After the end of the 27th round of the Premier League, the three teams competing for the title, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal, all won, and the title competition is becoming more and more fierce. The situation of the Champions League seat has changed, after Manchester United's two consecutive defeats, basically announced that the dream of the Champions League was shattered, there were three methods, but all of them were missed, and the team's rebuilding is waiting for a result.
This year's Champions League should be easier than in previous years, and there are three ways for United to qualify for the Champions League this season, but now it seems that each of them will fail, and the outcome of the Champions League may be determined soon.
The first way is to win the Champions League or the Europa League. Last year, after Manchester United led Copenhagen by two goals, Rashford "carelessly" received a red card and left the game, which was eventually reversed by his opponents, and then could not beat the remaining two opponents, and could only be eliminated from the bottom of the group, and even failed to qualify for the Europa League. Therefore, this method has been completely lost.
The second way is to finish in the top four of the Premier League. This is a more traditional route to qualify directly from the league standings. Two weeks ago, Manchester United won four consecutive Premier League games and the situation was quite positive, while Aston Villa and Tottenham were in a short-term slump. However, a big change has taken place in the past two weeks, with Villa and Tottenham winning each other, while Manchester United lost to Fulham and Manchester City to give up the good fortunes. Manchester United are now as many as 11 points behind Villa and fourth, which seems out of reach.
The third way is to finish fifth in the Premier League. UEFA officials have just updated the rules for next season's three major European cups, reconfirming how the Champions League will be distributed. Thanks to the increase from 32 to 36 teams, the top two leagues in Europe this season can each add one Champions League place.
Currently, the Premier League is third behind Serie A and Bundesliga, although six teams remain in Europe and are all favourites to win the title. As long as you play normally, it will not be difficult for the Premier League to end up in the top two. Therefore, the fifth place in the Premier League has a good chance of qualifying for the Champions League. It's just that Manchester United is still 6 points away from Tottenham in fifth place, and the opponent has one less game, so it is really difficult to achieve a comeback.
It can be seen that Manchester United has basically lost the three ways to the Champions League, and perhaps mathematically, there is still the possibility of entering the top four. Since Ratcliffe took charge of Manchester United, there have been big moves in both management and infrastructure. Bellada is the CEO-designate and Ashworth is also expected to join as sporting director. In addition, for Old Trafford, the call for redevelopment is more likely than the renovation, and the local council is also seriously discussing the issue.
Therefore, the change of players and managers will be the next step. Since Alex Ferguson's retirement, the United manager has been replaced whenever there is no Champions League spot, even if he lifts the FA Cup like Louis van Gaal. Perhaps, Manchester United are waiting for a result if Ten Hag can help the team and stay in the Champions League in the new season.
If it does, Ten Hag's chances of staying in the squad will become very good, and if not, a change of manager is clearly an inescapable option. However, next season, there are many giants facing a change of coach, including Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan, etc., in fact, in this "arena", the competition is also quite fierce, and the choice of famous coaches such as Zidane is not limited to Manchester United.
If Manchester United end up missing out on the Champions League, is it Ten Hag's fault or the player's fault?
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