Premier League Prediction Thread (EPL)

[JeromeTash]

Good news, I saw an article today also saying possibly the PL restarts early June, hopefully there’s some truth to that.

A restart from early June is far from reality to me. That's just roughly 2 months away and the new infection and death tool curve for the UK and most European countries hasn't even flattened.

[Daniel91]

Excellent news for the fans of Newcastle United!
SAUDI Prince Mohammed bin Salman will soon become majority owner of the Newcastle for £300m.
The club's chief executive will become Jamie Reuben and it's expected that he will be active in the market and bring many new players.
Money will not be problem.
It looks like the new coach will be Massimiliano Allegri and he will receive a budget of 400 million euros for the next transitional period of footballers.
It's obvious that the new leadership of the club preparing the team that will attack the very top of the league.
Source Croatian online portal Index: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/novi-gigant-sa-saudijskim-milijardama-daje-allegriju-400-milijuna-eura-za-pojacanja/2175562.aspx

[snipie]

Excellent news for the fans of Newcastle United!
SAUDI Prince Mohammed bin Salman will soon become majority owner of the Newcastle for £300m.
The club's chief executive will become Jamie Reuben and it's expected that he will be active in the market and bring many new players.
Money will not be problem.
It looks like the new coach will be Massimiliano Allegri and he will receive a budget of 400 million euros for the next transitional period of footballers.
It's obvious that the new leadership of the club preparing the team that will attack the very top of the league.
Source Croatian online portal Index: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/novi-gigant-sa-saudijskim-milijardama-daje-allegriju-400-milijuna-eura-za-pojacanja/2175562.aspx

There is rumours that the flag in Newcastle emblem will be switched to a chainsaw? (of course not).
I see this as an awful way from him to clean his bloody picture in Western countries, a bribe or anything similar to this. The group supported by him should be ashamed to be backed by someone as evil as him!

[SFR10]

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Source Croatian online portal Index: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/novi-gigant-sa-saudijskim-milijardama-daje-allegriju-400-milijuna-eura-za-pojacanja/2175562.aspx

Great, another team to join the same route as Chelsea's and Man city's last decade...
- In other words: As an Arsenal fan, there will be little to no chance of finishing in the top 4 next season ^[again]
How reliable that source is?

[Daniel91]

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Source Croatian online portal Index: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/novi-gigant-sa-saudijskim-milijardama-daje-allegriju-400-milijuna-eura-za-pojacanja/2175562.aspx

Great, another team to join the same route as Chelsea's and Man city's last decade...
- In other words: As an Arsenal fan, there will be little to no chance of finishing in the top 4 next season ^[again]
How reliable that source is?

The index is Croatia's most visited online news portal.
They are known to be independent and write about controversial topics and sometimes convey sensational news and speculation but foreign news they mainly transfer from other portals abroad.
Not sure from the article about their original source in this story.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Excellent news for the fans of Newcastle United!
SAUDI Prince Mohammed bin Salman will soon become majority owner of the Newcastle for £300m.

Exciting news for the club but they shouldn't get their hopes too up (speaking to the fans) as I doubt the like of the top 4 teams will seat down and let Newcastle overthrown then in regards to paying in the champions league. They might have the funds available but that doesn't mean they'll get the players they want as these days the players tend to choose clubs reputation over their wages, (e.g Ighalo choosing to stay at Manchester United irrespective of the outrageous wages his current club, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C. is willing to pay for his return).

Players want to win medals and trophies so I don't see the like of the top players choosing to play for Newcastle over the big clubs that could get them those medals in the shortest time possible irrespective of what Newcastle offer to pay them. The reason why the likes of Chelsea and Manchester city story was a success is because they were already top teams but for Newcastle, maybe completing for the top 6 will be their highest achievement but that too won't be easy considering the competition currently in the league.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

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Source Croatian online portal Index: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/novi-gigant-sa-saudijskim-milijardama-daje-allegriju-400-milijuna-eura-za-pojacanja/2175562.aspx

Great, another team to join the same route as Chelsea's and Man city's last decade...
- In other words: As an Arsenal fan, there will be little to no chance of finishing in the top 4 next season ^[again]
How reliable that source is?

Arteta seems to know what he’s doing, City fell apart a bit when he left too. I wouldn’t write Arsenal off from finishing in the top 4 next season my friend.

[Indymoney]

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Source Croatian online portal Index: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/novi-gigant-sa-saudijskim-milijardama-daje-allegriju-400-milijuna-eura-za-pojacanja/2175562.aspx

Great, another team to join the same route as Chelsea's and Man city's last decade...
- In other words: As an Arsenal fan, there will be little to no chance of finishing in the top 4 next season ^[again]
How reliable that source is?

Arteta seems to know what he’s doing, City fell apart a bit when he left too. I wouldn’t write Arsenal off from finishing in the top 4 next season my friend.

This is not easy for them as now competition is wide open and few teams doing good for next season hopefully we have good resistance from all for top 4 spots.

[DeathAngel]

I believe there is an EPL meeting again at 10:30am today to again try & decide how it is best to proceed. Watch this space again I guess.

[leea-1334]

Arteta seems to know what he’s doing, City fell apart a bit when he left too. I wouldn’t write Arsenal off from finishing in the top 4 next season my friend.

As a Spurs fan, of course I always hope that Arsenal do not do well,,, or at least, never finish above us;) But I agree here people like Arteta have a good sense of coaching and as former players they also understand the guys on the field who kick the ball. I think Arsenal can go up if they fix their very old issues of mentality (same as Spurs, mentality issues).

[notocactus]

As a Spurs fan, of course I always hope that Arsenal do not do well,,, or at least, never finish above us;) But I agree here people like Arteta have a good sense of coaching and as former players they also understand the guys on the field who kick the ball. I think Arsenal can go up if they fix their very old issues of mentality (same as Spurs, mentality issues).

Next season, if Jose Mourinho will has his position in Spurs, and with some good transfer in next summer, Spurs will improve their mentality and then their performance. The Special One is very strong in mentality and he can help Spurs' players to have more solid mentality and strong belief on their ability. If I have to compare mentality between Spurs' and Arsenal' players, I would say Spurs' players are better. Arsenal has their strong mentality about 2 decades ago but last 5 seasons, they lost it entirely.

[tokeweed]

^  I'd give Mou three transfer windows (summer, winter, summer) then it's make or break.  I mean it doesn't have to be the league trophy but they should be in the running for it at least.

[skarais]

As a Spurs fan, of course I always hope that Arsenal do not do well,,, or at least, never finish above us;)

LOL, But its good for fans competition.

But I agree here people like Arteta have a good sense of coaching and as former players they also understand the guys on the field who kick the ball. I think Arsenal can go up if they fix their very old issues of mentality (same as Spurs, mentality issues).

Based on the EPL champion data from 1992 to 2019, I think Arsenal have a better winning mentality compared to Tottenham. Arsenal have won 3 EPL trophies so far and none have been won by Tottenham.

1992-1993 Manchester United
1993-1994 Manchester United
1994-1995 Blackburn Rovers
1995-1996 Manchester United
1996-1997 Manchester United
1997-1998 Arsenal
1998-1999 Manchester United
1999-2000 Manchester United
2000-2001 Manchester United
2001-2002 Arsenal
2002-2003 Manchester United
2003-2004 Arsenal
2004-2005 Chelsea
2005-2006 Chelsea
2006-2007 Manchester United
2007-2008 Manchester United
2008-2009 Manchester United
2009-2010 Chelsea
2010-2011 Manchester United
2011-2012 Manchester City
2012-2013 Manchester United
2013-2014 Manchester City
2014-2015 Chelsea
2015-2016 Leicester City
2016-2017 Chelsea
2017-2018 Manchester City
2018-2019 Manchester City

Even so, I think the two of them will still be considered big clubs in the EPL even though they rarely end the season as champions. Tottenham coached by Mauricio Pochettino can be seen as a dangerous club but I think Mourinho also has a lot of experience to make him even more dangerous. Mental issues, I think it must be the second priority of the club if they want to win the trophy at the end of the season. But not this season.

[Upgrade00]

^  I'd give Mou three transfer windows (summer, winter, summer) then it's make or break.  I mean it doesn't have to be the league trophy but they should be in the running for it at least.

I agree, and definitely they should also be in the running for any of the available league cups.
Pochettino made incredible progress, but his major undoing was failing to win a single title at Spurs.
Clubs naturally would prioritize; good football and consistency, but the fans need something to cheer about from time to time.
Mourinho knows how to win titles, but can he give Tottenham the consistency to remain a top four team? And would a trophy or two be enough to save his job should he fall below their current standard in the league?

[tomahawk9]

Guys, I think it's happening:  All English Football League games to resume behind closed doors and broadcast on TV or online

No official date yet but I think football action will resume in [the last few days of] May and probably early June. Number of new confirmed coronavirus cases is yet to start a downward movement in the UK, but hopefully it'll start going down this month or next month.

[notocactus]

Guys, I think it's happening:  All English Football League games to resume behind closed doors and broadcast on TV or online

No official date yet but I think football action will resume in [the last few days of] May and probably early June. Number of new confirmed coronavirus cases is yet to start a downward movement in the UK, but hopefully it'll start going down this month or next month.

No official statement from NHS on the downward trend of epidemic in UK, that will be used as support for the plan to resume sport events. Positively, we know some major leagues in the Europe really want to finish the season if there are chances for them to do that. In the Premier League, Liverpool will be the club feels most happily if the league will be resumed. They only need a few things to win the trophy.

[$crypto$]

I believe there is an EPL meeting again at 10:30am today to again try & decide how it is best to proceed. Watch this space again I guess.

How many times have EPL officials held this meeting? Has there been a clear decision? because there are rumors that the EPL will continue to run in June with doors closed and people confined.

Even so, I think the two of them will still be considered big clubs in the EPL even though they rarely end the season as champions. Tottenham coached by Mauricio Pochettino can be seen as a dangerous club but I think Mourinho also has a lot of experience to make him even more dangerous. Mental issues, I think it must be the second priority of the club if they want to win the trophy at the end of the season. But not this season.

Although Tottenham have a coach who has a lot of experience in big clubs, but I think it will be more difficult for Spurs because they are mentally less powerful than other big teams.
If Spurs make big changes to players maybe that can happen but it takes time too because this season they may not be champions even in the next few years.

[Globb0]

They talked about how long it could take to play out the games. if it was safe to start.

No decision on timeframes. Another meeting scheduled for 01/May?


 

[skarais]

They only need a few things to win the trophy.

At least they have to win a few more matches to get the EPL trophy this season. I also think that Liverpool are the happiest club if this season can continue, and the other is the club that will replace the Manchester City in the Champions League. Although there is no clear certainty about the schedule, but for me this effort has provided a bit of excitement for the club, fans, and gamblers. Hopefully the agreement can be realized.

Although Tottenham have a coach who has a lot of experience in big clubs, but I think it will be more difficult for Spurs because they are mentally less powerful than other big teams.
If Spurs make big changes to players maybe that can happen but it takes time too because this season they may not be champions even in the next few years.

Coaches and players are those who can bring change to the club where they work. But building a winning mentality is a difficult endeavor for any coach. Pep Guardiola is a great coach, but he is very difficult to build the mentality of his players to win the Champions League.

[DeathAngel]

Arteta seems to know what he’s doing, City fell apart a bit when he left too. I wouldn’t write Arsenal off from finishing in the top 4 next season my friend.

As a Spurs fan, of course I always hope that Arsenal do not do well,,, or at least, never finish above us;) But I agree here people like Arteta have a good sense of coaching and as former players they also understand the guys on the field who kick the ball. I think Arsenal can go up if they fix their very old issues of mentality (same as Spurs, mentality issues).

I fear for Spurs to be honest, I think Kane might look to move if he’s able to this summer. I’m not sure if Mourinho is as effective as he used to be.