Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

[Rockstarguy]

Manchester United's start to the new season has certainly been poor. The way they are losing every match in the beginning, they will surely stumble again towards the end. If United's coach Erik ten Haag could have brought in good players and stars in his team and formed a strong team, they would have had a chance to win the trophy in the EPL this season. But their performance at the beginning of the season cannot speak for them at all, rather it will not be possible for them to move forward with this bad performance. But I think Manchester United players have to be more diligent, as there is still time. Moreover, since the current strategy of the coach is not working, he has to adopt a new and strong strategy, and he has to change the team wisely, but they can stay in the top position.

The team has to make some important  changes, and that might include the replacement  of some players  whom have not been in good form for the past seasons, because  those player seem more like liability  to the team, and the management need to be changed  also. Ten hags actions for the progress of the team has not been earning real good lately, though he won the FA cup last season, but United ought to be among the top teams in the champions league zone, or should be in the champions league this season.  He has done his best and I believe  its time to consider the signing of a new coach.

This is just the problem with Erik Ten Hag, he is supposed to replace players that are not doing well because this players that are not even making good efforts are the reason why Manchester United will always end up having the same result. Good replacement will surely improve Manchester United for good but it seems Ten Hag is not worried with performance of these players.

Ten Hag is not a bad coach , the only problem with coach he doesn't know how to use his players well. When a player is not doing well the best thing to do is to look for an alternative to see a better result. If there is no better improvement for Manchester United this season I think their is a need for a new coach to bring up something different.

[Asiska02]

The team has to make some important  changes, and that might include the replacement  of some players  whom have not been in good form for the past seasons, because  those player seem more like liability  to the team, and the management need to be changed  also. Ten hags actions for the progress of the team has not been earning real good lately, though he won the FA cup last season, but United ought to be among the top teams in the champions league zone, or should be in the champions league this season.  He has done his best and I believe  its time to consider the signing of a new coach.

I think we should give Ten Hag some time more, he did better last season and his performance only began to show towards the end of the season and he even won the FA Cup with the team everyone thought they’re not going to achieve anything last season. We should evaluate him further at mid season and then the final evaluation at the end of the season. For players to be replaced, I fell he’s in a better position to know the players that are not needed anymore, those that were not sold during the transfer window is already a priority to him and he’ll like to use them. Like I said, let’s give him some time, he may improve and do better than last season. His work is at stake here, he won’t joke with it.

Man City will have to play without the defender, at least for the next two games against Brentford in the EPL and also Inter Milan in the UCL. Also, it is still unknown how long he will undergo the treatment and recovery process.

This is so sad for Manchester City and they’ll have to make some urgent decisions in the league games in order to fill in the void of Ake. I believe Pep Guardiola got a lot of potential defenders that can do well to replace Ake and play excellently well from that position too. I just hope things will get better for them because they’re the toughest team in the premier league and also a very good contender for the champions league.

[Jaycoinz]

Arsenal will most likely be missing their skipper Martin Odegaard in their first EPL North London derby campaign this season with Tottenham after the Norwegian midfielder was befallen with an ankle sprain injury during their game on Monday against Austria in the UEFA nation's league. Source predicts that the span of the injury could take weeks to have him back to field. This means Arsenal would be faced with the challenge of coping with his absence in the midfield while waiting his recovery. What a debacle for the Gunners in the starting of a new season.
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Just like last season we have become accustomed to seeing several players returning with injuries in international breaks. And of course this is very bad news for Arsenal considering that Martin Odegaard has an important role in the Arsenal team. With this he had to be absent for several weeks. But fortunately it wasn't a more serious injury that would keep him out for longer. But still we know Odegaard is a very important player in Arteta's plans. So I'm starting to feel sorry for Arsenal right now. Arteta is trying to take this team to a better level but now one of the cogs of their team has to rest due to injury and Arsenal may be competing without Odegaard for a while. I hope he recovers quickly.

I recall those days when Sir Alex Ferguson was coaching Manchester united and in the light of the international break he could just give a white lie about a number of his key players that have sustained injury over the weekend, a strategy  just to prevent them from participating in the international break to avoid coming back with any form of actual injuries that may jeopardize his plans for the EPL title challenge.

Hopefully he doesn't stay off beyond two weeks because looking at Odegaard predicament it is potentially going to distort Arteta's initial plans for the time being, and many arsenal fans are worried knowing that their next two fixtures are their major rivals in the league Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, meanwhile Atlanta also awaits in the Champions League and all the matches are to be played this September.

Yeah hopefully for them, martin ordegaard is a really important player for their squad and loosing him now would pose a great deal to the club performance in their campaign this season. The international break is always a time that puts some club into a tight corner because most of their star player due to how intense international football is might sustain injuries that might cost the club a great deal.

[Justbillywitt]

Yes,  Man City football team has potential to come back in this tournament. We saw many tournaments in which they were looking that they will be out of the tournament but in the end they played well and they became successful in their goals. I want good performance from that team and they will not  disappointed us in this match, the stat of MN City team is great and they won 3 matches out of 5 matches and Brentford won two matches against Man City. So we are ready to watch the match in the Saturday and we will get holiday from the office and we will enjoy the match. Brentford team should not be underestimated and if Man City team underestimated that team ,they will be in difficult situations in this match.

Brentford will lose to Manchester City this weekend. Manchester City is in a pretty good shape as they don't have major injury concern. With Haaland having another wonderful season of his life, I think Brentford don't have a chance in this game. Manchester City know the threat that Brentford pose in this game but I think they can handle it perfectly. Manchester City are playing at home and they have turned the Etihad stadium into a fortress where they hardly lose matches. Guardiola understands how these things works and I don't think they are going to underestimate Brentford. But I believe that the citizens are going to do their job cleanly this weekend. Brentford should be very careful before Haaland score them another hat trick, because it's a season of hat tricks for Erling Haaland.

[Pandu Geddon]

Yeah hopefully for them, martin ordegaard is a really important player for their squad and loosing him now would pose a great deal to the club performance in their campaign this season. The international break is always a time that puts some club into a tight corner because most of their star player due to how intense international football is might sustain injuries that might cost the club a great deal.

however, playing for the national team is also a pride for professional players. maybe the competition system might be changed for a sufficient rest period. but apart from all that, injuries related to players can also occur due to mistakes on the field. it can't be avoided, although, in the end, the club will receive the impact of the injured player. especially if the injury is long, it must be a blow for some coaches.

hopefully, Arteta finds a replacement option for Ordegaard in a short time and has the readiness to play. however, Arsenal needs Ordegaard's important role in the team. Arteta must be very disappointed with this.

[pusaka]

It seems Arsenal is done with this season. Arteta shall stop to send his players to the Internationals. This is because his players often comeback injured. Odegaard and Merino are injured. Rice is suspended for two yellow cards.

The weirdest thing is that Odegaard had knock in our last game against Brighton. I don't know why Arsenal let him go. Why aren't they stopping him from playing in useless games? Any big team would have stopped him go.

Odegaard is definitively out against Spurs. Hope he gets well soon

Injuries don't only happen in international games, but coaches always have special complaints about such cases, as Ancelotti recently expressed his displeasure over Militao's injury. Arsenal have lost several important players for the team before some very difficult games, they will soon play Tottenham, Atalanta and City, so losing players before such games is especially difficult. An ankle injury should not be very serious, I think Odegaard should be back in the game in a few weeks to a month, but he will still miss these important games.

Injuries are one of the serious problems for a team, especially when they are injured while defending the national team, but on the other hand the club cannot do much when the player is called and they are ready, and what is feared is when they return injured. It is not uncommon for there to be a feud between the club coach and the national team, because they feel disadvantaged when the player returns injured. And what is unfortunate is when there is no discussion when they are sent home, that is what finally makes the team coach upset.
Now many teams are experiencing a storm of injuries even at the beginning of the season, usually it happens in the middle of the season, but that's football, the problems that come cannot be predicted.

[Sebas.tian]

It seems Arsenal is done with this season. Arteta shall stop to send his players to the Internationals. This is because his players often comeback injured. Odegaard and Merino are injured. Rice is suspended for two yellow cards.

The weirdest thing is that Odegaard had knock in our last game against Brighton. I don't know why Arsenal let him go. Why aren't they stopping him from playing in useless games? Any big team would have stopped him go.

Odegaard is definitively out against Spurs. Hope he gets well soon

Injuries don't only happen in international games, but coaches always have special complaints about such cases, as Ancelotti recently expressed his displeasure over Militao's injury. Arsenal have lost several important players for the team before some very difficult games, they will soon play Tottenham, Atalanta and City, so losing players before such games is especially difficult. An ankle injury should not be very serious, I think Odegaard should be back in the game in a few weeks to a month, but he will still miss these important games.

Yes, you're right, because injuries happen in any tournament which you don't need to blame their international managements for the incident that happened to some players in their various matches. You don't need to worry about their recovery on time, because I know that their manager will do everything within their capacity to make sure those players recover before the match between them and Tottenham, Atalanta kickoff which I know they will still be able to defeat them in this match, but for Manchester city, I don't think they will have access to victory in that match, because Manchester city manager has impacted more skills on his players that will make them to perform well in this season. I think, Odegaard injury will take some time before he will be able to recover well and it will make him to miss some matches, which it will make the team to miss some points from the competition.

[ancafe]

Pep Guardiola is a genius in many ways, first of all in tactics he pioneered tiki-taka and never stopped upgrading it with time, club by club from Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now Manchester City. Secondly, he has good talent and sharp vision to realize hidden skills of players so that he can test them in very new positions and enlighten their career at such strange positions. By all these things, Pep Guardiola is able to use flexible tactics for his clubs and with his players, he can use them at multiple positions but make sure to maintain good performance of a whole team.

At Manchester City Pep Guardiola did not fully implement the tiki-taka strategy because the fast and hard style of play in the Premier League sometimes does not suit this strategy. Pep Guardiola also combines a strategy of attacking quickly and accurately through the wings and midfield even though it is not a strategy that is often applied by him. But Pep Guardiola's genius deserves appreciation because even though the players who came to Manchester City were not in star condition, they were able to develop quickly under his coaching.

This is something that is rarely possessed by other coaches so that every player who was bought had difficulty adapting and their quality was not prominent even though they were bought at a fairly expensive price. Pep Guardiola managed to turn Manchester City into a successful club and that has never been achieved by any coach, especially for the Champions League title they won.

[mammusu]

Of course, I also believe that this is the best Ten Hag can offer because I see no reason why he hasn't found a good game tactics that the team will be using but he keep on changing from one tactics to the other confusing the players who some of them might be finding it difficult to cope with.

He should have known the strength of each players by now and their capabilities which should be an advantage to him in order to know the game tactics to use which will be more understanding and easy for the players. Instead he keeps trying his luck to see which tactics will bring luck to the team. It is better United management acts fast.

He should have done that a long time ago but it has been proven that in the last 2 seasons he has never found a match for it so I think Ten Hag really has to make big changes with big risks to be able to make a difference in Manchester United's game.

Honestly, I am now quite pessimistic about Ten Hag, as if there is nothing more to expect from Ten Hag seeing Manchester United's performance at the beginning of this season which has no difference from last season even though they have made improvements.
However, even so, Manchester United management still has to give Ten Hag time to go through the process at the beginning of this season.

As a coach who claims to be the best coach and has indeed spent two seasons with Manchester before, Ten Hag should have found the right formula and game strategy for Manchester at this time, but if Ten Hag continues to try to experiment with tactics and game strategies, then we In fact it will only see Manchester United getting worse and there is no point in them spending a lot of money in the transfer market if it is not supported by good playing strategies and techniques from the ten hag coach, I think they should learn from Arne Slot who was able to build Liverpool and implementing a balanced style of play even though he is new coached Liverpool this season, but indeed Manchester United is giving too much trust to Ten Hag at the moment and it is very likely that they will regret it because of Manchester United decline in future.

[tusandii]

It is reported that Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Lindelof have been able to return to the field after their injuries, so with the addition of these 3 players, the away match against Southampton could give Erik Ten Hag additional ammunition. But once again the big question is can Erik Ten Hag concoct a strategy? Then on the home side, Southampton does not want to lose easily, especially playing at home, making it a demand for Southampton to show their best performance for the fans. In terms of opportunities, the home team has a plus point and can make it difficult for the opponent.

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This is good news for Manchester United because their mainstay players have returned to the team and will soon contribute to the club, surely Man United fans are really looking forward to Rasmus Hojlund because the team really needs him on the front line since he did not participate Manchester United could not play optimally especially Man United's blunt front line.
This will be a threat to the promotion club Southampton because they will face the Premier League giants especially with the addition of these players, even though they are playing at home but I think Man United is more favored to win the match the problem of the poor defense line has now been resolved because Luke Shaw and Lindelof have returned to the team they will keep Man United's defense with strong.

[verdinio]

It is reported that Rasmus Hojlund, Luke Shaw and Lindelof have been able to return to the field after their injuries, so with the addition of these 3 players, the away match against Southampton could give Erik Ten Hag additional ammunition. But once again the big question is can Erik Ten Hag concoct a strategy? Then on the home side, Southampton does not want to lose easily, especially playing at home, making it a demand for Southampton to show their best performance for the fans. In terms of opportunities, the home team has a plus point and can make it difficult for the opponent.

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This is good news for Manchester United because their mainstay players have returned to the team and will soon contribute to the club, surely Man United fans are really looking forward to Rasmus Hojlund because the team really needs him on the front line since he did not participate Manchester United could not play optimally especially Man United's blunt front line.
This will be a threat to the promotion club Southampton because they will face the Premier League giants especially with the addition of these players, even though they are playing at home but I think Man United is more favored to win the match the problem of the poor defense line has now been resolved because Luke Shaw and Lindelof have returned to the team they will keep Man United's defense with strong.

I agree that hojlund return will be a big plus for united his absence certainly affected the performance of the team's attack. Furthermore, with the return of Luke Shaw and Lindelof, Manchester United's defense will certainly become stronger.

That said, the southampton team should not be underestimated, especially since they will be playing at home. It will be interesting to see how Erik Ten Hag handles this situation and whether he will be able to come up with a winning strategy.

[Lannakosa]

As a coach who claims to be the best coach and has indeed spent two seasons with Manchester before, Ten Hag should have found the right formula and game strategy for Manchester at this time, but if Ten Hag continues to try to experiment with tactics and game strategies, then we In fact it will only see Manchester United getting worse and there is no point in them spending a lot of money in the transfer market if it is not supported by good playing strategies and techniques from the ten hag coach, I think they should learn from Arne Slot who was able to build Liverpool and implementing a balanced style of play even though he is new coached Liverpool this season, but indeed Manchester United is giving too much trust to Ten Hag at the moment and it is very likely that they will regret it because of Manchester United decline in future.

And what did Slot build in Liverpool? He just came in place of Klopp and didn't change anything, there weren't even any new transfers (except for Chiesa, who came at the beginning of the season and hadn't played for the team yet). So Slot simply didn't change anything so as not to spoil anything, this is his main strategy, and ten Hag came to Manchester United when the team was in disarray and everything needed to be changed. I won't say that he coped with it, maybe it seemed that way in the first season, but then everything fell apart again, he is clearly not capable of fixing the game.

[Jatiluhung]

It seemed he could be expected to recover quickly. Because if you look at the report from the medical doctor for the Norwegian national team, it turns out that Odegaard only suffered a minor ankle injury. So maybe he will recover faster than we thought. But the problem is that sometimes he will be given more rest to prevent the risk of more serious injury. Mikel Arteta must be very unhappy with this news. But this is a risk that every club must bear when their players have to defend their respective national teams during the international break.

Reference: https://www.ligaolahraga.com/bola/dokter-timnas-norwegia-beri-update-kondisi-cedera-martin-odegaard

I thought it was in the right of the coach to lie that his player had a slight injury and could not be released to support his national team. This is what Mikel Arteta should have done from the very beginning. A player like Odegard should not have left for such a competition when he has a lot to do as a captain and the best player in Arsenal. It's all over in social media where fans are complaining and lamenting on his behalf. If he doesn't recover soon the Arsenal fans don't know how the team cope in his absence.

Arteta must feel confused about the current situation. Because in a few days they will face the London derby against Tottenham. And their opponents also cannot be taken lightly because we know that Tottenham is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Arteta will not be able to keep Arsenal in optimal condition. Odegaard's injury is one of the things this team is most afraid of this season. this and now is happening. And apart from Odegaard, we also know that Declan Rice cannot be played due to the red card he received in the previous match against Brighton. Maybe the path that can be chosen is to reduce Trossard to midfield and play Raheem Sterling as well in this match, which will also be this player's debut at Arsenal.

[bering]

It seems Arsenal is done with this season. Arteta shall stop to send his players to the Internationals. This is because his players often comeback injured. Odegaard and Merino are injured. Rice is suspended for two yellow cards.

The weirdest thing is that Odegaard had knock in our last game against Brighton. I don't know why Arsenal let him go. Why aren't they stopping him from playing in useless games? Any big team would have stopped him go.

Odegaard is definitively out against Spurs. Hope he gets well soon

Arsenal cannot stop their players to playing defend their national team because if Arsenal do that they will gets sanction from FIFA and indeed it is confirmed that Arsenal will playing against Tottenham without at least 3 players including Odegaard and this is difficult situation because those players mostly is a midfielder and these situation makes Arteta have to thinking hard

Regarding the replacement of Odegaard, Declan Rice and Mikel Marino probably Arteta will playing Thomas Partey or he will make Leandro Trossard as attacking midfielder besides these players there is possibility Oleksandar Zinchenko will be played since the beginning of match but indeed with the absense of Odegaard and Declan Rice it makes me doubt Arsenal will be able to overcomes Tottenham especially this is away match for them and derby match always be difficult

[Helena Yu]

Ten Hag is not a bad coach , the only problem with coach he doesn't know how to use his players well. When a player is not doing well the best thing to do is to look for an alternative to see a better result. If there is no better improvement for Manchester United this season I think their is a need for a new coach to bring up something different.

There are not many quality players in Manchester United and Ten Hag already tried to rotate many players in many positions, but the results weren't going well. I would say the situation is kinda fucked up, Ten Hag can't do more experiment and Manchester United's performance is still awful.

I expect Manchester United will suffer many losses and draw till the next transfer window opened.

[Obari]

I agree that Rasmus Hojlund's return will be a big plus for Manchester United. His absence certainly affected the performance of the team's attack. Furthermore, with the return of Luke Shaw and Lindelof, Manchester United's defense will certainly become stronger.

That said, the Southampton team should not be underestimated, especially since they will be playing at home. It will be interesting to see how Erik Ten Hag handles this situation and whether he will be able to come up with a winning strategy.

Winning strategy are oriented by the headcoach, the Red Devils have everything it takes to surpassed their hurdles but it comes with a price and that's staying consistently on streak winnings. Rasmus Hojlund is a top player for Manchester United. He's always focused on scoring goals and enchancing the performance of the team, he's been sidelined for months following a crucial injury and leaving Erik Ten Hag in a compromising position of surfing out a potential replacement for the club. We'll watch out for Manchester United, their stats probably poor this season and not encouraging but no need to panic because winnings is based on the big games.

[Texac]

Ten Hag is not a bad coach , the only problem with coach he doesn't know how to use his players well. When a player is not doing well the best thing to do is to look for an alternative to see a better result. If there is no better improvement for Manchester United this season I think their is a need for a new coach to bring up something different.

There are not many quality players in Manchester United and Ten Hag already tried to rotate many players in many positions, but the results weren't going well. I would say the situation is kinda fucked up, Ten Hag can't do more experiment and Manchester United's performance is still awful.

I expect Manchester United will suffer many losses and draw till the next transfer window opened.

Manchester United have spent a lot of money building their squad. Still the squad is not strong enough. At the same time, as strong as the squad is, their performance is even weaker.

Manchester United have spent big on Antony and Hojlund in recent years. Antony probably cost Manchester United 96 million. And the club probably spent 75 million on Hojlund. But we don't see good performance from these two players. I don't know why Manchester United management spent 96 million for Antony. If Manchester United management had been a little more careful with their spending, they might have built a stronger squad.

[Chilwell]

Mauricio Pochettino unveiled as new USA head coach

Mauricio Pochettino has been officially announced as the new United States head coach.

The former Tottenham, Chelsea and Paris St Germain manager's appointment with the US men’s national team had been widely anticipated and he has signed a deal to lead them into the 2026 World Cup, which they will co-host with Mexico and Canada.

He told the US Soccer Federation’s website: "The decision to join US Soccer wasn’t just about football for me; it’s about the journey that this team and this country are on.

"The energy, the passion, and the hunger to achieve something truly historic here — those are the things that inspired me. The opportunity to lead the US men’s national team, in front of fans who are just as passionate as the players, is something I couldn’t pass up.

"I see a group of players full of talent and potential, and together we’re going to build something special that the whole nation can be proud of."

Pochettino, 52, left Chelsea in the summer after a single season in charge.

He previously took Spurs to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost 2-0 to Liverpool, and won Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France during his 18 months at PSG.

Source link: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/0911/1469440-pochettino-unveiled-as-new-usa-head-coach/#:~:text=The%20former%20Tottenham%2C%20Chelsea%20and,host%20with%20Mexico%20and%20Canada.

[Farma]

Arteta must feel confused about the current situation. Because in a few days they will face the London derby against Tottenham. And their opponents also cannot be taken lightly because we know that Tottenham is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Arteta will not be able to keep Arsenal in optimal condition. Odegaard's injury is one of the things this team is most afraid of this season. this and now is happening. And apart from Odegaard, we also know that Declan Rice cannot be played due to the red card he received in the previous match against Brighton. Maybe the path that can be chosen is to reduce Trossard to midfield and play Raheem Sterling as well in this match, which will also be this player's debut at Arsenal.

I don't think this is too much, Arteta has many other options to replace the injured Martin Ødegaard although it cannot be denied that Martin Ødegaard is quite an influential player but Arteta has experienced something like this and he can solve it.

Against Tottenham is always difficult because this is a Derby match that is always presented with high tension and indeed this match will not be easy for Arsenal but personally I am still very sure Arsenal can still win the match later especially the draw in the last match against Brighton is a reference for Arsenal to be able to get back full points and advance in a positive trend for the competition for the PL title this season.

[Luzin]

Manchester United have spent a lot of money building their squad. Still the squad is not strong enough. At the same time, as strong as the squad is, their performance is even weaker.

I forget how many coaches have Man United changed since Ferguson? There have been no strong team fundamentals built until this Ten Hag era. Ragnick once said Man United must carry out a major operation by taking advantage of the transfer market. Ten Hag's time has been done, but the transfer made is not effective. The transfer made by Man United is also in accordance with Ten Hag's wishes. Maybe the next step is to change the coach. LOL.