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Varane Flop Man Utd is Totally Out of the Question: United to Contend for PL Title
“Will Raphael Varane flop Manchester United” is one of the most popular doubts in the minds of the football fraternity. That said, former Real Madrid star Varane is a great signing. As one of the best center-backs in the world in his prime, Varane flop Man Utd is totally out of the question.
The Frenchman is probably the best bargain of the summer considering that Man Utd got him for under 45 million pounds, meanwhile last summer his value was around 80-100 million.
Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident in “proven winner” Raphael Varane playing at Old Trafford next season.
Many people say Varane is prone to making silly errors which lead to goals. In other words, he is like Pogba. Back at Madrid, Varane was often blamed for losing the ball in dangerous areas.
He was a bit down at times in confidence and concentration for last season. A change and a fresh start at Old Trafford might just be the perfect thing to happen to Varane.
Rapahel Varane Flop Man Utd is Totally Out of Question: United to Contend for PL Title
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Varane Maguire partnership will boost United defense; He is not a flop.
The towering defender is a great signing, he’ll complement Maguire extremely well to form an elite partnership.
Many United fans can remember a game during the 2020/21 season when Lindelof made a major blunder which led to United conceding a goal. Bruno called him out for it on the spot, but to his utter dismay, Lindelof angrily rebutted as though it wasn’t his fault.
His audacity was appalling. Lindelof’s mistake-riddled performances kept costing the Man United team, and his weakness were exposed several times. Varane has picked Man Utd as his preferred destination and will be first-choice alongside Maguire.
So, why is it easy for naysayers to think Varane will flop Man Utd? Varane might have been slightly below his best in the last two seasons, but a new challenge or a fresh start is what he needs to get back to his best.
Even if he doesn’t get back to his best, he would probably be a huge upgrade over Lindelöf and Bailly anyway.
Varane saying he wants a new challenge is a real factor in him deciding to change clubs and leagues while in his peak physical years. He’s won it all at Madrid and may be getting a bit too comfortable to maintain the level of drive and hunger that sustained his world class levels from before.
Lapses in concentration leading to mistakes, at his level of experience, would seem to suggest that Varane will flop Man Utd. But he won’t.
Varane Joins Manchester United
How can an experienced Varane flop Man Utd?
For his experience, age, and potential good partnership with maguire, that $42m price is worth it! it’s a damn good buy. Some might say Varane peaked too fast, but they wish their club can get him too with that price.
As a very classy signing, he brings the team more experience and brings solidity to the back line. Hopefully, he will get Man Utd over the line in semi finals and finals of the big big games.
Currently, one can say United are Premier League title challengers. A DM would take Ole to winning major titles. The lack of Maguire’s perfect partner and a right winger costed Manchester United titles last season.
SportsFila.com thinks Varane will surely strengthen United and make them a much better side defensively.
EPL brings physicality and speed, so you would probably say Ole will be cautious with him. Nevertheless, the boss will definitely ask his new center-back to work on his fitness to ensure that Varane Flop Man Utd doesn’t happen at all.
Just look at Luke Shaw: he’s now in the elite level but it took him a couple years after the injury and he’s been working on his physical aspect. Give Varane a full season barring injuries and let him work on his physical aspect — he’s gonna be a beast.
Varane is still world class even at age 28, he’s a legend who replaced Pepe at the age of 20. The Frenchman lacked game time last season due to injuries. While we shouldn’t expect him to put performances like Liverpool’s VVD right away because la Liga is not as quick as PL, he’ll need a little more time to adapt.
Why does Varane make errors
One reason for Varane’s errors may be lack of motivation. He has won it all in Real Madrid and this statement can also be supported by the fact that he was looking for a new challenge.
He may be aware of the lack of motivation and a new challenge may prompt him to play on the same pre-2018 levels.
You can’t judge Varane based on a couple mistakes in the ucl. Let’s wish him good luck instead. Will Raphael Varane turn Manchester United into title contenders? Of, course, with Jadon Sancho, Maguire, Cavani, Bruno and Greenwood firing on all cylinders – he will!
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‘Compelling title race a relief for Premier League’
This weekend will be the 10th time that the Premier League title has been decided on the final day of the season.
But rarely before will those in charge of the competition have been so grateful for a captivating conclusion to the campaign.
Liverpool’s challenge ultimately faded, scuppering their fans’ dreams of a triumphant farewell for departing manager Jurgen Klopp and the prospect of an unprecedented three-way battle going the full distance.
But Manchester City or Arsenal will be crowned champions in the final act of what has been a classic duel.
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Sunday may not provide the unforgettable drama of 2012’s last day, which saw massive fans’ participation at MT online sportsbooks, when Sergio Aguero’s stoppage-time winner sealed a first Premier League title for City. But whether it ends with a record fourth consecutive title for the champions or a first in 20 years for Arsenal, league bosses, broadcasters and neutrals will have the special finale they hoped for.
Off the field, however, these have been troubled times for the top flight.
The points deductions handed to Everton and Nottingham Forest this season for breaching financial rules have been hugely contentious, the punishments – and subsequent appeals – leading to uncertainty over the league table, resentment by fans and fears that the relegation battle could be decided by the rulings of commission panels.
While both teams have ultimately stayed up, the controversy surrounding the profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) is not going away.
Newly promoted Leicester City have been charged with breaking spending rules when they were in the top flight (and are now taking legal action against the league), while Chelsea have also been under investigation.
And 16 months after City were charged with more than a hundred rule breaches, a hearing in their case is not thought to be scheduled until the autumn, contributing to the mounting scrutiny of the league’s governance and processes.
While City deny wrongdoing, a sixth league triumph in seven years would only intensify questions over the fairness of how they assembled their squad over several seasons, the time the case has taken, and whether the club’s wealth has distorted the competitiveness of the league, alongside admiration for the team and their coach.
Meanwhile, a split has emerged between clubs over plans to introduce a new spending cap, and the Premier League is facing the threat of more legal action from one of its members over amended rules around associated party transactions.
As if all that was not enough to contend with, the league’s chief executive Richard Masters has also warned of the “unintended consequences” of the forthcoming independent football regulator, amid mounting criticism of the failure by his clubs to agree a new financial settlement with the English Football League (EFL).
The Premier League is also known to be deeply concerned about the increasingly congested calendar, with Masters recently warning of a “tipping point”, after criticism following the scrapping of FA Cup replays. The league has also admitted that the VAR system must improve after a series of controversies.
With the title race going right to the wire, Sunday’s final-day drama will provide a welcome distraction from such matters for Masters and his colleagues – but, one suspects, only a temporary one.
Clock ticking for Commonwealth Games
A few weeks ago in Birmingham, Katie Sadleir, the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), told me that any further delay beyond May in announcing a host for the 2026 event would be “very problematic”.
Since then Glasgow has emerged as a possible back-up option if no replacement is found for Victoria in Australia, which pulled out last year, plunging the event into crisis.
But there has still been no official announcement by the CGF.
Insiders claim they remain hopeful a host will be confirmed in the next two weeks, but the clock is ticking.
Super League heading stateside?
The National Rugby League (NRL) season kicked off in the US for the first time in March, with a Premiership double-header staged at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as part of a multi-year deal designed to grow the sport in the US.
So could Super League clubs follow suit?
Talks have taken place over the Club World Challenge being staged in the US, and some Super League bosses are keen on regular season matches being part of the tie-up too.
Wigan and Warrington played each other in Milwaukee 35 years ago, albeit as an exhibition match. And with rugby league currently ‘re-imagining’ itself as part of a 12-year deal with agency IMG intended to boost its appeal, anything seems possible.
Manchester United assessing potential Erik ten Hag replacements 👀 Mark Ogden shares details with SportsFila.
The fact that Southgate is on that list tells how serious you should take it
No manager on earth could do anything with Manchester United until Someone takes responsibility for the club and has a viable plan for the future.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group, the club’s new partial owners, are exploring options to assume the role. According to Team Talk, the Red Devils are considering the 41-year-old as a candidate for the manager position.
After achieving success as a player with Barcelona, Inter, and Paris Saint-Germain, winning numerous titles, the two-time Champions League winner transitioned to coaching at the senior level.
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ESPN loves ManUtd. As much they say that they hate talking about ManUtd they can’t stop talking about ManUtd 😅😅. They have spend 15 mins speaking on rumours – Hypocrites.
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It’s not Ten Hag fault when players like rashford do not put in all the effort after signing a new contract. Also ten hag had to deal with incredible amount of injuries which ESPN deliberately overlooks. So getting another manager isn’t going to solve anything.
It’s so funny how the English media fails to realize that the structure & the players is the problem at united…..but they trying to sack ETH who is an elite manger under a proper management structure 💯
The best manager that seems to be being overlooked shouod be n1 on the list for bayern utd liverpool is someone inzaghi. Hes done great things with Lazio and inter. Loads of experience and has got to european finals and won domestic leagues.
Manchester City 3-1 win over United in Manchester Derby.
It is very different getting an underdog /dark horse to perform vs going to an environment where the spotlight in on you everyday from day 1. The same thing happened at Bayern with a couple of their coaches…
Afcon 2024 victory is well deserved for Ivory Coast they left no stone unturned and they dominated throughout. If there is a one person who deserved to win the AFCON it was Sebastian Haller. In 2022, he was diagnosed with cancer but he recovered and he returned to play football in 2023 only to bottle the Bundesliga title on the final matchday to Bayern but here we are in 2024 where he scored the winner in the AFCON final to win Cote d’Ivoire AFCON title so congratulations🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🏆
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FT: Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast
But Ivory Coast won fair and square. They played better. Congratulations champs.
What Adingra did in the African Cup of Nation was phenomenal. Nigerians will remember him as a nighmare forever. The boy has a great future ahead of him.
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Haller beats cancer, then comes to the AFCON and scores the most important goal in the final, the winning goal what a beautiful story for that man and Ivory coast, congratulations to them👏👏
Congratulations to Ivory Coast from cameroonian👏👏👏you organized and won the most beautiful AFCON in story, unbelievable achievment when we look how things went for you.
One of the best tournaments I’ve seen.
Almost every team demonstrated that they were not afraid of their opponent and played above expectations.
Congratulations to Côte d’Ivoire who never gave up and believed and implemented their progress towards goal as much as possible until the last second in this tournament. Kudos to Nigeria for high yield and quality.
Thank you for making the spectators so emotional and congratulations and best wishes to the Ivory Coast and the Ivorian people.
FT: Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast
Afcon 2023 is over. What a remarkable end to a tournament dripping in drama.
Thanks for your company.
The night has only just started in Abidjan.
Congratulations to Ivory Coast for winning the Africa Cup🏆! The team showed strength and desire to win and to not give up until the end. And the fans were absolutely amazing
P.s Haller deserved it the most, since he suffered a lot.
The story of Côte d’Ivoire’s victory in the African Nations is one of the most beautiful stories in the history of football. We sympathized with this team’s version a lot and we will tell it to our children in the future 🧡
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