Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[Zilon]

Ronaldo's performance was better during the time of Rangnick,  Manchester United relied on him and he help Manchester United to scored goals. Ronaldo's performance became poor when he start having problems with ten Hag,  he was not given opportunity to play steady again.

Ten haag has become the main problem why ronaldo was facing degrade on his performance in united. Ten haag didn't let him to try. Ronaldo wants to prove himself but ten haag has been preventing him. I think that the decision that already taken by ronaldo move to the another club was a good decision. Ronaldo needs to move on as soon as possible. Ronaldo must also try to make sure if he will get a worthy club for his future performance.
I hope that ronaldo will come back to the EU again sometime once there will be a big team who in demand for him.

Ronaldo isn't coming back to European League again, check his age and how long he still has before lasing his boat finally. Ten Hag wasn't comfortable with Ronaldo's style of play because it didn't suit his own formations. Also, Ronaldo is no longer has energetic has he was when he was much younger, the reason he almost faced the same issues in the world cup with Fernando Santos. If we must be sincere, Portugal and Manchester United recorded more winning streaks in their respective matches this season and year without him. He is a great striker, but age has limited his abilities, and he just has to admit that fact i am still his strong fan but he has to enjoy soccer if he wants to continue playing and forget about setting new records

[un_rank]

As premier league has resumed today, lots of attention would shift to the physical conditions of the players  and how they would cope with the flurry of matches that would be coming up over the next couple of weeks.

According to Premier league news ^[1], "A total of 133 Premier League players from 26 nations have been at the FIFA World Cup 2022, and 120 have been involved on the pitch. 
There were 91 Premier League players in the last 16. Sixty-three of them made it through to the quarter-finals, and this became 12 for the semi-finals.
... The 2022 finalists Argentina and France had 10 PL players in their squads."
This is a significant number when compared with the number of players in the English top division (about 500).

I anticipate lots of injuries which would further weaken the squad depth of the various clubs and make for a very busy January transfer window.

[1] https://www.premierleague.com/news/2913513

- Jay -

[rendravolt]

So far, Brentford have been able to score a goal for Spurs... If Spurs don't change the game, they will lose this match, but if they want to stay in the top 4, they cannot lose... I guess Spurs won't lose, but Brentford are playing better than them... Hopefully the game will change in the second half... I know that Spurs often changed the result of the game in the second half...

In possession, Spurs were superior, but it looked like Brentford was making the most of every opportunity. Evidenced by 1 goal from Brentford, of course this made them even more eager to attack. We don't know for sure later in the second half, if Spurs can't change their attack strategy, it will be difficult for them to equalize or turn things around.

[RockBell]

The potential that Arsenal had at that time was still quite ideal and provided many opportunities to maintain the top of the standings. Because if you look at the depth of Arsenal current squad, they are able to drive every game well and the results are satisfying.

It is possible that Arteta ambitions will continue and target players who have the potential to be more aggressive for his squad in the upcoming January transfer window. Apart from that, Manchester City also began to not want to be left behind, after many long World Cup holidays, the players appeared fit and healthy with the exception of Gabriel Jesus who was confirmed to be out for a long time due to the injury he had suffered.

I like Arteta. He has one of the most outstanding the qualities of a great coach which to me is the ability to target the right players and not buy any player because the window is opened. From what I have observed, Arsenal needs to strengthen their midfield. That is they need a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder. Also it is my sincere wish that they get Dušan Vlahović if only Juventus will agree. He is already one of the top strikers and I think that he will be a great addition to the team. Hopefully, they are able to get him before Manchester City or Chelsea.

I wasn't anticipating Arteta to do as well as he did in the arsenal, topping the Premier League table for the first time in a very long time and also buying extremely important players like Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Martin De Gaard at first when he was brought to the club. The majority of Arteta's signings came from Manchester City players who have benefited the team, just look at Gabriel Jesus' performance with Saka, the season is only getting more intriguing as Haaland is also getting ready to resume.

[bekti3]

Arsenal are good at maintaining a solid team performance. Jesus' absence is not good of course but they are accustomed to play without him indeed. There was a long time period that he didn't score even for once. But Arsenal still continued to defeat their opponents by having productive games as well. This is enough proof for the strong bond between the players.

If you’ve been following up Arsenal’s match very closely, you’ll notice that most times Jesus is not always the goal scorer but more of a play maker. He has done remarkable well for Arsenal this season and there’s no doubt about that. Arsenal could still play without him and win matches but his present makes it more easier for Arsenal to defeat their opponents and hold their stand firmly in the Premier League.

He sometimes acts as a diversion and his movements always make several players follow so that other players can be free.
I remember in their last match against Wolves 2 goals scored by Odegaard Gabriel was always involved there like when the first goal was scored because Vieira's assist started from Gabriel's movement through his solo run. So indeed this will provide an opening for Arsenal when Gabriel leaves, even though I still believe in Saka and several other young players, this is still a little different.

[Bananington]

So far, Brentford have been able to score a goal for Spurs... If Spurs don't change the game, they will lose this match,

Tottenham has had the habit of struggling in games but still ending up.to win it this season, the one goal Brentford has scored against them does not settle it for Brentford. Even if Brentford scores again to double their lead, it does not settle this game against Tottenham. Harry kane has a record of scoring on boxing day games, so we are strongly expecting a goal from him. Also with the return of Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham's chances of winning are also high.

[EarnOnVictor]

I don’t think Manchester United would really feel the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo, I may not be his fan but honestly let’s face the truth, he isn’t at his best anymore and club coaches are looking to build a more long term goals than country team but Cristiano Ronaldo was still benched at Portugal.

I think he is in denial phase and all this are seemingly so strange to him, he has been on top level for far too long and he has lost the reality of being brought down to earth.

True Manchester doesn't appear to be the person who will miss Cr7. When I heard that Ronaldo was leaving Manchester United, I was relieved because the news of him training on the Madrid pitch shows he still has a lot to offer. I feel that Manchester United is behind in bringing down Ronaldo's performance, which did affect not only Ronaldo but also the performance of Man U. They performed poorly this season due to poor teamwork. I was even surprised that Ronaldo was benched in most of their important matches.

I see no reason why a true Man U would not miss C. Ronaldo, he did his best until he started having issues with coaches, and I would not blame him entirely for his reactions. Mind you, C. Ronaldo is not the only attacker and Man U player in the team, so why is it so peculiar that all blame would be on him? This guy had done his best, but staying where you are not appreciated could not only have an influence on your performance but on your total psychological and well-being. He knows better what he faced in the club, so we should not be so judgemental here.

[onecall123]

Even though this is quite a big loss, of course this should not be used as an excuse to make them feel that losing Gabriel is everything.
They still have some talented young players, and with their current compactness of course the hope is very big that this can be something good for them.
Hopefully someone can replace Gabriel's position properly later.

Arsenal will certainly make purchases of players strictly in this transfer market because Gabriel Jesus is one of the core players who is highly relied on while other players are not necessarily able to do that,
so it is certain that Arsenal will look for replacement players who have the same expertise as Gabriel Jesus.

But until now this kind of thing still looks cliché and there hasn't been any progress in this regard.
Let's hope Arteta can find the right players in this regard because it would be better if they move from now on.
The current condition is Nketiah and Martineli can still be used as options but Martineli is also needed in midfield as a second striker so I don't think there is a need to gamble with that and they have to put Martineli in a normal position.

In my opinion, what matters is how Arsenal finishes the season, so maybe they will finish outside their comfort zone. It looked like Arsenal would have a good season before the world cup, however, they lost their most important players to injury at the world cup. Although they may have lost important players, not players like there are many, their dream of winning the premier league remains intact.

[Smartvirus]

True Manchester doesn't appear to be the person who will miss Cr7. When I heard that Ronaldo was leaving Manchester United, I was relieved because the news of him training on the Madrid pitch shows he still has a lot to offer.

I see no reason why a true Man U would not miss C. Ronaldo, he did his best until he started having issues with coaches, and I would not blame him entirely for his reactions. Mind you, C. Ronaldo is not the only attacker and Man U player in the team, so why is it so peculiar that all blame would be on him? This guy had done his best, but staying where you are not appreciated could not only have an influence on your performance but on your total psychological and well-being. He knows better what he faced in the club, so we should not be so judgemental here.

Ronaldo has done so much for football, it's a matter of what football could do for him now. Ronaldo is an ambitious player and could have done much for Manchester United but, he wasn't motivated to play for a team that isn't in the UCL and that became the beginning of his problems with the team. Worst of all, Ten Hag had him on the bench as a way of showing him who's boss which I don't blame him hit all tht jas got to affect him in some way. We can see his reactions at leaving the stadiums even when the game wasn't over, refusing to come on at some point and more of those. Ronaldo isn't 100% right now and so, you can't expect a 100% performance from him.

Meanwhile, the EPL is on the go right now with Brentford beating Spurs to a Brentford 1:0 Spurs first half. The second half has already kicked off but, its been a disappointing watch for Tottenham as Brentford dominated most of the first half play. Am still hoping Spurs would he able to come back into this match though.

[KTChampions]

I was expecting an easy win from Tottenham today but so far Brentford are leading 1-0 after the first half. And at the moment it is completely fair, since Tottenham does not get anything in attack. I hope that Conte did a good job at half-time and they can turn the game around. I think Kane and Son can do it.

[3meek]

So far, Brentford have been able to score a goal for Spurs... If Spurs don't change the game, they will lose this match,

Tottenham has had the habit of struggling in games but still ending up.to win it this season, the one goal Brentford has scored against them does not settle it for Brentford. Even if Brentford scores again to double their lead, it does not settle this game against Tottenham. Harry kane has a record of scoring on boxing day games, so we are strongly expecting a goal from him. Also with the return of Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham's chances of winning are also high.

Interesting fact that Brentford last scored for Spurs in 1998... So they broke a millennial tradition today... As ridiculous as it sounds, Brentford might make a small record today... Although I don't believe Spurs will lose, so far Brentford are playing as well... Even the kicking stats are almost the same...
While I was writing, Brentford scored another goal... This will bury Spurs...

[Zilon]

I was expecting an easy win from Tottenham today but so far Brentford are leading 1-0 after the first half. And at the moment it is completely fair, since Tottenham does not get anything in attack. I hope that Conte did a good job at half-time and they can turn the game around. I think Kane and Son can do it.

It is 2-o already I was expecting a tighter defense for Tottenham in the second half, but it seems it can't be tight enough to resist Brentford's attack. Spurs might have to resume the league with a loss to brentford because i don't see them turning the game around. Kane and Son will have to push harder because Brentford can be sturbbon when playing big teams.

[Luzin]

In my opinion, what matters is how Arsenal finishes the season, so maybe they will finish outside their comfort zone. It looked like Arsenal would have a good season before the world cup, however, they lost their most important players to injury at the world cup. Although they may have lost important players, not players like there are many, their dream of winning the premier league remains intact.

Indeed, Arsenal's mainstay striker, Gabriel Jesus injured his right knee. Of course he is a mainstay of Arsenal this season, he is a successful buy. But I don't know when he can return to the initial prediction of 3 to 4 months. It was quite a while but Arsenal still had Eddie Nketiah. Although not as good as Jesus I think he can be the initial solution. The 23-year-old with 20 appearances during the season and has made four goals, not too bad.

[bering]

What an epic comeback from Tottenham that after conceded 2 goals finally they can equalized the scores and the match will be more interesting now because both of teams had same situations now but surpriringly Brentford can provide outstading performance which makes Tottenham have to hard struggle in this match but i found interesting records from Tottenham during this season that Tottenham has several times dramatically win against their opponents with late goals so lets see can they repeat these records today or this match will ended with draw

[Bananington]

It is 2-o already I was expecting a tighter defense for Tottenham in the second half, but it seems it can't be tight enough to resist Brentford's attack.

2-2 Now! If you know soccer, you would have known that even with the two goals lead Brentford had, Tottenham were still in the game. The way I see it now, the game is going to end 2-3 in favour of Tottenham who are clearly better and more dangerous this second half. Harry kane's first goal for Tottenham was excellent, and it gave them the motivation to get the second goal.  Brentford will now be looking to at least get a point from this game after giving away their very good lead.

[KTChampions]

I was expecting an easy win from Tottenham today but so far Brentford are leading 1-0 after the first half. And at the moment it is completely fair, since Tottenham does not get anything in attack. I hope that Conte did a good job at half-time and they can turn the game around. I think Kane and Son can do it.

It is 2-o already I was expecting a tighter defense for Tottenham in the second half, but it seems it can't be tight enough to resist Brentford's attack. Spurs might have to resume the league with a loss to brentford because i don't see them turning the game around. Kane and Son will have to push harder because Brentford can be sturbbon when playing big teams.

Already 2-2 and still play 10 minutes. Will Tottenham be able to win a super-willed victory? By the way, after the last World Cup it will be quite unusual to see a small number of added minutes. Even taking into account the fact that this is the Premier League, it is unlikely that the referee in this game will add more than 5 minutes.

[Pandu Geddon]

What an epic comeback from Tottenham that after conceded 2 goals finally they can equalized the scores and the match will be more interesting now because both of teams had same situations now but surpriringly Brentford can provide outstading performance which makes Tottenham have to hard struggle in this match but i found interesting records from Tottenham during this season that Tottenham has several times dramatically win against their opponents with late goals so lets see can they repeat these records today or this match will ended with draw

it was indeed very surprising to see Brentford's appearance this time. they managed to get a goal in the first half and also they repeated it in the second half. quite surprising that Tottenham could be forced by trailing 2 goals early. although in the end, they were able to equalize. Tottenham responded well after trailing by 2 goals. many opportunities were created, and outstanding ball possession was displayed by Tottenham.
but it looks like both will have to settle for a draw. and they share the numbers for this fight. the good game was shown by both teams.

[Lordhermes]

I was expecting an easy win from Tottenham today but so far Brentford are leading 1-0 after the first half. And at the moment it is completely fair, since Tottenham does not get anything in attack. I hope that Conte did a good job at half-time and they can turn the game around. I think Kane and Son can do it.

It is 2-o already I was expecting a tighter defense for Tottenham in the second half, but it seems it can't be tight enough to resist Brentford's attack. Spurs might have to resume the league with a loss to brentford because i don't see them turning the game around. Kane and Son will have to push harder because Brentford can be sturbbon when playing big teams.

Already 2-2 and still play 10 minutes. Will Tottenham be able to win a super-willed victory? By the way, after the last World Cup it will be quite unusual to see a small number of added minutes. Even taking into account the fact that this is the Premier League, it is unlikely that the referee in this game will add more than 5 minutes.

Brentford excels at playing big teams, making them difficult to defeat. Brentford felt at ease after the first half and entered the second half on defense, giving Tottenham the luck to draw this game. Tottenham increased its pressure because of this, scoring two goals. No team is favored; every team is favorite to win in the English Premier League.

[rendravolt]

What an epic comeback from Tottenham that after conceded 2 goals finally they can equalized the scores and the match will be more interesting now because both of teams had same situations now but surpriringly Brentford can provide outstading performance which makes Tottenham have to hard struggle in this match but i found interesting records from Tottenham during this season that Tottenham has several times dramatically win against their opponents with late goals so lets see can they repeat these records today or this match will ended with draw

This is why it's not good to underestimate a small team, after the WC 2022 international break many teams have started to improve their squad, it's no wonder the spurs had a little trouble facing Brentford and a 2-2 draw secured 1 point for each team. With this result, at least Spurs' place in the top four of the EPL standings is still safe until this week.

[8rch7]

Tottenham Hotspur failed to overtake Newcastle United after a 2-2 draw with Brentford, this result did not change Spurs' position in the standings and failed to overtake Newcastle United, who are currently at 4th with 30 points.

Tottenham Hotspur almost failure in this match after Brentford success lead 2-0 until 54th minutes, but Harry Kane and Hojbjerg become difference after each goals and helped Tottenham Hotspur got 1 points after International break out. Seems bad started for Tottenham Hotspur for the first match after World Cup and still absent with their main player Richarlison.