Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[Coyster]

What are Ramos (at right back), Marcelo & Modric doing anywhere near a FIFA XI of the year selection?

I think most of this awards(not just this year)are simply just fixed and the individuals who've been winning it for years now, keep doing so, even without performing in that particular season.

Ramos and Marcelo were both calamitous in defence last season, conceding a very high number of goals, yet they could still make it into the eleven, it just goes to show that this guys could even be injured all through out the season and still be in the FIFA eleven-crazy.
I also feel Virgil probably deserved the award more than Messi.

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[Harkorede]

I also feel Virgil probably deserved the award more than Messi.

I wouldn't say so, Messi also doesn't deserve the award any less and he was brilliant last season, you can't say he deserve it any less because of just one or two bad games in the season. Maybe you just need to check and review Messi's performance last season before making conclusion.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Does Van Dijk stand a chance of winning the main prize?

There's still the balloon d'or coming up, they sometimes do not pick same winners as #thebest.

This was the best chance of dijk winning the Best trophy, Ballon d'or was definitely Messi's own to take home. I'm a Ronaldo fan but Messi was phenomenal last season. If after all the hype towards Van Dijk due to his excellent performance in the champion and premier league couldn't get him the best title then there isn't any chance of him competing against Messi for Ballon d'or.

Surprisingly how Ronaldo was eligible for the BEST finalist but couldn't make it into the BEST 11 players. Beside what were Real Madrid players doing on the list, I'm confused.

[DeathAngel]

....snip....what were Real Madrid players doing on the list, I'm confused.

FIFA & UEFA are in love with Real Madrid. Ramos did nothing last season but he was picked as a specialist right back in that team
Also Marcelo is old & shit now, Modric had a great season in 2017/18 but he was averate last season.

Obviously FIFA couldn’t bear to be without their beloved Real players.

[tokeweed]

Good thing I skipped today's games and didn't place any bets because I was thinking of going for a parlay with Man Utd and Wolves to win    (including Liverpool, odds was around 13/1 for that parlay so, really tempting but i didn't take the bait lol).

Wolves are still one of the two teams that after 6 games are yet to win a game. Huge match next week: Wolves vs Watford. I think it's pretty clear for Nuno Espírito Santo that if he doesn't win that game, he'll get the sack right after the final whistle.

About Man Utd, not a surprising result now that I think about it, West Ham have better players and a better manager.

Yup.  Both are two of the most underperforming squads in the league...  Wolves especially after their huge spends for the past two summer transfer windows.

[Naida_BR]

FIFA AWARDS UPDATE

Jurgen Klopp wins Best FIFA Men's Coach award
Alison Becker Wins Best FIFA men' goal keeper award
Looks like Liverpool players might take up all the places

Does Van Dijk stand a chance of winning the main prize?

Totally worth it for Klopp.
He made such a great achievements and hard work with Liverpool. A great reward for him as he also did great things with dortmund as well.

[Indymoney]

FIFA AWARDS UPDATE

Jurgen Klopp wins Best FIFA Men's Coach award
Alison Becker Wins Best FIFA men' goal keeper award
Looks like Liverpool players might take up all the places

Does Van Dijk stand a chance of winning the main prize?

Totally worth it for Klopp.
He made such a great achievements and hard work with Liverpool. A great reward for him as he also did great things with dortmund as well.

After some hard work from Klopp we can say its Liverpool team to watch for rest of season in across Europe he done great job with them have its giving him some good dividend this year surely they are going to do double or treble.

[Apes]

FIFA AWARDS UPDATE

Jurgen Klopp wins Best FIFA Men's Coach award
Alison Becker Wins Best FIFA men' goal keeper award
Looks like Liverpool players might take up all the places

Does Van Dijk stand a chance of winning the main prize?

a great achievement and appreciation to jurgen klopp, after his hard work in the past few years to build liverpool
from nothing to something, he deserves it.
if he continues to giving success he will become a Liverpool legendary manager.

[Naida_BR]

Unexpected disqualify of Tottenham yesterday in EFL cup.
They lost to Colchester in penalty shoutout.

[swogerino]

Unexpected disqualify of Tottenham yesterday in EFL cup.
They lost to Colchester in penalty shoutout.

That lost both of my tickets yesterday otherwise I would have won big money as all other big teams won against lower divisions.I just add Tottenham only to make the odds bigger and I regret it because it was a very costly mistake for me.I think Tottenham should have won easily even with the second squad playing against them.

[iMark]

I also feel Virgil probably deserved the award more than Messi.

I wouldn't say so, Messi also doesn't deserve the award any less and he was brilliant last season, you can't say he deserve it any less because of just one or two bad games in the season. Maybe you just need to check and review Messi's performance last season before making conclusion.

We have to admit that last year, there were many players who deserved this title, because I don't think there were any players who stood out last year, with top scores or winning all titles like Messi and Ronaldo did in previous seasons, it was difficult to determine who won if that conditions hapen, but whoever it is, some of the players on the list have a good performanc last season, even if it's not perfect yet, they deserved it.

[Avirunes]

Unexpected disqualify of Tottenham yesterday in EFL cup.
They lost to Colchester in penalty shoutout.

And last weekend Pochettino was talking about watching his team with winning momentum LOL. They attacked pretty well but maybe luck wasn't their way.

Unexpected disqualify of Tottenham yesterday in EFL cup.
They lost to Colchester in penalty shoutout.

That lost both of my tickets yesterday otherwise I would have won big money as all other big teams won against lower divisions.I just add Tottenham only to make the odds bigger and I regret it because it was a very costly mistake for me.I think Tottenham should have won easily even with the second squad playing against them.

I've taken my mind off from betting on any Spurs fixture. Last CL match I lost my parlay only because of that fixture. It was all going perfect until those defense mistakes. Still hard to believe that they were having hard time facing Olympiakos in last fixture.

[Harkorede]

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I'm literally going to stay away from betting Tottenham for a while except their performances begins to improve, they are have been disastrous in these past few games. They improved in the 2nd half against Colchester but It really wasn't an overall convincing performance.

[leea-1334]

I have no words.
Spurs, my team,,, the only Premier League team to not score last night against a small team. And worse we lost to penalty shootout. Could not watch the game since I was asleep and anyway could not find broadcast,,, but oh.

Hope this lets us focus on Premier League.

[efialtis]

Unexpected disqualify of Tottenham yesterday in EFL cup.
They lost to Colchester in penalty shoutout.

And last weekend Pochettino was talking about watching his team with winning momentum LOL. They attacked pretty well but maybe luck wasn't their way.

Unexpected disqualify of Tottenham yesterday in EFL cup.
They lost to Colchester in penalty shoutout.

That lost both of my tickets yesterday otherwise I would have won big money as all other big teams won against lower divisions.I just add Tottenham only to make the odds bigger and I regret it because it was a very costly mistake for me.I think Tottenham should have won easily even with the second squad playing against them.

I've taken my mind off from betting on any Spurs fixture. Last CL match I lost my parlay only because of that fixture. It was all going perfect until those defense mistakes. Still hard to believe that they were having hard time facing Olympiakos in last fixture.

How is it hard to believe they have had a hard time against Olympiakos when you now realize they werent even able to beat Colchester? Sorry but I have mentioned that pre-match Oly-Tot all the team, you guys seriously underrated Olympiakos, especially when playing in Greece...

[Upgrade00]

Hope this lets us focus on Premier League.

Manchester City all but debunked that idea last season. A team does not stand a better chance of winning one competition of it loses in another, if anything it has a psychological effect on the team for the next couple of weeks.

City won all three domestic titles, Liverpool won the UCL despite competing for the league title till the very last day.

[Rikafip]

I have no words.
Spurs, my team,,, the only Premier League team to not score last night against a small team. And worse we lost to penalty shootout. Could not watch the game since I was asleep and anyway could not find broadcast,,, but oh.

Hope this lets us focus on Premier League.

Isn't Premier League always focus of English football clubs?

From what i noticed through conversations with football fans in England, most of them  think the same-winning Premiership is the ultimate prize for them. Atleast that is my experience, maybe here people from England have different opinion.

[DeathAngel]

I have no words.
Spurs, my team,,, the only Premier League team to not score last night against a small team. And worse we lost to penalty shootout. Could not watch the game since I was asleep and anyway could not find broadcast,,, but oh.

Hope this lets us focus on Premier League.

Isn't Premier League always focus of English football clubs?

From what i noticed through conversations with football fans in England, most of them  think the same-winning Premiership is the ultimate prize for them. Atleast that is my experience, maybe here people from England have different opinion.

Spurs are very unlikely to win the Premier League so I guess their fans are upset that they got knocked out of tye League Cup last night because it was a realistic chance to win a trophy.

[elda34b]

From what i noticed through conversations with football fans in England, most of them  think the same-winning Premiership is the ultimate prize for them. Atleast that is my experience, maybe here people from England have different opinion.

Any fans would love to see their team win something. You can't say that FA Cup or Community Shield is nothing for a club that sits mid-table for every premier league season.

Manchester City all but debunked that idea last season. A team does not stand a better chance of winning one competition of it loses in another, if anything it has a psychological effect on the team for the next couple of weeks.

A team can only do that if they have a good 2nd line-up. City has it, but Liverpool or any other team is nowhere near last year.

[logfiles]

I've taken my mind off from betting on any Spurs fixture. Last CL match I lost my parlay only because of that fixture. It was all going perfect until those defense mistakes. Still hard to believe that they were having hard time facing Olympiakos in last fixture.

Just a tip:

Always avoid cup tournaments when betting or bet them separately. Teams tend to field their youth players or 2nd 11 when it comes to competitions like EFL. So i wasn't surprised when Spurs lost. I even expected mote upsets.

I also usually avoid betting on weekends prior to Champion's League weekdays. Teams tend to rest their best players for the Tuesday/Wednesday encounters.