Strong teams are unhappy with the results.
The Europa League is different from its big sister. The new format has made the Champions League more fun. The tournament whales started losing, and it’s awesome. And in the Europa League, where the difference in opportunities is no less felt, on the contrary, we received a series of incomprehensible results due to the low level of football of the favorites. Nothing can justify the failure of a number of decent clubs. There remains one exception: Lazio. They haven’t lost yet and are in the lead. But Athletic lost 4:1 to Solskjaer’s Besiktas yesterday. And now we scold those who stumbled much more often.
Porto only won two matches
Before the start of the tournament, after a series of simulations, the Portuguese emerged as favorites for the Europa League. And the “dragons” did not live up to expectations. The team only has two wins. After three defeats in the new year, Porto fired young coach Vitor Bruno. Let’s see who will lead Conceicao’s old team. Sergio’s very decision to turn the page was a harbinger of failure. In the Europa League, they lost to the Norwegian “lightning” Bodø-Glimt. Emotional pull with Manchester United The 3:3 set us up for a home victory. And on the road, the “dragons” did not breathe fire, losing points. The team has uneven football, although they still have a strong squad with talented players like Spanish striker Omorodion.
Tottenham experienced a series of failures
We started normally and beat average opponents. And then Postecoglou saw a defeat in Istanbul against Galatasaray. For a Greek of origin, even if he has a Turkish last name, it is not the most pleasant experience. Spurs tried to beat Roma and Rangers, but survived two world wars. The situation is not as dire as in nuclear submarinewhere there are six rounds without wins. And there is nothing to brag about, because Arsenal and Liverpool are not in the Europa League. Tottenham can suffer injury complaints when playing their toughest opponents at home. But in the Europa League they have matches with Hoffenheim and Elfsborg. You can’t give in to the Germans and Swedes, citing their entry into the playoffs from a place lower than eighth.
Victory Manchester United in Europe, they are not convinced
While Amorim’s team isn’t playing like a future winner THE. At the same time, bookmakers – and therefore many fans, namely Manchester United in the first place. But these Red Devils were called the worst team in the club’s history. Head coach Amorim did it. After the home defeat against Brighton in nuclear submarine The Portuguese coach in the locker room overturned a table, kicked a chair and broke the TV. I adopted the habits of Sir Alex Ferguson. He didn’t cut anyone’s eyebrows with his boots, the Scot had such an episode with Beckham, but he shouted straight to the point. Amorim has 7 defeats in 15 matches with Manchester United. No need to imagine that three victories in the Europa League have seriously changed a strange team.
Nice fell to the bottom of the table
In France, the team is in the top five. Monaco is only one point ahead. Nice is fighting for a place in the Champions League. And in the Europa League, they are superior to Dynamo Kyiv. The day before, veteran Yarmolenko scored a brace against Galatasaray, saving them from defeat – they played 3:3. Nice will play Elfsborg away today. If they score points, they will move up the rankings a little. But for a top 5 club, proximity to outsiders is always a bad sign. Nice has not won any of its six matches. THE. There were two draws, the first against Real Sociedad. They didn’t look too bad that night. But then the French received four goals each from Lazio and Rangers. Complete failure.
Fenerbahce doesn’t listen to Mourinho
The Turkish club has won two victories with one goal difference. And if we evaluate the capabilities of the personnel and compare them with the results – two world victories, two defeats, then Fenerbahçe does not meet the expectations of the management. They believed that the experienced Mourinho, the only coach in history to win three active European Cups, would be able to lead the Turkish team to the playoffs without incident. Still in the right zone, but at the bottom of the table. Fenerbahçe has a string of league victories. Now let’s see if the form will transfer to the Europa League. In Türkiye, they are six points behind Galatasaray. In the Europa League we will play against one of the leaders of the standings – French Lyonnais.
Roma tries to remember its successes
The Romans won the Conference League and were in the Europa League final with Mourinho. Players who participated in these finals remain on the team. Good newcomers have appeared, in the attack there is the world champion Dybala and the best sniper of the last Spanish season Dovbik. The team is better than the results in Serie A. Although the Europa League also has nothing to brag about. We were happy with the draw against Tottenham. They came back in stoppage time after Hummels’ goal. But even with Ranieri it is not easy for them to work more coherently. Roma lost to Swedes Elfsborg, although that team had little success. In terms of quality of play, Wolves also do not stand out like their neighbors in the table, like Ferencvaros. Too many failures.
Slavia does not use its experience
The Czech club was considered a soulless machine above the likes of Tottenham and Manchester United. This result from season simulations is easy to understand. Slavia has a good coefficient UEFA. Simply put, the Prague club has often participated in the playoffs of conference and European leagues. They played with dignity, fought and were appreciated by the public. In the new season, Slavia started with a victory over the Bulgarians Ludogorets, then went on a series of five bad matches. Four defeats in a row. The rivals were often strong: Athletic and Eintracht represented famous leagues and Fenerbahçe had money. Before, Slavia was not afraid of the rich in the Europa League, but now it even lost to the strange Anderlecht.
During the final rounds, the unfortunate Tottenham will try to climb into the top eight in order to avoid the play-offs. Players Manchester United they will try to beat the Rangers so that Amorim doesn’t break anything in the locker room. Roma, Porto and Fenerbahce can unfortunately be satisfied with average results. Maybe they don’t believe in making the coveted list of eight main stage winners. At the same time, they are unlikely to be eliminated from the playoffs. But Slavia and Nice could leave the tournament in January. They expected better quality football from the Europa League participants. In the meantime, the only thing that sometimes makes us happy is penalties, like in Porto and Manchester United. Maguire saved the favorites from defeat, but the defender cannot do someone else’s job. Especially when he has a lot of work to do. Defense Manchester United lacks in the Europa League on par with PAOK’s defense with Ozdovym and Chalov.
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