UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season

[Psynthax]

Before the FA cup finals kicked off , pep guardiola while addressing the press sounded like they were having some kind of pity for Manchester united been a sister team and having to struggle all through the season with almost every of the league games they have been playing, I at some point felt he was sympathizing with them and so seeing Manchester united winning the FA cup at some point didn't come to me as a surprise because somehow I was hinted about it from guardiola's statements earlier before. It's not been spoken about because it appears most persons too were also sympathizing with Manchester united if not it was very obvious and clear Manchester city had more chances of winning the FA cup, even the squad that played the finals was their main first 11 so I believe Manchester city would be unstoppable on a normal day.

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

[arimamib]

Before the FA cup finals kicked off , pep guardiola while addressing the press sounded like they were having some kind of pity for Manchester united been a sister team and having to struggle all through the season with almost every of the league games they have been playing, I at some point felt he was sympathizing with them and so seeing Manchester united winning the FA cup at some point didn't come to me as a surprise because somehow I was hinted about it from guardiola's statements earlier before. It's not been spoken about because it appears most persons too were also sympathizing with Manchester united if not it was very obvious and clear Manchester city had more chances of winning the FA cup, even the squad that played the finals was their main first 11 so I believe Manchester city would be unstoppable on a normal day.

Manchester City and Manchester United had quite different performances before the match started and that's why you indicated there was cheating in the FA final?
Come on friends, let Ten Hag enjoy and celebrate his victory now after he spent a lot from Manchester United money, I'm not a fan of Ten Hag or Manchester United, but I don't think we can indicate Guardiola statement before the match started as an indication of cheating, because after all it is just a form of sympathy from fellow coaches for all the problems that Ten Hag was facing at that time, the two teams had always been eternal rivals and of course it would not be easy for Manchester City to give the trophy to Manchester United just because of pity.

Manchester United is experiencing a slump in the league and we admit this, but when you pay attention when Manchester United plays against big clubs of course you will find the fact that they often play well in matches, so there is nothing suspicious in my opinion about on Manchester United victory in FA final matches, playing in one final match will certainly improve the mentality of each team so it is not surprising that Manchester United had high motivation at that time because the FA trophy was the only way for them to play in the European league next season.

[Oluwa-btc]

Funny enough they were lucky to win the FA cup because i still see it as a something that was sentimental and rigged. Manchester City were in good position to win the game. They believed and was certain that they will win the EPL so that is the main reason they gave it out to Manchester United to as there City club to have at least one trophy in the season. All this things are understandable in football but no one talks about it because they see it as something that is not necessary to talk about.

Before the FA cup finals kicked off , pep guardiola while addressing the press sounded like they were having some kind of pity for Manchester united been a sister team and having to struggle all through the season with almost every of the league games they have been playing, I at some point felt he was sympathizing with them and so seeing Manchester united winning the FA cup at some point didn't come to me as a surprise because somehow I was hinted about it from guardiola's statements earlier before. It's not been spoken about because it appears most persons too were also sympathizing with Manchester united if not it was very obvious and clear Manchester city had more chances of winning the FA cup, even the squad that played the finals was their main first 11 so I believe Manchester city would be unstoppable on a normal day.

But did you see that game? Why talk like Manchester City didn't play to win, this is such a gallant excuse and I don't like it. You talk as if Manchester City during some game of that season didn't see themselves declining. Didn't you see such? You should be giving credits to Erik Ten Hag and the rest of Manchester United players.
Are you implying it was scripted or meant to be that way by organizers? I don't think so honestly. The tactical approach of Erik Ten Hag during the game won them the game at most the midfielder's shielding the midfielder's from playing those passes and stopping them from detecting the game.

Ten Hag big ego has often caused a lot of disputes at Manchester United so far, we can see how Ronaldo loyalty to Manchester United finally had to be destroyed just because Ten Hag ego underestimated Ronaldo who was no longer young, before he returned to Manchester United, of course he received many offers from other teams in the English league including Manchester City, but taking into his loyalty to Manchester United, of course he refused to join Manchester City which in fact is Manchester United  eternal rival, Ronaldo think he  took the right decision, but In fact  it was wrong and made him have to make the tough decision to leave Manchester United at that time.

The bad relationship between Ten Hag and the players does not only happen to Ronaldo, even Sancho is also experiencing the same fate as Ronaldo at the moment, but currently Manchester United has retained Ten Hag as coach, so Manchester United fans Like or not, fans have to keep going continue to support their team for the sake of the team glory again, currently Manchester United is starting to move actively in the transfer market so at least this could be a reason to see Manchester United rise and be able to compete in the EPL and European leagues next season.

So you think some of the '92 set of Manchester United players didn't fight him alongside Jamie Carragher to leave Manchester United for players like Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho to shine? A lot you don't know honestly. Cristiano Ronaldo on his won also had his own faults which lead to all these dispute between him and thr manager. Also don't forget he dragged the management during that interview with Piers Morgan.
He was doing the right thing in a wrong so they had to end his contract on mutual agreements and terms. Why do we say it like it was all on sided? Whyyyyyy??!

No player is bigger than the manager, and Jadon Sancho is a tw@t! As a professional,you should know about the consequences of whatever you do, whybtake such online? And all tue coach needed was an apology and the lad was too proud to say he is sorry? He should never be a Manchester United player even in his second life.

[Patrol69]

The European League tournament seemed random to me from the beginning. Initially, the team with which we had higher expectations was eliminated from the quarter finals, while the team that was later on the list of favorites was defeated in the final. We saw leverkusen perform brilliantly last season but they were badly beaten in their last Europa League match which could have made a new history if they had won the match. However, they qualified for next season's Champions League after doing well in the local league tournament last season and now they may be preparing to do well in the Champions League.

[Republikcoin.com]

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

There is no need to think more about conspiracies because those who get the trophy have also been recognized by many parties and have also been considered legitimate by many parties, such as Manchester City who were able to win the Premier League last season. Likewise, Manchester United were able to win the FA Cup last season, which must also be considered appropriate because both teams struggled to get one of these trophies last season and both can also try again to get it again next season.

[FanEagle]

Before the FA cup finals kicked off , pep guardiola while addressing the press sounded like they were having some kind of pity for Manchester united been a sister team and having to struggle all through the season with almost every of the league games they have been playing, I at some point felt he was sympathizing with them and so seeing Manchester united winning the FA cup at some point didn't come to me as a surprise because somehow I was hinted about it from guardiola's statements earlier before. It's not been spoken about because it appears most persons too were also sympathizing with Manchester united if not it was very obvious and clear Manchester city had more chances of winning the FA cup, even the squad that played the finals was their main first 11 so I believe Manchester city would be unstoppable on a normal day.

But, did you see that game? Why talk like Manchester City didn't play to win, this is such a gallant excuse and I don't like it. You talk as if Manchester City during some game of that season didn't see themselves declining. Didn't you see such? You should be giving credits to Erik Ten Hag and the rest of Manchester United players.

Are you implying it was scripted or meant to be that way by organizers? I don't think so honestly. The tactical approach of Erik Ten Hag during the game won them the game at most the midfielder's shielding the midfielder's from playing those passes and stopping them from detecting the game.

Even this all is ridiculous but many times we have talk like this as team was not going to win which is really shameful because we all know management spend huge funds for the strength of their team, and always they want to have best results with things are never been on same page before start of the cup things were completely favourable for the Manchester City but in game we have early lead for the RED DEVIL's, and they play better than Citizens which were dumb due to having early exit from the Champions League by the Real Madrid, but they were already having Premier League title.

Pepe Guardiola is one of the competitive coaches which never allow his players to throw matches specially just for the sympathy which they have for the Manchester United which is having poor results in last season this is completely nonsense with no one having any talk about this.

[wmaurik]

The European League tournament seemed random to me from the beginning. Initially, the team with which we had higher expectations was eliminated from the quarter finals, while the team that was later on the list of favorites was defeated in the final. We saw leverkusen perform brilliantly last season but they were badly beaten in their last Europa League match which could have made a new history if they had won the match. However, they qualified for next season's Champions League after doing well in the local league tournament last season and now they may be preparing to do well in the Champions League.

Leverkusen has indeed prepared itself to perform well in the Champions League next season with strong enough determination and also with sufficient awareness because they also know that competing in the Champions League is not easy and is even more difficult than last season's Europa League. However, most people still don't doubt Leverkusen in their local league, even though they are still not sure that Leverkusen can reach the Champions League Final because it is also very difficult to predict who will enter the final.

[mamesso]

Before the FA cup finals kicked off , pep guardiola while addressing the press sounded like they were having some kind of pity for Manchester united been a sister team and having to struggle all through the season with almost every of the league games they have been playing, I at some point felt he was sympathizing with them and so seeing Manchester united winning the FA cup at some point didn't come to me as a surprise because somehow I was hinted about it from guardiola's statements earlier before. It's not been spoken about because it appears most persons too were also sympathizing with Manchester united if not it was very obvious and clear Manchester city had more chances of winning the FA cup, even the squad that played the finals was their main first 11 so I believe Manchester city would be unstoppable on a normal day.

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

Whatever Pep Guardiola said before the match started, it was not proven at all during the match. Manchester United victory was due to the efforts of their players who made it difficult for Manchester City to score goals. Manchester United was also very motivated to win the match because apart from being able to win the only trophy last season, Manchester United would get a ticket to appear in the Europa League.
Manchester City cannot possibly just hand over the trophy to Manchester United, they also really want to end the season as the most accomplished club in the EPL. Luck came to Manchester United because they were able to finish the season by winning a trophy which made them appear in the Europa League.

[mammusu]

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

Whatever Pep Guardiola said before the match started, it was not proven at all during the match. Manchester United victory was due to the efforts of their players who made it difficult for Manchester City to score goals. Manchester United was also very motivated to win the match because apart from being able to win the only trophy last season, Manchester United would get a ticket to appear in the Europa League.
Manchester City cannot possibly just hand over the trophy to Manchester United, they also really want to end the season as the most accomplished club in the EPL. Luck came to Manchester United because they were able to finish the season by winning a trophy which made them appear in the Europa League.

In my opinion, that is the lowest point where a team has to be "pitied" by another team, and even that team is its city rival. Indirectly, if I were on Manchester United's side, I would feel offended by what was said. Maybe it would be different if the case was like when Manchester United experienced a dark incident in the past where they had to lose almost all of their players due to a plane crash. And this attracted the sympathy of many teams, including Real Madrid, which even lent its players.

However, the situation is different, because as a team they are fine and only bad in their game, so it could be said that Manchester United's pride will be lost if they are pitied like that. I don't know what happened, but I agree they were very lucky because they managed to win the FA Cup match over Manchester City which allowed them to win at least one trophy and take them to the Europa League next season.

[Frankolala]

Before the FA cup finals kicked off , pep guardiola while addressing the press sounded like they were having some kind of pity for Manchester united been a sister team and having to struggle all through the season with almost every of the league games they have been playing, I at some point felt he was sympathizing with them and so seeing Manchester united winning the FA cup at some point didn't come to me as a surprise because somehow I was hinted about it from guardiola's statements earlier before. It's not been spoken about because it appears most persons too were also sympathizing with Manchester united if not it was very obvious and clear Manchester city had more chances of winning the FA cup, even the squad that played the finals was their main first 11 so I believe Manchester city would be unstoppable on a normal day.

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

Whatever Pep Guardiola said before the match started, it was not proven at all during the match. Manchester United victory was due to the efforts of their players who made it difficult for Manchester City to score goals. Manchester United was also very motivated to win the match because apart from being able to win the only trophy last season, Manchester United would get a ticket to appear in the Europa League.
Manchester City cannot possibly just hand over the trophy to Manchester United, they also really want to end the season as the most accomplished club in the EPL. Luck came to Manchester United because they were able to finish the season by winning a trophy which made them appear in the Europa League.

Weawat, is are a Chelsea fan and I can see it in his post because Manchester united deprived them from playing in Europa and pushed them down to Conference cup. If not how will you say that it was out of sympathy that made Pep allowed Manchester united to win the finals that trophy, funds, respect and record will be achieved.

That final match was the only match ETH got right in all the matches last season and it was as if he took that match so personal in order for him to keep his job. Manchester city underestimated United and believed that it will be an easy win for them. In EPL Manchester united was able to draw City which shows that Eric Hag understands City football pattern.

[fullhdpixel]

The European League tournament seemed random to me from the beginning. Initially, the team with which we had higher expectations was eliminated from the quarter finals, while the team that was later on the list of favorites was defeated in the final. We saw leverkusen perform brilliantly last season but they were badly beaten in their last Europa League match which could have made a new history if they had won the match. However, they qualified for next season's Champions League after doing well in the local league tournament last season and now they may be preparing to do well in the Champions League.

Soccer is one of the fascinating game which usually having surprising results as this all is part of the game look like recently we have defending champions Italy out of the Euro through Switzerland which is big upset, but they were sloppy in this game and opponents punish them due to their poor run so we have usually results like these in UEFA Europa Cup and Champions League as well most of the time we have hot favourite teams faced elimination's early in last season we have Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen hot favourite with one gone early and then second in final by same team which is interesting.

Next season could be more entertaining as we will have too many big names are coming and going to have their mark for the top honour of this cup, and we will also have few which are promoted and going to fight for the Champions League title which is more competitive.

[Palakka]

There is no need to think more about conspiracies because those who get the trophy have also been recognized by many parties and have also been considered legitimate by many parties, such as Manchester City who were able to win the Premier League last season. Likewise, Manchester United were able to win the FA Cup last season, which must also be considered appropriate because both teams struggled to get one of these trophies last season and both can also try again to get it again next season.

I think what has been said to be a conspiracy is of course just an assumption or just a guess given personally without any strong evidence to support the claim, based on the initial post of members here who stated that there was a conspiracy only based on Pep Guardiola interview with the media which said: If all this time Guardiola has sympathized with what happened to Ten Hag at Manchester United, of course it is a funny thing for him to trigger allegations of a conspiracy taking place, as football fans of course our job is just to enjoy the spectacle and I think we don't need to speculate too much regarding things that are beyond our reach as spectators, so far I have not seen any sports media that considers Manchester United's victory in the FA final to be something controversial.

Manchester United won the FA final and they automatically qualify to play in the European League next season, so I think we should be more inclined to see how big their chances are in the European League next season, Manchester United still retains Ten Hag as their coach and I think the only one the way for Ten Hag to regain fans trust in his performance at Manchester United is of course by winning one of the prestigious trophies or better yet, by winning both the EPL and UEL trophies at the end of the season.

[rahmad2nd]

The European League tournament seemed random to me from the beginning. Initially, the team with which we had higher expectations was eliminated from the quarter finals, while the team that was later on the list of favorites was defeated in the final. We saw leverkusen perform brilliantly last season but they were badly beaten in their last Europa League match which could have made a new history if they had won the match. However, they qualified for next season's Champions League after doing well in the local league tournament last season and now they may be preparing to do well in the Champions League.

That's why I often say, that football is not just a matter of data and statistics. Previously we always talked about Liverpool who would win the Europa League, Liverkusen was the next candidate. but along the way, somehow Liverpool was defeated by the same team that defeated Leverkusen in the final of this competition. even though, Atalanta was previously not the favorite at all. In fact, previously Atalanta was rarely discussed on the Europa League discussion board. However, football often provides surprise after surprise, it is not uncommon for the favorite team to be eliminated from the race for the trophy. yeah, despite that Liverpool is more focused on its Domestic League. On the Leverkusen side, I don't understand why Alonso didn't play his entire core squad in the final at that time. but what is certain is that Atalanta had the right to become champions last season, regardless of the fact that Liverpool and Leverkusen will compete in the Champions League in the new season and so will Atalanta. The Europa League will be coming soon, I don't know for sure which teams are involved in this competition. but what is certain is that there will always be people interested in this competition, especially if our favorite team competes in this league. Moreover, the Europa League is also quite exciting, if we involve betting in it.

[hahay]

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

There is no need to think more about conspiracies because those who get the trophy have also been recognized by many parties and have also been considered legitimate by many parties, such as Manchester City who were able to win the Premier League last season. Likewise, Manchester United were able to win the FA Cup last season, which must also be considered appropriate because both teams struggled to get one of these trophies last season and both can also try again to get it again next season.

After all, last season is over and the trophies have been won by those teams, so there's nothing to suspect or say the wins were rigged. After all, if they were proven to have cheated then I think the rumor would have happened so quickly, and ofcourse it would have been traced quickly too by the team. But,  why is it just this time that the rumor spread and I think it's too slow to say the victory is something undeserved or something like that.

But yes, after all the results have been obtained for the teams playing in the Europa League next season and of course, the Europa League will always provide surprises for the winning team or the trophy-winning team. Because after all,last season's favorite teams also failed to win the Europa League trophy. Thus, although Manchester United will  play in the Europa League next season, but the reality is that there is no complete guarantee for Manchester United to get the Europa League trophy next season.

[Weawant]

Leverkusen has indeed prepared itself to perform well in the Champions League next season with strong enough determination and also with sufficient awareness because they also know that competing in the Champions League is not easy and is even more difficult than last season's Europa League. However, most people still don't doubt Leverkusen in their local league, even though they are still not sure that Leverkusen can reach the Champions League Final because it is also very difficult to predict who will enter the final.

How well Leverkusen is prepared for the champions league is something we can not best be sure about at this time until the champions league commence and we see their performance, and much have not been said about their transefer decision at this time, they are yet to make known if any one is leaving or if they are adding any to the team so as at now they have been able to maintain their known form and we can't tell if it's such that will be really good enough for the competition.in the domestic league going by the happenings around the bundesliga teams, Leverkusen still exhibits some kind of stability and that is why most persons still believe in their ability.

[CroverNo01]

Leverkusen has indeed prepared itself to perform well in the Champions League next season with strong enough determination and also with sufficient awareness because they also know that competing in the Champions League is not easy and is even more difficult than last season's Europa League. However, most people still don't doubt Leverkusen in their local league, even though they are still not sure that Leverkusen can reach the Champions League Final because it is also very difficult to predict who will enter the final.

Featuring for top tournaments, they can seize every possible opportunity for big win. The Europa League comes with competitive race and there's actually more to accomplish with Bayer Leverkusen. They're elite club and having this particular high voltage to bring up necessary points for winning. Bayer Leverkusen are ready to make up for the mantle next season. It's going to be a living hell for Leverkusen but Xabi Alonso have a way to turn things around for the club and he will definitely built in for the verg best and we know the available stats he can trigger for the club without stress.

[indah rezqi]

Leverkusen has indeed prepared itself to perform well in the Champions League next season with strong enough determination and also with sufficient awareness because they also know that competing in the Champions League is not easy and is even more difficult than last season's Europa League. However, most people still don't doubt Leverkusen in their local league, even though they are still not sure that Leverkusen can reach the Champions League Final because it is also very difficult to predict who will enter the final.

How well Leverkusen is prepared for the champions league is something we can not best be sure about at this time until the champions league commence and we see their performance, and much have not been said about their transefer decision at this time, they are yet to make known if any one is leaving or if they are adding any to the team so as at now they have been able to maintain their known form and we can't tell if it's such that will be really good enough for the competition.in the domestic league going by the happenings around the bundesliga teams, Leverkusen still exhibits some kind of stability and that is why most persons still believe in their ability.

Leverkusen expectations lie with Xabi Alonso and so far they have not been very active in the transfer window. It is likely that a number of their mainstay players will choose to stay, but the club finances will be a little difficult considering that the player salary bill will increase drastically after they won the Bundesliga last season. I think Leverkusen management can handle it well to maintain its status as defending champion in the Bundesliga, while maintaining its bargaining value in the Champions League. It is quite difficult to repeat an unbeaten season, but Xabi Alonso has the ability to keep his squad performance stable.

The competition for trophies in the Bundesliga will certainly become more competitive, Bayern Munchen looks very aggressive in building squad depth with Kompany as its new manager. Regarding Leverkusen chances in the Champions League, I predict they could become the most respected dark horse team, considering the 52 match unbeaten record they had last season. Leverkusen last played in the Champions League in the 2019-2020 season, and they were eliminated in the group stage. Next season, with their status as Bundesliga champions and Europa League finalists, Leverkusen has the opportunity to go further.

[Docnaster]

Leverkusen has indeed prepared itself to perform well in the Champions League next season with strong enough determination and also with sufficient awareness because they also know that competing in the Champions League is not easy and is even more difficult than last season's Europa League. However, most people still don't doubt Leverkusen in their local league, even though they are still not sure that Leverkusen can reach the Champions League Final because it is also very difficult to predict who will enter the final.

Featuring for top tournaments, they can seize every possible opportunity for big win. The Europa League comes with competitive race and there's actually more to accomplish with Bayer Leverkusen. They're elite club and having this particular high voltage to bring up necessary points for winning. Bayer Leverkusen are ready to make up for the mantle next season. It's going to be a living hell for Leverkusen but Xabi Alonso have a way to turn things around for the club and he will definitely built in for the verg best and we know the available stats he can trigger for the club without stress.

Considering the performance of Bayer Leverkusen in the just concluded season, I'm very sure that they'll be a big threat in the UEFA Champions League competition come next season. The German champions are not likely not gonna win the European Cup or get to the semi finals but I think they'll have a good season in the competition next and because of their results against big teams last season, most teams they'll be facing in the UEFA Champions League next season will always have it at the back of their mind that Bayer Leverkusen are very capable of beating any side which I think will serve as a little advantage to the German club.
Xabi Alonso though haven't managed the team for more two seasons but he's already shown that his coaching ability and current experience is enough to help the Bayer Leverkusen team succeed so I have no doubt he'll deliver a good campaign for Bayer Leverkusen next season

[Rustam Meraj]

Considering the performance of Bayer Leverkusen in the just concluded season, I'm very sure that they'll be a big threat in the UEFA Champions League competition come next season. The German champions are not likely not gonna win the European Cup or get to the semi finals but I think they'll have a good season in the competition next and because of their results against big teams last season, most teams they'll be facing in the UEFA Champions League next season will always have it at the back of their mind that Bayer Leverkusen are very capable of beating any side which I think will serve as a little advantage to the German club.
Xabi Alonso though haven't managed the team for more two seasons but he's already shown that his coaching ability and current experience is enough to help the Bayer Leverkusen team succeed so I have no doubt he'll deliver a good campaign for Bayer Leverkusen next season

I think Bayer Leverkusen will do well in Champions League next season. They played very well last season so they will be tough team to beat. They might not make it to final rounds but they will still be strong opponent. Their wins against top teams last season will give them advantage as other teams will know they can beat anyone. Xabi Alonso is good coach and I believe he will help team to succeed again. With him in charge Bayer Leverkusen will likely have a great season in the Champions League.

[tusandii]

if that is true then that means it's rigged but I think you guys overthinking it, FA cup winner should be the deserving winner not just some title being given away, I think man united deserved the win and many people just underappreciate it.

these pep's statement thing is just conspiracy at best.

There is no need to think more about conspiracies because those who get the trophy have also been recognized by many parties and have also been considered legitimate by many parties, such as Manchester City who were able to win the Premier League last season. Likewise, Manchester United were able to win the FA Cup last season, which must also be considered appropriate because both teams struggled to get one of these trophies last season and both can also try again to get it again next season.

Yes, I don't think this is too important to discuss because whatever the result, we can't change the results that have already happened. Man U also has the right to get it, which doesn't mean that their inconsistent performance raises doubts among most people. This is the Premier League, friends, where the competition is very fierce and difficult. to predict the results.

The most important next season we will see Man U's performance in the UEL.
I think Man U could be the favorite here knowing that the competition in the UEL and UCL is different. Erik Ten Hag has a big chance to become champion but it depends on the skills the coach has in managing him.