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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2025/2026
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Arenga pinnata
on 31/08/2025, 12:06:59 UTC
It was a difficult match for Manchester United, they barely managed to pull off the win at the end, and if not for the penalty, Burnley could have held on to a draw. Manchester United’s problems haven’t gone anywhere, they are still conceding too much, Bayindir isn’t playing much better than Onana, and I feel that Amorim is already thinking about resigning, because a lot of time has passed and he hasn’t been able to change anything.

If anyone still thinks Manchester United's main problem lies with their goalkeeper, they're dead wrong. They made their first mistake with De Gea. He's a good, great goalkeeper. But Manchester United let him go. At the time, Manchester United probably thought a poor goalkeeper was the reason for their numerous goals conceded. However, that's a huge mistake. Any goalkeeper will struggle if the rest of the backline plays poorly. And the real problem lies in the back line and defensive midfielders, who are sometimes too slow to contain the opponent's attacks.

In the end, Onana, a great goalkeeper from Inter Milan, was still blamed for making so many mistakes. In fact, all of those mistakes were due to him being too overwhelmed to withstand the numerous attacks that penetrated Manchester United's back line. And now Bayindir will suffer the same fate. I don't know what's going on with this squad. But both the back and the front line are ineffective. They seem unable to maximize their strengths, which could be even better.