rotation of players in several sectors, it will not have a significant effect on the team's performance.

I mean up until the last game, everyone will keep trusting that they will have a chance to win it all, which is why I think it is going to be fun for the rest of the season. However, when you look at how Liverpool is going, I think it would be very difficult for them to lose as well, who are they going to lose against? This means that, one team will make a mistake, like lose to a team they should win, or get a draw, and those type of games will be the deciding factor.

I think it should be important to realize that we are not going to end up with anything that would be marginal, and should be considering the improvement a lot more. Also, injuries plays a big role, and if anyone gets injured again, that may result not so well.

[uchegod-21]

It is difficult for Manchester City to overtake Liverpool who are trying to secure first position after not feeling at the top of the standings for a very long time. Liverpool are in their best performance at the moment, they continue to collect points to keep their distance from their closest competitors. Klopp will try to give Liverpool his best to end Manchester City's success story in the EPL over the last few years. This season Liverpool has once again shown its strength as a big club in the EPL, they will try to win this trophy to increase the team's enthusiasm for the next season.

The hopes of Liverpool fans and coach Klopp are true, but Manchester City is not standing still at the moment so things will also be exciting this season when Manchester City continues to chase Liverpool to take top position. Even though in reality Liverpool is in very good condition, there is a big possibility for Liverpool to continue to stay at the top if Liverpool can continue to achieve victory in the remaining matches this season, especially when Liverpool faces strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.

While looking at the English Premier League table, you will understand that nothing different will happen in this season apart from the usual end of season drama. This time around the drama might not be so interesting, just because Arsenal is not at the top of the English Premier League table. Arsenal Football club is more dramatic than any other club in England. This is because they could be leading the table with 7 points difference and will lose all of them within five matches to end the league. That is unlike Liverpool, if Liverpool is able to extend their leading with up to five points, I will be confident to tell Manchester City goodbye to the title this season. but if the goal difference is just two or three which only one match mistake could cover, I will not be confident that Liverpool will be able to maintain their top spot till the end of the season. If you examine the league very carefully, you will understand that Manchester City KDB is back and also Erling Haaland is back to the squad. Much is therefore expected of Manchester city.

[Mr.right85]

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

Erik Ten Hag is always confident in Andre Onana despite his frequent mistakes, always what Erik Ten Hag says is: "I believe Onana will rise and have confidence" even though we know he was a bad goalkeeper after the move from Inter Milan.

Onana's form is no longer what it was at Inter Milan he can be said to have deteriorated in performance as a goalkeeper and perhaps it can be said more goals against him in the EPL than any other goalkeeper?

Until Erik Ten Hag is still at Manchester United I think he will remain the main player.

I think what Ten hags doesn’t know is the that the EPL is different from Eredivisie and Serie A. At Inter Milan, Onana had enough defensive security, couple with the way they play in the team with 3 at the back which provided enough solidity at the back to protect him and mask his errors.
At Manchester United, the defense is non existent. His errors are becoming unnumbered and it was the idea of the manager to bring him to the club, so I think it’s the hope that "things might get better" that’s keeping him at the club.

[hahay]

Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, did not perform well when playing for Cameroon at AFCON in the round 2 group c match. Cameroon then lost 3-1 against Senegal.
In the third group c match between Gambia vs Cameroon, Onana was benched and Ondoha was entrusted with the goalkeeper position in the ongoing match.

The Cameroon coach realized after seeing and assessing Onana's abilities when they lost against Senegal and Rigobert Song didn't want Cameroon to lose again by placing Onana as the main goalkeeper against Gambia.

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

If in the next Manchester United match Erik ten Hag still plays Onana as the main goalkeeper then yes, there seems to be something not good about the selection made by Erik ten Hag. Because after all, it has been proven that Onana could not play well after leaving Inter and therefore, it is time for Erik ten Hag to no longer play Onana as the main goalkeeper. Moreover, Manchester United's defence also often makes blunders and added with a goalkeeper who is not entirely good, it is clear that Manchester United will still experience bad results maybe almost every match.

[adultcrypto]

It is difficult for Manchester City to overtake Liverpool who are trying to secure first position after not feeling at the top of the standings for a very long time. Liverpool are in their best performance at the moment, they continue to collect points to keep their distance from their closest competitors. Klopp will try to give Liverpool his best to end Manchester City's success story in the EPL over the last few years. This season Liverpool has once again shown its strength as a big club in the EPL, they will try to win this trophy to increase the team's enthusiasm for the next season.

The hopes of Liverpool fans and coach Klopp are true, but Manchester City is not standing still at the moment so things will also be exciting this season when Manchester City continues to chase Liverpool to take top position. Even though in reality Liverpool is in very good condition, there is a big possibility for Liverpool to continue to stay at the top if Liverpool can continue to achieve victory in the remaining matches this season, especially when Liverpool faces strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.

Klopp have proven himself to be a great coach that knows how to manage situations to get results. He is good at improvising as you can see from Liverpool 's performance with Mo Salah's absence. I think he understand the situation of the league better and will be more than ready to face the race with Manchester City, their closest rival.

If Liverpool maintain their wins until Salah returns from the AFCON, then I do not see anything that will stop them from winning the trophy. Besides, Machester City that is supposed to be chasing them also have their own problems. The only people I'm not so impressed with their outing this season is Arsenal that had the chance of topping the league yet they blew it.

[QueenVera]

Liverpool will face Chelsea and Arsenal after the victory against Bournemouth, I hope they are not hampered in those two matches because if they are hampered in the end Manchester City will overtake them, there are still several matches that are certainly not easy for Liverpool to get through this season. Therefore, we cannot know how hard Liverpool will maintain their consistency even though Moh Salah will also return to Anfield.

But I think Manchester City will continue to compete with Liverpool at the top of the standings because in my opinion Aston Villa and Arsenal will not compete with the two clubs above, they do not yet have sufficient strength and are consistent properly so it is difficult to predict which Aston Villa and Arsenal will enter. clubs competing for the title this season. So far only Manchester City and Liverpool, I also want to inform you that Arsenal is rising from adversity. I hope Arsenal or Chelsea's meeting against Liverpool will not disappoint all Liverpool supporters. I hope they can win the title this season.

Mo Salah is out due to injury from AFCON and owing to these we don’t know how much of an effect it’ll have on this Liverpool side. They’re going to be facing chelsea and Arsenal who’re also top teams, especially Arsenal who’s trying to fight for the title too. Liverpool might begin to experience tough times without their key player, against this top teams, well Chelsea might not be too tough, but Arsenal are currently like a wounded lion and a back in form for the title race, so it's going to be a tough one for Liverpool.

 Any slip from Liverpool in any of these matches, will get Manchester City closer to them on the log and I know Liverpool don’t want this pressure yet.  Yes, City are the major competitors Liverpool have especially as Arsenal or Villa are not serious and confident yet to pose a challenge. Well I hope the match between Arsenal or Chelsea won’t be one Liverpool will want to forget in a hurry especially as any of this match could make them lose on the title.

[Dzigie]

Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, did not perform well when playing for Cameroon at AFCON in the round 2 group c match. Cameroon then lost 3-1 against Senegal.
In the third group c match between Gambia vs Cameroon, Onana was benched and Ondoha was entrusted with the goalkeeper position in the ongoing match.

The Cameroon coach realized after seeing and assessing Onana's abilities when they lost against Senegal and Rigobert Song didn't want Cameroon to lose again by placing Onana as the main goalkeeper against Gambia.

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

Onana has conceded too many bad goals this season, but we remember his great performances at Inter. I think Erik ten Hag is giving him endless credit for his confidence and trying to help him reach his Inter performance. The backup goalkeepers who can replace Onana are Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton. Both of them deserved a chance this season actually. Tom Heaton has been in this team almost 4 seasons and is an experienced goalkeeper. I know Altay Bayindir from Turkey and he is a young and talented goalkeeper. I think Erik ten Hag did them an injustice by not giving them a chance.

[marcous]

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The hopes of Liverpool fans and coach Klopp are true, but Manchester City is not standing still at the moment so things will also be exciting this season when Manchester City continues to chase Liverpool to take top position. Even though in reality Liverpool is in very good condition, there is a big possibility for Liverpool to continue to stay at the top if Liverpool can continue to achieve victory in the remaining matches this season, especially when Liverpool faces strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.

Klopp have proven himself to be a great coach that knows how to manage situations to get results. He is good at improvising as you can see from Liverpool 's performance with Mo Salah's absence. I think he understand the situation of the league better and will be more than ready to face the race with Manchester City, their closest rival.

If Liverpool maintain their wins until Salah returns from the AFCON, then I do not see anything that will stop them from winning the trophy. Besides, Machester City that is supposed to be chasing them also have their own problems. The only people I'm not so impressed with their outing this season is Arsenal that had the chance of topping the league yet they blew it.

That's true, each team has its own challenges to overcome, where now Pep is still missing one of his key players, namely Halaand. In a period like now, player rotation options are one of the most important factors, where Klopp and Pep can also be very confused about experimenting when they don't have the necessary options. Facing an average club may be easy, but concerns can increase when facing other big clubs, where key players like Salah are really needed in the lineup.

Next week Leverpool will host Chelsea at Anfield, we will see Klopp once again experiment, whether the German coach is lucky again. On paper, I feel that the Reds have a big chance of securing full points, because Chelsea is still not stable even though they have entered the second half of the season. However, beating Chelsea is certainly not like beating Bournemouth last week, especially since it still has to be done without Salah on the front lines.

Overall, Klopp is a coach who is very experienced in various situations, his reputation for bringing Liverpool to success is the benchmark. Liverpool position is not completely safe, because Man City, Arsenal and Aston Villa always press from below. For Arsenal itself, I think Arteta fleet has now recovered, but I also still doubt whether they have another chance to take over the top of the standings in the future.

[Weawant]

I think we can still recall how the last title Chase ended between this two teams, Liverpool were indeed holding strong but at the end Manchester city still overtook them and became victorious and if you ask me, Liverpool hasn't got the perseverance and consistency to out run Liverpool and become victorious. If it's one thing this Manchester city team is good that would be the love for chasing teams ahead of them and they have continued to show that they are probably the best team when it comes to succumbing their opponent chances to win the EPL title.

A repeatition of what happened in the last title chase may most likely not happen this time considering the consciousness of mind klop has got with all these games and knowing what's at stake I aswell see that he's seeing an opportunity with this season and will definitely want to utilize every opportunity with the season

Liverpool currently is much better than they were last season so I think if you are talking about them been able to persevere they current have what it takes only that Manchester city is actually a real trough one if they must tackle but Liverpool is better positioned currently such that they can at any point utilize opportunity if it does avails it self, this season hasn't been a really smooth ride for Manchester city aswell but now with the return of their injured players, they are definitely going to be a tough team to challenge currently than they were earlier.

[bayu7adi]

Onana has conceded too many bad goals this season, but we remember his great performances at Inter. I think Erik ten Hag is giving him endless credit for his confidence and trying to help him reach his Inter performance. The backup goalkeepers who can replace Onana are Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton. Both of them deserved a chance this season actually. Tom Heaton has been in this team almost 4 seasons and is an experienced goalkeeper. I know Altay Bayindir from Turkey and he is a young and talented goalkeeper. I think Erik ten Hag did them an injustice by not giving them a chance.

Ten Hag was hypnotized, and he found it difficult to prove that his shopping activities could have a big impact on the club. We know that Man United in the last transfer window brought in players who shone at their home club, but faded at Old Trafford. So, the consideration that Ten Hag might be forced to take is his reputation. If only Onana or Hojlund can have a big impact on Man United, then he can avoid being called a coach who failed in his shopping.

However, this is actually a bad thing for the team. This is why I really doubt Man United could win against Spurs last week. I bet on the number of goals over 2.5 and it is very easy to win the bet with Man United's weak defense.

Man United was lucky to get an early goal yesterday, but the match was more in favor of Spurs. It's just that Spurs were unlucky and were only able to draw.

[EL MOHA]

The hopes of Liverpool fans and coach Klopp are true, but Manchester City is not standing still at the moment so things will also be exciting this season when Manchester City continues to chase Liverpool to take top position. Even though in reality Liverpool is in very good condition, there is a big possibility for Liverpool to continue to stay at the top if Liverpool can continue to achieve victory in the remaining matches this season, especially when Liverpool faces strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.

One thing about Liverpool is once they are back in form then they are back. The win against Bournemouth was definitely a statement win because Bournemouth has been in form of recent and where tipped to trouble Liverpool most especially without their Talisman Salah but Liverpool showcased that they have capable hands at call like Diogo Jota to fill up that space. Liverpool are the only club as of now that we know will get close to challenging Manchester city and coming out as champions. The last 5 seasons out of the last 6 this two have pushed each other for the title and I see same happening again because this two will certainly push each other till the end.

Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, did not perform well when playing for Cameroon at AFCON in the round 2 group c match. Cameroon then lost 3-1 against Senegal.
In the third group c match between Gambia vs Cameroon, Onana was benched and Ondoha was entrusted with the goalkeeper position in the ongoing match.

The Cameroon coach realized after seeing and assessing Onana's abilities when they lost against Senegal and Rigobert Song didn't want Cameroon to lose again by placing Onana as the main goalkeeper against Gambia.

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

Now the question is how many did the starting goalkeeper today for Cameroon Ondoa conceded again. To be sincere Onana has been awful this season and everyone is pissed but treating him like he is a joke isn’t going to help, Ten Hag actually sanctioned his signing and we all know he is going to prove that it was the right decision. Many Coaches do this just to back their players and Ten Hag isn’t the only one. Although I will like to still see the the second goalie for Manchester United to have some minutes.

[alankasman]

Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, did not perform well when playing for Cameroon at AFCON in the round 2 group c match. Cameroon then lost 3-1 against Senegal.
In the third group c match between Gambia vs Cameroon, Onana was benched and Ondoha was entrusted with the goalkeeper position in the ongoing match.

The Cameroon coach realized after seeing and assessing Onana's abilities when they lost against Senegal and Rigobert Song didn't want Cameroon to lose again by placing Onana as the main goalkeeper against Gambia.

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

There is no valid answer because in almost all Manchester United matches, Erik ten Hag always plays Onana as the main choice.
Without Onana, Cameroon won against Gambia and Cameroon qualified for the next round with Senegal who were group winners.
Ondoa played well based on the statistics he obtained and this is far from Onana's statistics when Cameroon lost to Senegal.

ten Hag will watch and assess Manchester United's second goalkeeper during the FA Cup match. If it is still possible, ten Hag will look at and assess the second goalkeeper again when Manchester United plays Wolves. The second goalkeeper's statistics will be comparable to Onana by him.

[ndutndut]

Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, did not perform well when playing for Cameroon at AFCON in the round 2 group c match. Cameroon then lost 3-1 against Senegal.
In the third group c match between Gambia vs Cameroon, Onana was benched and Ondoha was entrusted with the goalkeeper position in the ongoing match.

The Cameroon coach realized after seeing and assessing Onana's abilities when they lost against Senegal and Rigobert Song didn't want Cameroon to lose again by placing Onana as the main goalkeeper against Gambia.

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

It is indeed very interesting to discuss goalkeeper Onana. He plays for Man United now and he thinks he's great, but he's not. This was seen when he made the unreasonable decision to play 2 matches for United before flying to Afcon. If Ten Hag was not Man United's coach, that person would never be able to play for Man United. He's not good enough. The arrogance of someone who hasn't won anything and can't play football is astonishing. The Cameroon coach is aware that benching Onana is a good choice. I also wonder if after the AFCON cup is over and his return to Man United, Onana will again be Erik Ten's first choice. This is an interesting wait for Man United fans.

[rahmad2nd]

It is difficult for Manchester City to overtake Liverpool who are trying to secure first position after not feeling at the top of the standings for a very long time. Liverpool are in their best performance at the moment, they continue to collect points to keep their distance from their closest competitors. Klopp will try to give Liverpool his best to end Manchester City's success story in the EPL over the last few years. This season Liverpool has once again shown its strength as a big club in the EPL, they will try to win this trophy to increase the team's enthusiasm for the next season.

The hopes of Liverpool fans and coach Klopp are true, but Manchester City is not standing still at the moment so things will also be exciting this season when Manchester City continues to chase Liverpool to take top position. Even though in reality Liverpool is in very good condition, there is a big possibility for Liverpool to continue to stay at the top if Liverpool can continue to achieve victory in the remaining matches this season, especially when Liverpool faces strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.

IMO, it is only a matter of time for Manchester City to take over the top spot in the standings. in fact, I don't take it lightly that Liverpool doesn't have a chance to continue winning. It's just that the Premier League still has a lot of matches left. Plus, tomorrow Lovepool will play a match against Fulham in the EFL Cup semifinals. This match could drain the stamina of the Liverpool players. because Fulham won't just give in, at least they will provide resistance to advance to the next round. So, Marco Silva's team will play their best. three days later, Liverpool will play against Norwich in the FA Cup. After that, Liverpool will host Chelsea and travel to the Emirates to face Arsenal. With a fairly tight schedule, Jugen Klopp's squad could be drained of stamina and energy. There is potential if Liverpool could experience defeat when playing their match in the Premier League. however, I am sure Klopp will not let his team experience problems.

Meanwhile, for Mancester City, it is reported that Erling Haaland has returned to training with the regular team. which means, City is ready to play a real game. Pep has two core players back who he can rely on, namely De Bruyne and Haaland.  Plus, City has one match postponed, even though currently the two teams are separated by five points, City could narrow the points gap and overtake Liverpool's level. that's why, I think this competition still has the potential to displace each other. maybe, in the next 2 or 4 weeks. well, let's just enjoy the competition in this competition because it seems that as we get closer to the end the competition will get tougher.

[Antotena]

Hahaha Klopp is very enthusiastic about bringing Liverpool to continue to be at the top of the standings and Liverpool will continue to try to have consistent and much more stable performance because if there is even the slightest mistake then Manchester City clearly has chance to take over the top of the standings.
Liverpool must always be careful and try to minimize the occurrence of mistakes, it would be very dangerous if Liverpool made fatal mistake.

I would choose Liverpool anytime anyday against Bournemouth but does goals are unexpected. This is not Anfield match, this is not a match between Liverpool and a team from relegation zone but thiese guys surrender there match to Liverpool and they press them so badly. When you think that Manchester City are coming anf stronger and wouldn't see any chance and ignore it, the more you see Liverpool on fire and this is not a match That Salah was present, he is in AFCON but even in his absence, Liverpool is protecting Anfield from gaols and disappointments.

Yes, Liverpool has very big chance of winning the title this season but it is still very dangerous if they are satisfied with the achievements they have achieved.
Manchester City will be able to carry out the same momentum as last season when they kicked Arsenal from the top of the standings.
In the future, only Manchester City can make Liverpool fall at any time if they make mistake and Pep and all his players are waiting for that momentum.

It been a long time since I see them has a long streak of winnings and I'm also beginning to think the same thing but I don't think this is far from over. If only from now to next month, Liverpool can manage to lose not a single match, it will help them very well and hold on till Salah return from national match and while doing this and winning matches, Manchester City and Arsenal might has loss another 1 or 2 matches, this will increase the margin of points between them and the less chance of them coming to over Liverpool.

[Sim_card]

Latest update...Chelsea has mercilessly dealt with Middlesbrough in their ongoing match. It was very easy for Chelsea to score 4 goals in the first half. This has become the fourth match that Chelsea has won on a straight. Chelsea has finally qualified to the EFL finals. Liverpool and Fulham will play the second leg, while Chelsea will relax to see who will come and challenge them in the finals. Does this means that Chelsea is back to their winning streak.

Chelsea 4-0 Middlesbrough

[gabbie2010]

Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, did not perform well when playing for Cameroon at AFCON in the round 2 group c match. Cameroon then lost 3-1 against Senegal.
In the third group c match between Gambia vs Cameroon, Onana was benched and Ondoha was entrusted with the goalkeeper position in the ongoing match.

The Cameroon coach realized after seeing and assessing Onana's abilities when they lost against Senegal and Rigobert Song didn't want Cameroon to lose again by placing Onana as the main goalkeeper against Gambia.

My question is, why is Erik ten Hag too confident in Onana to guard Manchester United's goal, who often makes mistakes when Manchester United play?

There is no valid answer because in almost all Manchester United matches, Erik ten Hag always plays Onana as the main choice.
Without Onana, Cameroon won against Gambia and Cameroon qualified for the next round with Senegal who were group winners.
Ondoa played well based on the statistics he obtained and this is far from Onana's statistics when Cameroon lost to Senegal.

ten Hag will watch and assess Manchester United's second goalkeeper during the FA Cup match. If it is still possible, ten Hag will look at and assess the second goalkeeper again when Manchester United plays Wolves. The second goalkeeper's statistics will be comparable to Onana by him.

Tactic adopted by Erik ten Hag was the main reason for picking Onana as Man Utd first choice goalkeeper which is based on Onana ability to use both feet perfectly and his ability to launch counterattack with quick passes  as well as starting a build up from the back, I believe he possessed all those qualities right from Ajax a club formerly manager by Erik ten Hag, though is consistently prone to mistakes, however at the country level the Cameroon manager has his own tactic or style of play which might not necessary or compulsory play Onana as their goalkeeper as a matter of fact they only needed a goal stopper who would get their needed result.

[Altryist]

There is no valid answer because in almost all Manchester United matches, Erik ten Hag always plays Onana as the main choice.
Without Onana, Cameroon won against Gambia and Cameroon qualified for the next round with Senegal who were group winners.
Ondoa played well based on the statistics he obtained and this is far from Onana's statistics when Cameroon lost to Senegal.

ten Hag will watch and assess Manchester United's second goalkeeper during the FA Cup match. If it is still possible, ten Hag will look at and assess the second goalkeeper again when Manchester United plays Wolves. The second goalkeeper's statistics will be comparable to Onana by him.

To be objective, Onana is not such a reliable goalkeeper for Manchester United that his absence could be decisive, especially in cup matches. Ten Hag should think about the Premier League, does he have a chance to get into the top 4. Now they are 11 points behind Aston Villa, and given how strong the leaders are now, I don’t believe that Manchester United have any chance of joining the title race. Manchester United even has a negative goal difference, which says a lot.

[Abu-Naim]

It is indeed very interesting to discuss goalkeeper Onana. He plays for Man United now and he thinks he's great, but he's not. This was seen when he made the unreasonable decision to play 2 matches for United before flying to Afcon. If Ten Hag was not Man United's coach, that person would never be able to play for Man United. He's not good enough. The arrogance of someone who hasn't won anything and can't play football is astonishing. The Cameroon coach is aware that benching Onana is a good choice. I also wonder if after the AFCON cup is over and his return to Man United, Onana will again be Erik Ten's first choice. This is an interesting wait for Man United fans.

Ten Hag believe in him, that was why he signed him in the first place. If Ten Hag remain the head coach of Manchester United, then Onana will remain his first choice keeper because he signed him from Inter because he knew how good he was while playing under his management at Ajax, therefore he will not bench him unless the management of Manchester United demanded him to do so.
Leaving his international duty to stay back and play for Manchester United is something that will keep his relationship with Ten Hag strong, and that is probably the main reason the Cameroonian head coach Rigobert Song benched him to show him that they have other competent players to replace him, which to me is a good decision from the management. And they are very lucky to qualify ahead Guinea with goal difference.

[Agbamoni]

It is indeed very interesting to discuss goalkeeper Onana. He plays for Man United now and he thinks he's great, but he's not. This was seen when he made the unreasonable decision to play 2 matches for United before flying to Afcon. If Ten Hag was not Man United's coach, that person would never be able to play for Man United. He's not good enough. The arrogance of someone who hasn't won anything and can't play football is astonishing. The Cameroon coach is aware that benching Onana is a good choice. I also wonder if after the AFCON cup is over and his return to Man United, Onana will again be Erik Ten's first choice. This is an interesting wait for Man United fans.

Ten Hag believe in him, that was why he signed him in the first place. If Ten Hag remain the head coach of Manchester United, then Onana will remain his first choice keeper because he signed him from Inter because he knew how good he was while playing under his management at Ajax, therefore he will not bench him unless the management of Manchester United demanded him to do so.
Leaving his international duty to stay back and play for Manchester United is something that will keep his relationship with Ten Hag strong, and that is probably the main reason the Cameroonian head coach Rigobert Song benched him to show him that they have other competent players to replace him, which to me is a good decision from the management. And they are very lucky to qualify ahead Guinea with goal difference.

Fuck being good, it is totally because of the contract he signed with Manchester United that made him to secure the first choice of goalkeeper there. Onana might be a very promising goal keeper when he was at Inter but after they signed him at Manchester United we have not see any of those potential which he portrays in his previous club. It became more annoying when i see that Manchester United defence is weak, so they are unable to at least prevent their from taking a shot on target to their goal post.

You are emphasizing much on the relationship between Ten hag and Onana which is very annoying. The only relation a coach is suppose to have with his players is the professional football stuff. If a player mess up he has the right to talk to the player to change and if the player insist on not changing he can bench the player or sell him off. No hard feelings. In the case of Onana and Ten Hag, if Ten Hag feels Onana is not performing very well he have another option let him try him and see his performance as well.