Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Uruhara]

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It looks like Arsenal has succeeded in bringing in another new player in the transfer market. And this time Arsenal brought in Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. He is a defender who can be expected to strengthen Arsenal's back line. but currently Arsenal actually has quite a lot of quality defenders. So I started to question whose position would be threatened by the presence of Riccardo Calafiori in the Arsenal squad. But I received news that one of the current Arsenal players wants to go to Inter Milan. He is Jakub Kiwior. Because he seems to realize that his playing time next season with Arsenal could be reduced when Arsenal bring in new defenders. So if he wants to remain a player who gets a lot of playing time then he really has to start thinking about moving to a team that is ready to make him a main player and Inter Milan is reportedly the club that now wants this player.

[Marykeller]

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I do have the same belief as you. If Manchester United is not ready to sell off the set of players you mentioned, Manchester United is not going anywhere close to the top-the-table league(Premier League) this upcoming season.
It's not about launching a new away kit is the problem, is to win the PL trophy because that's where everyone's focus is, to see Manchester United lifting the PL trophy. One way they can do that is to reshuffle the team players. Many players have stayed overdue in the team, and their impact on the team is no longer felt. They need to be let go, not to be holding them down because they are England by origin

You’re really directing this to those listed players that are Manchester United and nothing else. You have a point though and the earlier they take action the better for them. Winning the premier league trophy is not an easy task and even in the next season Manchester United doesn’t stand a chance to, even if they replace all existing players, I don’t think they can because they would only not be able to adapt to each others football very well in the first season. Manchester United is still in the building stage, so I don’t think they can win the premier league title now with this present coach and time.

It's an understanding fact that winning the premier league is not an easy task for a club to achieve. But Manchester United taking that huge step to replace existing players will go a long way in building the team afresh with new squads. So many clubs have had it done in the past, and it paid out fine for them. Manchester United doing the same will not be a big mistake and a bad move for them.

Talking about the building stage, is Manchester United still in the building stage as a team? I am surprised to hear you say that because Manchester United didn't sign a new coach, or sold many of their players. If I should get it right, Ten Hag joined Manchester United as head coach in April 2022.

I still note the fact that, is not easy to win the Premier League title, but most fans of Manchester United would want their club to be among the top 4 clubs of the PL table at least as a big club. Not getting that result as a coach, can lead to one getting sacked as head coach of Manchester united

Manchester City won the PL title consistently(4) at a stretch, it wasn't easy for them but because they had a good coach and quality players they had to beat the odds for two consecutive seasons when everyone thought Arsenal would lift the Premier League trophy for those seasons(2022/2023 and 2023/2024)

[mamesso]

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It looks like Arsenal has succeeded in bringing in another new player in the transfer market. And this time Arsenal brought in Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. He is a defender who can be expected to strengthen Arsenal's back line. but currently Arsenal actually has quite a lot of quality defenders. So I started to question whose position would be threatened by the presence of Riccardo Calafiori in the Arsenal squad. But I received news that one of the current Arsenal players wants to go to Inter Milan. He is Jakub Kiwior. Because he seems to realize that his playing time next season with Arsenal could be reduced when Arsenal bring in new defenders. So if he wants to remain a player who gets a lot of playing time then he really has to start thinking about moving to a team that is ready to make him a main player and Inter Milan is reportedly the club that now wants this player.

The arrival of Riccardo Calafiori will certainly increase competition in the defensive area, he who has been Bologna mainstay will certainly try to secure a place in Arsenal main squad. His presence will certainly threaten Kiwior's position, his chances of playing in the first team will be reduced and leaving temporarily would be the best solution for him. Inter Milan are very serious about showing their interest in Kiwior, Simone Inzaghi really wants Kiwior to strengthen his defense ahead of the new season.

Arsenal will release Kiwior on loan, the decision is very good and as a future investment, if he performs impressively with Inter Milan, Arsenal can increase his selling value to clubs who want to recruit him permanently. Arsenal continues to move to bring in new players to replace the quality of their squad, the failure to win the EPL trophy last season was the most valuable experience for them and improving the quality of the squad is the solution to make up for last season's mistakes.

[Altryist]

I don't think if in Manchester United, Ten Hag could understand the problem in this team and he can ever try to solve it. Manchester United had bought many players but most of these players they couldn't help Manchester United to have better results and on the other hand, some players had dramas like Sancho and some others were injured.
I think even in the next season if they buy more players we can't expect to see something special from Manchester United.

True, Antony also had personal problems because of which he was not in the best shape for some time, but these are secondary issues that arise only because of lack of experience, because a professional player should not allow this, but be able to clearly separate family and work. A coach should also be able to work with this, to what extent should he be a psychologist who should determine the state of the player and whether he is ready for the match or not. Ten Hag built this team, he knows it better than anyone else, and if he cannot achieve success with these players, then I doubt that anyone else will be able to do it, if ten Hag is fired, then the team will have to be rebuilt again.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Everton have brought in more players in preparation for the EPL next season and Jesper Lindstrøm is their third recruit after previously bringing in Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye. Although only on loan from Napoli for a season, Everton certainly needs his services to strengthen their midfield after Amadou Onana left for Aston Villa.

I think Everton don't want to continue to be in a less advantageous position every season and that's why they also want to continue to add strength even though it's not that strong. Getting fresh funds from the sale of Amadou Onana also really helps the club's finances and I think Everton will be much more prepared next season by improving the club's facilities for its players.

Everton is an average club in the premier league and since 2014 till 2021 they have maintained between the 12th positions upwards in the league table but since 2022 till now they have really dropped in performance as they have been within 16, 17 and 15th positions for 3 seasons now that they have been signing new players to the team means they will be looking forward to an improvement next season so am not surprised about the signing of these three players Jesper Lindstrøm, Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye is a sign that they are in preparation for the new season so i wish the team Good luck. Amadou Onana is a good defensive midfielder so definitely his contract with Aston Villa brought a lot of funds for Everton that was the reason they got to sign these three players so the team will certainly improve in performance in the new season.

[punk.zink]

I don't think if in Manchester United, Ten Hag could understand the problem in this team and he can ever try to solve it. Manchester United had bought many players but most of these players they couldn't help Manchester United to have better results and on the other hand, some players had dramas like Sancho and some others were injured.
I think even in the next season if they buy more players we can't expect to see something special from Manchester United.

True, Antony also had personal problems because of which he was not in the best shape for some time, but these are secondary issues that arise only because of lack of experience, because a professional player should not allow this, but be able to clearly separate family and work. A coach should also be able to work with this, to what extent should he be a psychologist who should determine the state of the player and whether he is ready for the match or not. Ten Hag built this team, he knows it better than anyone else, and if he cannot achieve success with these players, then I doubt that anyone else will be able to do it, if ten Hag is fired, then the team will have to be rebuilt again.

I don't agree with what you said. Ten Hag may have made a wasted signing but I think every coach in the world has done it too. If you think that's what made Ten Hag has failed in carrying out his role, it seems like you don't really understand how Man United has developed so far. Do you know how many coaches before Ten Hag arrived who made Man United look bad?

Ten Hag may not have made Man United in its prime yet, but at least he was able to give 2 trophies that previous coaches couldn't give (in the previous 6 seasons).

[Mr.right85]

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It looks like Arsenal has succeeded in bringing in another new player in the transfer market. And this time Arsenal brought in Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. He is a defender who can be expected to strengthen Arsenal's back line. but currently Arsenal actually has quite a lot of quality defenders. So I started to question whose position would be threatened by the presence of Riccardo Calafiori in the Arsenal squad. But I received news that one of the current Arsenal players wants to go to Inter Milan. He is Jakub Kiwior. Because he seems to realize that his playing time next season with Arsenal could be reduced when Arsenal bring in new defenders. So if he wants to remain a player who gets a lot of playing time then he really has to start thinking about moving to a team that is ready to make him a main player and Inter Milan is reportedly the club that now wants this player.

I can tell that a lot of Arsenal fans are happy with the acquisition of this defender. He was outstanding for Bologna last season and he was instrumental to their top 4 finish and making the champions league. He’s a player that Arteta has seen as a quality at the back. He can play in multiple positions at the back, and we know Arteta to have this thing for players that plays multiple positions. He is sold on Arteta's project and with the way things have been going with Bologna and him, I think he has always wanted the move.

I think Arteta has in common with Pep Guardiola is their admiration for defenders. I think they believe in having enough quality on the bench in case of injury. Arsenal were lucky with injury last season and they didn’t witness any of Saliba and Gabriel get injured.
Calafiori will provide cover for Gabriel and sometimes the Left back position.
They’re reports linking Kiwior to other Italian clubs, I don’t know the authenticity of the news but I’ll like to see him make a move to provide space for others to play.

[Palakka]

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It looks like Arsenal has succeeded in bringing in another new player in the transfer market. And this time Arsenal brought in Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. He is a defender who can be expected to strengthen Arsenal's back line. but currently Arsenal actually has quite a lot of quality defenders. So I started to question whose position would be threatened by the presence of Riccardo Calafiori in the Arsenal squad. But I received news that one of the current Arsenal players wants to go to Inter Milan. He is Jakub Kiwior. Because he seems to realize that his playing time next season with Arsenal could be reduced when Arsenal bring in new defenders. So if he wants to remain a player who gets a lot of playing time then he really has to start thinking about moving to a team that is ready to make him a main player and Inter Milan is reportedly the club that now wants this player.

Calafiori is Arsenal first signing this season after they succeeded in making Raya permanent from Brentford previously, Arsenal, who performed very well last season despite experiencing inconsistencies at the end of the season, this time  are not active in improving the squad they have because so far they have only managed to get Calafiori in transfer windows, but even though So Calafiori arrival will certainly make Arsenal defense line have good squad depth and solid because be filled with experienced defenders, Calafiori arrival will of course shift Kiwior from the main squad next season because apart from being a center back, Calafiori has also played very well as a left back so far.

Currently the need for defensive positions has been met but Arsenal still have to try to recruit midfielders in order to also strengthen their midfield especially since Partey last season performed very poorly after he was frequently injured, apart from that, Arsenal main problem last season was the lack of a capable main striker and I hope arteta doesn't forget that.

[Weawant]

I think Everton don't want to continue to be in a less advantageous position every season and that's why they also want to continue to add strength even though it's not that strong. Getting fresh funds from the sale of Amadou Onana also really helps the club's finances and I think Everton will be much more prepared next season by improving the club's facilities for its players.

All actions so far are pointing in the direction of the fact that everton isn't looking at taking any chances at what ever it is it hey are doing st this time because they probably want a much better result than that which they got last season and they weren't able to be amongst the top teams at the finish point, they want to be amongst the top contenders on the table and possibly finish at the tops so they don't get to be a seen any less.

[Oluwa-btc]

I still note the fact that, is not easy to win the Premier League title, but most fans of Manchester United would want their club to be among the top 4 clubs of the PL table at least as a big club. Not getting that result as a coach, can lead to one getting sacked as head coach of Manchester united

Manchester City won the PL title consistently(4) at a stretch, it wasn't easy for them but because they had a good coach and quality players they had to beat the odds for two consecutive seasons when everyone thought Arsenal would lift the Premier League trophy for those seasons(2022/2023 and 2023/2024)

Correctly Said. Take a good look at Mikel Arteta and Arsenal, how long have they been trying to win the Premier League Competition? It's complete four years and they're yet to do that, although I believe doubts and talks will come up about Mikel Arteta if he doesn't win it at the end of the new premier league campaign ahead kickin'off in the next two weeks.

Manchester United fans lacks patience, I know what it feels like, they're born winners with proud and relentless fans who always want to win. I cannot forget what it's like during the time of Sir Alex Ferguson, but they need to see that they have a good coach who has give them two trophies in two years to buy time as he gradually builds back Manchester United to a club that has standards.

Building takes time and you even have to see your favorite players leaving, those taking high payrolls will also have to reduce that if they want to remain with the club, these are sacrifices meant to be made for change and growth but go see how they're fummin when you want a player who isn't mandatory for the new project.

I don't think I have too much to say for people who are too blind to see that in the next two seasons or three seasons ahead, Manchester United will definitely win the Premier League Competition and also fight hard to win the champions competition with Erik Ten Hag.

[Hyphen(-)]

Everton have brought in more players in preparation for the EPL next season and Jesper Lindstrøm is their third recruit after previously bringing in Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye. Although only on loan from Napoli for a season, Everton certainly needs his services to strengthen their midfield after Amadou Onana left for Aston Villa.

I think Everton don't want to continue to be in a less advantageous position every season and that's why they also want to continue to add strength even though it's not that strong. Getting fresh funds from the sale of Amadou Onana also really helps the club's finances and I think Everton will be much more prepared next season by improving the club's facilities for its players.

This is a good one from Everton, they are making good preparations for next season because they remembered how they narrowly escape relegation last season. No team is weak in the Premier League, and this reinforcement is actually needed to have a better season.

Amodu Onana left for a better team and for more exposure, I think, because I can't remember the last time Everton participated in the Champions League, but Onana will be able to play in the Champions League next season, which is why I think he made such a move.

On the other hand, Jesper Lindstrøm can be a good replacement even though the quality might differ and he might take time to adapt to the Premier League style of play. I think he can do well because the Seria A style of play is similar to the Premier League, just that the Premier League is more competitive than the Seria A in my opinion.

[Blitzboy]

Everton have brought in more players in preparation for the EPL next season and Jesper Lindstrøm is their third recruit after previously bringing in Tim Iroegbunam and Iliman Ndiaye. Although only on loan from Napoli for a season, Everton certainly needs his services to strengthen their midfield after Amadou Onana left for Aston Villa.

I think Everton don't want to continue to be in a less advantageous position every season and that's why they also want to continue to add strength even though it's not that strong. Getting fresh funds from the sale of Amadou Onana also really helps the club's finances and I think Everton will be much more prepared next season by improving the club's facilities for its players.

Everton is pouring a lot of money at this issue, but its nothing. You need a good team, not only lots of players. Lindstrøm, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye are all young, untested. One cannot create a championship squad on just potential. Look, Onana was a defence rock; they are substituting loans and children for him. Its a gamble, and to be honest, this is not the manner winners behave. You want to win, people, hence you have to pay for demonstrated ability. You have to assemble a team that collaboratively performs, not just toss men onto the pitch and wish for the best. Although I want Everton to flourish, right now their approach seems to be a formula for another relegation struggle. They should pay more attention to quality than to volume. They require not only passion but also leadership. They need vision, not simply a bunch of fresh faces. Should their strategy remain the same, they will have a long, difficult season.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Teams that have been in runner-up positions in the Premier League are often forgotten by many people because what will be considered great is a team that is able to become champions and is also able to win several trophies in other competitions. But for next season, I think Arsenal will rise with more consistent determination from the start of the season in order to beat all their rivals in the Premier League because Arsenal still has old players and also coach Arteta who generally knows what they have to improve since early next season.

Many of us say the same thing, Arsenal will be a threat to Manchester City next season yeah in not just a prediction because we know Arsenal have the ability to do it, it's just that so far we haven't seen any more effort from Arsenal to compete with Manchester City I mean Arsenal haven't got any players for the attacking line even though players in this position are really needed. I always keep an eye on the list of new players from Arsenal and so far Arsenal have only brought in one player in the goalkeeper position.

I think we are all aware of how Arsenal's performances have been over the last two seasons. We really see the team's improvement. With Arsenal's performances over these two seasons, they have been a threat to Manchester City. Even next season, Arsenal will still be a threat to Manchester City with their current squad. But let's wait for the season to start and see how Arsenal's performance and other teams' performances will be. It may be that only Arsenal will be a great threat to Manchester City next season.I can't really doubt any teams for now as the season has not yet started. We have witnessed improvements from new average teams every season, and I am still expecting that next season, probably a team like Brentford or another average team, should just pick up form and try to fight for the top four, like what Aston Villa and Newcastle have done in the last two seasons.


Yes, I also witnessed Arsenal's new signing. It seems Arteta is just focusing on building the defensive line only, not thinking of attacking, especially a striker. With the defensive line Arsenal has, I don't expect them to focus more on building it again. I was expecting Arteta to focus more on attacking, as those quality attackers don't have good replacements. This is among the issues affecting Arsenal's chances of winning trophies recently, as they always exhaust these players, and toward the end of the season, their performances do reduce they over use them.

[hahay]

I don't think if in Manchester United, Ten Hag could understand the problem in this team and he can ever try to solve it. Manchester United had bought many players but most of these players they couldn't help Manchester United to have better results and on the other hand, some players had dramas like Sancho and some others were injured.
I think even in the next season if they buy more players we can't expect to see something special from Manchester United.

True, Antony also had personal problems because of which he was not in the best shape for some time, but these are secondary issues that arise only because of lack of experience, because a professional player should not allow this, but be able to clearly separate family and work. A coach should also be able to work with this, to what extent should he be a psychologist who should determine the state of the player and whether he is ready for the match or not. Ten Hag built this team, he knows it better than anyone else, and if he cannot achieve success with these players, then I doubt that anyone else will be able to do it, if ten Hag is fired, then the team will have to be rebuilt again.

I don't agree with what you said. Ten Hag may have made a wasted signing but I think every coach in the world has done it too. If you think that's what made Ten Hag has failed in carrying out his role, it seems like you don't really understand how Man United has developed so far. Do you know how many coaches before Ten Hag arrived who made Man United look bad?

Ten Hag may not have made Man United in its prime yet, but at least he was able to give 2 trophies that previous coaches couldn't give (in the previous 6 seasons).

Although Erik ten Hag is still labeled a failure but anyway, the fact is that I also realize and admit that Erik ten Hag is a coach who managed to improve the performance and quality of Manchester United compared to previous coaches. But anyway, the fact is that if Erik ten Hag failed to make Manchester United get the FA Cup trophy last season too, I'm sure the dismissal would really happen. Although indeed, Erik ten Hag at least still has success but when it about buying and selling players I think Erik ten Hag is not entirely successful.

Therefore, I personally also agree that even if Erik ten Hag continues to buy players at this moment, of course it still cannot promise a good result next season. But even so, of course, Manchester United are very much expected to be a team that can compete strongly in the race for trophies and not just struggle in the middle of the table.

[Rockstarguy]

I don't think if in Manchester United, Ten Hag could understand the problem in this team and he can ever try to solve it. Manchester United had bought many players but most of these players they couldn't help Manchester United to have better results and on the other hand, some players had dramas like Sancho and some others were injured.
I think even in the next season if they buy more players we can't expect to see something special from Manchester United.

True, Antony also had personal problems because of which he was not in the best shape for some time, but these are secondary issues that arise only because of lack of experience, because a professional player should not allow this, but be able to clearly separate family and work. A coach should also be able to work with this, to what extent should he be a psychologist who should determine the state of the player and whether he is ready for the match or not. Ten Hag built this team, he knows it better than anyone else, and if he cannot achieve success with these players, then I doubt that anyone else will be able to do it, if ten Hag is fired, then the team will have to be rebuilt again.

Manchester United have so many players that are contributing nothing to the club and the truth is that if ten Hag decides to still use these set of players the team will still end up with the same performance just like last season. It will be better if ten Hag drop some of the players that are taking the performance of the club backwards. Ten Hag as a coach know this players that are not performing well, he can decide to sign few players add to the good players that Manchester United already have. Most Manchester United players are not even putting any effort in their game, they feel so relaxed that was why no good results during the season.  Players like Anthony are not playing any good role for the team, needs to be replace.

[Nheer]

Chelsea football club have been one of the most decorated team in the transfer window, they get players that they know isn't going to be effective to the team, no contribution but still they waste their resources just to get as much as they want, I mean teenagers, which to me I don't think is even the best way to handle a team such as Chelsea.

You’re right some of them might not be of use to the team now but they are player for the future and after a few years of going out on loans they will become useful to the team. These players are project for the future they still have a lot to learn and develop but i don’t think the management is wasting their resources, if things work out as planned there would be benefits.

Their friendly game against Wrexham a division One side played out a 2-2 draw which many of the fans thought Chelsea was going to win without worries and it got me worried that these Chelsea players still haven't changed a bit, same mentality no force, losing possession where they are not suppose to and the coach Enzo Maresca is saying they will concede more goals if they continue to build up from the back, like is that even necessary to build from the back since they know they can't handle the pressure?

Chill out bro, pre season games are like that, a lot of big teams lose to smaller teams so don’t take pre season games seriously. Manchester City lost to Celtic but does that mean they are better than city? No. There are lotof players available for the coach and he just has to test out every one and see who suits his style better and also most of Chelsea key players were absent and were not featured in the game so a draw with Wrexham means nothing actually. Keep calm and wait for the season to start before complaining.

[red4slash]

Their friendly game against Wrexham a division One side played out a 2-2 draw which many of the fans thought Chelsea was going to win without worries and it got me worried that these Chelsea players still haven't changed a bit, same mentality no force, losing possession where they are not suppose to and the coach Enzo Maresca is saying they will concede more goals if they continue to build up from the back, like is that even necessary to build from the back since they know they can't handle the pressure?

Chill out bro, pre season games are like that, a lot of big teams lose to smaller teams so don’t take pre season games seriously. Manchester City lost to Celtic but does that mean they are better than city? No. There are lotof players available for the coach and he just has to test out every one and see who suits his style better and also most of Chelsea key players were absent and were not featured in the game so a draw with Wrexham means nothing actually. Keep calm and wait for the season to start before complaining.

Friendly matches are only used as a testing ground for big clubs to see the readiness of the club and try out some schemes to be applied when the new season starts so in this case I don't think it will be a problem even if the result is a draw or loss because after all this is only a friendly match which is considered a warm-up and not a serious match for a club.

In this friendly it seems like Enzo Maresca wanted to see the whole squad and that was evident when the whole squad was replaced to see if the players were ready or not for the new season.
By looking at the results it might seem to be a condition that is not too good for Chelsea but in terms of actual progress I think it is a positive result especially for Maresca who still wants to try players for line ups and formations that he thinks are appropriate at the start of the new season.

[Amphenomenon]

Chelsea football club have been one of the most decorated team in the transfer window, they get players that they know isn't going to be effective to the team, no contribution but still they waste their resources just to get as much as they want, I mean teenagers, which to me I don't think is even the best way to handle a team such as Chelsea.

You’re right some of them might not be of use to the team now but they are player for the future and after a few years of going out on loans they will become useful to the team. These players are project for the future they still have a lot to learn and develop but i don’t think the management is wasting their resources, if things work out as planned there would be benefits.

Is Ironic how the management are acting, Roman spent a lot to build Chelsea academy for we to have youngsters with talent while now we see Chelsea paying millions for stars who are still upcoming disregarding the efforts of our academy players and who are limited with playing time and then when sold later on they do much more better than these stars we sign most often.

Their friendly game against Wrexham a division One side played out a 2-2 draw which many of the fans thought Chelsea was going to win without worries and it got me worried that these Chelsea players still haven't changed a bit, same mentality no force, losing possession where they are not suppose to and the coach Enzo Maresca is saying they will concede more goals if they continue to build up from the back, like is that even necessary to build from the back since they know they can't handle the pressure?

Chill out bro, pre season games are like that, a lot of big teams lose to smaller teams so don’t take pre season games seriously. Manchester City lost to Celtic but does that mean they are better than city? No. There are lotof players available for the coach and he just has to test out every one and see who suits his style better and also most of Chelsea key players were absent and were not featured in the game so a draw with Wrexham means nothing actually. Keep calm and wait for the season to start before complaining.

Its pre-season even if they lose I won`t really bother after all Poch was really doing well during pre-season but when the season started we where annoyed at his tactics and over all performance until close to season ending majority wanted him out.

[Juse14]

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Friendly matches are only used as a testing ground for big clubs to see the readiness of the club and try out some schemes to be applied when the new season starts so in this case I don't think it will be a problem even if the result is a draw or loss because after all this is only a friendly match which is considered a warm-up and not a serious match for a club.

In this friendly it seems like Enzo Maresca wanted to see the whole squad and that was evident when the whole squad was replaced to see if the players were ready or not for the new season.
By looking at the results it might seem to be a condition that is not too good for Chelsea but in terms of actual progress I think it is a positive result especially for Maresca who still wants to try players for line ups and formations that he thinks are appropriate at the start of the new season.

I do agree that friendlies are usually used for trial and getting ready for the new season. However, these matches have other important values too. In terms of being a good opportunity to test strategies and formations, friendly matches also help players enhance their physical condition as well as build team integration.

Moreover, friendly matches can serve as a way of improving player confidence, particularly for those who have just come in or the young players who are looking for the place in the first team. The results of such games, though not as important as those of the official matches, can still give some preview about the strengths and weaknesses of the team.

So while the end result may not matter much, friendlies do have a significant role in getting the team prepared for the overall season which will be long and hard.

[Docnaster]

I don't think if in Manchester United, Ten Hag could understand the problem in this team and he can ever try to solve it. Manchester United had bought many players but most of these players they couldn't help Manchester United to have better results and on the other hand, some players had dramas like Sancho and some others were injured.
I think even in the next season if they buy more players we can't expect to see something special from Manchester United.

Erik ten Hag despite all the supports he's been enjoying since he became Manchester United manager have failed to solve the club's tactical problems and that's why they've not improved in their performances as a club under the guidance of the Dutchman. I was expecting the club management to sack ten Hag after they failed to finish in the top four of the English Premier League table last season but the current extension he recently signed means that he'll have another chance to right his wrongs. I don't know if he'll be able to do that now but the earlier he improves the better for him because he'll definitely be relieved of his duties at Manchester United if he fails to improve the team's performance next season with the current group of quality players at his disposal