Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[Trofo]

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Walker and Fernandihno can also play on that position if necessary and have already done so for Pep on few occasions. Granted it was in 3-5-2 formation and not 4-3-3. City plays with so much ball in their feet that I don't believe they will have problems in the defense against most squads. Later stages of Champions League could be a problem but they have a January transfer window before that.

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Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Just so you know, Stone and Otamendi are right footed. The fact is City have so many Centre backs but among the regular starters, only one natural centre back is left footed and that is Laporte.

So finding a perfect pair will be a big challenge

[Naida_BR]

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Walker and Fernandihno can also play on that position if necessary and have already done so for Pep on few occasions. Granted it was in 3-5-2 formation and not 4-3-3. City plays with so much ball in their feet that I don't believe they will have problems in the defense against most squads. Later stages of Champions League could be a problem but they have a January transfer window before that.

That's not a viable solution.
Placing midfielders in the center back position is not only bad for the players career but if Guardiola does that it definitely destroys the chemistry between players and creates negative atmosphere.
The solution you propose is good only if a CB gets a red card and the coach has not substitutes to make. Just for this occasion.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Just so you know, Stone and Otamendi are right footed. The fact is City have so many Centre backs but among the regular starters, only one natural centre back is left footed and that is Laporte.

So finding a perfect pair will be a big challenge

City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

[Trofo]

Man City will have to use Stones & Otamendi who neither are anywhere near as good as Kompany & Laporte. I guess City will hope to still be within touching distance of Liverpool by the time Laporte comes back from injury.

Walker and Fernandihno can also play on that position if necessary and have already done so for Pep on few occasions. Granted it was in 3-5-2 formation and not 4-3-3. City plays with so much ball in their feet that I don't believe they will have problems in the defense against most squads. Later stages of Champions League could be a problem but they have a January transfer window before that.

That's not a viable solution.
Placing midfielders in the center back position is not only bad for the players career but if Guardiola does that it definitely destroys the chemistry between players and creates negative atmosphere.
The solution you propose is good only if a CB gets a red card and the coach has not substitutes to make. Just for this occasion.

It is not the same to play CB at the City squad and in the most other teams. While CB have a lot of defensive duties in most clubs in City it is more important for them to be good on the ball since they are often involved in building attacks. I am not saying that it is perfect solution but it works in City much better than it would in other clubs.

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City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

Same here LOL
Let the opponent have their worse time and gain from there 🤪

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

[snipie]

City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

Same here LOL
Let the opponent have their worse time and gain from there 🤪

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

It is too early for predictions but since each point counts then Liverpool has to maintain this small advantage especially in front of Chelsea in two weeks.

[Coyster]

Just so you know, Stone and Otamendi are right footed. The fact is City have so many Centre backs but among the regular starters, only one natural centre back is left footed and that is Laporte.

So finding a perfect pair will be a big challenge

I doubt if this can actually be called a challenge, before city bought larpote, I do not think they had any left footed defender. Two right footed defenders can comfortably play at central defence, though having a left footer can be an added advantage, which in larpote city has.

Whether it's Stones and otamendi, or Fernandinho with any of the pair, it would be totally fine and they'll be a rock in defence, city would ease through this phase, you'll see.

[Barracuda]

City have favourable fixtures for a while now so I think maybe it won’t harm them that much. I hope I’m wrong though & they start dropping points regularly.

Same here LOL
Let the opponent have their worse time and gain from there 🤪

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

I am very pleased with your statement. Liverpool will definitely get it this season, confident first is important.
Man City has a bad thing at the center of the back, that means making them lose a bit of defense. So, every point in the match is important for both Liverpool and man city.

[Naida_BR]

I do not think this is much of a problem for city, if Stones gets back fit and stays fit, then larpote wouldn't be too missed.
Fernandinho is also a very good option for that position, he is strong and his distribution is very good, city have the depth to cover for injuries.

City can literally play with 2 CB only. Even if they have trouble covering that position, it won't cost them that much as long as they can dominate the game like usual. Unless they face Liverpool or some team on their same level, City will keep rocking like usual.

Well, it would be interesting to see if they can play with some weakness. At least the title battle would be more interesting than usual if we can see the top 2 slippings once in a while.

Every big club which plays 2 games every week cannot rely only on 2 CB.
They need to make a signing for this position asap. City's CB would be tired and they have problems till the end of the season if they need to play every game until December.

Depending on their rival and the strategy of their coach, even Liverpool sometimes don't leave 1 CB when a counter attack or when a corner happen. See how often Van dijk and Matip do overlap to help attacking, and even when they apply defense strategy positions they only put 2 CB in back because their 2 WB are more likely to attack. and City have strong center backs like Liverpool too, so they often have strategies like this also.

We are talking about two different things.
You are talking about counter attacks and corners while I talk about starting the game with 1 normal CB and the second one to be a DMC as it was stated below by our fellow forum member.
In your case it is normal to have CBs to help the attacking part, but this doesn't eliminate the fact that a team can play with only one CB.

[tazmantasik]

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

Somehow my feeling this is very possible. Seeing the current conditions in the English league, Liverpool display their best performance. It's not surprising if they can get the EPL title this season.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Liverpool needs the season title and so far City is the only team who can challenge them.

Somehow my feeling this is very possible. Seeing the current conditions in the English league, Liverpool display their best performance. It's not surprising if they can get the EPL title this season.

I'm routing for Liverpool to win the league as they do deserve it although let's not be too quick to judge. We have just experience only 4 games and so far Liverpool haven't placed any top 6 team in the EPL. Not saying they don't have the ability to win those matches when the time comes but judging from the fight Chelsea (a struggling side) gave them early in the season via UEFA Super Cup. I won't be surprised if teams like Tottenham, Manchester City or even Chelsea (hopefully) takes point away from them.

The like of Man City, Man united, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea have already played one top teams but Liverpool haven't. Lets wait for the display they bring against any of the big guys before you give them the best performing team.

[tsaroz]

There were not many big names coming in the EPL and Liverpool is the winner of last season. So, they definitely has larger chances of wining league.
All of the matches of Manchester City were with easy teams and they drew with spurs. They are not a real competition unless they have some good January transfers.

[Harkorede]

There were not many big names coming in the EPL and Liverpool is the winner of last season. So, they definitely has larger chances of wining league.
All of the matches of Manchester City were with easy teams and they drew with spurs. They are not a real competition unless they have some good January transfers.

I don't agree with that, Tottenham are no pushovers and would have definitely given Liverpool a tough time too.

Man City display has been superb, If you think they are not a real just wait till both teams start playing tough matches because Liverpool has well haven't played any(bar Arsenal) IMO.

[Upgrade00]

They are not a real competition unless they have some good January transfers.

I never thought I'd see Manchester City being tagged as 'not a real competition' this season. They are still the top team in England, and the caliber of teams they have faced does not reduce their quality. Liverpool have also had a brilliant start (100%). There is little to pick between both teams so far this season.
Man City do not have to go panic spending during the next window. There is no crisis, maybe a defender.

[Chrystora123]

There were not many big names coming in the EPL and Liverpool is the winner of last season. So, they definitely has larger chances of wining league.

AFAIK, Last season's EPL winner (2018/19) is Manchester City... Liverpool's game is very good but still too soon to give predictions Liverpool will become champions in this season (2019/20), because this season will end until May 2020. CMIIW

I don't agree with that, Tottenham are no pushovers and would have definitely given Liverpool a tough time too.

We'll see, whether Tottenham is able to give Liverpool a tough time.

Liverpool VS Newcastle (14/9/2019)
Liverpool: 58%
Newcastle: 22%
Draw: 20%

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There were not many big names coming in the EPL and Liverpool is the winner of last season. So, they definitely has larger chances of wining league.
All of the matches of Manchester City were with easy teams and they drew with spurs. They are not a real competition unless they have some good January transfers.

Haha may be you are joking mate

City are not a real competition?
With all that striking for, Packed Midfield and defence with good players waiting for a chance to play who else do you think they should sign?

Slip ups happen in football even to the best team.

[Barracuda]

Liverpool VS Newcastle (14/9/2019)
Liverpool: 58%
Newcastle: 22%
Draw: 20%

This will be easy for Liverpool, 3 points will definitely be earned. I'm not saying Newcastle are weak. But the fact is that the game between the two teams is much different. I will automatically be happy if LFC wins easily.

my prediction, 4-0

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Liverpool VS Newcastle (14/9/2019)
Liverpool: 58%
Newcastle: 22%
Draw: 20%

This will be easy for Liverpool, 3 points will definitely be earned. I'm not saying Newcastle are weak. But the fact is that the game between the two teams is much different. I will automatically be happy if LFC wins easily.

my prediction, 4-0

we have a lot more uncertainty in Chelsea and Manchester United games. can they beat anyone?
Watford has a new manager, such changes often bring a good result at the beginning. I would not be surprised if they mortified Arsenal.

[Apes]

There were not many big names coming in the EPL and Liverpool is the winner of last season. So, they definitely has larger chances of wining league.
All of the matches of Manchester City were with easy teams and they drew with spurs. They are not a real competition unless they have some good January transfers.

I disagree, ManC is currently a team that already solid in the EPL and they have a good depth of the squad, adding a new player composition won't have much effect because new players generally have to adapt to new teams and coaches.
the fact is that pep rarely rotates players, and only gives new players chance to play in the last few minutes.
so I don't think player transfers will determine the team's pace.