Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[iamsange]

He's already failed to create a new Chelsea, there's no need to wait anymore as the result will be pretty much similar like the present.

Chelsea will not able to reach top 7 positions, but they're not really as bad as weak teams in relegation zone, at least Chelsea is safe and not relegated to Championship league.
Chelsea must sack Pochettino ASAP before they suffer larger loses.

Well, Chelsea needs to wait and trust the process as they have no other options or alternatives. In the chelsea squad there are average defenders and poor strikers; 0 goalscorers at all and injured creative midfielders. No manager will succeed in such circumstances, and sacking and employing new managers without getting a striker will only push Chelsea project into more terrible circumstances.

The Chelsea team is bad and not good enough; the earlier supporters accepts this, the lower the expectations too.

I can't understand how Chelsea buy players like buying a cat in a sack. With sufficient financial strength, Boehly should be really careful in buying players according to the team's needs. I agree with your opinion, even if Boehly fires the manager again it will make the problem even worse. The current conditions in the Chelsea squad are very serious and it is very difficult for any manager to be able to manage a team like that. If Pochettino is still retained then he must have the courage to ask to buy an experienced and influential striker.

[Jody.Drummer]

Chelsea are not as bad as the clubs in the relegation zone, but that is no reason to justify their current poor performance. After all, their status in the Premier League is a big club that when they play badly it will draw a lot of attention to them. Now what will the management do? will they again decide to change their coach in a short time? or will they wait until there is a good change in them? here needs consideration, lest they make the wrong decision again, which happened in the previous season. Changing coaches is also not good if they don't consider it carefully.

Chelsea may be as bad as relegation club. Look at its performance , chelsea is statistically a bit better than relegation club but it's not far above it. Chelsea may able to be relegated this season if the club keeps shows bad performance.
It feels like i watch comedy when chelsea is playing the match. It has no good forward. Chelsea goes to the championship soon.

Yes, there is a chance of relegation if they perform as they are now, in other words, they are not improving at all. The money they've spent up until now has been huge, but what they've spent hasn't made them any better, and it could be a waste of money. I understand that the coach will be the first person to be blamed, but now is not the time for them to talk about it, because what they have to do is evaluate everything. All elements related to Chelsea at this time must be responsible, be it the coach, players or management.

[Zaguru12]

Liverpool also have many players whose quality is almost the same as that of Chelsea, but Klopp is here to improve it and get his players into the best shape. He turned his team into a competitive team even though Klopp has not won as many titles as Manchester City. Pochettino must learn from Klopp and Arteta instead of being a coach who tends to stay silent on the sidelines.

I don’t think the quality of both teams are the same. Liverpool has leaders in the club, Salah, Allison, Van Dyke and Andre Robertson are all senior players that can affect every game and also they can show character when the team is down or losing. But look at this current Chelsea squad, aside Thiago Silva they don’t have leaders and a team of young players are just too much to handle something because they usually feel on top of the world. Chelsea Should have kept some of there senior players last Season and integrate the young ones into the team gradually. Right now they don’t have any other options other than to just be patient with them and accept that this is a project and all high expectations should be dropped.

Chelsea also have the habit of just signing any player and not exactly the players they need. They waste close to 300million on three midfielders with similar characteristics and playing pattern, they should have opted for a more attacking midfielder and a proper striker rather than some of this signings

[Ifemini]

I can't understand how Chelsea buy players like buying a cat in a sack. 

This is the biggest undoing of Chelsea owner Boehly and the biggest mistake the clubsides have made; Chelsea has signed players, lots of them irrespective of if they suit what the team needs or fit into the managers project; they signed any players they could. Now there are no goalscorers in the team, competent creator or quality defender; if you add the injury list; you will find out chelsea have invested without a plan.

Such mistakes takes 2-10 years to fix because the players even signed slave contract (minimum 6 years contract).

[Nheer]

Chelsea is about to mess my bet up again; I guess I am done playing Chelsea. Even without Gusto's red card, it is looking like Chelsea was prepared to loose this match. At this pace, there are high chances of Chelsea going to relegation for the first time since 1988. I don't know where the problem of Chelsea started but it is increasing appearing that there is no solution in sight.

Aston Villa beating Chelsea in Stamford Bridge is actually the worst of it!

Chelsea did the same to me man, we just have to take heart and probably stop adding them in our games since they have been so terrible we can’t even rely on them no more. There performance has been depreciating and it seems like as time passes they are even getting worse because they perform better than this when the season started and the way they played against Liverpool was really a sign of improvement but we don’t know what happened to them. Chelsea don’t play with urgency, they don’t even have any form of fighting spirit in them and it’s like they have given up on themselves and truly it’s as if there is no solution in sight. Feels like only a miracle from God can save them, i just pray they don’t end up being relegated.

Clearly Aston Villa was the better team and they deserved to win. They could’ve extended the lead if not for couple of chances they missed.

Newcastle must remain in the path of victory if they want to correct the previous mistakes where Newcastle has lost a lot of points and of course it is difficult to catch up so they can return to the top four at the top of the standings this season. Besides that, Newcastle must also be able to arrange new strategies in order to play better at EPL and UCL. Btw this victory certainly surprised everyone

This victory was huge, i feel it’s too much but maybe they have been angry at the points they lost so fat that’s why they want to bounce back. All teams need to be wary of Newcastle now because it seems they have found themselves, they must be ready to fight their way up to the top 4 again to secure a spot in nearly season’s champions league. Let’s see how they perform invthe champions league and next premier league fixture before we can conclude if they found their lost rhythm.

[marcous]

The crises at Chelsea began after Todd Boehly took over the ownership of the club from Roman Abramovic and from what we've seen so far, it doesn't look like the London club is gonna bounce back the strong and fearful Chelsea we used to anytime soon.
Chelsea has been a shadow of themselves and are showing more signs of decline in performance. Mauricio Pochettino looks like a manager who's already run out of ideas and the best approach to revive Chelsea at the moment but I think he has to do something positive to save his career or risk being sacked before mid season

If Mauricio Pochettino is fired and Chelsea management appoints an interim coach, I don't think the situation will change. Except the injured players have returned to the squad, and his replacement has several options for starting XI options. Basically, the coach strategy will only play a role in the dressing room and on the sidelines, the rest is the players who determine the course of the match. So I think with the current composition of players, it is difficult for the Blues to recover from adversity.

Marcus Bettinelli, Christopher Nkunku, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka, Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia are among the players currently undergoing treatment. In addition, Malo Gusto will be absent for the next two matches, due to receiving a red card against Aston Villa. Pochettino is facing a really difficult situation, I think only luck can lead them to a positive path now.

[W Jr.]

He's already failed to create a new Chelsea, there's no need to wait anymore as the result will be pretty much similar like the present.

Chelsea will not able to reach top 7 positions, but they're not really as bad as weak teams in relegation zone, at least Chelsea is safe and not relegated to Championship league.
Chelsea must sack Pochettino ASAP before they suffer larger loses.

Well, Chelsea needs to wait and trust the process as they have no other options or alternatives. In the chelsea squad there are average defenders and poor strikers; 0 goalscorers at all and injured creative midfielders. No manager will succeed in such circumstances, and sacking and employing new managers without getting a striker will only push Chelsea project into more terrible circumstances.

The Chelsea team is bad and not good enough; the earlier supporters accepts this, the lower the expectations too.

I can't understand how Chelsea buy players like buying a cat in a sack. With sufficient financial strength, Boehly should be really careful in buying players according to the team's needs. I agree with your opinion, even if Boehly fires the manager again it will make the problem even worse. The current conditions in the Chelsea squad are very serious and it is very difficult for any manager to be able to manage a team like that. If Pochettino is still retained then he must have the courage to ask to buy an experienced and influential striker.

In fact, Nkunku is a striker who can fill that gap, but no one knows exactly what Chelsea needs. Chelsea should be a very good team, but they still don't look good. I think the only way for them to get out of their troubled times will be the coach's attitude towards the players. He should warn them to be a team and remind them where they play.

[Josefjix]

In fact, Nkunku is a striker who can fill that gap, but no one knows exactly what Chelsea needs. Chelsea should be a very good team, but they still don't look good. I think the only way for them to get out of their troubled times will be the coach's attitude towards the players. He should warn them to be a team and remind them where they play.

Chelsea have serious problem this season, not winning games and totally declined in performance, it would take longtime before the club would be able to bounce back to form. Mauricio Pochettino keeps trying his best, attempting to zero contributions, the team is reluctant in performing and position, we're still watching the same old blues last season, absolutely no change in their form under Graham Potter and they're getting worsen in each league game. Concerning Christopher Nkunku, he's a potential attacker for the club, he's confident but unfortunately ruled out for long time, blues will try to adapt without a top striker.

[W Jr.]

In fact, Nkunku is a striker who can fill that gap, but no one knows exactly what Chelsea needs. Chelsea should be a very good team, but they still don't look good. I think the only way for them to get out of their troubled times will be the coach's attitude towards the players. He should warn them to be a team and remind them where they play.

Chelsea have serious problem this season, not winning games and totally declined in performance, it would take longtime before the club would be able to bounce back to form. Mauricio Pochettino keeps trying his best, attempting to zero contributions, the team is reluctant in performing and position, we're still watching the same old blues last season, absolutely no change in their form under Graham Potter and they're getting worsen in each league game. Concerning Christopher Nkunku, he's a potential attacker for the club, he's confident but unfortunately ruled out for long time, blues will try to adapt without a top striker.

Now Pochettino needs to take big steps with the team. If the players are not aware of this, the person who will make them aware of this should be the coach, right? That's why Pochettino must have an impact on the form of the players in the team. They are still in a very bad situation as they have 1 win in 6 matches. They also lost to Aston Villa. They won't have any matches in Europe this year, so they had to use this as an advantage.

[Docnaster]

He's already failed to create a new Chelsea, there's no need to wait anymore as the result will be pretty much similar like the present.

Chelsea will not able to reach top 7 positions, but they're not really as bad as weak teams in relegation zone, at least Chelsea is safe and not relegated to Championship league.
Chelsea must sack Pochettino ASAP before they suffer larger loses.

Well, Chelsea needs to wait and trust the process as they have no other options or alternatives. In the chelsea squad there are average defenders and poor strikers; 0 goalscorers at all and injured creative midfielders. No manager will succeed in such circumstances, and sacking and employing new managers without getting a striker will only push Chelsea project into more terrible circumstances.

The Chelsea team is bad and not good enough; the earlier supporters accepts this, the lower the expectations too.

No one create a new club based on performance from a thin air. There must be some solid foundation upon which the new team will have to stand. Chelsea will not actually build a strong foundation while being in a haste.  It will be fine for Chelsea and her management including the fans if they will understand that Chelsea is no more that big club that we used to know before now. When we first come to this realisation, then we'll understand that the journey for Chelsea to come back to the top flight of English Premier League is gradual.  Chelsea will not perform woefully because they don't have Champions League niether any European competition, but they need time.

[ShowOff]

Liverpool also have many players whose quality is almost the same as that of Chelsea, but Klopp is here to improve it and get his players into the best shape. He turned his team into a competitive team even though Klopp has not won as many titles as Manchester City. Pochettino must learn from Klopp and Arteta instead of being a coach who tends to stay silent on the sidelines.

I don’t think the quality of both teams are the same. Liverpool has leaders in the club, Salah, Allison, Van Dyke and Andre Robertson are all senior players that can affect every game and also they can show character when the team is down or losing. But look at this current Chelsea squad, aside Thiago Silva they don’t have leaders and a team of young players are just too much to handle something because they usually feel on top of the world.

You have to understand me correctly, of course because I don't mean to say the quality of both teams is the same but that some of the players have the same quality. Liverpool certainly have many players whose quality and experience are much better than Chelsea's current young squad, this clearly differentiates the two teams as a whole and I will not dispute that fact.

What has been proven so far in Chelsea's last 6 matches is; Pochettino has not really been able to create a good playing character for Chelsea. I think Chelsea is still losing the identity of their game and Pochettino really needs a lot of time to get it back. There are many matches still waiting for them in the Premier League, so the hope is definitely there.

Chelsea Should have kept some of there senior players last Season and integrate the young ones into the team gradually. Right now they don’t have any other options other than to just be patient with them and accept that this is a project and all high expectations should be dropped.

Chelsea also have the habit of just signing any player and not exactly the players they need. They waste close to 300million on three midfielders with similar characteristics and playing pattern, they should have opted for a more attacking midfielder and a proper striker rather than some of this signings

Do you agree that there are certain individual or group interest factors in Chelsea's transfer approach so far?
I might agree that the player transfer business to Chelsea has been very important, this is reflected in how easily they spend a lot of money on mediocre players.

There have been many bad signings made by Chelsea so far, as a result they have difficulty forming a solid team capable of competing closely in the standings. Pochettino is still having difficulty finding his best line-up, but he still has time to experiment.

[bitzizzix]

In fact, Nkunku is a striker who can fill that gap, but no one knows exactly what Chelsea needs. Chelsea should be a very good team, but they still don't look good. I think the only way for them to get out of their troubled times will be the coach's attitude towards the players. He should warn them to be a team and remind them where they play.

Chelsea have serious problem this season, not winning games and totally declined in performance, it would take longtime before the club would be able to bounce back to form. Mauricio Pochettino keeps trying his best, attempting to zero contributions, the team is reluctant in performing and position, we're still watching the same old blues last season, absolutely no change in their form under Graham Potter and they're getting worsen in each league game. Concerning Christopher Nkunku, he's a potential attacker for the club, he's confident but unfortunately ruled out for long time, blues will try to adapt without a top striker.

Now Pochettino needs to take big steps with the team. If the players are not aware of this, the person who will make them aware of this should be the coach, right? That's why Pochettino must have an impact on the form of the players in the team. They are still in a very bad situation as they have 1 win in 6 matches. They also lost to Aston Villa. They won't have any matches in Europe this year, so they had to use this as an advantage.

Indeed, there has not been the slightest change from last season, in fact this season could be said to be worse under Pochettino, Chelsea only won one win from the first six Premier League matches this season. The only win was against newly promoted Luton Town, and if it wasn't for the promoted side I'm sure Chelsea wouldn't have picked up a single win.
And there's no point in Chelsea spending a lot of money in the transfer market last summer, and Pochettino must be responsible for all Chelsea's bad things. And reportedly Pochettino is still given time to improve the situation and if nothing changes, it is very likely that he will be replaced.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Indeed, there has not been the slightest change from last season, in fact this season could be said to be worse under Pochettino, Chelsea only won one win from the first six Premier League matches this season. The only win was against newly promoted Luton Town, and if it wasn't for the promoted side I'm sure Chelsea wouldn't have picked up a single win.
And there's no point in Chelsea spending a lot of money in the transfer market last summer, and Pochettino must be responsible for all Chelsea's bad things. And reportedly Pochettino is still given time to improve the situation and if nothing changes, it is very likely that he will be replaced.

I am not surprised by this fact because basically the quality of the Chelsea team is no better than Newcastle, Aston Villa or West Ham. Chelsea are verry bad to be expected to be as impressive as their fans expect, meaning they are still in sleep mode for their last 6 matches even though he was able to win 5 points. LOL

The team is still devastated by the bad results it has suffered, but Pochettino still has hope of improving it if he is still trusted to serve as coach until the end of the season. Changes in strategy and player rotation are needed instead of relying on expensive squads to drop points in relatively easy matches.

[AakZaki]

After experiencing a successive defeat a few weeks ago to three consecutive defeats, of course, a lesson like Newcastle to rise from adversity, really that is a bad result if it continues to suffer defeat, Newcastle seems to have looked better and Sheffield has become a victim of Newcastle's ferocity to Conceded eight goals without reply and Sheffield Utd in Permalukan playing as the host in front of all his fans.

Newcastle must remain in the path of victory if they want to correct the previous mistakes where Newcastle has lost a lot of points and of course it is difficult to catch up so they can return to the top four at the top of the standings this season. Besides that, Newcastle must also be able to arrange new strategies in order to play better at EPL and UCL. Btw this victory certainly surprised everyone

Yes 8 different people made this goal new history. But I'm surprised with Sheffield United they are very bad. Kieran Trippier who became the best player he gave three passes that became goals. Newcastle's performance was actually not very good at the beginning of this season. They didn't get much spending funds, so no star players came. This result can certainly make them more confident playing in UCL. After the draw with Milan they will play against PSG.

[Lorokan]

No one create a new club based on performance from a thin air. There must be some solid foundation upon which the new team will have to stand.

You are right, in Chelsea today; there are 0 foundations and there's even nothing to build on because half the defense line are injured; half the midfield are not elite or experienced players and there's only Thiago Silva who is older amongst the youngsters in Stamford bridge; for any coach; the job at Chelsea is designed to get them sacked.

There are Carabao cup games this mid weeks; do you have picks or any ties that may interest you? Do you think Chelsea can qualify to the next round ?

[jaberwock]

Alot is going on in the team currently, from the poor investment, to the injury crisis, to lack of confidence level of the team and that's why the team is suffering badly lately, and to make the whole situation worst, one of their key players Malo Gusto got booked with a red card in the match against Aston Villa, which puts more pressure on the coach due to lack of options, well Chelsea dominated the game and created some chances but couldn't convert to a goal due to lack of a good finisher.

 Pochettino needs to think fast because they'll be facing Brighton in their next match at Stamford Bridge, but they're going to get it very tough, because Brighton have been in a very good form this season, and if he continue losing he might end up losing his managerial role very soon.

Brighton is doing great this year as well, it will certainly be a troubled game for them and the likely outcome would be Brighton winning as well. I have to say it is going to be hard to continue with this, we need to realize that Chelsea needs a bigger overhaul than just players, spending money like crazy is not the way to go and they must have figured that out by now. They can't just get one star player neither, because when rest are bad, you can't have that.

So, they need something that will change the club structure, and a new manager is not the solution as we have seen with the past 3 managers so far. They need some fundamental changes, and you can't do that during the season itself, and failed at it during summer as well.

[Marykeller]

He's already failed to create a new Chelsea, there's no need to wait anymore as the result will be pretty much similar like the present.

Chelsea will not able to reach top 7 positions, but they're not really as bad as weak teams in relegation zone, at least Chelsea is safe and not relegated to Championship league.
Chelsea must sack Pochettino ASAP before they suffer larger loses.

Well, Chelsea needs to wait and trust the process as they have no other options or alternatives. In the chelsea squad there are average defenders and poor strikers; 0 goalscorers at all and injured creative midfielders. No manager will succeed in such circumstances, and sacking and employing new managers without getting a striker will only push Chelsea project into more terrible circumstances.

The Chelsea team is bad and not good enough; the earlier supporters accepts this, the lower the expectations too.

How long will Chelsea fans continue to believe in the system? Is it after it is crystal clear that the team is headed for relegation? The more quickly a decision is made, the better for the Chelsea team. Chelsea cannot carry on as a mediocre team that other clubs can exploit the three points from them by simply winning them whether home or away match. 

The one concern I have with Pochettino's firing is who would be a better coach to take over, as I am starting to realize that the Chelsea owners don't have an eye for a good coach. They might wind up hiring a mediocre coach who cannot properly position the Chelsea players. That's my only fear about Pochettino been fired out of Chelsea team.

[Ndabagi01]

Who knows how many matches Pochettino needs to increase his players' confidence to be able to win matches, but they have failed in 5 of the first 6 matches this season. I won't completely say Pochettino will fail this season with Chelsea, but I can really predict that his work for Chelsea this season will be very tough.

He's already failed to create a new Chelsea, there's no need to wait anymore as the result will be pretty much similar like the present.

Chelsea will not able to reach top 7 positions, but they're not really as bad as weak teams in relegation zone, at least Chelsea is safe and not relegated to Championship league.

Chelsea must sack Pochettino ASAP before they suffer larger loses.

Don't you think it's a little early to draw that conclusion? Pochettino, in my opinion, is still in the squad-building stage, even if he doesn't have all the time for it right now because time is not on anyone's side if he wants to end well this season. Chelsea have not been playing particularly poorly in terms of football performance; what they need is the ability to blend together, understand each other, and utilise this to their advantage in winning games. I don't think there's a position where they don't have a good or even an average player, that they can’t win matches.

[ndutndut]

Chelsea don't need to fire Pochettino after just 6 games, but they need to push him to get his team better. I don't think Pochettino managed to make the team's dressing room any more lively regardless of the outcome of the match, but tensions became more likely. Pochettino has to start from small things and improve them, that includes improving the atmosphere in his team's dressing room for the better.

Liverpool also have many players whose quality is almost the same as that of Chelsea, but Klopp is here to improve it and get his players into the best shape. He turned his team into a competitive team even though Klopp has not won as many titles as Manchester City. Pochettino must learn from Klopp and Arteta instead of being a coach who tends to stay silent on the sidelines.

Chelsea's performance has again achieved poor results and it is very natural that Pochettino is in the sharp spotlight and has received a lot of criticism. because from six matches Chelsea are still slumped in the middle of the standings, they are ranked fourteenth with a collection of five points.

Chelsea only won one win from six matches in the EPL, the only victory Chelsea achieved was against promoted team Luton Town. Of course, these results are very unsatisfactory. Moreover, Chelsea spent big in the transfer market last summer. I think if Pochettino can't improve this situation, Chelsea might look for a new coach if Pochettino continues to get bad results in the next match. So it cannot be compared to Klopp at Liverpool, he was never as bad as Chelsea, he can learn from mistakes.

[Falconer]

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Yes 8 different people made this goal new history. But I'm surprised with Sheffield United they are very bad. Kieran Trippier who became the best player he gave three passes that became goals. Newcastle's performance was actually not very good at the beginning of this season. They didn't get much spending funds, so no star players came. This result can certainly make them more confident playing in UCL. After the draw with Milan they will play against PSG.

I think it was a major blow for Sheffield this season and I believe Newcastle's winning record of scoring 8 goals will be very difficult for other teams including Manchester City to break throughout this season. I agree Newcastle will be very motivated from that win, but they have a game against Manchester City for the EFL Cup before the end of the month.

So far Newcastle have taken 10 points, but I believe they will probably not repeat the same form as last season by ending the season in the Champions League zone. Many people have doubts about Newcastle, but if they can improve their quality then of course Newcastle can compete for that too.