Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

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Maurinho has to do everything within his power to ensure Bale stays in the Spurs team as he seems very much like the best man for the team. He's already doing well with the team and have a few goals already.

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Great player but his age, wages & struggles to keep fit make him an unattractive PERMANENT transfer. He’s great to have on loan for a season though.

Do any of you think that Bale has somewhat become worse in recent years? He scored about a dozen goals in almost each season during 2013-2018. Suddenly he's putting out only 2 goals last year, which sounds like the reason Real sent him on loan in the first place. I don't think this is the kind of player that Spurs wants to keep forever.

He also got an injury this year that made him miss 11 games in the span of 37 days.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/gareth-bale/verletzungen/spieler/39381

Although Bale had played for Tot for 6 years from 2007 to 2013, I guess he still need time to adapt and get use to this place. He had many extraodinary seasons with Real Madrid. Since Zidane did not want to use him anymore (most of the time he was on the bench whcih prevent him from scoring), his performance goes down really fast. Time will heal this man cause he is quite a big player. Mourinho understands what to do with his chess. This coach only makes a few mistake on the transfer market

[RealMalatesta]

I don't know, when you have a player like Bale on your squad, you do not really care about his contract as much as you care about the team and the future. Sure he is paid hefty but he is going to finish his contract anyway and if you show him that you like him enough to pay for him to Madrid, he will consider you as the first option as well, and we know he likes in Spurs and he likes playing there as well.

This only shows that dude would probably get a big pay cut, not only because he likes the club but everyone knows he doesn't worth big money anymore. I would say getting him and paying him lower for a longer contract at the same time would cost Spurs a lot of money for once, but they will be doing fine for like at least 5+ years and that is something teams can't pass up.

[gabbie2010]

Maurinho has to do everything within his power to ensure Bale stays in the Spurs team as he seems very much like the best man for the team. He's already doing well with the team and have a few goals already.

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Great player but his age, wages & struggles to keep fit make him an unattractive PERMANENT transfer. He’s great to have on loan for a season though.

Do any of you think that Bale has somewhat become worse in recent years? He scored about a dozen goals in almost each season during 2013-2018. Suddenly he's putting out only 2 goals last year, which sounds like the reason Real sent him on loan in the first place. I don't think this is the kind of player that Spurs wants to keep forever.

He also got an injury this year that made him miss 11 games in the span of 37 days.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/gareth-bale/verletzungen/spieler/39381

Although Bale had played for Tot for 6 years from 2007 to 2013, I guess he still need time to adapt and get use to this place. He had many extraodinary seasons wimho th Real Madrid. Since Zidane did not want to use him anymore (most of the time he was on the bench whcih prevent him from scoring), his performance goes down really fast. Time will heal this man cause he is quite a big player. Mourinho understands what to do with his chess. This coach only makes a few mistake on the transfer market

After being frustrated by Zidane in Madrid, Bale was almost  in a  verge to sign a contract with a Chinese club in 2019, he had already fallen out of favor with his manager then, fortunately injury hit Madrid had no option than to keep him,  I believed Zidane is trying to inject fresh and young players into the team thus allowing few old players to leave, mourinho will definitely get the best out of bale after -all he is not a stranger to the team, this is the second coming  of Bale having play his debut match for the team in 2007,  Tottenham having the trio of Kane, Son, Bale in their attack will surely make a difference for the club.

[snipie]

There's no way he's going back to Real that's for sure.

Unless Zidane is no longer the manager of the team and Bale overall performance dropping with spurs.

so they might as well try recoup some of the ludicrous wages they're paying him to keep the bench warm or play golf.

Let me fix it h&co: "keep the bench warm while trolling and mocking his teammates or playing golf".
His attitude was rude but Real Madrid was in fault too... Hope he can find his skills again in soccer and not forgetting how to play golf at the same time ---><---

[Coyster]

It was a great match. Aston Villa played incredibly. But Arsenal players were very much disappointed with their performance. After the match, Arsenal Boss Mikel Arteta said, "The way we lost today really hurts".

Arteta needs to fix the inconsistency in his team if they are to improve and maybe challenge for the epl title in the coming seasons, they can't go from beating united to losing to Aston villa, of course villa have been in great form this season, even scoring 7 against the defending champions Liverpool, but Arsenal need to be consistent as without that a team can't win the premier league, no doubt Arteta is already doing a good job at the Emirates, but clearly there is more work to be done to transform Arsenal into EPL champions.

Unless Zidane is no longer the manager of the team and Bale overall performance dropping with spurs.

Even if Zidane is no longer manager, I don't think Bale can ever play for Real again, imo, he was treated terribly bad by Zidane as that's no way to get a player out of your plans/team; Bale is either going to make it in Spurs or finally move to another team, but definitely not back to Real Madrid.

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Although Bale had played for Tot for 6 years from 2007 to 2013, I guess he still need time to adapt and get use to this place. He had many extraodinary seasons with Real Madrid. Since Zidane did not want to use him anymore (most of the time he was on the bench whcih prevent him from scoring), his performance goes down really fast. Time will heal this man cause he is quite a big player. Mourinho understands what to do with his chess. This coach only makes a few mistake on the transfer market

The competition at Real Madrid is so tight that Gareth Bale continues to be on the bench because Zidane knows who to play in his first team, with this move to Tottenham of course reminiscing about the past before whether it will repeat itself with Gareth Bale's previous performances? Now that Bale is 31 years old here is old in my opinion so his appearance will decline a little with these conditions, if Mourinho continues to try to rely on Bale's daru wing with these adaptations it can restore his appearance.

[Apes]

The competition at Real Madrid is so tight that Gareth Bale continues to be on the bench because Zidane knows who to play in his first team, with this move to Tottenham of course reminiscing about the past before whether it will repeat itself with Gareth Bale's previous performances? Now that Bale is 31 years old here is old in my opinion so his appearance will decline a little with these conditions, if Mourinho continues to try to rely on Bale's daru wing with these adaptations it can restore his appearance.

Gareth Bale has loss zidane trust in Real Madrid in my opinion not about the priority of the main squad but he has personal problems with Zidane that's why he played less and more often on the bench,
in His current age 31 years does not give a big picture that his performance will decline or worsen, do you see zlatan, at the age of 39 he remains a deadly predator in front of the opponent's goalpost.
I believe if he continues to be played and his career that has been dimmed all this time, his performance will return to the same as when he was with  Spurs.

[btcsmlcmnr]

Do any of you think that Bale has somewhat become worse in recent years? He scored about a dozen goals in almost each season during 2013-2018. Suddenly he's putting out only 2 goals last year, which sounds like the reason Real sent him on loan in the first place. I don't think this is the kind of player that Spurs wants to keep forever.

He also got an injury this year that made him miss 11 games in the span of 37 days.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/gareth-bale/verletzungen/spieler/39381

He was out of plan of Zidane after his 2 goals in the Champions League final match with Liverpool. In the summer transfer season after that match, Bale wanted to leave and almost left the club. At the end, he stucked in Bernabeu and was out of the squad. Golf is his life after that and in last 2 seasons. What Real and Zizou did show that they did not respect one of their greatest players. Bale reacted badly later but I can understand why Bale did so.

I think the loan deal they got him on was ludicrous and was practically a transfer in all but name. It wasn't a good deal at all. They should have waited for his contract to expire and got him for free though I get the feeling Mourhinio doesn't have time to waste. I certainly don't think they should be paying anything to sign him permanently when they can get him for free if they wait. There's no way he's going back to Real that's for sure.

Real and Zizou don't need Bale and you are totally right that loan deal and free transfer is best for Spurs. I was surprised when I saw the news.

How can you score goals when he didn't even make the bench half of the time? Real Madrid were foolish to not utilise him when he was fit and Zidane not even having him on the bench when he was available was silly. They only loaned him out because Zidane made it publicly clear he wasn't in his plans so they might as well try recoup some of the ludicrous wages they're paying him to keep the bench warm or play golf.

Without Bale, Real Madrid would have not won 2 Champions league trophies and Zizou would have not gotten his 3 trophies in a row and become the first manager did it in Champions League.

Although Bale had played for Tot for 6 years from 2007 to 2013, I guess he still need time to adapt and get use to this place. He had many extraodinary seasons with Real Madrid. Since Zidane did not want to use him anymore (most of the time he was on the bench whcih prevent him from scoring), his performance goes down really fast. Time will heal this man cause he is quite a big player. Mourinho understands what to do with his chess. This coach only makes a few mistake on the transfer market

Bale simply fits with Mourinho speedy counter-attacking tactics. He only needs to train more and get his physical fitness back.

[cryptofrka]

It's still too early to be talking about the permanent Bale deal. He played only a few games, looked better than I expected but the teams he played against were mostly bottom-table PL clubs and some barely known European teams.

I assume that Spurs will go for him, but if they do both him and Real will have to settle for less than expected. Levy is one of the toughest negotiators and with both Moura and Bergwijn already at the club he will either get him on the cheap or not at all.

[BlackViruse]

Bale has nothing else to prove to zidane and the ungrateful Madristas his mission in real madrid was completed two years ago he single handedly gave them a Champions league and Copa deray and worth every penny he was bought with I want him to stay with spur the club made him so I believe it's time to give back to the spur fans 

[hilariousetc]

There's no way he's going back to Real that's for sure.

Unless Zidane is no longer the manager of the team and Bale overall performance dropping with spurs.

Can't see Zidane going anywhere anytime soon, and it's not just Zidane but the fans who have unfairly seemed to dislike him for a long time and for no good reason.

so they might as well try recoup some of the ludicrous wages they're paying him to keep the bench warm or play golf.

Let me fix it h&co: "keep the bench warm while trolling and mocking his teammates or playing golf".
His attitude was rude but Real Madrid was in fault too... Hope he can find his skills again in soccer and not forgetting how to play golf at the same time ---><---

I think he had every right to be frustrated or give the attitude he did. It could have been much worse. It was quite lighthearted really.

Without Bale, Real Madrid would have not won 2 Champions league trophies and Zizou would have not gotten his 3 trophies in a row and become the first manager did it in Champions League.

I don't think Bale was detrimental to them winning it bit he sure did help. People seem to forget he scored two great goals in the CL final and the overhead kick is probably one of the greatest CL final goals ever scored if not the greatest. He really has been treated unfairly at Madrid but hopefully the Spurs fans will give him the respect he deserves.

[masulum]

Zidane should give him some more opportunities. I think Bale should be as hard working as cr7. Only through hard work can he change his position.

I think there are 2 things that made Bale let go of Real Madrid in the previous transfer market,
1. His performance currently down (as we already know)
2. His salary problem at Madrid (we know after Covid the team must start thinking about the best way for efficiency)

For these two reasons, I think it is enough for Real Madrid to make a decision to accept loan offer from Spurs. Regarding the return, we have to wait for the end of the season, but the chances i think still 50:50 atm.

[DeathAngel]

Bale has nothing else to prove to zidane and the ungrateful Madristas his mission in real madrid was completed two years ago he single handedly gave them a Champions league and Copa deray and worth every penny he was bought with I want him to stay with spur the club made him so I believe it's time to give back to the spur fans 

The guy scored in how many CL Finals, two? Plus he scored in the penalty shootout against Aletico so you could say 3. I don’t understand the animosity towards him by Real, at another club he would be an absolute hero.

[btcsmlcmnr]

People seem to forget he scored two great goals in the CL final and the overhead kick is probably one of the greatest CL final goals ever scored if not the greatest. He really has been treated unfairly at Madrid but hopefully the Spurs fans will give him the respect he deserves.

Zidane admitted that the volley (overhead) goal of Bale is the best in Champions League or in Champions League final matches. He admitted it in press conference but I never foget the emotion of Zidane when Bale scored it. It is unbelievable goal and Zidane was supremely surprised too. Zidane has more time and space than what Bale has.

Some fabulous volley goals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TuggkDPw6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcVVDxA17WQ

Real Madrid (not only Zidane but includes fans and the board) treated badly and ugly with Bale. He deserves more respect from them. The appearance of Bale helped Ronaldo a lot and they together with Benzema helped Real Madrid beats Barcelona and came back with trophies in Champions League.

In Spurs, Bale looks happy and with the belief from Mourinho and his training he can come back.

[tomahawk9]

Oh boy, Joe Gomez (Liverpool) got injured during training before the dumb friendly against Ireland tomorrow 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54897833

wtf is the point of a mid week friendly if they have Nations League on the weekend and next week? Also, what are Liverpool's possible CB signings in January? any rumours? Upamecano? Koulibaly?

[adamvp]

Oh his goals was undoubtedly beautiful, but hey! It is a history now.
There is so much better players than Bale in Premier League now, I think it is better to focus on them

[Darkoth89]

Oh boy, Joe Gomez (Liverpool) got injured during training before the dumb friendly against Ireland tomorrow 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54897833

wtf is the point of a mid week friendly if they have Nations League on the weekend and next week? Also, what are Liverpool's possible CB signings in January? any rumours? Upamecano? Koulibaly?

It looks as if Liverpool are slowly but surely running out of fit centre-backs after Joe Gomez suffered an injury now, too  Any updates yet how bad it is? Knee injury always sounds bad ...  After VVD and Fabinho won't be available eiter, who's Klopp gonna put up in the defense?! If you want to see something positive in all this, Klopp probably will be giving some young talents the chance to show what they can now.

But yeah ... Liverpool really has some terrible luck with injuries so far this season. 

[suzanne5223]

However, there's chance that Tottenham wont be among clubs that will fall away during the mid of this season through the end cause they are planning to get a player that will somehow help the team

Who would that player be? Somehow there is rumours that Tottenham might try to get Bale on permanent transfer and if they do then they will spend a fortune for him. Bale could be a good choice but only if he could keep up with the premier league pace but from what I've seen, he is no longer the same beast as few years ago

Mourinho sees Gareth Bale as the perfect choice and with what I read it no longer a rumor Mourinho seems to be concerned about the player conditions in Wales at the Nations League.
Bale is no longer the same beast in the field of play as you said but he's gaining back his fitness and with someone like Mourinho he could be the beast he once was.

[sana54210]

This is a no brainer move by Spurs, they could either buy him out, or talk with Madrid about just paying for his salary and wouldn't buy him out, Madrid would be losing on a huge transfer fee in that situation but they would also not be paying any salary at all so it could work well for Madrid as well.

On the other side of the deal Spurs would finally get a player to pair with Son, even though they had some great players before, none of them were as good as peak Bale, when Bale was in peak form he was one of the best players in the entire world, to have him right now and try to build him up back again to how he was, Spurs could actually get a superstar that could make Spurs top three team in the league. It all depends on the deal between Madrid and Spurs and also about if Bale would get back on form.

[rdbase]

Right before the break due to these nations league games the table looks like this:

Never would of thought the team on top of the table would be Leicester city and Tottenham and Southampton in the top 5.
Just hope not more players get injured during these games until the Premier league starts back up on the 21st again.